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MG MGA - MGA tools, HEY STEVE!

MGA Tools

While it’s really fun to own an MGA
There will surely come a fateful day

When unexpectedly, and without a doubt
Your little MGA toy will finally crap out

It is now you realize you have perhaps been a fool
By not stockpiling sufficient automotive tool

Neither a tool borrower, nor a lender be
Unless it is I that needs to borrow some, see?

All MG enthusiast’s sturdy workbenches
Need to be stocked with plenty of wrenches

Open end, box end, combination and more
Listing them all could be a real chore

SAE and Metric wrenches, both are needed
Whitworth not needed, advice should be heeded

Dig real deep into your pants pockets
To get sets of shallow and deep sockets

Never have the proper tool?
Over tool catalogs you drool?

Do not sit and continue to moan
Go and buy that brake cylinder hone

Lots of screwdrivers too, they never collect dust
Slot, Phillips, Posidrive, and offset are a must

Need a good solid drift punch?
Spend some money and buy a bunch

And if your wallet was a little bit fuller
You could afford a three jaw puller

A two jaw puller will have to do
But make sure it has a hardened screw

Can’t remove the seized rad petcock, cause the wrench slips?
Then purchase a pair of top quality Petersen Vice grips

A part is stuck, you need to wham her?
Go and buy a bigger ball pein hammer

Need to pull your engine, using a garage joist
Why not splurge and buy an engine hoist?

Electrical problems require the faith of Saint Peter?
Not if you purchase a digital volt ohm meter

An engine valve now need a successor?
What you need is valve spring compresser

Lifting your car really hurts your back?
Better get a floor model hydraulic jack

For tool clutter, which you want to outfox
You need a mechanics nine drawer toolbox

Which sits atop a larger twelve drawer case
Perhaps enough storage to at least keep pace

Are you starting to get the picture my friend?
There is one basic rule you simply can’t bend

To repair and maintain an MGA requires many tools
That will only cost a king’s ransom in jewels.


Glenn Hedrich



Glenn

Glenn,
We used to make allowances for cabin fever.....
D Sjostrom

Has winter come early to Canada this year?
Frank Nocera

Yep, it certainly must be snowing.
Steve Gyles

That hurricane make it all the way up there? ;) Looks like I'll be adding some content to my site soon...
Steve Simmons

Glenn, you even have suitably named email provider. With music please.
Martin

Glenn list some tools but not parts
That are needed to keep our “A”s healthy
These cost even more from the on-line marts
Than the tools that make sure we’re not wealthy

There are oils and greases (synthetic he says)
That are no longer pennies per week
There are fasteners and bulbs and a veritable maze
Of bits when the carbs needs a tweak

These cars are well worn; we’re extending their life
By replacing the parts as they fail
So we keep paying up; hiding costs from the wife
Buying bits we don’t need, when on sale

I’m sure that you’ll find the need for Glenn’s tools
(but I’m not sure we need his rhyming)
Take a closer look Glenn; it’s the parts’ cost that rules
And their cost is continually climbing

Sorry Glenn, couldn't resist.

Dan
Dan Barton

Hi Dan. Thats a whole different perspective isnt it? As for "Hiding costs from the wife" SHHHHHHHHHHHH ! She'll find out and then where will I be? Love the poem! Cheers! GLenn
Glenn

This thread was discussed between 29/08/2005 and 30/08/2005

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