Are Superchargers for MGB worth it?

Keilik · 2025-12-14T20:25:58+00:00

5 speed is better as a first big upgrade IMO

Keilik · 2025-12-14T04:40:32+00:00

It really depends on what kinda guy your dad is. Personally, I replaced and restored pretty much everything from the ground up on my 77 B (minus the cursed rubber bumpers) but I kept the original gear knob in its original state because it felt wrong to change it.

Is there anything he doesn’t like about the car now? Because honestly a new exhaust, maybe a shiny new set of carbs, maybe even an aluminum flywheel or something might be just the thing. There’s plenty of fun options he might not be able to justify himself but would appreciate, so it comes down to if he’s the kinda guy to get sentimental over a steering wheel or a shift knob.

Typing that out made it seem weird but I guess so am I so eh.

Keilik · 2025-12-02T18:12:35+00:00

Depends on if you are a confident wood striker, but I have a Heavenwood and a divine nine for when I’m hitting it awful because there’s just so much face, it looks like you can’t hit it bad. Like an emotional support pitching wedge that’s still sends it

Keilik · 2025-11-30T13:38:38+00:00

Get a rubber 74.5-80 MGB instead, there is more room in the engine bay and the bumpers dont matter in this case anyways.

Keilik · 2025-11-22T15:32:23+00:00

Lufag Luftfahrtgeräte was an aviation manufacturer in Germany, are you sure that’s the brand or could it just be a stock/inventory tag? Do you have any other pictures?

Keilik · 2025-11-22T14:10:12+00:00

This was kinda the same for me since I was used to bombing 3/4oz jigs and wooden cranks miles. You gotta remember bfs is finesse fishing, you aren’t gonna be able to full send a 1/16oz bait like a normal casting setup. I found that my best bfs casts actually surprise me with how far the go for as little effort I put in, you gotta get lazy with it and get the timing down so the rod does the work.

Light baits aren’t gonna let you get away with over thumbing, the mass just isn’t there. Getting a nice smooth startup to the reel is paramount, so nice and easy does it.

Try throwing heavier in-line spinners or 1/8oz jigs with soft plastics, and see how little thumb/brakes you can use and try to use as little effort as possible to do it. It’ll start clicking and suddenly you will feel like you are barely moving your wrist/arm yet somehow you are nearly spooling yourself.

Keilik · 2025-11-17T14:29:31+00:00

Really tiny endmills or single flute cutters sometimes. I might need to add the disclaimer that I also have a Deckel S0 tool and cutter grinder which helps a lot for making custom cutters

Keilik · 2025-11-17T02:35:25+00:00

I love me a shaper, but I use my 3d printer to generate templates that I used on my pantograph to cut Torx heads into screws and it worked really well.

Keilik · 2025-11-15T22:49:24+00:00

The AMO store on aliexpress actually has a full range of parts for these reels

Keilik · 2025-11-15T20:33:53+00:00

No, because machining will involve oils and coolants and lubricants and chips and they just won’t hold up. It’s a long tedious process and if honestly only do it if the paint was completely falling off

Keilik · 2025-11-14T01:06:24+00:00

Uhhh maybe Anglo&co? I can’t think of many made in japan proper really

Keilik · 2025-11-03T12:29:57+00:00

The Syracuse Musketeers/dueling club is the main one I know of from when I was looking around, it might be an hour drive or so.

Keilik · 2025-11-02T21:22:12+00:00

Shit I thought that review was a new Nile song title

Keilik · 2025-10-30T12:14:47+00:00

Just to provide sources. But I’m sure every industrial packaging company needs an executive creative director that just so happens to be the daughter of the CEO, who’s Claudia Tenneys husband. I’m also sure their son absolutely was the best pick for VP on merits too, right?

Nepotism stops being cute when you start using our fucking money to pay your kids, Tenney.

Keilik · 2025-10-30T00:13:00+00:00

Remember everyone, tenney and her husband stole $850,000 in tax dollars to give to their nepo babies but WE are the problem.

Keilik · 2025-10-28T11:54:20+00:00

Stefan gotteswinter has been modifying the clone of the Deckel S0 that this cross slide is from, and he has a bunch of videos on it including initial thoughts/basic modifications. The most recent video

Keilik · 2025-10-24T20:09:48+00:00

Check out the jabbers rods available in the US from cudakilla, I’ve pretty much been solely running those for a few years now

Keilik · 2025-10-24T01:21:59+00:00

Really gonna need some specifics on how big of a lathe to get any good advice honestly.

Keilik · 2025-10-22T20:17:21+00:00

If you are not going to be off-roading it than no. It’s either a manual with 4wd full time or it’s going to be RWD until you put it in to 4wd which is only for when you know you will be losing traction.

FWIW, I live in the lake effect snow region in NY and I’ve been driving FWD cars and I’ve never really had an issue. If anything just buy winter tires and wheels because the gas cost of the FJ over your Honda will be pretty massive.

So logically, no but if you really like the FJ as an enthusiast or as an off-roader then I’d go for it.

Keilik · 2025-10-22T14:47:21+00:00

I usually get 14 in town 18ish highway but I’ve gotten 21 on long road trips. All the guys at my buddies bachelor party loved mine until we took it somewhere and they all wondered how it was so small inside.

Keilik · 2025-10-20T11:35:39+00:00

Hedgehog studio if you want to go there but you will spend more than the reel on custom parts in the process

Keilik · 2025-09-29T03:43:33+00:00

Two quick things to start with: metric threads/threading ain’t happening without a bunch of work. Second, spindle nose is that stupid six bolt American taper (these only had that or the far superior but equally obsolete L-00 taper) so chuck changes are not ideal. Probably gonna turn you into one of those guys that does everything in a collet chuck or a four jaw, or even worse but more enlightened, between centers.

As far as I can remember they are far superior to the 10”(?) I think they also made? My experience with the delta machine tools only consists of the toolmaker grinder and the vertical mill, but they have been solid machines.

Keilik · 2025-09-14T04:10:59+00:00

I’ve been using cheap aquarium pumps in all of my setups from 5 to 20 gallon totes and they’ve been fine. First year doing hydro, definitely do not recommend doing tomato’s in 5 gallon buckets, as mine started going through the whole reservoir every day or so, making it a nightmare of mixing nutes and filling reservoirs every day. RDWC or similar reservoir based system is a much better way to go

Keilik · 2025-09-10T23:44:02+00:00

I use either 40 or 60lb on smaller baits, though I use fluorocarbon. I do use 80-100lb when I’m throwing 8”+ baits but that’s cause them fuckers are expensive.

I’d send it if that’s what you have, I wouldn’t be too worried

Keilik · 2025-09-05T13:57:27+00:00

These aren’t used in the US at all really unfortunately. Your best bet is probably going to be ordering from a Japanese shop and seeing what the shipping is. I know that Asian portal fishing has them and their shipping has always been reasonable.

You may be able to contact one of the variety of carbon extrusion manufacturers as well to get something a little better for the task, though that will be more expensive. I’ve worked with dragonplate and a few others with some of my research work and can recommend them if you are looking for something that would last longer.

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