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141. Re: Smoking at the light (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 11:54:55 -0400 (EDT); You aren't dating yourself. There's always folks that try to use different angles to get a competitive advantage. Not tooting my own horn - I tend to finish mid-pack and above at the events that I do; /html/6pack/2005-04/msg00054.html (9,721 bytes)
142. Re: Smoking at the light (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 11:56:03 -0400 (EDT); OUCH! and "they" say I'm cruel! rml p.s. I'm perenially 15 years young. -- Bob Lang Room N42-140Q | This space for rent Consultant MIT unix-linux-help | Voice:617-253-7438 FAX: 617-258-9535 | Cell: x; /html/6pack/2005-04/msg00055.html (8,875 bytes)
143. Re: Spring Compressors (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 13:46:29 -0400 (EDT); I _always_ use a spring compressor for doing the front suspension on TR6's. Some will tell you that it is not necessary. I agree with that assertion ONLY if you KNOW what springs are in there. If yo; /html/6pack/2005-04/msg00071.html (7,919 bytes)
144. RE: Smoking at the light (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 15:31:37 -0400 (EDT); Gaseous smell? Is there any chance that the occupants had beans in the recent past? =:-0 Regarding the valve-stem seals, there are a lot of choices out there. The _right choice_ depends on how you in; /html/6pack/2005-04/msg00084.html (10,577 bytes)
145. Re: WOW! 240Z Vs. R1 (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 11:11:07 -0400 (EDT); Ya, kool. Racing on public roads. Let me change my vote. S-T-U-P-I-D rml -- Bob Lang Room N42-140Q | This space for rent Consultant MIT unix-linux-help | Voice:617-253-7438 FAX: 617-258-9535 | Cell:; /html/6pack/2005-04/msg00098.html (6,911 bytes)
146. Re: Carb float bowl bottom plug (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 11:22:28 -0400 (EDT); Hey. I've replaced the o-rings on my street car a couple of times and the nylon plug survived every time. regards, rml -- Bob Lang Room N42-140Q | This space for rent Consultant MIT unix-linux-help |; /html/6pack/2005-04/msg00099.html (7,062 bytes)
147. Re: Over-rider meets fiberglass (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 15:00:10 -0400 (EDT); Get under the car and check the bumper brackets where they meet the frame. Also check the frame section rearward of the breast plate. The "hidden damage" from some of these colisions can be extremely; /html/6pack/2005-04/msg00107.html (7,673 bytes)
148. Re: Gary Fuqua - Here's your car (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 15:05:48 -0400 (EDT); It is nice. BUT - it's a non-factory color. It has stainless trim rings (non-standard). It has a non-standard (leather) interior. The hood cover appears to be canvas or other non-original material. I; /html/6pack/2005-04/msg00109.html (8,317 bytes)
149. RE: Gary Fuqua - Here's your car (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 15:08:11 -0400 (EDT); The speakers are probably mounted in a box that sits on the parcel shelf. The rug seems to be custom, not factory original. regards, rml -- Bob Lang Room N42-140Q | This space for rent Consultant MIT; /html/6pack/2005-04/msg00110.html (7,811 bytes)
150. Inny or Outy? (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 15:24:58 -0400 (EDT); I'm doing a quick survey. The TR6 oil pans came in two general configurations, one has the engine sump drain plug facing to the front of the and one drains to the left side of the car. The reason fo; /html/6pack/2005-04/msg00112.html (7,723 bytes)
151. Re: upper ball joint removal (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 11:02:38 -0400 (EDT); You can use a pickle fork or you can use the "two hammer" method. The two-hammer method is this. Take two equivalent hammers. I like the 3 lb. variety. Place one hammer face against the vertical link; /html/6pack/2005-04/msg00144.html (7,703 bytes)
152. Recent Discovery (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 12:24:15 -0400 (EDT); I discovered something "interesting" this weekend. If you install mondo lowering springs on your TR6 along with the GoodParts front/rear bars... if your all your tires go completely flat, the pillow; /html/6pack/2005-04/msg00146.html (6,859 bytes)
153. Re: Disssy (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 16:24:46 -0400 (EDT); Good luck! If you find one with vacuum advance _AND_ a tach drive, please let us know. Many of us have been looking for one of these for a LONG TIME. Truth be told, there are racers that have dug aro; /html/6pack/2005-04/msg00155.html (7,436 bytes)
154. Re: Disssy (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 08:58:47 -0400 (EDT); There's only one problem... it's still the Lucas 22d distributor. rml -- Bob Lang Room N42-140Q | This space for rent Consultant MIT unix-linux-help | Voice:617-253-7438 FAX: 617-258-9535 | Cell: xxx; /html/6pack/2005-04/msg00173.html (7,112 bytes)
155. Re: Advance Distributor (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 10:02:42 -0400 (EDT); Lucas distributor == POS The "book" says that you have to oil the mechanical advance mechanism (that's the drop of oil under the rotor) once every few hundred miles. But the shaft of the distrubutor; /html/6pack/2005-04/msg00186.html (8,862 bytes)
156. Re: Advance Distributor (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 10:43:07 -0400 (EDT); Hi. I cc'd the list because I've already gotten several requests on the topic Mallory dual point. I don't know the exact model, but it's a 23xxx I'm not sure that you can still get them, but I bought; /html/6pack/2005-04/msg00187.html (8,085 bytes)
157. RE: Advance Distributor (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 12:50:16 -0400 (EDT); That is correct. Mallory does not have a tach drive. So you need to either: A. get a cheap tach and clamp it to your steering column for that "racer boy" look. Advantage - price. You can get a cheap; /html/6pack/2005-04/msg00191.html (8,536 bytes)
158. Re: Lucas distributors, caps, and rotors (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 16:28:56 -0400 (EDT); I had excellent success in the 80's and 90's with parts from NAPA, the caps had the brass/copper terminals and the rotors were well made. The only problems that I had with those was the periodic bui; /html/6pack/2005-04/msg00200.html (7,950 bytes)
159. Re: Harmonic Dampener Conversions (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 10:20:07 -0400 (EDT); Hi Scott. It is possible. Big $$$. Figure about $400 to get one on there. They need the actual dimension of your crank snout to the .0001" (that's 1 10,000th of an inch). FWIW, the snount dimension i; /html/6pack/2005-04/msg00216.html (7,641 bytes)
160. Re: Stiff shifting after transmission rebuild - speedometer (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 10:39:04 -0400 (EDT); If your tranny shifts okay with the motor off but you have probs. when the motor is running, then you need to make sure that the clutch is fully disengaging. Hard shifts can indicate that the clutch; /html/6pack/2005-04/msg00217.html (7,563 bytes)

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