- 41. For folks in England ONLY (score: 1)
- Author: Dennis <IEDXW@asuvm.inre.asu.edu>
- Date: Tue, 07 Dec 1993 09:45:54 -0700 (MST)
- Hey you Englanders, d ya fink ya cud do uz a fava (= do you think you could do me a favor?). I need the FAX numbers (or phone numbers) of two places in the UK. 1) Peter Burges, Unit 1, St. Peter's Bu
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00107.html (7,462 bytes)
- 42. Phosphoric acid by the gallon (score: 1)
- Author: Dennis <IEDXW@asuvm.inre.asu.edu>
- Date: Tue, 07 Dec 1993 09:59:04 -0700 (MST)
- You can get phosphoric acid from any chemical supply company, eg Baxter, Sigma etc. If you work at a University science dept, this will make sense, if not well it won't, maybe. For an 8lb jug of 85%
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00108.html (7,010 bytes)
- 43. Urethane bushings, where in Oregon? (score: 1)
- Author: Dennis <IEDXW@asuvm.inre.asu.edu>
- Date: Tue, 07 Dec 1993 12:13:26 -0700 (MST)
- WWhat is the place in Oregon where you can get the Urethane bushings from. there are three places up there but I don't know which place has the cheapy bushings and sway bars and roller rockers. A 1 8
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00114.html (6,655 bytes)
- 44. Sourse for cogged timing belts? (score: 1)
- Author: DEnnis <IEDXW@asuvm.inre.asu.edu>
- Date: Wed, 08 Dec 1993 14:16:21 -0700 (MST)
- Where can I get a cogged timing belt set up for the 1500 Spit motor? I know they are made for the A sreies but I don't know where and I don't know if they are made for the 1500. Just think no timing
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00151.html (6,860 bytes)
- 45. Depressing news for 1500, score 1 for A sreies (score: 1)
- Author: Dennis <IEDXW@asuvm.inre.asu.edu>
- Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1993 11:00:19 -0700 (MST)
- I've spent about 50% of my time at work (post-docs can sometimes get away with this, it will just cost a me a quick paper) and home faxing and phoning places in UK and USA in my crusade to build the
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00189.html (7,818 bytes)
- 46. Piston prices (cheap from UK (score: 1)
- Author: Dennis <IEDXW@asuvm.inre.asu.edu>
- Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1993 11:14:53 -0700 (MST)
- Allow me to passon some of the info I have gotten lately. I can get Hepolite pistons from the UK for $38 a peice for the TR6 and $32 for the 1500 Spit. I would think that prices are similar for the A
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00190.html (7,871 bytes)
- 47. Dennis vs Rockwell (its not that bad! (score: 1)
- Author: Dennis <IEDXW@asuvm.inre.asu.edu>
- Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1993 16:17:21 -0700 (MST)
- My messages (accept my first post saying I was not happy) following Charlie Rockwells reply to my first message were all sent personally to Charlie. I agree with Larry that things of this nature shou
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00344.html (7,350 bytes)
- 48. Compression ratio, how high? (score: 1)
- Author: Dennis <IEDXW@asuvm.inre.asu.edu>
- Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1993 16:39:14 -0700 (MST)
- I just sent a cylinder head off to UK to it ported etc. (its a 1500 Spit head). I specified a CR of 9.2 to 1, which I think is about the highest I can go and still use regular gas AND have maximum ig
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00346.html (7,633 bytes)
- 49. For mjb (its about Spits (score: 1)
- Author: DEnnis <IEDXW@asuvm.inre.asu.edu>
- Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1993 11:27:32 -0700 (MST)
- Yes please send me the numbers of the folks who build Spit race engines. About pistons, as far as I know, the only forged pistons for the Spit I have been able to find are the Venolia ones in the USA
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00377.html (7,158 bytes)
- 50. Fulcrun pins stuck on A arms (Midget (score: 1)
- Author: Dennis <IEDXW@asuvm.inre.asu.edu>
- Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1993 13:34:07 -0700 (MST)
- How do you separate A arms from kingpins on a 77 Midget? I have the A arms and kingpins off the car, and as usual the lower fulcrum pins (threaded ones) are stuck to the kingpins (the cotter pin came
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00441.html (7,309 bytes)
- 51. 1500: Cooling and performance (score: 1)
- Author: IEDXW@asuvm.inre.asu.edu
- Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1993 13:42:31 -0700 (MST)
- Scott is correct in saying that the 1500 lump in a Midget body is undercooled because of the reduced air flow over the engine in this engine bay. This can cause the already less than satisfactory hal
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00442.html (8,596 bytes)
- 52. Naive question re: reboring cylinders (score: 1)
- Author: Dennis <IEDXW@asuvm.inre.asu.edu>
- Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1993 15:23:33 -0700 (MST)
- If you have a 40 thou overbore on your cylinders, do they remove 40 thou from the diameter (= bore of the engine) or from the radius (half of the bore distance) of the cylinder? Thanks, Dennis.
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00573.html (6,668 bytes)
- 53. Overdrives and 1500 Midgets (score: 1)
- Author: Dennis <IEDXW@asuvm.inre.asu.edu>
- Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1993 12:23:13 -0700 (MST)
- You definately can put the 1500 overdrive trany in a 1500 Midget. A company in Nottingham UK does a conversion kit and has had one for years now. There is an article in an old copy of MG enthusiast w
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00586.html (7,118 bytes)
- 54. MG in the Amazon jungle (score: 1)
- Author: Dennis <IEDXW@asuvm.inre.asu.edu>
- Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1993 13:37:36 -0700 (MST)
- Hi Folks, I've just returned from a trip to the Amazon jungle where I was guide on a boat trip along the Amazon River. I flew into a small jungle town called Iquitos in Peru (no roads into this town
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00199.html (7,095 bytes)
- 55. 1500 Spits, Midgets, and Carbs (score: 1)
- Author: Dennis <IEDXW@asuvm.inre.asu.edu>
- Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1993 18:26:25 -0700 (MST)
- Just my bit: I have a 1500 Midget, put a sidedraght SK on it, a 4 into 1 header, racier cam (maybe abit too racey) and it ran WORSE (ie less power) than the standard engine with the Zenith Shitberg c
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00410.html (7,072 bytes)
- 56. The new engine: Once upon an MG (score: 1)
- Author: Dennis <IEDXW@asuvm.inre.asu.edu>
- Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1993 18:01:02 -0700 (MST)
- I'm finally starting the rebuild of my NEW engine. Its been in labelled bags for about 6 months (I bought an engine with 40K miles and overdrive tranny from a 1500cc 1980 Spit for $200). I plan of sp
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00080.html (7,195 bytes)
- 57. Crank Pully Nuts: the EASY way off (score: 1)
- Author: Dennis <IEDXW@asuvm.inre.asu.edu>
- Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1993 17:29:45 -0700 (MST)
- For the last time this is the easy way to get the crank pulley nuts off. Use an air impact driver, it will take about .5 of a second for it to come off. If you don't have room in the engine bay, you
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00108.html (7,304 bytes)
- 58. 1500 Midget engine: Once upon an MG... (score: 1)
- Author: Dennis <IEDXW@asuvm.inre.asu.edu>
- Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1993 17:42:15 -0700 (MST)
- I talked with the machinest-owner of Kip Martin racing engines. He showed me around his facility: engine dyno, flow bench etc. He said he could probably get about 115 Hp from the motor with NO cammyn
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00109.html (7,137 bytes)
- 59. Need rods for 1500 Spit/Midget (score: 1)
- Author: Dennis <IEDXW@asuvm.inre.asu.edu>
- Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1993 17:01:01 -0700 (MST)
- Does anyone have some rods with matching caps for a 1500 Spit/Midget or even a 1296cc Spit?? The ones I have from the 1500 motor I had have the most bizzar feature. The bolt holes in the rods have be
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00185.html (6,915 bytes)
- 60. Miata (not bashing) and weight to Hp ratios (score: 1)
- Author: RETURN <IEDXW@asuvm.inre.asu.edu>
- Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1993 17:09:12 -0700 (MST)
- Could one or more of you data "heads" regurgiate the pound per hp ratios of some cars. I would really want to know this info for the Mazda Miata, chrome bumper MGB and MGBGT, and rubber bumper MGB an
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00186.html (7,543 bytes)
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