- 101. TR6 Things and Frames (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@ISIS.MIT.EDU>
- Date: 12 Nov 1993 16:10:19 -0500 (EST)
- Many of you may recall my writings back in the Feb. time-frame regarding the "sorry state" of my '74 TR6 frame... Well, I now have a "collection" of two TR frames, one from a TR4A IRS, and the other
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00250.html (8,493 bytes)
- 102. Re: My TR6 Ate Its Fan (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@ISIS.MIT.EDU>
- Date: 16 Nov 1993 11:54:16 -0500 (EST)
- I'm a bit behind on my reading here, so forgive me if I offer more useless drivel than usual, but... This might be a good opportunity to eliminate the belt-driven fan and replace it with an electric
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00314.html (7,938 bytes)
- 103. I'll Be In San Francisco Next Week (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@ISIS.MIT.EDU>
- Date: 30 Nov 1993 10:25:00 -0500 (EST)
- I'll be in San Francisco starting this Thursday, 2-Dec-93 through the 12th of December for the Fall DECUS. I was thinking that it might be nice to try to meet some of the SF/Bay Area SOLers. This wo
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00555.html (7,540 bytes)
- 104. Six Pack TRials, Hampton, NH (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@ISIS.MIT.EDU>
- Date: 04 Oct 1993 10:10:44 -0500 (EST)
- I spent some time (all day from 8 AM to after 11 PM) with the Six Pack folks up in Hampton, NH on Saturday. There was a participant's car show Sat. morning. There were probably 30 cars there. I met
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00036.html (8,213 bytes)
- 105. Re: TRF Summer Party Video (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@ISIS.MIT.EDU>
- Date: 13 Oct 1993 14:20:44 -0500 (EST)
- Dana, your message indicates that the video is out. Is the video is currently available? Also, I believe the TV show is "Wild About Wheels". Bob Lang p.s. Hopefully the segment of me driving my TR6
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00241.html (6,670 bytes)
- 106. Re: Progress and Questions on the GT6mk3 (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@ISIS.MIT.EDU>
- Date: 18 Oct 1993 17:16:09 -0500 (EST)
- With respect to your comments about the differential. The "half axles", as you put it, are meant to be pulled apart with a special hydraulic press. You have succeeded in doing what the majority of i
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00357.html (7,513 bytes)
- 107. Re: Copper vs. Gasoline (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@ISIS.MIT.EDU>
- Date: 22 Oct 1993 17:06:42 -0500 (EST)
- My $.02 is that if you do use copper that you anneal (sp) it by heating it red-hot and then quenching it in cold water. I did this with my TR6 on the fuel line from the fuel pump to the carbs follow
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00450.html (6,753 bytes)
- 108. Re: Silly Dilemma (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@ISIS.MIT.EDU>
- Date: 27 Oct 1993 17:16:04 -0500 (EST)
- Hi there, WRT the windshield pillars on a GT6, I believe that the windshield frame is the same as the frame for the Spitfire. A friend if mine had his out of the body while he was doing restoration w
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00536.html (6,543 bytes)
- 109. Re: Car Wax (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@ISIS.MIT.EDU>
- Date: 01 Sep 1993 11:25:39 -0500 (EST)
- Here's my feelings on car wax. Use a polish like Maguires. Note, Maguires and the others have "non-abrasive" polishes. I don't know the chemistry behind them, but they do a great job prepping the su
- /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00000.html (8,402 bytes)
- 110. Re: Car Detailing Secrets of the Deranged (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@ISIS.MIT.EDU>
- Date: 03 Sep 1993 16:02:50 -0500 (EST)
- I liked Scott's diatribe, however: Warning: Dishwashing liquids contain _ammonia_. This is _BAD_ for your car's finish. Over and out. rml Bob Lang MIT Computer Services.
- /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00054.html (6,711 bytes)
- 111. Re: British Invasion III (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@ISIS.MIT.EDU>
- Date: 07 Sep 1993 14:55:10 -0500 (EST)
- If the organizers for British Invasion III in Stowe, VT do the same job they have done the last couple of years, you should be in for a good event. However, I just wanted to pass the following rumor
- /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00087.html (7,616 bytes)
- 112. Boston Area Event This Weekend (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@ISIS.MIT.EDU>
- Date: 09 Jul 1993 09:19:10 -0500 (EST)
- Braving the hot and muggy New England weather, New England Triumphs will be holding a field show at the Museum of Transportation, Larz Anderson Park in Brookline this Sunday, 11-July-1993. Registrat
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00134.html (7,283 bytes)
- 113. Bowie Question (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@ISIS.MIT.EDU>
- Date: 09 Jul 1993 13:47:19 -0500 (EST)
- Sorry to bother the wholelist, Was there a Bowie dash plaque in the registration stuff? I went through my registration pack and didn't find one. Of course I didn't look through the pack until I got h
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00147.html (6,737 bytes)
- 114. Day of Triumph (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@ISIS.MIT.EDU>
- Date: 12 Jul 1993 12:00:52 -0500 (EST)
- Sunday 11-Jul-93 was a beautiful day up here in New England. It was nice enough to attract 90 Triumphs to the New England Triumph "Day of Triumph" at the Museum of Transportation. (My personal prefe
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00159.html (7,914 bytes)
- 115. Re: Value of TR6 (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@ISIS.MIT.EDU>
- Date: 13 Jul 1993 12:36:35 -0500 (EST)
- In short, $2500 seems like a lot for what you describe. 1. Emissions tests don't cover a '70...they only look at cars less than 12 years old in MA (currently), but this will be changing. So make sur
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00182.html (7,207 bytes)
- 116. British Car Day in Brookline (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@ISIS.MIT.EDU>
- Date: 15 Jul 1993 13:28:13 -0500 (EST)
- Hello Again, This Sunday is British Car day at the Museum of Transportation, Brookline MA. The event is open to all British cars, and the gates open at 9:00. I believe that there is a cutoff to the n
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00235.html (7,211 bytes)
- 117. Re: Dying Starter (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@ISIS.MIT.EDU>
- Date: 19 Jul 1993 16:08:29 -0500 (EST)
- I might add that if you do-it-yourself repair the starter, don't forget to soak the OILITE bushings in oil prior to assembly! They'll last a lot longer than if you don't ;-). Seriously, you are supp
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00285.html (6,760 bytes)
- 118. Re: Now a Stuck Bearing (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@ISIS.MIT.EDU>
- Date: 19 Jul 1993 16:26:39 -0500 (EST)
- While I'm sure you got some replies on this, here's my $.02 worth. I don't think you could have "welded" the inner bearing race to the spindle, if it was hot enough to weld, you probably would have
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00286.html (7,326 bytes)
- 119. Re: Triumph Herald Coupes (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@ISIS.MIT.EDU>
- Date: 19 Aug 1993 14:16:34 -0500 (EST)
- I would think that Herald Coupes are rare on this side of the pond. In all of the events that I hve been to in the last four years, I have only seen one Herald Coupe, it was from NY state. I have se
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00751.html (6,786 bytes)
- 120. TR6's and Panasports (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@ISIS.MIT.EDU>
- Date: 20 Aug 1993 13:18:24 -0500 (EST)
- A TR6 friend had an unfortunate spin/semi-roll in his TR6 last weekend. A result of this was that he bent two of his stock TR6 rims. Well, we _were_ at the Roadster Factory Party '93, so a quick con
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00778.html (7,321 bytes)
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