- 41. CARS FOR SALE (score: 1)
- Author: Mark_Banaszak-Holl@brown.edu
- Date: Fri, 20 Aug 93 08:44:39 -0400
- And that's why our Spridgets run so darn well!! I kind of chuckled when I was admonished for not recommending "high performance" tires to a questioner on the list. But you see, I don't think of stoc
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00767.html (7,197 bytes)
- 42. paint removal (score: 1)
- Author: Mark_Banaszak-Holl@brown.edu
- Date: Mon, 23 Aug 93 09:43:17 -0400
- mumble, mumble..... absolutely refuse to answer that question about a car that's soon to turn 30. Besides Scotty, you've got a HP-LBC. I saw an interesting note about paint removal in the Flash, the
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00800.html (8,724 bytes)
- 43. Rust Removal (score: 1)
- Author: Mark_Banaszak-Holl@brown.edu
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 93 10:17:53 -0400
- I had a couple of questions about the rust removal. 1) the part should be the cathode 2) this is for steel, your anode can be steel as well 3) control the current flow by how deep you place your anod
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00829.html (7,355 bytes)
- 44. Car's at Kanes (score: 1)
- Author: Mark_Banaszak-Holl@brown.edu
- Date: Wed, 9 Jun 93 08:42:43 -0400
- I posted a note about two of the cars at Kane's motors a few weeks ago. I happened to drive by and noticed the MGA ($3500, very rusty) and the Lotus (body looks fine). I didn't see the other cars lis
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00211.html (6,805 bytes)
- 45. Re: OOS!! (score: 1)
- Author: Mark_Banaszak-Holl@brown.edu
- Date: Fri, 11 Jun 93 08:50:06 -0400
- I get pulled over pretty routinely in my sprite, either I look darn fast or like I'm having too darn much fun, I'm certainly no GOING fast in the sprite, as I'm sure everyone on this list could atte
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00279.html (8,766 bytes)
- 46. Miatas and Convertible Tops (score: 1)
- Author: Mark_Banaszak-Holl@brown.edu
- Date: Sat, 12 Jun 93 18:30:12 -0400
- Two years ago I considered selling my Sprite and buying a Miata. Mostly for the convenience aspects. So I drove the Sprite down to the Mazda dealer and parked next to a row of 12 gleaming new Miatas
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00310.html (8,170 bytes)
- 47. Wipers (score: 1)
- Author: Mark_Banaszak-Holl@brown.edu
- Date: Sat, 19 Jun 93 19:09:38 -0400
- The simple fact is windshield wipers on Sprites are quite lame. Pathetic little pieces of rubber swishing to and fro , more useul as metronomes than water removal devices. Rain-X and driving fast see
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00436.html (7,108 bytes)
- 48. wipers (score: 1)
- Author: Mark_Banaszak-Holl@brown.edu
- Date: Mon, 21 Jun 93 19:08:24 -0400
- Increasing the spring tension on the bow should be easy enough. But, the blades fall apart quickly already. No one makes such teeny holders for the blades anymore. Perhaps one can cut down some other
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00466.html (6,879 bytes)
- 49. brakes (score: 1)
- Author: Mark_Banaszak-Holl@brown.edu
- Date: Thu, 24 Jun 93 09:28:14 -0400
- Another possibility is an old flexible hose. Last summer, the flexible hose leading to my rear brakes failed after 25 years of service, proving that British cars are unreliable. I'm sure Eye-talian
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00531.html (6,563 bytes)
- 50. One of the best FORDs yet (score: 1)
- Author: Mark_Banaszak-Holl@brown.edu
- Date: Mon, 28 Jun 93 08:35:11 -0400
- That may well be the fastest FORD since the Pantera days. I'm sure the Jaguar model is much faster than the Mustang. Mark M. Banaszak Holl Brown University
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00608.html (6,846 bytes)
- 51. hood brackets (score: 1)
- Author: Mark_Banaszak-Holl@brown.edu
- Date: Sat, 8 May 93 09:55:51 -0400
- The hood brackets on my MKIII Sprite died about a year ago after 26 years of glorious service. After finding two new ones, installation of the passenger side was fairly smooth but I've been unable to
- /html/british-cars/1993-05/msg00120.html (6,641 bytes)
- 52. touring in Rhode Island (score: 1)
- Author: Mark_Banaszak-Holl@brown.edu
- Date: Wed, 12 May 93 21:04:04 -0400
- Since moving to the Ocean State I had not toured the coast between Providence and Westerly. My wife and I set out from the northern tip of the Narragannsett bay following route 1A, the scenic route,
- /html/british-cars/1993-05/msg00170.html (7,113 bytes)
- 53. tyres (score: 1)
- Author: Mark_Banaszak-Holl@brown.edu
- Date: Fri, 14 May 93 09:05:45 -0400
- driving. Of the relatively cheap tyres, I would suggest the Michelin XZX. I've got the original pressed steel wheels. I've used sizes all the way from the recommended 13-135 (those were Dunlop bias
- /html/british-cars/1993-05/msg00197.html (7,235 bytes)
- 54. mold release (score: 1)
- Author: Mark_Banaszak-Holl@brown.edu
- Date: Sun, 1 Nov 92 13:17:46 -0500
- How do you get off the mold release that many rubber parts come with? It's an unsightly grey/brown coating on the rubber. It rolls up into little balls when you rub it lightly. So far, I have tried
- /html/british-cars/1992-11/msg00002.html (6,766 bytes)
- 55. pronunciation (score: 1)
- Author: Mark_Banaszak-Holl@brown.edu
- Date: Tue, 3 Nov 92 10:06:51 -0500
- Having grown up within a couple o' stones throws from scotty, I'd always thought the proper pronunciation of Jaguar was "jig-uh-wire", as in "That's a mighty fine jig-uh-wire you got there" as commen
- /html/british-cars/1992-11/msg00038.html (6,867 bytes)
- 56. AHSTC or AHCA (score: 1)
- Author: Mark_Banaszak-Holl@brown.edu
- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 92 08:33:44 -0500
- Does anyone know of an active group of the AHSTC (Austin Healey Sports and Touring Club) or the AHCA (Austin Healey Club of America) in Rhode Island? (And no, Massachusetts and Connecticut just would
- /html/british-cars/1992-11/msg00083.html (6,470 bytes)
- 57. autocrossing in a Sprite (score: 1)
- Author: Mark_Banaszak-Holl@brown.edu
- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 92 17:16:39 -0500
- What kind of autocrossing and how competitive are you (not the car)? Autocrossing close to stock Sprites and MGBs is darn fun. You'll tear up the big Healys and MGs in local club type events. But, if
- /html/british-cars/1992-11/msg00388.html (7,418 bytes)
- 58. exhaust system (score: 1)
- Author: Mark_Banaszak-Holl@brown.edu
- Date: Wed, 14 Oct 92 08:25:27 -0400
- I recently installed a Falcon stainless steel system on my Sprite. It came in pieces which upon clamping did not leak. Sprite systems are already clamped in two places, why not a third? However, if y
- /html/british-cars/1992-10/msg00196.html (7,073 bytes)
- 59. Freeing stuck A-Arm bushings (score: 1)
- Author: Mark_Banaszak-Holl@brown.edu
- Date: Mon, 19 Oct 92 07:52:57 -0400
- Are you still trying to get your A-arms free, or did the weekend provide opportunity for brute force? I've had to deal with this problem more often then I care to remember, but I'm not sure from your
- /html/british-cars/1992-10/msg00252.html (7,756 bytes)
- 60. Snap-On Tools (score: 1)
- Author: Mark_Banaszak-Holl@brown.edu
- Date: Fri, 30 Oct 92 08:06:52 -0500
- Snap-On Tools 75 Beacon Drive Holbrook, NY 11741-9010 516-567-8282 Real nice stuff, about twice as expensive. I don't work on my car enough to justify it (Sprite '66, I just drive it, what the heck)
- /html/british-cars/1992-10/msg00438.html (6,794 bytes)
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