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1. Re: MGB tire size (score: 1): Author: Andy Banta <Andy.Banta@Eng.Sun.COM>; Date: Tue, 18 Jan 94 07:43:26 PST; For track use, yeah. This will vary, according to what type and brand tire you get, but if you can shoehorn a 205-something in, that's all the better. For street driving, get a set of 185-70-14s. Th; /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00332.html (7,471 bytes)
2. Re: MGB tire size (score: 1): Author: Andy Banta <Andy.Banta@eng.sun.com>; Date: Tue, 18 Jan 94 07:43:26 PST; For track use, yeah. This will vary, according to what type and brand tire you get, but if you can shoehorn a 205-something in, that's all the better. For street driving, get a set of 185-70-14s. Th; /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00333.html (7,472 bytes)
3. WARNING! WARNING! (score: 1): Author: Andy Banta <banta@Eng.Sun.COM>; Date: Mon, 21 Dec 92 20:21:50 PST; Our good friend and buddy, Bob Yarwood, formerly proprietor of British Parts Direct, has changed the name of his business. He now operates the Vintage MG Racing Service. I would suspect that, in spit; /html/british-cars/1992-12/msg00243.html (7,226 bytes)
4. Re: WARNING! WARNING! (score: 1): Author: Andy Banta <banta@Eng.Sun.COM>; Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 08:43:52 PST; There's no question that Triumph Specialty is the top of the sleaze But Bob Yarwood and his company, British Parts Direct, are right up there. In fact I'd even say BPD is more insidious, becuase you; /html/british-cars/1992-12/msg00246.html (7,276 bytes)
5. Re: Tires/Clutch (score: 1): Author: Andy.Banta@Eng.Sun.COM; Date: Mon, 02 Mar 92 12:18:22 PST; Basically everything Scott says about me is a damnable lie. No. Wait. 1) We have 185/60's on Linda's B with wire wheels. No clearance problems at all. 2) I have a 205/60, 195/60 combo on the street-g; /html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00020.html (6,804 bytes)
6. Re: Head milling, racing modifications and politics (score: 1): Author: Andy.Banta@Eng.Sun.COM; Date: Tue, 03 Mar 92 09:52:32 PST; I'll apologize in advance for using a writing style I normally reserve for ABUSENET. Kosmas: Let's vaccuum the fog out from between your ears. Your message *didn't* belong here. I, and probably a la; /html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00061.html (8,599 bytes)
7. Re: ticking noise (score: 1): Author: Andy.Banta@Eng.Sun.COM; Date: Fri, 06 Dec 91 10:10:24 EST; Why can't people RTFM? If the manual says to adjust the valves cold, I can guaranfuckingtee there's a reason. If you hang out with me, or Sam Sjogren, or (I think) Scott Fisher and see us adjust our; /html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00217.html (8,787 bytes)
8. Re: We don't need this, was: ticking noise (score: 1): Author: Andy.Banta@Eng.Sun.COM; Date: Mon, 09 Dec 91 14:14:39 EST; I apologize for using a Bad Word in my posting about valve Past that, my article was not directed at anyone in particular, nor was it intended belittle anyone. It was simply trying to point out that; /html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00225.html (7,071 bytes)
9. Re: Dickn's Battery Bozo (score: 1): Author: Andy.Banta@Eng.Sun.COM; Date: Mon, 07 Oct 91 09:01:38 EST; It's reasonably simple, if you have one of the Jaeger/Smiths tachometers. The instructions are printed in the Moss catalog, and Victor has done it, so if you see him, you can ask about it. If you wa; /html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00107.html (7,205 bytes)
10. Re: The dumbest thing (score: 1): Author: Andy.Banta@Eng.Sun.COM; Date: Thu, 17 Oct 91 09:58:46 EST; Well, dumb things and cheap first cars seem to go together. My first car was a $100 Opel GT. The engine was in decnt shape, but there was rust EVERYWHERE. When I got the car, it had no front brakes.; /html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00300.html (7,720 bytes)
11. Re: Engine paint & colours (score: 1): Author: Andy.Banta@Eng.Sun.COM; Date: Mon, 21 Oct 91 16:56:58 EST; At the risk of being accused of making fun, I'd say your name offers only one option for a paint scheme. andy banta@abingdon.sun.com; /html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00397.html (7,337 bytes)
12. Re: "Borrowed" technology (score: 1): Author: Andy.Banta@Eng.Sun.COM; Date: Wed, 30 Oct 91 10:22:24 EST; Geez, Scott. Give away all my secrets, why don't ya. :-) A couple notes: The larger base circle also doesn't wear your lifters as fast. The the reason for less wear is the cut of the gear on the cam; /html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00565.html (9,785 bytes)
13. Travelling leftward (score: 1): Author: Andy.Banta@eng.sun.com; Date: Mon, 19 Aug 91 12:06:39 EST; Well, I won't be in attendance (unfortunately), but Scott Fisher will be racing at Laguna Seca over that weekend. I'd love to get in touch with you later in the week, it you're available. Why don't y; /html/british-cars/1991-08/msg00215.html (6,421 bytes)
14. Re: axle nut torque values (score: 1): Author: Andy.Banta@eng.sun.com; Date: Mon, 26 Aug 91 09:44:41 EST; T. J. Higgins asks: You don't mention if this is front or rear. JZ and I had the same question come up on the rear hub retaining nuts on his bugeye yesterday. I kinda shrugged stupidly because Haynes; /html/british-cars/1991-08/msg00268.html (7,274 bytes)
15. Newsgroups again (score: 1): Author: banta@Eng.Sun.COM; Date: Thu, 14 Feb 91 09:48:26 EST; By creating a newsgroup, you'll be just begging for the creation of a "technical" mailing list for british cars, that will grab roughly the same subscribers as this one. These things have a tendency; /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00197.html (7,809 bytes)
16. Re: Frozen rear brake adjusters.... (score: 1): Author: banta@Eng.Sun.COM; Date: Thu, 14 Feb 91 10:07:39 EST; The adjusters cost about $5 each and would take all of an hour for a rank novice to replace both of them. The headache factor is also eliminated. andy; /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00198.html (7,446 bytes)
17. Re: Buy British, not German (score: 1): Author: banta@Eng.Sun.COM; Date: Fri, 15 Feb 91 10:02:54 EST; I'll second that. Why is it that Lucas electrics get ragged on constantly while Bosch, VW Bosch in particular, ends up smelling like your girlfriend's neck? I have never, not once, not even close, be; /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00225.html (9,437 bytes)
18. Re: MGB Engine Rebuild (and Intro) (score: 1): Author: banta@Eng.Sun.COM; Date: Wed, 02 Jan 91 11:49:23 EST; Well, for those who might not have seen my various running at the keyboard for the past several years, I'll provide an introduction: I'm Andy Banta, yet another Purdue refugee, currently working a Su; /html/british-cars/1991-01/msg00000.html (7,945 bytes)
19. Re: MGB Engine Rebuild (score: 1): Author: banta@Eng.Sun.COM; Date: Thu, 03 Jan 91 10:38:58 EST; My comments on Teriann's: I would recommend getting a reground crank. Having slop at crank bearings isn't going to help your "new" engine. I'm very wary of hardened valve seats in MGBs after seeing w; /html/british-cars/1991-01/msg00022.html (10,798 bytes)
20. My absences (score: 1): Author: banta@Eng.Sun.COM; Date: Thu, 10 Jan 91 08:35:13 EST; Supposedly for the next 12 weeks, I'll be spending Monday-Wednesday sitting in the Santa Clara Superior courthouse, because the legal system mistakenly thought I was somebody's peer. Please don't be; /html/british-cars/1991-01/msg00103.html (6,520 bytes)

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