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261. Re: Silly Car Tricks (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1992 15:13:55 PDT
In the selection of silly car tricks, I'd vote strongly against the "blindfolded driver getting directions from the passenger to drive an obstacle course" one. If Despite the fact that I'm about to g
/html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00178.html (7,633 bytes)

262. Re: Topless Mini (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1992 15:26:19 PDT
British Leyland or is it the Rover Group now (I can never keep up with the names changes - what happened to good old BMC !!!), does indeed produce a convertible Mini. I think it is contracted out to
/html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00179.html (6,746 bytes)

263. Re: tricks o' the trade (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1992 15:50:17 PDT
REPLACING HEATER HOSES ON A TR250 Silicone spray is the answer. Petroleum based sprays will cause the rubber to deteriorate over time.
/html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00180.html (6,384 bytes)

264. Re: Pour Your Own (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1992 17:04:22 PDT
Good God, the Viper has side curtains! Yah, and according to my friend at Chrysler, they just got a top (er, shoudl that be hood?) built to fit the thing about six weeks ago. They're shooting for pro
/html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00185.html (6,853 bytes)

265. Re: Silly Car Tricks (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1992 17:51:44 PDT
I'd pay a dollar to see you and MJB do this in Sarah. Easy, we essentially did this in mjb's 250 -- you sit on the folded hood. I won't start in on the times that we (that is, the VTR Autocross Advis
/html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00186.html (7,391 bytes)

266. Re: Silly Car Tricks (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1992 11:36:54 PDT
I'm surprised neither you nor mjb have yet mentioned the good Dr. Bobwrench's technique in this event in Boulder; nor the absolutely scared sh**less expressions on the faces of the spectators close b
/html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00217.html (7,448 bytes)

267. Re: Spitfire rises again! (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1992 11:47:26 PDT
Details available on request. Let's see, you put a high capacity TR6 pump in a Spit block?
/html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00219.html (6,493 bytes)

268. Re: Silly Car Tricks (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1992 13:59:07 PDT
Oh, come on, now; when are you guys going to let the rest of us in on joke? What's the story here? Two years ago at the VTR convention in Boulder, there was a funkhana. The first portion was a blindf
/html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00226.html (8,772 bytes)

269. Re: air compressors/ plumbing/ tools (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1992 10:42:03 PDT
Air ratchet. You'll probably want a 1/2" drive impact wrench, and then you should look for one of the cool butterfly impact wrenches that mjb has (he got his used).
/html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00259.html (6,835 bytes)

270. Re: '56 Land Rover (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1992 11:18:32 PDT
Things to check (Didn't I go through this & wasn't the info Yes you did, the info is on hoosier, available for anonymous FTP.
/html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00263.html (6,339 bytes)

271. Memorial Day Weekend Trip Report -- very long (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1992 13:00:44 PDT
How I Spent Memorial Day Weekend Heaven and Hell are Closer Together Than You Might Think If you read the notes that lead up to my trip to the Fat Chance Garage over Memorial Day, you know that it di
/html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00335.html (21,421 bytes)

272. Re: Paint on calipers? (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1992 13:43:45 PDT
Then why are you supposed to paint radiators black? You're not, at least according to Carroll Smith. I think it comes from an old connection between blackbody radiation and black objects, but it seem
/html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00338.html (7,079 bytes)

273. Re: Repro Parts (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1992 12:16:11 PDT
We've been 'round this before, methinks. I have exactly the same experience with Moss vs TRF as TeriAnn and John, and VickyBrit is MUCH MUCH worse. It seems to be particularly bad with trim and inter
/html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00343.html (7,395 bytes)

274. Re: RE>A Spit-TR4-GT6???? (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1992 11:43:25 PDT
No, it has a smaller, weaker transmission than the GT6, and the GT6 tranny is known to be weak for its engine... But the ad said TR-4 engine *and* trans. Can't be much of the floor pans left!
/html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00399.html (6,958 bytes)

275. Re: Midget 1500 Hydraulic Clutch Question (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1992 11:20:36 PDT
It sounds like a seal with a small leak/tear in it. Since the cylinders are dry, it's probably the one in the master; the seal that actually pressurizes the line is letting fluid by, but the outer se
/html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00424.html (7,190 bytes)

276. Re: Fly wheel ring gear (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1992 14:23:51 PDT
Gee, where did I just read an article that instructs the person who wants to change their ring gear to just fire up the barbie? It was apparently completely serious -- the heat froma charcoal fire is
/html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00494.html (6,702 bytes)

277. Re: Need TR-6 Header recommendations. (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1992 14:25:11 PDT
You need documentation that the car could have come from the factory that way. Dealer-installed options don't count.
/html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00495.html (7,000 bytes)

278. Re: Triumph TR4a Ad Spotted (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1992 15:28:44 PDT
acg@hermes.dlogics.com asks: I've always assumed that "IRS" stood for independant rear suspension. Have I been laboring under a false impression? No, the IRS designation does mean that the TR4A has i
/html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00496.html (9,267 bytes)

279. Re: Questions on proper bolt selection (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1992 14:37:00 PDT
The three line marking means SAE grade 5. They should be replaced with grade 5 bolts, even in seemingly non-critical applications. (Carroll Smith would tell you not to use them, even in non-critical
/html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00498.html (7,002 bytes)

280. Re: Questions on proper bolt selection (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1992 17:40:38 PDT
I think the comparison in question is to heat treated and hardened aircraft In a non-race, non-critical application, such as a daily driver passenger car water pump, I'd guess that stainless steel bo
/html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00503.html (8,348 bytes)

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