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121. Re: TR7 heads (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Mon, 28 Nov 1994 10:36:58 -0500 (EST); Those who are frustrated by hard to remove nuts, bolts, studs, etc., should definitely buy a half-inch drive impact wrench. These will often remove fasteners that otherwise will not budge. I have not; /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00758.html (8,104 bytes)
122. Re: Lucas electrics (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Mon, 28 Nov 1994 15:31:04 -0500 (EST); (much deleted) When restoring my car, I joked that british cars were ideal subjects for an amateur restoration, because they appear to have been designed and built by amateurs originally. In comparis; /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00774.html (7,698 bytes)
123. Re: LBC B&Bs (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Mon, 28 Nov 1994 16:29:01 -0500 (EST); Re: the B&B for lbc thread: Never mind traveling, we should first attack problems closer to home. I find I must have a house so that I can work on my lbc, but houses constantly need attention, so tha; /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00782.html (7,400 bytes)
124. Re: Strictly by the book (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Mon, 28 Nov 1994 17:18:54 -0500 (EST); All wood blocks for engine and transmission work on big Healeys are a medium metallic green. One loses concours points for using another color. You are being pretty casual about the Jag; when will we; /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00785.html (7,001 bytes)
125. Re: sandblasting and compressor size (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Tue, 29 Nov 1994 10:12:15 -0500 (EST); This subject keeps coming up; I wish someone would research a definitive answer for a FAQ entry. Maybe I will, if nobody else will...someday. The answer is, it all depends. Horsepower is not the only; /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00805.html (11,985 bytes)
126. Re: LBC B&B's (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Tue, 29 Nov 1994 11:10:14 -0500 (EST); A hot air gun probably won't do much; a propane or acetylene torch might. But since it is broken anyway, why not drill a series of holes along the diameter, and break it in half with a hammer and col; /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00806.html (7,081 bytes)
127. Real hard data on air compressors (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Tue, 29 Nov 1994 23:35:38 -0500 (EST); I decided I might as well spend a bit more time this evening and do something to back up my opinions. I said not all air compressor horsepower are equal. Campbell-Hausfeld offer a popular low price r; /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00835.html (12,681 bytes)
128. Re: 4 seater MG TD (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Tue, 29 Nov 1994 23:53:51 -0500 (EST); Hey Greg, Hemmings Motor News, Dec. 1994, page 10,320: MG TD: 1952, inskip bodied 4 seater, beige/brown, $32,000. Jim Sheridan, 914-462-5807. NY. Now don't you wish you had waited? Ray Gibbons Dept.; /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00836.html (6,746 bytes)
129. Re: Real hard data on air compressors (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Wed, 30 Nov 1994 10:28:00 -0500 (EST); John Lupien replied: And I now retort: Well, what they said exactly was 120 volts, 15 amps. So I cheated a bit by saying 115 volts, since I am not aware of a 120 volt supply being something distinct; /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00847.html (8,482 bytes)
130. St. Louis British Car Day (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 11:10:08 -0400 (EDT); Dear Group, On Aug. 4, Larry Snyder posted that the St. Louis British Car Day would be Sept. 10, a Saturday, rather than on Sunday as in the past, and run by the MG club rather than the Healey Club.; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00069.html (7,799 bytes)
131. Re: '49 Triumph, what is that? (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 11:59:42 -0400 (EDT); Dear Jen, It is a 49 Triumph Roadster; you are just too young to remember them. Depending on the angle from which they are viewed, they are either attractive or a little funny looking (like a perfect; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00072.html (8,239 bytes)
132. 112 lb: The REST of the story.. (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 14:15:50 -0400 (EDT); That's fine as far as it goes, but it does not really explain why a hundredweight is 112 pounds. You have to dig deeper. Long, long ago, in days of yore as it were, King Percival the Strange (who mos; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00078.html (8,381 bytes)
133. Re: Restoring English cars (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 11:49:42 -0400 (EDT); [cut] A sage once said: If a task seems insuperable, break it into a series of small tasks. That way, you can be completely overcome gradually. Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00131.html (7,208 bytes)
134. Re: Repairing holes in MGA inner frame rails. (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 15:13:16 -0400 (EDT); Comment: I seriously doubt distortion will be a problem if you MIG weld an inch in one place, skip to another a few inches away (or alternate welding on the two frame rails). Just don't crank up the; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00146.html (9,377 bytes)
135. Worst bodge contest (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 13:50:20 -0400 (EDT); Dear group, Whilst I was vacationing (i.e. working on my fixerupper house and shopping for a new appliance car), it sounds as if a "my worst bodge" contest got started. I want to enter. Some years ag; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00355.html (7,937 bytes)
136. Re: miscellaneous (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 17:07:32 -0400 (EDT); I think it is the polarity of the coil that is most important. Although the pattern of point erosion may be affected by a change of polarity. Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Un; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00360.html (6,988 bytes)
137. Re: battery terminal sizes (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 10:14:49 -0400 (EDT); Dear Will, Hard way: Get a voltmeter, put the + or "Volt/Ohm" lead on the large terminal and the "com" lead on the small terminal. If the reading is positive, then the large terminal is positive. (So; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00383.html (8,153 bytes)
138. Re: Paint spraying technique (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 10:37:03 -0400 (EDT); I'll cc the list so others can add comments. It would be money well-spent. In general, no. Choose a lacquer thinner formulated for the expected temperature. Thinners for hot temperatures dry slower t; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00386.html (9,774 bytes)
139. Worst bodge... (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Fri, 26 Aug 1994 14:42:44 -0400 (EDT); I've related my own personal worst bodge. One of the worst I have encountered by a DPO was on one of the two bugeyes I melded to create Kermit. When his outer sills disappeared, he replaced them with; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00426.html (6,912 bytes)
140. "TCs Forever" (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Fri, 26 Aug 1994 16:24:25 -0400 (EDT); Does anyone have a mail-order source for "TCs Forever," by Michael Sherrill? If so, please tell me the source, telephone order number, catalogue number, and price. Many thanks. Ray Gibbons Dept. of M; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00430.html (6,736 bytes)

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