- 1. Re: Vanity Plates (score: 1)
- Author: GNH.Wbst207V@xerox.com
- Date: Mon, 5 Dec 1994 14:05:34 PST
- Most folks recognized my (genuine) MG-TC as an MG but many asked: "Is is a KIT?" Steve Brown must have been asked the same question too many times. His TD's vanity plate says: NOT A KIT. The tiny tra
- /html/british-cars/1994-12/msg00158.html (7,429 bytes)
- 2. Triumph Steering (score: 1)
- Author: GNH.Wbst207V@xerox.com
- Date: Mon, 12 Dec 1994 12:56:52 PST
- As I was removing the old (cracked) rubber u-joints from my TR4A's steering shaft, I recalled something about replacing the rubber joints with the needle bearing type, from a TR6 maybe? Does anyone r
- /html/british-cars/1994-12/msg00385.html (6,406 bytes)
- 3. Garage (score: 1)
- Author: GNH.Wbst207V@xerox.com
- Date: Thu, 15 Dec 1994 05:50:07 PST
- <Now if only it would stop raining long enough for me to bolt the engine down & start connecting things....... If only I had a garage> You should be congratulated for getting as much work done as yo
- /html/british-cars/1994-12/msg00488.html (6,986 bytes)
- 4. TR3 Project (score: 1)
- Author: gnh.Wbst207V@xerox.com
- Date: Thu, 15 Dec 1994 12:15:36 PST
- I wish it could go faster for you but you obviously have remained determined. That's commendable. Several of my best friends are suffering from terminal cases of Restorer's Malaise; they have complet
- /html/british-cars/1994-12/msg00512.html (7,054 bytes)
- 5. Re: Net Sales (score: 1)
- Author: GNH.Wbst207V@xerox.com
- Date: Fri, 23 Dec 1994 07:30:00 PST
- Nothing personal here, but the british cars digest is not happy having commercial activity on it. We are enthusiasts who share knowledge and experience, period. I'm sure you will hear this from othe
- /html/british-cars/1994-12/msg00726.html (6,808 bytes)
- 6. Faithful LBC! (score: 1)
- Author: GNH.Wbst207V@xerox.com
- Date: Wed, 2 Nov 1994 06:41:06 PST
- Andrew Templer asks: "I wonder what the general experience of most other netters is? A yea or nay vote for the term "Old Faithful"?" Make that a Yea from me! Over 23,000 miles in the MGA and only two
- /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00044.html (7,082 bytes)
- 7. Re: SOL goes to church (score: 1)
- Author: GNH.Wbst207V@xerox.com
- Date: Wed, 2 Nov 1994 06:41:54 PST
- Joe Flake mentioned thoughts of lbc in hymns. Beverly and I joked about changing the words in our recent wedding vows, ".... in triumph and defeat ....". We wanted to substitute, "... in Triumph and
- /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00045.html (6,785 bytes)
- 8. Re: Rebuilding Wire Wheels (score: 1)
- Author: GNH.Wbst207V@xerox.com
- Date: Thu, 10 Nov 1994 08:30:31 PST
- Curt Onstott asks: Has anybody else done this (rebuilt wire wheels)? I have not, but want to learn and probably will after I retire. It seems like a logical task for a retiree: labor intensive with o
- /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00321.html (6,591 bytes)
- 9. Britcar Mailnote (score: 1)
- Author: GNH.Wbst207V@xerox.com
- Date: Tue, 22 Nov 1994 07:35:38 PST
- Don sez: <My brother drove the Midget to Pasadena from Iowa. Day one it used 2 quarts, day two it used one quart, the last day it used no oil.> In typical Ray Gibbons fashion, I'll suggest that its *
- /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00637.html (6,402 bytes)
- 10. SOL Diseases (score: 1)
- Author: GNH.Wbst207V@xerox.com
- Date: Thu, 11 Aug 1994 06:59:25 PDT
- Bob Jones notes: <I believe the only way around this problem is to own many cars, some on which the owner continually procrastinates any sort of restoration work, some which would make Shipwrights pr
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00027.html (7,047 bytes)
- 11. TRF Summer Party (score: 1)
- Author: GNH.Wbst207V@xerox.com
- Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 06:32:06 PDT
- Another TRF Summer Party is history. With the exception of fairly serious rain on Sunday's car show, the weekend was great. The Friday event at the drive-in movie theater was a brilliant idea and a l
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00164.html (7,430 bytes)
- 12. Leather Question (score: 1)
- Author: GNH.Wbst207V@xerox.com
- Date: Wed, 12 Oct 1994 06:40:29 PDT
- Greg Meboe asks: "... what have been your experiences with leather interiors, both surface and vat dyed, preordered and custom made?" Well... I have purchased three leather interior sets from Don Tor
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00872.html (7,793 bytes)
- 13. Save the Early MGB! (score: 1)
- Author: GNH.Wbst207V@xerox.com
- Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 07:07:40 PDT
- <Has anyone successfully learned welding etc. on such a major project? Is this doable?> My opinion: YES, it's doable and worth the effort. First, join your local MG club. Find out who has done the w
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00926.html (6,896 bytes)
- 14. Larger LBC Family (score: 1)
- Author: GNH.Wbst207V@xerox.com
- Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 07:57:30 PDT
- Fellow Scions, Maybe it's catching, or something. Recently Daren Stone and Bob Bownes traded their batchlorhood for new journeys with their respective ladies. Be it here known that, after 23 years of
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00981.html (7,236 bytes)
- 15. Re: TR4 Rebuilds (score: 1)
- Author: GNH.Wbst207V@xerox.com
- Date: Mon, 17 Oct 1994 08:07:35 PDT
- Greg Petrolati asks: <I'm thinking about getting the crank and flywheel balanced (and the flywheel lightened too). Does anyone know about how much this should cost?> At the shop I work with (in Roche
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01045.html (6,791 bytes)
- 16. Re: MGA For Sale (score: 1)
- Author: GNH.Wbst207V@xerox.com
- Date: Wed, 19 Oct 1994 12:22:25 PDT
- Bob said: "A friend is selling his MGA because his wife won't ride in it..." Do golfers give up the sport because the spouse doesn't play? Do hunters quit hunting because the spouse doesn't like to h
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01147.html (6,886 bytes)
- 17. Big Healey (score: 1)
- Author: GNH.Wbst207V@xerox.com
- Date: Mon, 24 Oct 1994 13:50:29 PDT
- CraigR says, "I have come across a 1957 Big Healey for $400: would it be worth it to buy it and do a total restoration on the car. I really don't know that much about the Big Healeys so any advice wo
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01295.html (7,594 bytes)
- 18. Free Of Shipwrights? (score: 1)
- Author: GNH.Wbst207V@xerox.com
- Date: Tue, 25 Oct 1994 10:36:19 PDT
- Kevin Strait says: "... I drove my TR6 for the first time in 12 years, the last 2 spent on a nut and bolt frame off restoration. It was fabulous! I have seen the light, "FREE AT LAST, FREE AT LAST, T
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01325.html (6,537 bytes)
- 19. Autocrossing an MGB-GT (score: 1)
- Author: GNH.Wbst207V@xerox.com
- Date: Thu, 27 Oct 1994 08:06:59 PDT
- My 2¢ worth: autocrossing requires good driving and good preparation, in that order, in my opinion. The best car won't win unless it is well driven but I have seen many shabby cars driven superbly
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01402.html (7,249 bytes)
- 20. Re: Triumph TR7 (score: 1)
- Author: GNH.Wbst207V@xerox.com
- Date: Mon, 31 Oct 1994 08:56:55 PST
- Peter Newman asks: I just bought a new Land Rover Defender 90 and am now considering what to do with my 1980 TR7 convertible. Should I get rid of it and enjoy the Rover, or hang on to it? Since you a
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01497.html (6,633 bytes)
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