- 1. Re: adjustable cam timing (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hodson <hodsonb@prl.philips.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 15 Aug 94 14:10:40 BST
- Hmmm, But the force needed to move the chain sideways (or the sideload) would be much less - think how tight a tightrope has to be before the circus artiste can walk across without it drooping. Or fo
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00122.html (9,977 bytes)
- 2. Re : Spitfire (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hodson <hodsonb@prl.philips.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 12 Sep 94 16:43:15 BST
- One of the nicest coinversions I have seen was a Dolomite 16v engine in a Spit...It sounded great, went well and the owner said it wasnt too much of a pig to do (well after you've found a Dollie 16v
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00273.html (8,340 bytes)
- 3. Re: adjustable cam timing (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hodson <hodsonb@prl.philips.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 15 Aug 94 14:10:40 BST
- Hmmm, But the force needed to move the chain sideways (or the sideload) would be much less - think how tight a tightrope has to be before the circus artiste can walk across without it drooping. Or fo
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00387.html (9,977 bytes)
- 4. Re: What would Miss Manners say? (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hodson <hodsonb@prl.philips.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jul 94 14:50:29 BST
- Ahhh, But I hear from a reliable source that we had our fingers crossed when we signed the treaty. So I presume its just a matter of time before we ask for the BSA (British States of America) back :-
- /html/british-cars/1994-07/msg00008.html (9,144 bytes)
- 5. Caterham 7 vs Westfield Sei (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hodson <hodsonb@prl.philips.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 6 May 94 10:08:53 BST
- You asked for it.....A year ago I was in the same boat as you, I was considering the caterham and the westfield. After having a look at both in the flesh, the decision - for me anyway - was simple. I
- /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00149.html (11,102 bytes)
- 6. Is something up ? (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hodson <hodsonb@prl.philips.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 12 Apr 94 15:55:16 BST
- Is something wrong ? I havent had any items for about 3 days now ? I wonder if I will get this back ? -- == ==
- /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00260.html (6,880 bytes)
- 7. Squeeky bushes ! (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hodson <hodsonb@prl.philips.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 11 Mar 94 9:44:42 GMT
- Dear All, I have a question - the rubber bushes where the A frame attaches to the chassis of my Caterham Seven squeek. It sounds like I am driving a cheap french Hotel with thin walls ! The exhaust n
- /html/british-cars/1994-03/msg00277.html (7,809 bytes)
- 8. New to list and oil consumption (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hodson <hodsonb@prl.philips.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 16 Mar 94 10:13:49 GMT
- Welcome ! The test I have often used is - Take a compresion reading for each cylinder. To do this remove the sparkplugs from all the cylinders and also disconnect the 12v feed to the coil (this will
- /html/british-cars/1994-03/msg00376.html (8,984 bytes)
- 9. Spitfire soft-tops (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hodson <hodsonb@prl.philips.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 22 Feb 94 16:42:41 GMT
- Undo the poppers at the rear sides all the way until the metal plate that fixes to the rear deck. Then undo the velcro strip that fastens around the transverse member of the hood frame. You are now
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00555.html (7,900 bytes)
- 10. Newsgroup - NO (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hodson <hodsonb@prl.philips.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 4 Jan 94 9:40:35 GMT
- The pros and cons seem to be : For a newsgroup : Apparent ease of reading w.r.t. mail - As several people have pointed out, getting a decent mail program will sort this out. This covers points such a
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00026.html (7,712 bytes)
- 11. The new ftp server (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hodson <hodsonb@prl.philips.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 14 Dec 93 9:20:45 GMT
- I have just picked up a couple of gifs from triumph.cs.utah.edu and had troubles with using 'ls' or 'dir'. The command that worked was 'nlist' - this seems strange but usable ! Does anybody know why
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00247.html (7,193 bytes)
- 12. Lotus 7 trunion (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hodson <hodsonb@prl.philips.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 1 Nov 93 14:29:15 GMT
- I spoke to Caterham and yes it is a standard Triumph Spitfire trunion :-) He may be interested to know that they now use a propreitory solution meaning that they dont use the trunion at all on cars
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00001.html (8,037 bytes)
- 13. steering rack mount (Super Seven) (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hodson <hodsonb@prl.philips.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 93 9:55:01 GMT
- How diid you measure these ? Sounds fun... This sounds just like the arrangement on my 93 Caterham - two sets of blocks each comprising two pieces of ali. You havent yet described the feature on my S
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00476.html (10,036 bytes)
- 14. Musing on a wet windy Wednesday morning in Blighty (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hodson <hodsonb@prl.philips.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 6 Oct 93 9:53:09 BST
- Hi all, It's wet windy and horrible outside. I've got a blocked up nose and a sore head. Its not a good day...... In between boughts of self-pity I had a couple of ideas one work related and one Sol
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00081.html (8,208 bytes)
- 15. Answers to trivia (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hodson <hodsonb@prl.philips.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 14 Oct 93 11:08:39 BST
- As an Englishman (first prize in the lottery of birth don't you know) I would have to disagree with some of these Are you sure ? I have always thought that the squab was the bit you sat on ? If you m
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00261.html (10,014 bytes)
- 16. Caterham - road test (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hodson <hodsonb@prl.philips.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 27 Oct 93 16:52:14 GMT
- Hi there, A couple of things..... On the subject of prices : At last a car that is more expensive in the States than in the U.K. ! I paid 13k sterling for my seven 1600 sprint engine this summer and
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00528.html (11,088 bytes)
- 17. Re: Caterham - road test and the weather in Blighty (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hodson <hodsonb@prl.philips.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 28 Oct 93 10:21:49 GMT
- Roland Dudley expresses kind concern : The weather has been pretty good during the last nine weeks that I've been driving the Caterham. Bar one week during which it rained cats and dogs. Even the rai
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00544.html (7,798 bytes)
- 18. Caterham report #2 (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hodson <hodsonb@prl.philips.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 7 Sep 93 9:50:09 BST
- Hi there, I took last week off to put some time and effort into my shiny new Caterham. Hence the reason why there havent been any further posts on the progress.... But here goes.... By Thursday the c
- /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00071.html (11,329 bytes)
- 19. Caterham Seven images (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hodson <hodsonb@prl.philips.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 21 Sep 93 14:29:14 BST
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- /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00308.html (7,045 bytes)
- 20. Seven.gif (score: 1)
- Author: Ben Hodson <hodsonb@prl.philips.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 21 Sep 93 14:43:58 BST
- If I havent made any huge mistakes seven.gif should be on hoosier. (I worked out how to do it !). Its a 1280x1024 gif ideal for all your backdrop needs :-) If for any reason you cant get hold of it a
- /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00309.html (7,126 bytes)
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