- 1. Steering questions (73 MGB) (score: 1)
- Author: idi!berry@apple.com (Berry Kercheval)
- Date: Tue, 5 Feb 91 16:04:32 PST
- When I rebuilt my TR-6 front suspension, I too replaced the steering boots (and the tie-rod ends). Here's what I learned: DON'T try to pop the ball out of the knuckle -- that will ruin the ball joint
- /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00035.html (8,911 bytes)
- 2. Brass Drifts (score: 1)
- Author: idi!berry@apple.com (Berry Kercheval)
- Date: Wed, 6 Feb 91 10:15:58 PST
- No, a "drift" is basically a punch with a flat end. some tool catalogs call them "pin-punches". A large piece of brass rod will work well (say, 1/2" diameter by 10" long). Be sure to use a Whitworth
- /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00052.html (6,598 bytes)
- 3. One that got away. One that didn't (score: 1)
- Author: idi!berry@apple.com (Berry Kercheval)
- Date: Wed, 6 Feb 91 10:09:52 PST
- Oh boy, Roland! What a chance! I would buy one of these beauties just to sit and look at (at these prices!) in my back garden Ack! Don't do that. The weather will destroy it. You can use my hangar...
- /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00056.html (7,033 bytes)
- 4. My apologies (score: 1)
- Author: idi!berry@apple.com (Berry Kercheval)
- Date: Wed, 6 Feb 91 10:03:57 PST
- Just to make things difficult, if you are making a survey of cars of the mainilng list, here are mine (I only got on the list Monday, OK?): 1972 Triumph TR-6 1951 Bentley MKVI (1972 Beetle, 1984 Vana
- /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00057.html (6,464 bytes)
- 5. MGB Body Shell (score: 1)
- Author: idi!berry@apple.com (Berry Kercheval)
- Date: Wed, 6 Feb 91 11:28:06 PST
- Remember the Moss Motors MGB Body Shell? For about $4000 you get a brand new MGB body shell (FOB Goleta). Been thinking about it but the bucks just aren't there? Well, I was at John Bull British Car
- /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00060.html (6,950 bytes)
- 6. More MGB questions (score: 1)
- Author: idi!berry@apple.com (Berry Kercheval)
- Date: Thu, 7 Feb 91 12:07:28 PST
- The left turn signal doesn't work, but the right one does. This leads me to believe that the blinker thingy is working, but either a bulb is out, the switch on the stalk is bad, or there is a broken
- /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00066.html (9,139 bytes)
- 7. Steering questions (73 MGB) (score: 1)
- Author: idi!berry@apple.com (Berry Kercheval)
- Date: Thu, 7 Feb 91 12:10:43 PST
- If you care about the car's handling, yes! Do an alignment any time you change any suspension pieces. Sure, if you count the turns as you unscrew the tierod, you'll get close. Well, yes. I was perhap
- /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00067.html (7,438 bytes)
- 8. BRG Miata (score: 1)
- Author: idi!berry@apple.com (Berry Kercheval)
- Date: Tue, 12 Feb 91 12:20:26 PST
- I think Japan's "Official Racing Color" is Blue, isn't it? Red for Italy, White (with Blue Stripe, I think) for US, Green (of COURSE!!!) for UK. I've probably got it wrong and no one uses them anymor
- /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00132.html (7,319 bytes)
- 9. Speedos (score: 1)
- Author: idi!berry@apple.com (Berry Kercheval)
- Date: Thu, 14 Feb 91 10:51:20 PST
- Anyone had one do this on a regular basis or just a brief burst of glory on the way out? I've got one thats had a 5 or 6 mph bounce for a couple years but seems to average about right. My TR6 speedo
- /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00213.html (7,233 bytes)
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