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21. Re: Why are wires such a pain? (score: 1): Author: mason@ftp.com (Hark! Mason...); Date: Wed, 4 Dec 91 22:47:04 -0500; Yes, I've seen companies that make wire wheels advertising for tubless tyres, but I don't know what they use to seal them. It looks like silicone but I don't think I'd trust anything short of bronze; /html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00101.html (7,639 bytes)
22. Re: RE>Re- Rebushing 1500 rocke (score: 1): Author: mason@ftp.com (Hark! Mason...); Date: Fri, 6 Dec 91 17:28:04 -0500; Speaking of resurfacing rocker arms, does anybody have any hints for doing this? The first set I want to do is a set of pitted roller rockers for a BMW twin (not british - let's talk theory, not spec; /html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00202.html (7,443 bytes)
23. Re: RE>Re- Rebushing 1500 rocke (score: 1): Author: mason@ftp.com (Hark! Mason...); Date: Fri, 6 Dec 91 18:33:11 -0500; Right, I was unclear - all rockers I've seen are curved, I meant just flat on one axis.; /html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00211.html (6,821 bytes)
24. Re: engine swap - Buick/Rover V8 (score: 1): Author: mason@ftp.com (Quark Mason); Date: Wed, 11 Dec 91 16:41:25 -0500; On the subject of GT6 -> spit engine swaps: I've never owned a Spit, I never drove or wrenched my GT6 much, but when I sold my GT6 (30K miles on the drivetrain with wires and OD, multiply perforated; /html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00272.html (7,482 bytes)
25. re: engine swaps (score: 1): Author: mason@ftp.com (Quark Mason); Date: Wed, 11 Dec 91 17:12:29 -0500; I understand wanting to keep the car british (IE Rover 3.8 instead of Olds 3.8), but a Mazda 13B rotary would be a hell of an improvement over a Spit 1500, and probably cheaper than a GT6 conversion.; /html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00276.html (7,698 bytes)
26. Elan (score: 1): Author: mason@ftp.com (Quark Mason); Date: Thu, 12 Dec 91 19:00:00 -0500; Just because the new Elan uses a part of a japanese engine and a japanese interior doesn't mean its a japanese econo rocket. I'll admit that the $38000 price tag is too high, but I hear (from owners; /html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00336.html (6,833 bytes)
27. Re: Past articles about BMW Isetta (score: 1): Author: mason@ftp.com (Quark Mason); Date: Tue, 17 Dec 91 13:03:06 -0500; I claim guilt for the Isetta. I have found out a thing or two about it too. There's a guy out in Mn. or Mi. or somewhere named Kaye Whitnah who's quite a fan of the Isetta and has a whole slew of par; /html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00425.html (9,949 bytes)
28. Re: GT6/Spitfire conversion (score: 1): Author: mason@ftp.com (Quark Mason); Date: Mon, 23 Dec 91 15:50:39 -0500; The bump on the hood of a GT6 is in fact to clear the taller 6 cylinder motor. The reason that most people like the GT6 more is that it has a good bit more power than the spits.; /html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00525.html (6,637 bytes)
29. Not the right list, (score: 1): Author: mason@ftp.com (nosaM kraM); Date: Tue, 31 Dec 91 15:06:32 -0500; but I we do have a good bit o' bike fans out there... COLLECTORS FIND - Amal GP Racing Carb - Complete and ORIGINAL. Includes remote float bowl and mounting brackets for a BSA Goldstar. These haven't; /html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00566.html (6,580 bytes)
30. Re: More Oomph for the 1500 (score: 1): Author: mason@ftp.com (Dark Mason); Date: Tue, 1 Oct 91 14:01:11 -0400; Some of us aren't blessed with 1275's. My mini came with an 850 with a single 1 1/2 SU and I put in the Austin 1100 motor that had twin 1 1/4's, supposedly the performace setup. As soon as I get that; /html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00013.html (6,921 bytes)
31. Re: Small heads in big engines (score: 1): Author: mason@ftp.com (Dark Mason); Date: Tue, 1 Oct 91 16:29:58 -0400; presumably springs/caps not included. But I think you can use everything else from your 1000 head. $249.95. You should be able to get a new one much cheaper. Putting a small bore head on a large bor; /html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00022.html (7,420 bytes)
32. RE: Stecz and the Bugeye (score: 1): Author: mason@ftp.com (Dark Mason); Date: Mon, 7 Oct 91 14:41:45 -0400; I saw mention of a "discovered" LeMans Bugeye recently - was it Clasic and Sportscar? Didn't they have aluminium (or partially aliminium) bodies? Maybe just the bonnetts?; /html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00112.html (7,430 bytes)
33. Re: Previous owner bashing (score: 1): Author: mason@ftp.com (Stark Raving Mason); Date: Tue, 15 Oct 91 15:29:46 -0400; Not a car, but very british: 1971 Triumph Daytona 500cc purchased from Don Hutchinson Cycles, Wakefield, Ma: All 4 valve guides loose in their elongated holes, the ends of the valves were mushroomed; /html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00267.html (9,091 bytes)
34. BMW Snowblower (score: 1): Author: mason@ftp.com (Stark Raving Mason); Date: Tue, 29 Oct 91 12:32:43 -0500; For all of you that are sitting on the edge of your seats waiting to find out what's become of my Isetta, there's news - I got an engine! I got an R26 motorcycle engine, it would have worked except t; /html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00532.html (7,330 bytes)
35. Brake Boosters (score: 1): Author: mason@ftp.com (Stark Raving Mason); Date: Tue, 29 Oct 91 13:04:02 -0500; I was wondering if my TR250's brake booster is working like it should, the usual failure mode (I assume) is the diaphragm cracking. So to test I should just disconnect the vacuum line to the intake m; /html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00537.html (6,310 bytes)
36. Re: pushing compression (score: 1): Author: mason@ftp.com (Stark Raving Mason); Date: Wed, 30 Oct 91 17:23:24 -0500; Uh oh, I think I've seen this one before.... Jims spit wants 95 octane, but that's a *british* octane - just like a british gallon is different a british 9/16" wrench is different, so is a british oc; /html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00599.html (6,894 bytes)
37. Europa Flambe' (score: 1): Author: mason@ftp.com (Nark Mason); Date: Thu, 1 Aug 91 12:56:59 -0400; A friend of mine has a Lotus 47D, it looks like a Europa but the only parts it shares with one are the door handles and taillights. It caught fire too. I wonder if all things europa-esque are destine; /html/british-cars/1991-08/msg00011.html (6,317 bytes)
38. Re: Desk Toys (score: 1): Author: mason@ftp.com (Nark Mason); Date: Thu, 1 Aug 91 12:53:16 -0400; I have a TR5 model on top of my monitor (nobody made a TR250 I guess, you can tell it's a TR5 'cause of the injector racks under the bonnet), an old Greyhound (bus, not AC) ad with a pitcture of my b; /html/british-cars/1991-08/msg00012.html (8,423 bytes)
39. Re: British - Car Midwest? (score: 1): Author: mason@ftp.com (Nark Mason); Date: Mon, 12 Aug 91 18:12:17 -0400; A while back someone mentioned the type of paint that garages use on their floors, oil/gas proof and all that. Can someone refresh my memory? We've got a new house and the basement needs work...; /html/british-cars/1991-08/msg00139.html (6,689 bytes)
40. Re: Morris 1500 into a Mini? (score: 1): Author: mason@ftp.com (Nark Mason); Date: Mon, 12 Aug 91 22:41:14 -0400; Did the Austin/Morris 1500 have a B series engine? The MG1100/1300 were very similiar to the Mini bud had a wider wheelbase, therefore different subframes and axle shafts and longer lower control arm; /html/british-cars/1991-08/msg00146.html (6,932 bytes)

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