- 1. Re: VTR autocross class scheme proposal. (score: 1)
- Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Thu, 4 Oct 90 19:46 EDT
- just as a point of information, i thought i'd pass along some mention of how the Alfa Romeo Owners Club handles their competition code. Their classes are named with letters, A through G or some such.
- /html/british-cars/1990-10/msg00024.html (8,391 bytes)
- 2. seat belt specs (score: 1)
- Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Mon, 13 Aug 90 14:42 EDT
- Sarah comes equipped with eyebolts to mount clip-style lap seat belts. I want to add some sort of 3-point, and would like to use the original eyes. Most of the belts I've found have plates that want
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00111.html (8,062 bytes)
- 3. Re: seat belt specs (score: 1)
- Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Mon, 13 Aug 90 17:02 EDT
- one more point in favor of full harnesses -- i found that they made me sit up straight, which was a real help with my driving -- i have a bad habit of leaning into hard turns, which is not a particul
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00122.html (6,890 bytes)
- 4. Re: seat belt specs (score: 1)
- Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Mon, 13 Aug 90 15:55 EDT
- Clearly the problem is that I don't have enough catalogs. doesn't everybody have that problem? I'd rather not install a fully 5-point right now -- it seems like too much overkill. ``too much overkill
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00123.html (8,297 bytes)
- 5. Re: seat belt specs (score: 1)
- Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Tue, 14 Aug 90 18:19 EDT
- I definitely disagree with this. this is allowable. With the way my seats are set up (seatback forward, not reclined at all; seat bottom extending fairly far forward) the anti-sub belt ends up pullin
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00135.html (8,589 bytes)
- 6. [mck-csc!jw@eddie.mit.edu: MG steering wheel available] (score: 1)
- Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Fri, 17 Aug 90 14:04 EDT
- i just received this, and am passing it along: Richard, can you please post this to the Brit-cars mailing list for me. My father recently discovered (in our garage) an MG steering wheel that I got ab
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00189.html (7,237 bytes)
- 7. Re: Monterey Historics @ Laguna Seca (score: 1)
- Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Tue, 21 Aug 90 11:27 EDT
- FIA and CAN-AM. There was very good racing in these two races until someone got a little carried away in the heat of competition. A Devin SS smacked the wall between turns 4 and 5 and a CAN-AM Alfa R
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00227.html (7,840 bytes)
- 8. Re: Real Spitfires (score: 1)
- Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Tue, 10 Jul 90 15:42 EDT
- Yes, I got the distinct impression that these planes were of post '30s vintage. Most WW II aircraft that were operational throughout the war underwent fairly dramatic changes as technology improved.
- /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00096.html (7,591 bytes)
- 9. Re: Lars Report (score: 1)
- Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Tue, 17 Jul 90 18:15 EDT
- it is fairly certain that allison and i will attend this; we've already got the day blocked off on our calendar. hope to see some british-car types there. richard
- /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00164.html (6,679 bytes)
- 10. Re: Gatherings (Specificly) (score: 1)
- Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Fri, 20 Jul 90 16:09 EDT
- Ah- that looks like the ticket- maybe there's a gathering on Columbus day or so? That would work out good, as C.D.(observed) is listed on Oct. 8 this year, and we're looking at doing a Rally in the A
- /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00217.html (7,712 bytes)
- 11. amazing driver's school opportunity (score: 1)
- Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jun 90 11:09 EDT
- i have known for a while about this, but i was only told that it was ok to publicize it last night, so this isn't much warning ... on Friday, June 15th, the Alfa Romeo Owner's Club of Conn. is puttin
- /html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00002.html (7,342 bytes)
- 12. Hydraulic clutch Operation (score: 1)
- Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Mon, 18 Jun 90 14:51 EDT
- -Remember- USE CASTROL LMA GTX DOT4 eq. or better brake fluid, NOT DOT3 in your British car! -DOT5, Silicon is OK too. I'm currently running some long term tests on it. There are some who say it may
- /html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00093.html (7,550 bytes)
- 13. 2L SAAB turbo -> TR-7 (score: 1)
- Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Tue, 1 May 90 14:55 EDT
- The engine used by SAAB in the early 99 models was made for them by Triumph. The engine used in the TR-7 was very similar to the engine supplied to SAAB, as well as the SAAB-built engine used in late
- /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00015.html (8,389 bytes)
- 14. Re: Outback IV results (longish) (score: 1)
- Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Tue, 1 May 90 17:23 EDT
- Shortly thereafter, we came up on another car, speaking to a woman in the road. They managed to get away as she came back and grabbed our car instead. Yes mam. No mam. We aren't SPEEDING mam. No, I c
- /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00035.html (10,376 bytes)
- 15. SAAB turbo -> TR-7 (score: 1)
- Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Wed, 2 May 90 12:19 EDT
- Richard Welty responds to Tim Buja with ... it seems unlikely; saab did quite a bit of redesign when they went from the 1.85L Triumph engine to the 2.0L B-engine (and It seems that I may have uninten
- /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00049.html (8,081 bytes)
- 16. To Wax or Not To Wax (Eloquent?) (score: 1)
- Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Mon, 7 May 90 12:01 EDT
- I am in a dilemma about whether to wax my roadster. The pro side says that wax protects the paint and looks good. On the other hand, I had a body man tell me one time that you should never use wax on
- /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00137.html (8,400 bytes)
- 17. Re: To Wax or Not To Wax (Eloquent?) (score: 1)
- Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Mon, 7 May 90 14:21 EDT
- Interestingly enough, the last body guy that I talked to recommended not the car not because of the silicone in the wax, but because wax traps dirt against the paint. You are then forced to strip the
- /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00140.html (7,946 bytes)
- 18. wash & wax (score: 1)
- Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Tue, 8 May 90 12:22 EDT
- I'd have to disagree with using dishwashing liquid when washing your car. been my experience that the grease cutting agents in these liquids tend to remove the wax from your car real fast. i've been
- /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00168.html (7,170 bytes)
- 19. silicone waxes (score: 1)
- Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Tue, 8 May 90 14:53 EDT
- And I still think it's silly to worry about what wax your using because SOMEDAY your car MIGHT be in an accident. my alfa has now been in two accidents in the past year and a half, both caused by the
- /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00169.html (6,545 bytes)
- 20. Re: transmission oil (score: 1)
- Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Tue, 8 May 90 18:36 EDT
- In the recent write up in Grassroots Motorsports Magazine on the they highly reccomend Redline's manual trans/transaxle fluid as 'a transmission rebuild in a can'. Anyone else tried this stuff? redli
- /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00183.html (8,809 bytes)
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