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1. From: mit-eddie!p42.f4.n105.z1.FIDONET.ORG!George.Emery@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (George Emery) (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!p42.f4.n105.z1.FIDONET.ORG!George.Emery@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (George Emery); Date: Mon, 12 Mar 90 22:09:32 PST; One of the easy mods for getting a Mini to accelerate fast is to swap the final drive for an Austin America's. 0-60 is incredibly quick, but you won't go much faster than 65 mph! The 850 is good for; /html/british-cars/1990-03/msg00150.html (7,925 bytes)
2. Re: Broken stud advice (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!p42.f4.n105.z1.FIDONET.ORG!George.Emery@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (George Emery); Date: Mon, 12 Mar 90 21:44:32 PST; This sounds familiar... After mucking around for three hours on the engine stabilizer bolt for one of my Minis (it had sheared slightly below flush), I ended up having a machine shop drill it out, i; /html/british-cars/1990-03/msg00151.html (8,235 bytes)
3. Re: Midterm on torque vs. acceleration (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!p42.f4.n105.z1.FIDONET.ORG!George.Emery@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (George Emery); Date: Sat, 10 Mar 90 23:16:22 PST; Darn... I hope I was paying attention to which mailing list this originated in: Mark, isn't it getting a little late in the year to decide which car? :-) Straying from the subject a little, I'll thro; /html/british-cars/1990-03/msg00169.html (9,269 bytes)
4. Re: mini's and MG 1100's? (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!p42.f4.n105.z1.FIDONET.ORG!George.Emery@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (George Emery); Date: Mon, 05 Feb 90 09:50:08 PST; It's an MG 1100, probably from Canada. The motor should be 1098cc (unless someone has done a swap) and the drivetrain will be identical to the Mini's, except the final drive will be different becaus; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00027.html (9,145 bytes)
5. Re: mini's and MG 1100's? (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!p42.f4.n105.z1.FIDONET.ORG!George.Emery@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (George Emery); Date: Tue, 06 Feb 90 09:22:52 PST; Oops! I forgot to mention that as one of the prime characteristics of these little beasts! To from one of these to a GT-6 is a rather bizarre act... the GT-6 has the pedals offset in the other direc; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00032.html (8,297 bytes)
6. Re: Mini vs. MG1100 (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!p42.f4.n105.z1.FIDONET.ORG!George.Emery@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (George Emery); Date: Tue, 06 Feb 90 09:11:38 PST; The Mini Clubman used the 1098cc engine. No, you cannot interchange them because the geometry is different. If they could be interchanged, it would be a source for some excellent disc brakes! -- Geo; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00033.html (7,111 bytes)
7. Re: 1100's, New British Roadster? (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!p42.f4.n105.z1.FIDONET.ORG!George.Emery@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (George Emery); Date: Fri, 09 Feb 90 09:07:00 PST; No, the hydrolastic only links from front to rear; it doesn't cross the car. In fact, crossing over would be a detriment to cornering: inside rear wheel lifts causing the outside front wheel to dip; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00075.html (8,313 bytes)
8. Re: Has it been done? (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!p42.f4.n105.z1.FIDONET.ORG!George.Emery@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (George Emery); Date: Fri, 09 Feb 90 09:19:14 PST; Look at it this way: it'd be an authentic original if you did it! It's fairly amazing how far you can drive a car without recharging the battery. I've driven from Portland to Seaside (~100 mi) at ni; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00076.html (8,000 bytes)
9. Re: 1100's, New British Roadster? (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!p42.f4.n105.z1.FIDONET.ORG!George.Emery@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (George Emery); Date: Mon, 12 Feb 90 09:28:04 PST; Well, by now you've seen some of the other responses, so I'll just try to correct some of the errors and some further info. The Hydrolastic (this is the trademark spelling) suspension links the fron; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00150.html (10,906 bytes)
10. Re: Minis (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!p42.f4.n105.z1.FIDONET.ORG!George.Emery@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (George Emery); Date: Sat, 24 Feb 90 09:21:34 PST; Probably more than you really want to know... Any of David Vizard's books (How to Modify Your Mini and the one on A-series engines and the one on nitrous oxide) and the DIY Restoration series. The 1; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00235.html (7,566 bytes)
11. Re: 1100's, New British Roadster? (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!p42.f4.n105.z1.FIDONET.ORG!George.Emery@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (George Emery); Date: Fri, 23 Feb 90 08:40:34 PST; Yep, alcohol (with an anticorrosive agent) was the original substance, but everyone around here just uses anti-freeze since that's what is stored in our garages... -- George Emery - via FidoNet node; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00269.html (8,182 bytes)
12. Re: Quick Question (MGB) (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!p42.f4.n105.z1.FIDONET.ORG!George.Emery@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (George Emery); Date: Fri, 23 Feb 90 08:16:22 PST; Why not put the car in fourth and roll it forward to turn the motor? All you need is a little stretch of level pavement. -- George Emery - via FidoNet node 1:105/14 UUCP: ...!{uunet!oresoft, tektron; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00270.html (7,128 bytes)
13. Re: Lotus Eleven/Westfield (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!p42.f4.n105.z1.FIDONET.ORG!George.Emery@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (George Emery); Date: Fri, 08 Dec 89 09:58:32 PST; As an alternative engine, there's at least one Westfield with a rotary powerplant. That one popped up in Hemmings two years ago for some outrageous price, but was as fast as the proverbial bat. -- Ge; /html/british-cars/1989-12/msg00081.html (7,320 bytes)
14. Ho-ho-ho (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!p42.f4.n105.z1.FIDONET.ORG!George.Emery@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (George Emery); Date: Mon, 25 Dec 89 09:29:10 PST; Christmas day and what happens? The driveline on the GT-6 parts company two blocks from home. Since I haven't yet got the car home and examined, I can only make an educated guess as to the broken par; /html/british-cars/1989-12/msg00169.html (7,440 bytes)
15. Re: Spriget 1275cc vs. Triumph 1296cc (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!p42.f4.n105.z1.FIDONET.ORG!George.Emery@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (George Emery); Date: Tue, 21 Nov 89 04:21:56 PST; The BMC 1275cc has a pretty decent cylinder head on it, so performance increases are greater from (in order of application) a cam, dual Webers (you saw them in half), and a header. Then you think ab; /html/british-cars/1989-11/msg00023.html (8,289 bytes)
16. Re: What fun! (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!p42.f4.n105.z1.FIDONET.ORG!George.Emery@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (George Emery); Date: Tue, 28 Nov 89 08:57:50 PST; It's certainly warmer inside! Does your rear window defogger work? -- George Emery - via FidoNet node 1:105/14 UUCP: ...!{uunet!oresoft, tektronix!reed}!busker!4.42!George.Emery ARPA: George.Emery@p; /html/british-cars/1989-11/msg00044.html (6,860 bytes)
17. My "better" comment (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!p42.f4.n105.z1.FIDONET.ORG!George.Emery@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (George Emery); Date: Tue, 28 Nov 89 13:02:08 PST; In minor defense of my tactless typing fingers, the original query concerned pre-'68 Spitfires and Spridgets, I thought. Therefore the original swing-spring shouldn't be considered tamed until one ac; /html/british-cars/1989-11/msg00045.html (7,758 bytes)
18. Foot-in-mouth (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!p42.f4.n105.z1.FIDONET.ORG!George.Emery@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (George Emery); Date: Wed, 29 Nov 89 10:34:28 PST; George Emery (503) 257-9731 -- George Emery - via FidoNet node 1:105/14 UUCP: ...!{uunet!oresoft, tektronix!reed}!busker!4.42!George.Emery ARPA: George.Emery@p42.f4.n105.z1.FIDONET.ORG; /html/british-cars/1989-11/msg00061.html (6,720 bytes)

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