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1. And this week's revisionist history lesson... (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Tue, 02 Oct 90 11:00:59 PDT; This past Sunday, the New York Time magazine had an article about the creation of the Miata. Subtitled something like "it took an American to design Japan's latest success", it's breezily written as; /html/british-cars/1990-10/msg00002.html (7,970 bytes)
2. Research again (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Christopher A. Kent); Date: Tue, 2 Oct 90 16:58:40 PDT; I've been offered an opportunity to go to Xerox PARC and work on software and systems research. Since that is what I kept telling myself I wanted to do while I was struggling to finish my PhD, I'm go; /html/british-cars/1990-10/msg00003.html (7,272 bytes)
3. Re: SOL gathering at InterOp (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Mon, 08 Oct 90 15:07:06 PDT; We'll be there, too, but I expect that we'll be driving the Honda and toting pictures. Sarah's still not fit for driving at night.; /html/british-cars/1990-10/msg00041.html (7,392 bytes)
4. Re: Palo Alto (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Tue, 04 Sep 90 12:45:33 PDT; I'll be there. But I think I'll leave Sarah (with her bashed in front end) at home...; /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00018.html (7,397 bytes)
5. Re: Parts is parts.... (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Thu, 06 Sep 90 13:24:54 PDT; Lately I heard a very disturbing rumor: that Moss motors is setting themseelves up as a monopoly in the Brit-car parts market, by buying up all the sources... Does anybody know anything about this, o; /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00067.html (7,088 bytes)
6. Re: Palo Alto british car meet (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Wed, 12 Sep 90 10:48:55 PDT; I overheard several drivers, as they were leaving early, complaining about the fact that some other event was scheduled in conflict. They were apparently leaving early to make it there.; /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00139.html (6,980 bytes)
7. like I said, speaking of tools... (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Thu, 13 Sep 90 16:40:20 PDT; Having satisfied my quest for cheap safety wire pliers, I was ready to buy a decent vise. My friend with the machine shop says "Buy a Wilton 4.5" machinist's vise and be done with it". Well, such a v; /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00158.html (7,492 bytes)
8. Re: Elan Headlamps (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Thu, 13 Sep 90 16:34:01 PDT; I just noticed that my local Orchard Supply has Heim-like rod ends in various sizes for fairly low prices. They're not Teflon lined, but I'd bet they'd work for this application. They also have safet; /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00159.html (7,023 bytes)
9. Re: polishing parts of cars (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Thu, 13 Sep 90 16:31:16 PDT; For what it's worth, Carroll Smith recommends cadmium plating in Prepare To Win. Less expensive and more abuse resistant than chrome, apparently, and can be buffed to just about as nice a finish. I t; /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00160.html (7,176 bytes)
10. Morgan 4s (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Thu, 13 Sep 90 17:02:24 PDT; Anybody care to venture a guess at the current price range for Morgan 4s and where one might find one for sale? A friend of mine was smitten last Sunday at the Palo Alto show...; /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00161.html (6,710 bytes)
11. Re: tire wars. (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Fri, 14 Sep 90 11:02:40 PDT; After struggling with over-tightened lug nuts after new tire purchases, I've had wheel studs fail on the road because of this. Most places will use a torque wrench by hand, IF YOU ASK. But you have t; /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00181.html (7,069 bytes)
12. Re: Torque or Myriatorque? (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Wed, 26 Sep 90 12:41:30 PDT; Then there's always the venerable 'units' program on Unix: gilroy 110 % units 470 units; 3649 bytes you have: ft-lb you want: in-lb * 1.200000e+01 / 8.333333e-02; /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00262.html (6,818 bytes)
13. Re: Radiators, Vanity Plates (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Thu, 27 Sep 90 15:35:25 PDT; Palo Alto Radiator put in a new radiator core for me after one of my fan mounting bolts came loose and put several holes in it (I've since learned the importance of locking tabs). There didn't seem t; /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00274.html (6,930 bytes)
14. Re: Not Re: Radiators, Vanity Plates (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Thu, 27 Sep 90 17:56:53 PDT; If you count a TR-6 as a tourer, then you must count a TR-4A as one, as well, because the hood mechanism is shared between the two. The hood is fairly permanently attached to the frame (rivets and gl; /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00278.html (7,826 bytes)
15. vanity plates (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Thu, 27 Sep 90 17:27:20 PDT; I have (somewhere) the address of a company that makes up custom vinyl vanity plates. So, you could get a proper yellow-on-black california plate with your choice of wording, ignoring DMV limitations; /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00279.html (7,099 bytes)
16. Upper front valence for TR-4A? (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Fri, 28 Sep 90 15:39:51 PDT; The only part that we haven't located for Sarah's body work is the upper front valence -- the one that was on the parts car we found was rusted out. If you know where to find one ... send me some mai; /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00287.html (6,562 bytes)
17. TR-250 (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Fri, 28 Sep 90 16:53:08 PDT; There's a TR-250 for sale in the Bay Area, for $3250 obo: "1968 TR-250, runs great, very good condition, $3250 obo, call Albert (408) 984-6888" Picture looks like it has wire wheels. (From the Oct 5; /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00288.html (6,498 bytes)
18. Re: Does engine braking waste gas? (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Sun, 12 Aug 90 20:51:59 PDT; How `bout a SOL Gathering at Interop-90 in San Jose?, The MGA won't fit as carry-on but I'll bring pic's.. Sounds good to me -- I'll be in the area if not at InterOp!; /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00100.html (6,513 bytes)
19. seat belt specs (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Sun, 12 Aug 90 21:52:54 PDT; 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/msg00101.html (7,132 bytes)
20. Re: Origional Mirror for TR4 (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Sun, 12 Aug 90 21:50:19 PDT; To the best of my knowledge, TR4 mirrors were strictly a dealer option. We saw all of the above on TR4s at the VTR concourse last week...; /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00102.html (6,645 bytes)

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