- 21. Re: yokohama tires (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Sun, 12 Aug 90 22:48:23 PDT
- [Autox-ers, this is a reply to an article in which a Yoko rep is quoted as claiming that A001Rs are faster for autox than A008Rs, because the 1s are 'rain road-race tires with a low operating temp of
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00103.html (7,066 bytes)
- 22. Re: MG TD Tires Needed (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Mon, 13 Aug 90 17:07:17 PDT
- You might check out Dunlop if you want to stay original (or a least British). Dunlop SP4s do indeed come in 165-15 -- I bought some for my TR4A last year. But they're made in Japan now, I'm afraid.
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00118.html (6,826 bytes)
- 23. The British Car life (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Mon, 13 Aug 90 17:19:13 PDT
- Along with mjb's collection of Triumphs, he has a collection of old Roadster Factory catalogs. While visiting the Fat Chance Garage last week, I had a chance to peruse some that came before my time.
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00119.html (7,486 bytes)
- 24. Re: E14th St Auto Wrecking (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Mon, 13 Aug 90 16:57:02 PDT
- I have Phone: (415) 278-6300 (415) 783-5322 One of them is the old, one the new that they had on the answering machine for a brief while.
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00120.html (6,628 bytes)
- 25. Re: Slick 50 ? (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Tue, 14 Aug 90 15:33:10 PDT
- Someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I seem to recall that this (as opposed to the molybdenum sulfide based additives) is bad shit, and to be avoided. The basic problem seems to be that the part
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00136.html (7,029 bytes)
- 26. Re: Oct 9 SOL pizza get-together...Spaghetti Factory, good idea (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Wed, 15 Aug 90 14:38:27 PDT
- Sounds like a plan. And we should be able to arrange LBC rides for all the out-of-towners between their hotel and the restaurant...
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00151.html (7,048 bytes)
- 27. frozen speedo? (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Wed, 15 Aug 90 22:52:17 PDT
- It just goes to show -- it never ends. That's why we love our LBCs. I was tooling along tonight, looked down, and noticed that the speedo indicated zero. Naught. Null. Nada. You know, needle hard on
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00160.html (8,325 bytes)
- 28. TR-4A seats (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Thu, 16 Aug 90 12:03:57 PDT
- Sarah came with distinctly non-original seats (mjb and I have made a best guess that they came from a FIAT). I'd like to get the right seats. Anyone have a pai sitting around waiting for a good home?
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00171.html (6,557 bytes)
- 29. Re: TR-6 questions (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Tue, 21 Aug 90 14:57:32 PDT
- -Cracks in the boots over the rear axle half-shafts splines (If these boots are in bad condition, then the splines are in bad condition, and they are impossible to find.) These splines aren't impossi
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00236.html (6,962 bytes)
- 30. Re: TR-4 vs. TR-4A (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Wed, 22 Aug 90 11:35:22 PDT
- The TR-4 is, in many ways, the end of the series of cars that started with the TR-2; the -4A is, in many ways, the beginning of the series of cars that led to the incredibly long-running TR-6. The 4
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00246.html (8,293 bytes)
- 31. this made me smile (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Thu, 23 Aug 90 10:07:41 PDT
- The spec on 944 oil consumption is 1.5 litres / 1000 km. And to think I was concerned because Sarah consumes a quart/1000 miles.
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00264.html (6,462 bytes)
- 32. Re: 108 octane (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Thu, 23 Aug 90 16:04:08 PDT
- My list of leaded hi-octane suppliers was just posted to the ba-racers list, since it only covers the SF Bay Area. If anyone else wants a copy, send me mail directly. (kent@decwrl.dec.com)
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00275.html (6,534 bytes)
- 33. I'm very sad... (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Thu, 23 Aug 90 21:15:22 PDT
- That's putting it mildly. Um, could someone recommend a reputable shop to do Triumph paint and body work in the SF Bay Area? I finally retuned Sarah this afternoon, after the long trip to Boulder and
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00280.html (8,054 bytes)
- 34. Re: I'm very sad... (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Fri, 24 Aug 90 10:31:03 PDT
- Bill Sohl, Thanks for your note. I've seen that article before, but I don't think I could have found a copy. Happily (well, from an insurance point of view), I've only owned Sarah for a year, and the
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00291.html (7,151 bytes)
- 35. green for engines (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Fri, 24 Aug 90 16:01:06 PDT
- TR oil filter canisters, in particular. I recently converted to a spin-on filter, and I wanted to paint my rusted canister before putting it away. At the VTR convention, all the concours cars had it
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00298.html (6,749 bytes)
- 36. Re: Put me on mailing list! (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Mon, 27 Aug 90 13:57:05 PDT
- Doug: Congratulations on joining the fold! May you drip many quarts of oil. Call The Roadster Factory, (814) 446-4444, and ask them about your tranny. Chances are that they already have a gearbox reb
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00307.html (7,134 bytes)
- 37. Re: Unisyn or Colortune? (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Tue, 28 Aug 90 18:13:52 PDT
- They really address two different problems. The UniSyn is good for only one thing: synchronizing the (air) flow through your carburettors. The ColorTune helps you set mixture and diagnose what's goin
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00319.html (7,691 bytes)
- 38. value of a TR-4A (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Thu, 30 Aug 90 10:44:34 PDT
- As expected, the insurance company is trying to total Sarah (the damage repair estimate is $4K, and the 'valuation' they got back is $1K). The agent knows that the $1K is low. Now he'd like some evid
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00335.html (6,577 bytes)
- 39. When will the learn? (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Fri, 31 Aug 90 08:23:03 PDT
- It looks like NASA still hasn't figured out that sending Lucas electrics into space is a bad idea (from this morning's NY Times, entitled "NASA Loses Signal from Telescope Inside Shuttle"): "...The o
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00342.html (6,715 bytes)
- 40. Re: Sunbeam Alpines (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Fri, 31 Aug 90 09:41:44 PDT
- There's a place in Los Gatos, Sunbeam Specialties (408) 371-1642. Calling them is probably a good place to start pricing. And tell your friend to bring the car to the show in Palo Alto next week and
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00344.html (6,732 bytes)
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