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21. Re: Looking for Tiger.. (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!sfisher@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Fri, 10 Aug 90 10:35:25 PDT; And what do you know -- I've got an engine and transmission that will fit in a Tiger! A Ford 260 V8 with 4-barrel carb and an aluminum-case Borg-Warner T-10 four-speed. I'll sell it for $1500, and I'; /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00092.html (7,013 bytes)
22. Re: frozen speedo? (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!sfisher@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Thu, 16 Aug 90 13:58:39 PDT; Well, I'd certainly think your Land Rover & TR3 are LBCs -- we went through this not long ago, and LBC stands for something like Little/Lovable British Car/Convertible. Inotherwords, it's just somet; /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00174.html (8,863 bytes)
23. Re: Pre-Salina paranoia sets in...car gets hot and don't know why (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!sfisher@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Fri, 17 Aug 90 10:35:41 PDT; The Lotus twincam can take a lot of temperature before anything bad happens to it. For reference, the Ford Cortina Modified By Lotus that I used to run had a very similar setup -- 1558cc, twin 40DCOE; /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00192.html (9,837 bytes)
24. Re: 50-50 body work (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!sfisher@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Fri, 17 Aug 90 11:26:32 PDT; That's because you worked in an expensive paint shop, Miq... A 50-50 paint job is one that looks just fine at 50 mph, standing 50 feet away. Peter Egan of Road & Track (get it this month! his column; /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00193.html (8,126 bytes)
25. Re: frozen speedo? (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!sfisher@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Mon, 20 Aug 90 12:16:05 PDT; The bigger carbs will hurt your throttle response slightly unless you do a lot of other things as well. The power restriction in the B motor is basically the cylinder head -- sorry to say... Bs are; /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00214.html (11,013 bytes)
26. Re: frozen speedo? (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!sfisher@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Thu, 23 Aug 90 12:11:33 PDT; Uhhh... Now, I *love* my MGBs. I think they're some of the finest pieces of machinery ever to drip Castrol on a garage floor. I love 'em so much I'm planning to take one around a race track next yea; /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00268.html (8,862 bytes)
27. The Naming of Cars (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!sfisher@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Fri, 24 Aug 90 15:15:50 PDT; "The naming of cats is a difficult matter, It isn't just one of your holiday games. You may think at first that I'm mad as a hatter When I tell you a cat must have three different names." --T.S. Elio; /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00297.html (7,402 bytes)
28. Re: Unisyn or Colortune? (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!sfisher@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Tue, 28 Aug 90 15:26:21 PDT; Well, I've tuned carbs with a Unisyn and I don't have a Colourtune, though I've heard good things about it. But I know it's possible to synchronize the carbs with a Unisyn or equivalent flow gauge.; /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00316.html (7,742 bytes)
29. Re: Spit 1500 cylinder heads (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!sfisher@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Wed, 29 Aug 90 14:18:38 PDT; Well, for what it's worth, the dishes on top of MGB pistons contain only 6cc, according to the Special Tuning manual. And Bs have a larger bore than Spitfires, so the dishes should have a higher volu; /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00328.html (7,347 bytes)
30. What I Did For Love (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!sfisher@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Thu, 30 Aug 90 14:37:59 PDT; I'm involved in a discussion on another list about weird, degrading, and generally bizarre jobs we've had, and I was reminded of the following story. It seems to apply to this list too... A few years; /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00338.html (7,397 bytes)
31. Re: Wimpy wipers (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!sfisher@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Mon, 02 Jul 90 14:01:09 PDT; Ah, then let me explain the concept of the Car Wardrobe, TeriAnn. (You've already got a clue about it, I can tell, by what you're thinking about with regard to the commuter British-car purchase.) Th; /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00016.html (12,010 bytes)
32. Re: 1990 Oddball Request Award (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!sfisher@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Wed, 27 Jun 90 12:30:43 PDT; Well, we do have a template to follow. My EP car is a '65* that has had the rubber part installed over the nose. It does redirect the air better, or so I'm told, to the tune of several hundred RPM a; /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00056.html (9,382 bytes)
33. Re: Whitworth, British Sedans in the US. (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!sfisher@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Thu, 12 Jul 90 12:38:24 PDT; Heh. The first Stirling (whoops, that's the driver) Sterling I saw was on a flat-bed tow truck. I downshifted the Cortina's gearbox, ran the Lotus Twin Cam up to a nice throaty 4500-5000 RPM (where; /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00131.html (7,412 bytes)
34. Re: parts, upgrades, like that kind of stuff. (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!sfisher@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Thu, 12 Jul 90 14:56:17 PDT; I know a source for the complete Spridget CR gearbox. Call The Austin-Healey Store, (818) 996-5212. Ask for Tom or Gary. They will be able to answer your questions. (Tom & Gary are old pals from whe; /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00135.html (9,878 bytes)
35. Re: shock shimming. BMC? (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!WSL.DEC.COM!sfisher@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Wed, 18 Jul 90 11:25:37 PDT; I'm afraid this kit comes under the BMC Competitions Programme banner, not the production car specs. That is, you won't find instructions for it in the Bentley manual (which is to say the factory ma; /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00193.html (7,627 bytes)
36. How I Spent My Summer Vacation (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!sfisher@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Mon, 23 Jul 90 13:40:20 PDT; Extended Road Test: 1971 Chevrolet Custom 10 Pickup truck or How to get a $500 MGB from Reno to Sunnyvale in only 13 hours, if you don't count spending half the previous day getting the truck and the; /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00262.html (19,510 bytes)
37. Re: road trip advice (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!sfisher@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Fri, 27 Jul 90 15:24:17 PDT; I still haven't seen Lydia's original posting about this subject, but I'll tell my story. Two words: DO IT. There is no experience like taking a British roadster along Highway 1 in the summertime. I; /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00303.html (8,960 bytes)
38. Re: road trip advice (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!sfisher@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Fri, 27 Jul 90 16:29:42 PDT; Now on to practical matters: Miq sez "Don't bother with AAA." Nonsense. Call Cambria Auto Repair and Towing in Cambria. They will take more care putting your car on the hook than most dentists will w; /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00304.html (13,849 bytes)
39. MGB Owners: Important Safety Update (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!sfisher@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Mon, 30 Jul 90 10:32:24 PDT; Anyone with an MGB should take a few minutes to inspect the lower A-arm on the driver's side of the car. When I recently had my street B up for an oil change and chassis lube, I noticed that the hole; /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00312.html (8,549 bytes)
40. Re: MGB Owners: Important Safety Update (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!sfisher@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Tue, 31 Jul 90 10:57:47 PDT; Gee, I hope not, though I'm surprised I didn't notice it on the other couple of occasions I've lubed the front end. Actually, it was probably hidden under a wealth of grime and road gunk. The spare; /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00325.html (8,678 bytes)

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