- 1. Cars for sale? (score: 1)
- Author: Mark J Bradakis <mjb@triumph.cs.utah.edu>
- Date: Wed, 2 Dec 92 21:59:17 -0700
- I had a nice, relaxing weekend in Indianapolis, and as I usually do when I visit somewhere I checked out the want ads. Here's a few of the better choices I came across in a Sunday edition of the Indi
- /html/british-cars/1992-12/msg00028.html (7,245 bytes)
- 2. Christmas carols (score: 1)
- Author: Mark J Bradakis <mjb@triumph.cs.utah.edu>
- Date: Thu, 3 Dec 92 10:42:55 -0700
- For those of you who might be needing some filler for your local newsletters due out yesterday, here's some stuff I've seen around. These were first published in Road & Track about a zillion years ag
- /html/british-cars/1992-12/msg00042.html (10,336 bytes)
- 3. Team Triumph? (score: 1)
- Author: Mark J Bradakis <mjb@triumph.cs.utah.edu>
- Date: Mon, 7 Dec 92 11:00:55 -0700
- Has anyone heard of a fellow named Steve Harper, selling Bugeye bits under the name "Team Triumph"? He's located somewhere in Ohio. mjb.
- /html/british-cars/1992-12/msg00091.html (6,358 bytes)
- 4. Re: valve cover gasket & diffgt6 diff (score: 1)
- Author: Mark J Bradakis <mjb@triumph.cs.utah.edu>
- Date: Mon, 7 Dec 92 11:08:41 -0700
- The Neoprene rocker cover gasket is available from Ken Gillanders at British Frame and Engine 4831 Ryland Avenue Temple City, CA 91780 It is really a Fel-Pro part number, which of course, I don't hav
- /html/british-cars/1992-12/msg00093.html (6,797 bytes)
- 5. [snd@cs.Princeton.EDU: FOR SALE] (score: 1)
- Author: Mark J Bradakis <mjb@triumph.cs.utah.edu>
- Date: Mon, 7 Dec 92 12:40:33 -0700
- 14" x 6.5" MiniLites (yes the real thing!) 4 by 4.5" bolt pattern (will fit z-cars, mgb, tr2-tr6 These 14" wheels will only work on the big Triumphs if you don't mind having the front suspension rema
- /html/british-cars/1992-12/msg00097.html (6,657 bytes)
- 6. Re: Oil leak from HELL (score: 1)
- Author: Mark J Bradakis <mjb@triumph.cs.utah.edu>
- Date: Mon, 7 Dec 92 16:10:47 -0700
- In my '68 MGB I've used the later year red rubber gasket instead of the cork with no sealant and a small rubber gasket that looks like a 1/8" long piece of hose under a dished steel washer (I think t
- /html/british-cars/1992-12/msg00102.html (7,246 bytes)
- 7. Re: soldering wire harnesses (score: 1)
- Author: Mark J Bradakis <mjb@triumph.cs.utah.edu>
- Date: Wed, 9 Dec 92 10:25:14 -0700
- One possible reason the old guy avoids soldered connections is fatigue. The end of the wire that gets soldered is solid, and chances are the wire itself is soft and braided. At the point where the so
- /html/british-cars/1992-12/msg00133.html (7,700 bytes)
- 8. Manifold clamps (score: 1)
- Author: Mark J Bradakis <mjb@triumph.cs.utah.edu>
- Date: Sun, 1 Nov 92 23:50:57 -0700
- A long time ago (okay, it was only a week or so) Kevin Riggs discusses his intake and exhaust manifold clamping: Also, cast-iron brackets are used on this car to clamp both the intake manifold and th
- /html/british-cars/1992-11/msg00004.html (7,343 bytes)
- 9. October stats (score: 1)
- Author: Mark J Bradakis <mjb@triumph.cs.utah.edu>
- Date: Mon, 2 Nov 92 11:18:11 -0700
- Only 918K, 456 messages. Must be the weather dampening folks' enthusiasm. mjb.
- /html/british-cars/1992-11/msg00017.html (6,249 bytes)
- 10. Spitfire prices and such (score: 1)
- Author: Mark J Bradakis <mjb@triumph.cs.utah.edu>
- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 92 10:43:14 -0700
- Hey, for $3700 I'd sell you TWO running Spitfires, my '74 autocrosser and the '77 I need to get tuned up and running. For some odd reason, though, the '74 Spitfire 1150 had a new clutch put in before
- /html/british-cars/1992-11/msg00093.html (7,346 bytes)
- 11. Re: Thanks! (score: 1)
- Author: Mark J Bradakis <mjb@triumph.cs.utah.edu>
- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 92 13:12:53 -0700
- Larry claims: I plan to be in Salt Lake City by early evening Saturday, Any SOL folks interested in dinner at Squatter's that night? mjb the thristy.
- /html/british-cars/1992-11/msg00104.html (6,493 bytes)
- 12. Notes on Webers (score: 1)
- Author: Mark J Bradakis <mjb@triumph.cs.utah.edu>
- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 92 20:20:44 -0700
- A while back Gerry sez: all Weber manuals I have read state that the rubber gaskets MUST be present, and the securing bolts/nuts must have those funny looking rubber doughnuts. Actually, the soft mou
- /html/british-cars/1992-11/msg00118.html (6,779 bytes)
- 13. Journey of a thousand miles (score: 1)
- Author: Mark J Bradakis <mjb@triumph.cs.utah.edu>
- Date: Sun, 15 Nov 92 22:08:36 -0700
- In truth, though, Seattle is only about 869 miles from Salt Lake, and as I recall Salina is similary short of the 1,000 mile mark. But this is not really about the destination, nor the length of the
- /html/british-cars/1992-11/msg00272.html (8,180 bytes)
- 14. Spitfire headers (score: 1)
- Author: Mark J Bradakis <mjb@triumph.cs.utah.edu>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 00:45:25 -0700
- Some time ago, perhaps last summer, I had a mail exchange with someone on the list regarding Spitfire headers. They had some from ??? that sounded like what I want, a decent 4-2-1 setup rather than t
- /html/british-cars/1992-11/msg00290.html (6,850 bytes)
- 15. Header for sale (score: 1)
- Author: Mark J Bradakis <mjb@triumph.cs.utah.edu>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 00:56:14 -0700
- Speaking of headers, anyone want to buy a brand new, in the box chrome header for a GT6 Mark 1, possibly fits Vitesse? This will NOT fit the later 6 cylinder heads, only the early ones with separate
- /html/british-cars/1992-11/msg00291.html (6,527 bytes)
- 16. Re: Cylinder Head, Compression tests (score: 1)
- Author: Mark J Bradakis <mjb@triumph.cs.utah.edu>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 09:55:42 -0700
- Roger complains: the sol wais server isn't responding It should be now, though it still hasn't had any 1992 stuff added. And to his list I add 5a: 5) Open throttle full (Step on the pedal, eh?) 5a) O
- /html/british-cars/1992-11/msg00299.html (6,805 bytes)
- 17. Compression, indexing, want ads (score: 1)
- Author: Mark J Bradakis <mjb@triumph.cs.utah.edu>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 15:56:04 -0700
- I added in about 6 months of 1992 SOL mail to the wais server on hoosier. Any day now I'll go thhrough ALL the SOL mail, index it and then set it up so the nightly digest appends the days mail. Yep,
- /html/british-cars/1992-11/msg00311.html (7,854 bytes)
- 18. Such a deal! (score: 1)
- Author: Mark J Bradakis <mjb@triumph.cs.utah.edu>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 16:25:42 -0700
- This is the car for you! From today's Salt Lake Tribune: '30 Rover 4 door saloon, wood with upholstery, only one in US, 98% complete. $2,000/offer 801-359-8557 Hmm, wonder if they'd take a gaggle of
- /html/british-cars/1992-11/msg00367.html (6,523 bytes)
- 19. Re: GT6 engine info please (score: 1)
- Author: Mark J Bradakis <mjb@triumph.cs.utah.edu>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 12:28:15 -0700
- You mean this segment of a never to published booklet on Triumphs that I have ignored for the last year or two? mjb. -- \section{The Triumph Six Engine} The Triumph 6 is a cast iron block, cast iron
- /html/british-cars/1992-11/msg00377.html (9,978 bytes)
- 20. Rover 10 pics (score: 1)
- Author: Mark J Bradakis <mjb@triumph.cs.utah.edu>
- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 92 20:14:44 -0700
- For those of you wondering, I did run over to check out the 1930 Rover 10 I mentioned as listed for sale here in Salt Lake. Take a look in hoosier's ftp directory, pub/sol/rover_10.* if you'd like to
- /html/british-cars/1992-11/msg00390.html (6,383 bytes)
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