- 1. Re: Triumph Steering (and oil absorbing mats) (score: 1)
- Author: passaret@sol.med.ge.com ("Mr. Mike" Passaretti x7-4485)
- Date: Wed, 14 Dec 94 11:27:48 CST
- That was me. The number is 1-800-468-4647 Fax 1-800-621-PIGS (7447). Customer service 1-800-643-OINK(6465). International Service (814) 684-8450. New Pig Corporation 1 Pork Avenue Tipton PA, 16684-0
- /html/british-cars/1994-12/msg00468.html (7,141 bytes)
- 2. Re: Garage pits (score: 1)
- Author: passaret@sol.med.ge.com ("Mr. Mike" Passaretti x7-4485)
- Date: Thu, 10 Nov 94 15:54:02 CST
- This is, of course, why that manufacturer of home size lifts is called "Parking Solutions Inc.", and peppers their ads with lines like "Double your parking space" and "End Parking Worries". -MM (Who
- /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00347.html (8,692 bytes)
- 3. Re: B&B for LBC's (score: 1)
- Author: passaret@sol.med.ge.com ("Mr. Mike" Passaretti x7-4485)
- Date: Tue, 29 Nov 94 10:46:16 CST
- If anyone really needs this sort of thing, I suggest the "New Pig" corporation. Their phone number is 1-800-HOT-HOGS (468-4647). They have a catalog intended for industrial spill control and HAZMAT,
- /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00808.html (7,827 bytes)
- 4. TR4 Alternator Conversion (score: 1)
- Author: passaret@sol.med.ge.com ("Mr. Mike" Passaretti x7-4485)
- Date: Thu, 4 Aug 94 13:49:46 CDT
- Has anyone done one of these that could give me pointers on bracket/alternator part #'s or sources. I'd (ideally) love to get a message that says "take the alternator from a '73 Nova and the front br
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00148.html (7,168 bytes)
- 5. Dove - TR4 based GT (score: 1)
- Author: passaret@sol.med.ge.com ("Mr. Mike" Passaretti x7-4485)
- Date: Wed, 6 Jul 94 11:02:21 CDT
- OK, so I saw one of these recently and I have to know... Is there a company/group anywhere which can provide drawings for this car? When I win the lottery I'd love to have one fabbed. Seriously, does
- /html/british-cars/1994-07/msg00087.html (6,529 bytes)
- 6. Re: TR7 stalls on LEFT turns... (score: 1)
- Author: passaret@sol.med.ge.com ("Mr. Mike" Passaretti x7-4485)
- Date: Mon, 11 Jul 94 10:08:25 CDT
- Funny you should ask. My '89 Shadow had these exact symptoms. Tres annoying at autocrosses... Turned out to be the (tiny, under-engineered) wire from the coil to the "points" (actually electronic wi
- /html/british-cars/1994-07/msg00226.html (7,568 bytes)
- 7. TR4 body panels (score: 1)
- Author: passaret@sol.med.ge.com ("Mr. Mike" Passaretti x7-4485)
- Date: Wed, 13 Jul 94 09:58:00 CDT
- Does anyone know of a repro source for these that's worth looking at? I've gottne a lot of horror stories with few names attached. I'm contemplating biting the bullet on Sonja and pulling the body of
- /html/british-cars/1994-07/msg00272.html (6,871 bytes)
- 8. TR-8 Buyers Checklist (score: 1)
- Author: passaret@sol.med.ge.com ("Mr. Mike" Passaretti x7-4485)
- Date: Thu, 2 Jun 94 09:44:16 CDT
- I've been enlisted (as the local X-pert on things Triumph-ant) to help inspect a TR8 for purchase. It's an 80, which I assume means ZS carbs (check the shafts), but I'm clue-bar on other things which
- /html/british-cars/1994-06/msg00051.html (6,698 bytes)
- 9. The TR4, orphan or not... (score: 1)
- Author: passaret@sol.med.ge.com ("Mr. Mike" Passaretti x7-4485)
- Date: Mon, 6 Jun 94 13:17:06 CDT
- This is a bit of a rant. Those with sensitive digestive systems may want to ignore me. Now, I'm not one of those anal people who worries about clamps for steering gaiters :-), but I'm a bit perturbed
- /html/british-cars/1994-06/msg00175.html (9,107 bytes)
- 10. Re: naming cars... (score: 1)
- Author: passaret@sol.med.ge.com ("Mr. Mike" Passaretti x7-4485)
- Date: Wed, 8 Jun 94 14:57:36 CDT
- I'll make you feel better. My cars have always been named after their personalities and their colors: 79 Toyota Corolla Wagon Mustard Yellow The Peril (it was) 79 Toyota Corolla Wagon Navy Blue The
- /html/british-cars/1994-06/msg00324.html (7,671 bytes)
- 11. Re: Watery tarts, lobbing scimitars, a rational government ? (score: 1)
- Author: passaret@sol.med.ge.com ("Mr. Mike" Passaretti x7-4485)
- Date: Fri, 10 Jun 94 12:55:10 CDT
- Just to complete the non-LBC content (and the song)... Romans came across the channel, All dressed up in tin and flannel. Half a pint of woad per man'l Clothe you more than these. Saxons you can kee
- /html/british-cars/1994-06/msg00406.html (7,307 bytes)
- 12. Overdrive and rear-end ratios, General and TR4 (score: 1)
- Author: passaret@sol.med.ge.com ("Mr. Mike" Passaretti x7-4485)
- Date: Mon, 16 May 94 18:34:38 CDT
- Ok, folks, my math-lexia is showing its ugly head again. I have an O/D tranny for Sonja (my TR4). I have to get my speedo re-built. There are two rear-end ratios (3.7 and 4.1) available, and Sonja ha
- /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00428.html (7,859 bytes)
- 13. Re: TR-6 restoration (score: 1)
- Author: passaret@sol.med.ge.com ("Mr. Mike" Passaretti x7-4485)
- Date: Thu, 3 Feb 94 11:58:41 CST
- I'd like to put in a plug for "British Wiring Inc." as far as wiring goes. I got an O/D harness for my 4 from them and I'm really impressed with the workmanship. I looked over their stuff in Chi-tow
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00087.html (7,937 bytes)
- 14. Re: paint color choices (score: 1)
- Author: passaret@sol.med.ge.com ("Mr. Mike" Passaretti x7-4485)
- Date: Fri, 4 Feb 94 14:50:01 CST
- Eggplant. I kind of like it actually. There's a fellow locally that has a 120 painted that color... -MM
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00149.html (7,443 bytes)
- 15. Re: British Wiring Inc (score: 1)
- Author: passaret@sol.med.ge.com ("Mr. Mike" Passaretti x7-4485)
- Date: Fri, 4 Feb 94 17:38:34 CST
- Oops. That's (708). Fat fingers. -MM
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00157.html (6,641 bytes)
- 16. Re: PosiDriv-ers (Was Re: Bugeye Grill and Manual) (score: 1)
- Author: passaret@sol.med.ge.com ("Mr. Mike" Passaretti x7-4485)
- Date: Mon, 28 Feb 94 18:04:16 CST
- Or you can wave (less) money at your Cooper tools rep. The Type-99 drivers have a set of PosiDriv blades available... -MM
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00746.html (7,286 bytes)
- 17. Re: 1500 con rods, need to swap + $$ (score: 1)
- Author: passaret@sol.med.ge.com ("Mr. Mike" Passaretti x7-4485)
- Date: Tue, 11 Jan 94 13:40:26 CST
- I was always under the impression that this practice was so that a builder could "mike" the cap bolts for stretch length instead of relying on torque numbers. This would allow for more precise force
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00211.html (7,785 bytes)
- 18. Seats (TR4) (score: 1)
- Author: passaret@sol.med.ge.com ("Mr. Mike" Passaretti x7-4485)
- Date: Tue, 18 Jan 94 12:12:16 CST
- I'm considering buying a seat foam kit for Sonja this year. Has anyone on the list ever done one of these? The PO did the vinyl, but he didn't do the foam, which is quickly becoming powder. Is it eve
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00340.html (6,871 bytes)
- 19. Re: CadDrawings (score: 1)
- Author: passaret@sol.med.ge.com ("Mr. Mike" Passaretti x7-4485)
- Date: Fri, 24 Dec 93 14:53:31 CST
- I worked with some folks who were developing this technology at GE CR&D a number of years ago. The folks at GE Aircraft Engines are using it in a number of places now (albeit mostly for prototyping
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00529.html (9,725 bytes)
- 20. Re: Flexing Triumphs (score: 1)
- Author: passaret@sol.med.ge.com ("Mr. Mike" Passaretti x7-4485)
- Date: Wed, 17 Nov 93 14:46:45 CST
- Mine has them (now) because the movers f*cked it up when they lifted it off the truck. -MM "But I'm not bitter"
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00357.html (6,916 bytes)
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