- 141. Re: Paeco: Anyone heard of or used them? (score: 1)
- Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
- Date: Thu, 17 Feb 1994 16:36:09 -0600 (CST)
- Here is what is currently in the Monster Britcar Vendors List: -- PAECO 2400-M Mountain Drive Birmingham, AL 35226 800-326-6401 205-323-8376 205-823-7278 (205-823-PART) Almost everyone I talk to say
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00487.html (8,229 bytes)
- 142. Re: Rust Converters (score: 1)
- Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
- Date: Tue, 22 Feb 1994 12:09:08 -0600 (CST)
- Please tell us all about this stuff. What is it called? Where did you get it?
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00563.html (7,099 bytes)
- 143. Re: "Prestige conv. tops" (score: 1)
- Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
- Date: Tue, 22 Feb 1994 16:04:34 -0600 (CST)
- Well, it's there, but not much info: -- Prestige Auto Trim, 3 Prenton Way, Nth Cheshire Trd Est, Birkenhead, Merseyside,L43 3DU Tops (hoods) of all fabrics -- We would like to hear more to fill out
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00583.html (7,800 bytes)
- 144. Re: "Prestige conv. tops" (score: 1)
- Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
- Date: Mon, 28 Feb 1994 15:17:32 -0600 (CST)
- Here is the updated file for the vendor list: -- Prestige Auto Trim, 3 Prenton Way, Nth Cheshire Trd Est, Birkenhead, Merseyside,L43 3DU 1-800-659-2649 (toll-free from USA) Tops (hoods) of all fabric
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00739.html (7,595 bytes)
- 145. Re: Death to Cash for Clunkers (score: 1)
- Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
- Date: Mon, 28 Feb 1994 14:44:09 -0600 (CST)
- This following was put on the autox list by the REAL Roger Johnson in the spring of '93. I can't imagine that either he nor the originator would object to its use here. -- The following was created b
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00751.html (9,253 bytes)
- 146. Re: spridget hubs and bearings (score: 1)
- Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
- Date: Mon, 28 Feb 1994 13:11:35 -0600 (CST)
- If someone was "going on about" something, it should be no surprise to learn it was Phil Ethier. I know you are not going to believe this. I walked into the local parts house (not for britcars, or ev
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00752.html (8,183 bytes)
- 147. Re: "They paved paradise..." (score: 1)
- Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
- Date: Mon, 28 Feb 1994 20:52:08 -0600 (CST)
- MELANIE!!?????? Please!!!! Joni Mitchell wrote the song. I don't care WHO covered it. "Michael drives the canyons in a high-speed Lotus" - Joni Mitchell
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00755.html (6,993 bytes)
- 148. Re: Nash-Healey (score: 1)
- Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
- Date: Mon, 28 Feb 1994 22:58:06 -0600 (CST)
- Oddly enough, Nash.
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00757.html (6,658 bytes)
- 149. Re: Turner, Kurtis (score: 1)
- Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
- Date: Tue, 1 Mar 1994 00:00:56 -0600 (CST)
- Curtis Turner was a NASCAR driver whose unusual airplane habit eventually spelled his doom. What? Oh, that's very different. Never mind. The Kurtis roadsters resembled Allards and the like, but they
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00758.html (6,616 bytes)
- 150. Re: Mouses vs. upholstery (score: 1)
- Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
- Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 09:50:28 -0600 (CST)
- W. Ray Gibbons > Well first of all, I never have carpet in my LBCs. If you are going to store a car you want to get that stuff out, if possible, so it can't hold moisture. Since my sports cars never
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00034.html (7,642 bytes)
- 151. Re: Locking Convertibles (score: 1)
- Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
- Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 10:23:07 -0600 (CST)
- That would be THE CLUB. I remember the CROOK LOCK. It shares the same disadvantage as THE CLUB. They are both made of super-hard steel, but your steering wheel rim is not. A quick snip and little ben
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00035.html (8,543 bytes)
- 152. Re: Vitesse! (score: 1)
- Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
- Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 12:42:15 -0600 (CST)
- What is this. I have heard the name, but know nothing about them. I know what Herald looks like. Put new oil in it and change the filter. As soon as you get the oil hot, dump it and put new oil and a
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00045.html (8,780 bytes)
- 153. Re: Newsgroup enough already (score: 1)
- Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
- Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 15:41:20 -0600 (CST)
- I have been uncharacteristically silent about this. Mostly because I didn't want to fan the flames, but ... Perspective time. The attempt to create "rec.autos.british" is the right of Mr. de Souza or
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00054.html (8,471 bytes)
- 154. Re: For Sale - NOT! (score: 1)
- Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
- Date: Wed, 5 Jan 1994 10:50:12 -0600 (CST)
- Get one. Then mail me the old one. I'll send mine to someone who doesn't have one at all. Do you think you will need extra postage for the lift?
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00076.html (6,593 bytes)
- 155. Re: front Spring & disclaimer (score: 1)
- Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
- Date: Thu, 6 Jan 1994 08:39:15 -0600 (CST)
- HUGE DISCLAIMER: DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK! I DIDN'T TELL YOU TO DO IT, AND I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR INJURIES! And that's phile, Phil, Flip, Philip, or Phil E. :-) Phil Ethier, THE RIGHT LIN
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00104.html (11,485 bytes)
- 156. Re: Round arch Spridgets (score: 1)
- Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
- Date: Sat, 8 Jan 1994 13:34:50 -0600 (CST)
- You can still buy such things. It would be silly, IMHO, to cut up an original to try to replicate the fiberglass ones. I don't know where to get a Sebring Sprite front end, but Winner's Circle in USA
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00176.html (7,806 bytes)
- 157. Re: Round arch Spridgets (score: 1)
- Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
- Date: Sat, 8 Jan 1994 13:46:54 -0600 (CST)
- I have a pretty large file on my disk that resulted when Pat saw someone post the word "battery". :-) You guys should check out the autocross list, where the REAL key-pounders hang out. Phil Ethier,
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00177.html (7,944 bytes)
- 158. Re: Avoiding stuck clutches (score: 1)
- Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
- Date: Tue, 11 Jan 1994 08:34:22 -0600 (CST)
- How long was it in storage? Every once in a while, pop into the driver seat and work the clutch pedal vigorously. If you can, keep the car in gear, depress the clutch pedal with your one foot and sti
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00203.html (8,008 bytes)
- 159. Re: 67 MGB transmission request (score: 1)
- Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
- Date: Wed, 12 Jan 1994 22:39:26 -0600 (CST)
- No, you don't want to do this. The graphite wears down as the clutch disc wears, preserving your adjustment. Put in a new graphite release bearing at the same time you do the clutch.
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00251.html (7,234 bytes)
- 160. Re: Feeling Guilty about breaking tools (score: 1)
- Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 1994 09:10:10 -0600 (CST)
- No. I have broken more sockets than I care to think of with my Craftsman 18" breaker bar in the 24 years or so since I have had it. Sometimes by kicking it and sometimes with a cheater pipe. The most
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00276.html (7,832 bytes)
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