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1. Morris 1500 into a Mini? (score: 1): Author: s883351@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (John Taylor [The Banshee]); Date: Tue, 13 Aug 91 10:34:52 +1000; How different (apart from type of motor & 5 speed box) are the Morris/Austin 1500 and Mini mechanicals? I've heard that the smaller 1100/1300 versions are basically reskinned Minis. Could a transplan; /html/british-cars/1991-08/msg00142.html (7,126 bytes)
2. Re: Morris 1500 into a mini (score: 1): Author: s883351@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (John Taylor [The Banshee]); Date: Tue, 13 Aug 91 14:25:14 +1000; As far as I know, the 1500 was sort of related to the A-series, but it's got an OHC. The Morris 1500 itself is basically a 1100/1300 with the different engine, and it does have a 5-speed box. I thin; /html/british-cars/1991-08/msg00150.html (7,919 bytes)
3. Re: X1/9 and TR7 (score: 1): Author: s883351@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (John Taylor [The Banshee]); Date: Tue, 5 Feb 91 08:33:04 +1100; Are the Fiat X1/9 and the Triumph TR7 simply "badge-engineered" cars, or are there significant differences? From what I've seen, they look exactly the same and have very similar performance specs (an; /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00011.html (7,426 bytes)
4. Re: Re: X1/9 and TR7 (score: 1): Author: s883351@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (John Taylor [The Banshee]); Date: Wed, 6 Feb 91 08:40:09 +1100; Hmm... Maybe it's just that I've never seen the two cars at the same time, but I've always thought that they looked the same (I suppose that the X1/9 is a little "squarer" than the TR7). Thanks to al; /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00038.html (7,465 bytes)
5. Re: MGB questions (score: 1): Author: s883351@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (John Taylor [The Banshee]); Date: Wed, 6 Feb 91 09:09:42 +1100; You could try soaking them with CRC, WD40, etc. to try to loosen them. I use a cheaper version of Armorall on the Moke's roof, doors etc. Give the hood a good wash, and even use some vinyl (I assume; /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00039.html (8,786 bytes)
6. Re: the one that got away... (score: 1): Author: s883351@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (John Taylor [The Banshee]); Date: Wed, 6 Feb 91 08:55:08 +1100; My father had an old 1949 Rover P3, which I think was his first car. He sold it many years back for $200 (Aus)... :-( Also, back in the good old days, there was a MG T - complete with "Contact" cove; /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00040.html (7,454 bytes)
7. Re: Steering (score: 1): Author: s883351@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (John Taylor [The Banshee]); Date: Wed, 6 Feb 91 09:23:49 +1100; holding the tie-rod "knuckles" to the hub assembly, and use a ball-joint "cracker" to make the knuckle come down and away from the hub assembly. (The ball-joint cracker looks like a long handled tun; /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00041.html (8,907 bytes)
8. Re: Re: etc.: Steering (score: 1): Author: s883351@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (John Taylor [The Banshee]); Date: Thu, 7 Feb 91 09:05:58 +1100; I've heard of similar tools for pulling gears, etc. (I think we've got a handmade gear puller of some sort in the shed.), but didn't know about, or see, any such device in the shop when I bought the; /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00058.html (8,184 bytes)
9. Re: Re: Steering (score: 1): Author: s883351@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (John Taylor [The Banshee]); Date: Fri, 8 Feb 91 08:25:23 +1100; Sure, this is a pretty crude method, but at least you get close. If you don't count the turns, you have no idea where the tie-rod end should be, and you are likely to have some problems. Really? Wha; /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00068.html (8,902 bytes)
10. Re: More MGB questions (score: 1): Author: s883351@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (John Taylor [The Banshee]); Date: Fri, 8 Feb 91 08:39:51 +1100; The Moke had a similar problem. Whenever one of the indicator globes blew, the indicator on that side would not work at all, simply because of the different current (or voltage, perhaps) due to a di; /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00074.html (8,865 bytes)
11. Re: Alignment (score: 1): Author: s883351@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (John Taylor [The Banshee]); Date: Sat, 9 Feb 91 11:29:11 +1100; Thanks Akkana for the easy method - never thought of using trig. techniques. Of course, you could always use chalk, liquid-paper, etc. to put a spot on the tyre tread - no problems if you forget to r; /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00090.html (8,467 bytes)
12. Re: Alignment (again) (score: 1): Author: s883351@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (John Taylor [The Banshee]); Date: Tue, 12 Feb 91 08:55:58 +1100; Pardon my ignorance, but which is positive camber? \ / or / \ (wheels viewed from the front of the car). My Moke's wheel currently look like the first picture (although not quite as bad!), whereas m; /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00109.html (7,975 bytes)
13. Re: Caster (score: 1): Author: s883351@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (John Taylor [The Banshee]); Date: Tue, 12 Feb 91 17:58:14 +1100; I guess that this means that you cannot adjust (or it is very difficult) to adjust the caster. You may have noticed that engineers prefer negative caster on supermarket trolleys... OK, so the Moke h; /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00114.html (8,572 bytes)
14. Re: BRG Miata (score: 1): Author: s883351@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (John Taylor [The Banshee]); Date: Wed, 13 Feb 91 08:47:57 +1100; Actually, it's not BRG but some other green (Neolithic???? or something sillier) green which is "inspired by BRG". I haven't seen one yet, but the combination sounded revolting when I first read it; /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00133.html (8,967 bytes)
15. Re: Re: Caster (score: 1): Author: s883351@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (John Taylor [The Banshee]); Date: Wed, 13 Feb 91 08:58:54 +1100; Right, I'll try that (once I've measured the angles). The Moke does have the same system as the Mini (same subframes basically), so I'll try to find some relevent data in one of the manuals. Thanks.; /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00136.html (7,431 bytes)
16. Re: Re: Caster (score: 1): Author: s883351@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (John Taylor [The Banshee]); Date: Wed, 13 Feb 91 09:15:14 +1100; I wish I did have one ;-) (Alas, I was only quoting someone else) The Moke's rubber cone suspension has no problems there! I guess the same problem occurs with positive camber, but instead the insid; /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00138.html (9,836 bytes)
17. Re: Mini Newsgroup (score: 1): Author: s883351@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (John Taylor [The Banshee]); Date: Thu, 14 Feb 91 08:53:59 +1100; Yay! I fully support the Mini Newsgroup idea - it'd be even better to include Mini derivatives including Mokes, and Mini-based kit-cars too. If you can't get the numbers, try expanding to cover BMC/; /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00171.html (7,564 bytes)
18. Re: BRG (score: 1): Author: s883351@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (John Taylor [The Banshee]); Date: Thu, 14 Feb 91 09:05:36 +1100; Yes, I thought the almost black BRG was the "correct" one. My uncles MGB was BRG when he got it (original color was white and is now red). I saw a very nice pair (almost twins) of BRG Mini Coopers (; /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00173.html (8,608 bytes)
19. Re: Re: Mini newsgroup (score: 1): Author: s883351@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (John Taylor [The Banshee]); Date: Thu, 14 Feb 91 09:11:08 +1100; Actually this is what I was saying too. It seems to me that many people have misread the original note - it was for creating a NEW newsgroup for Minis (etc) not for swapping BC to news. I would actu; /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00174.html (8,048 bytes)
20. Re: Stuck Brakes (score: 1): Author: s883351@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (John Taylor [The Banshee]); Date: Thu, 14 Feb 91 12:26:57 +1100; I thought that you had to release the brakes first, then remove the drum, etc. At least, I've never been able to remove the drum without slackening the shoe adjusters first (and even then it can be; /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00183.html (7,893 bytes)

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