- 21. Re: Sunbeam Carburetor (score: 1)
- Author: tjhiggin@alpine.b17a.ingr.com (T.J. Higgins)
- Date: Thu, 25 Aug 94 7:13:52 CDT
- Sorry for the delay in getting back to you on this. I checked my Alpine last night, mine is set up the same as yours. One of the intakes is capped. My guess is that this is the factory setup, althoug
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00377.html (7,206 bytes)
- 22. Re: Sunbeam Carburetor (score: 1)
- Author: tjhiggin@alpine.b17a.ingr.com (T.J. Higgins)
- Date: Fri, 26 Aug 94 7:14:14 CDT
- Bzzt!! Wrong again! Thanks for playing! NEXT! I checked the Alpine/Tiger Gold Portfolio last night. All the pictures of the 1725cc engine showed both manifold connections with hoses on them. The fro
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00410.html (7,842 bytes)
- 23. Re: HP the MG RV8 (score: 1)
- Author: tjhiggin@alpine.b17a.ingr.com (T.J. Higgins)
- Date: Wed, 12 Oct 94 12:20:15 CDT
- [Sorry to dredge up an old topic. I just returned from a week's vacation.] Oh, yeah? Rolls-Royce/Bentley use Intergraph CAD systems for their mechanical design work. So there! :^) In fact, there's a
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00884.html (7,548 bytes)
- 24. British car show, Chattanooga, TN, Nov 5 (score: 1)
- Author: tjhiggin@alpine.b17a.ingr.com (T.J. Higgins)
- Date: Thu, 13 Oct 94 8:53:15 CDT
- Pardon me: The Southern British Car Club of Chattanooga, TN is holding their 3rd Annual Boiler Busting Weekend on Nov 4-6 at the Chattanooga Choo-Choo. There are lots of events on the schedule. The c
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00924.html (7,076 bytes)
- 25. Re: Race cars made in UK (score: 1)
- Author: tjhiggin@alpine.b17a.ingr.com (T.J. Higgins)
- Date: Wed, 19 Oct 94 12:33:44 CDT
- There was a story about this on CNN Headline News the other night (as part of the financial report, no less). They noted that the racing industry employs over 50,000 people in the UK, and that many o
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01139.html (6,883 bytes)
- 26. Re: Buick/Rover 215 Transplant Contest (score: 1)
- Author: tjhiggin@alpine.b17a.ingr.com (T.J. Higgins)
- Date: Fri, 21 Oct 94 12:48:26 CDT
- Reminds me of the want-ad in the local paper several years ago for an MGB with a GM 454. And you thought MGCs were front-heavy... -- T.J. Higgins | tjhiggin@ingr.com | (205) 730-7922 Intergraph Corp
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01237.html (7,069 bytes)
- 27. Re: Sunbeam List (score: 1)
- Author: tjhiggin@alpine.b17a.ingr.com (T.J. Higgins)
- Date: Mon, 24 Oct 94 9:08:59 CDT
- To join the list, mail a request to Mark_W_Olson@ccm11.sc.intel.com. To post a message to the list, mail to tigers@spice.sc.intel.com. The number of Alpines on the Britcar list seems to be growing a
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01283.html (7,042 bytes)
- 28. Re: Down Draft Intake ? (score: 1)
- Author: tjhiggin@alpine.b17a.ingr.com (T.J. Higgins)
- Date: Mon, 24 Oct 94 10:32:12 CDT
- Earlier series of Alpines (4? 3?) used SU carbs. You might try finding a pair of SUs. They might even fit your current manifold. If you haven't already done so, call the folks at Sunbeam Specialties
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01286.html (7,117 bytes)
- 29. Re: painting calipers and drums (score: 1)
- Author: tjhiggin@alpine.b17a.ingr.com (T.J. Higgins)
- Date: Tue, 6 Sep 94 11:53:19 CDT
- I assume this would hold true for drums as well? Oops. You see, I painted my rear drums black 'cause it makes the wire wheels look SOOOOO good. Somebody please tell me it's not a big deal heat-wise.
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00107.html (7,290 bytes)
- 30. Re: Kansas City British Car Show (score: 1)
- Author: tjhiggin@alpine.b17a.ingr.com (T.J. Higgins)
- Date: Tue, 6 Sep 94 16:20:01 CDT
- I saw something akin to this a couple of years ago on CNN "FutureWatch" or some similar program. A retired engineer in Switzerland is building a modern version of these, using BMW motorcycles. It is
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00121.html (7,651 bytes)
- 31. Re: Moss Motors Carpeting (score: 1)
- Author: tjhiggin@alpine.b17a.ingr.com (T.J. Higgins)
- Date: Fri, 16 Sep 94 16:22:16 CDT
- The most recent issue of "British Car" magazine (October? anyway, the one with the Blue Train Bentley on the cover) has an article entitled "Tidy up your TR6" in which they install a Moss Motors car
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00402.html (7,204 bytes)
- 32. Re: Snakes in BRITISH CAR (score: 1)
- Author: tjhiggin@alpine.b17a.ingr.com (T.J. Higgins)
- Date: Fri, 16 Sep 94 17:00:30 CDT
- There's also an ad in the classifieds for a kit to turn your MGB into a Cobra look-alike. :^) :^) -- T.J. Higgins | tjhiggin@ingr.com | (205) 730-7922 Intergraph Corp. | Mapping Sciences Division |
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00405.html (6,811 bytes)
- 33. re: Shell drops lead-replacement protection in Canada (score: 1)
- Author: tjhiggin@alpine.b17a.ingr.com (T.J. Higgins)
- Date: Thu, 22 Sep 94 9:49:10 CDT
- If your car's head was repaired just 3 years ago, it's quite likely that the valve guides are already set up to work with unleaded fuel. Did you do the work yourself, or did a machine shop do it? Wh
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00555.html (7,695 bytes)
- 34. Re: Limeys (score: 1)
- Author: tjhiggin@alpine.b17a.ingr.com (T.J. Higgins)
- Date: Fri, 23 Sep 94 7:41:16 CDT
- The story (as I remember it from my school days) is that British sailors in the 1800s carried barrels of limes with them on their long voyages to prevent scurvy. So British sailors became "limeys".
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00589.html (6,857 bytes)
- 35. Re: Carnivorous Oil (score: 1)
- Author: tjhiggin@alpine.b17a.ingr.com (T.J. Higgins)
- Date: Tue, 2 Aug 94 6:57:18 CDT
- Steven doesn't have ftp access. With his permission I have posted the article to the ftp site as pub/sol/oil_facts.txt, and to server@ingr.com as ./pub2/sol/misc/oil_facts.txt. -- T.J. Higgins | tjhi
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00040.html (7,086 bytes)
- 36. ...at least we're enjoyin' the ride! (score: 1)
- Author: tjhiggin@alpine.b17a.ingr.com (T.J. Higgins)
- Date: Wed, 3 Aug 94 15:53:20 CDT
- I swear! MJB turns his back for one day and SOL just goes to hell in a bucket. Lord only knows what shambles the list will be in by Friday; I can hardly wait! :^) -- T.J. Higgins | tjhiggin@ingr.com
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00122.html (7,330 bytes)
- 37. mystery car continued (score: 1)
- Author: tjhiggin@alpine.b17a.ingr.com (T.J. Higgins)
- Date: Sun, 7 Aug 94 12:36:02 CDT
- OK, a composite JPG of the mystery car is available at the ftp site triumph.cs.utah.edu at pub/sol/Images/mysterycar.jpg. You can also get this file by email by sending the command /send ./pub2/sol/p
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00179.html (9,501 bytes)
- 38. Re: mystery car continued (score: 1)
- Author: tjhiggin@alpine.b17a.ingr.com (T.J. Higgins)
- Date: Mon, 8 Aug 94 7:32:47 CDT
- I asked the owner this specific question. The rear leaf springs are longitudinal. No idea here, but my guess is no, based on his description that the axle sits above the frame rails. He described th
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00190.html (7,205 bytes)
- 39. Re: Mystery car ID (score: 1)
- Author: tjhiggin@alpine.b17a.ingr.com (T.J. Higgins)
- Date: Wed, 10 Aug 94 9:49:59 CDT
- Couldn't agree more. Probably. Next time I talk with him, I'm going to ask the owner if the nose is steel or fiberglass/bondo. This more than anything else convinced me that it is an AH 100-4. Until
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00243.html (7,583 bytes)
- 40. for sale: Arkley, Austin taxi, Sprite (score: 1)
- Author: tjhiggin@alpine.b17a.ingr.com (T.J. Higgins)
- Date: Thu, 11 Aug 94 7:20:04 CDT
- Here's some things for sale in Huntsville: '78 Arkley Midget, hard & soft tops, $3500 obo. Tom 205-461-7299 (home), 205-772-9200 (work). Austin 4-door taxi with meter, right-hand drive, all emblems a
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00287.html (6,798 bytes)
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