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41. cable ties, was...re: smokin', man (score: 1)
Author: whs70@dancer.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
Date: 29 Sep 1992 10:39 EDT
I second the use of cable ties. They are incredibly strong and resistent to breakage, oil, etc. You can buy various sizes in most electronic parts stores, including Radio Shack. -- Note - If email r
/html/british-cars/1992-09/msg00478.html (8,250 bytes)

42. Noted Triumph owner adds MG to stable. (score: 1)
Author: whs70@dancer.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
Date: 30 Sep 1992 11:06 EDT
Well, I (we) have crossed the line and purchased an MG. Gee, will I be drummed out of the Vintage Triumph Register, forced to give up my VTR associate editor job, etc? OK, so what exactly has this fo
/html/british-cars/1992-09/msg00503.html (7,549 bytes)

43. TRF Summer Party (score: 1)
Author: whs70@dancer.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
Date: 5 Aug 1992 14:38 EDT
Well, its off tomorrow to TRF's summer party. Linda and I plan to have a Vintage Triumph Register table set up in the flea market area on Saturday. If you are there, stiop by and say hello. Cheers, B
/html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00082.html (6,283 bytes)

44. re: MGB = Multi Gauge Breakdown (score: 1)
Author: whs70@dancer.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
Date: 11 Aug 1992 16:05 EDT
Might be a "flaky" electrical connection in a fuse or one of the wires that goes to one of the fuses. I'd check the wiring diagram to see if these three guages all use a common power feed coming off
/html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00215.html (7,445 bytes)

45. Re: Alternator swapping (score: 1)
Author: whs70@dancer.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
Date: 12 Aug 1992 17:19 EDT
Probably true about the transistorized tachs, but I'll bet any car that had a transistorized tach, also had made the change from + ground to negative ground. Nothing in any TR (except + ground radio
/html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00260.html (9,096 bytes)

46. re: rear sway bar question. (score: 1)
Author: whs70@dancer.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
Date: 13 Aug 1992 14:54 EDT
The 10 day wait is not TRF's fault, it is probably UPS. I had a missing shipment of a package I sent someone several years ago. UPS absolutly will refuse to initiate a trace on any package they've s
/html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00292.html (8,233 bytes)

47. Re: Re: Alternator swapping (score: 1)
Author: whs70@dancer.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
Date: 14 Aug 1992 8:15 EDT
The booklet has just been reprinted and was only available within the last week or so. Bob Schaller only got to see the finished product at the TRF summer party (Bob flew up in a private plane with
/html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00308.html (7,949 bytes)

48. Re: Tulsa to Calgary in a Spitfire (score: 1)
Author: whs70@dancer.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
Date: 17 Aug 1992 15:50 EDT
Guess I'm the eternal optomist, but if the car is well maintained, there really isn't much (except for some tools) that I'd bring. Fan belts can be had anywhere for a Spitfire and there isn't much t
/html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00355.html (7,983 bytes)

49. Moving violations, was re:.... (score: 1)
Author: whs70@dancer.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
Date: 25 Aug 1992 15:23 EDT
Well, at least in NJ, a moving violation is only one in which you actually do something wrong in th e process of driving the vehicle in violation of some "moving" law (eg. speeding, illegal turns, r
/html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00507.html (7,877 bytes)

50. re: Hoisted by my own... (score: 1)
Author: whs70@dancer.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
Date: 27 Aug 1992 11:24 EDT
I saw one at the TRF Summer Party in 1991 by Parking Solutions. It seemed to be a great way to add an extra parking space and the unit did not extend much beyond the single parking space dimensions.
/html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00537.html (8,084 bytes)

51. re: TR7 exhaust and Spit III seats (score: 1)
Author: whs70@dancer.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
Date: 27 Aug 1992 11:32 EDT
The concern I'd be wary of is the fact that the TR-7 cylinder head is aluminum and that is what the exhaust manifold/header is bolted into. If the interference with the frame is severe enough it cou
/html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00539.html (8,208 bytes)

52. Motormount changing, was re: TR7 exhaust... (score: 1)
Author: whs70@dancer.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
Date: 28 Aug 1992 11:01 EDT
Greg, To support the block when you change motor mounts, just use a small floor jack. I have an inexpensive one that only cost me about $40 several years ago. I've seen a very similar one on sale at
/html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00559.html (7,987 bytes)

53. re: Observation... jack stands (score: 1)
Author: whs70@dancer.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
Date: 31 Aug 1992 10:14 EDT
jim I'm sure there have been cases of cars "improperly" resting on jack stands that have lead to someone injured when the car shifted, etc. However, a car properly seated on jacks stands shouldn't (
/html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00578.html (8,968 bytes)

54. Fibreglass special and TR modified parts for sale in NJ (score: 1)
Author: whs70@dancer.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
Date: 1 Jul 1992 12:14 EDT
I called up and inquired about the fibreglass special that Paul A. had found listed in the local "Want-Ad Press." The car body is NOT a Peerless or Warwick GT as someone suggested. The body is one of
/html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00010.html (7,736 bytes)

55. Re: Dwell and points gap (score: 1)
Author: whs70@dancer.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
Date: 1 Jul 1992 12:57 EDT
When starting, the ballast resistor is "bypassed," but the voltage the coil sees is usually 9-11 volts becauseof the heavy current draw on the battery by the starter. So, removing of the ballast res
/html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00013.html (7,013 bytes)

56. VTR Convention Hotel Rooms available (score: 1)
Author: whs70@dancer.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
Date: 1 Jul 1992 16:11 EDT
I spoke to Hal Doby from the Georgia club today and he tells me that the Holiday Inn across from the actual convention hotel still has about 50 rooms. Seems someone at the host hotel screwed up the i
/html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00023.html (6,752 bytes)

57. re: High Temperature paint (score: 1)
Author: whs70@dancer.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
Date: 1 Jul 1992 16:27 EDT
Instead of porcelin or paint, I had the exhaust manifolds of the TR-8 "aluminized" about 7 years ago. They still look great and that includes round trip to Dallas (from NJ) in 1988, 106 degree temper
/html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00024.html (7,990 bytes)

58. re: High Temperature paint (score: 1)
Author: whs70@dancer.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
Date: 2 Jul 1992 10:48 EDT
To which Steve Schultz asks: The process actually imparts an aluminum (sprayed) coating to the manifolds. The manifolds are first sandblasted and then coated. The instructions I received back with th
/html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00032.html (9,079 bytes)

59. re: Front Suspension Rebuild - TR4 (score: 1)
Author: whs70@dancer.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
Date: 6 Jul 1992 12:28 EDT
I'd set aside two days of work, it is certainly doable by the Savannah dates. You'll need a spring compressor that can be made at home using several large nuts and a treaded rod. Buy the largest dia
/html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00063.html (8,888 bytes)

60. re: 8/Top replacement (score: 1)
Author: whs70@dancer.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
Date: 6 Jul 1992 12:39 EDT
My viewpoint is to "farm out" top repair/replacement/etc. I personally find it very tedious and unrewarding work that has a much greater risk of screwing up and leading to more expense than I care t
/html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00065.html (7,761 bytes)


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