- 141. RE: Turn Signal Switch (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <TSmit@novatel.ca>
- Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 11:04:10 -0700
- I read somewhere that that feature was standard on European Tigers and Alpines. The hard part will be to find a switch like that from one of those cars, or if you're lucky then the switch mechanicals
- /html/tigers/1998-12/msg00007.html (8,436 bytes)
- 142. RE: inquiry 120298d (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <TSmit@novatel.ca>
- Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 08:23:36 -0700
- There's a relatively recent technology that might be useful for making replacement caps at a reasonable cost. A computer controlled laser is used to generate a positive image of the desired part in s
- /html/tigers/1998-12/msg00031.html (7,471 bytes)
- 143. FW: inquiry 120298d (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <TSmit@novatel.ca>
- Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 13:36:12 -0700
- Larry and I had a little off-list discussion about the economics of doing a run of LAT-9 center caps using the laser-lithography/lost-wax casting process; the details follow. Does anyone care to com
- /html/tigers/1998-12/msg00036.html (8,982 bytes)
- 144. RE: Rattling pipes (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <TSmit@novatel.ca>
- Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 13:42:02 -0700
- On the header tank: Borrow a radiator pressure tester. Plug off all of the openings, pump up the tank to 5 or 6 psi, and then submerge it in a sink full of water. Then solder the leak. Regarding the
- /html/tigers/1998-12/msg00037.html (8,385 bytes)
- 145. RE: Textured Paint (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <TSmit@novatel.ca>
- Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 17:02:33 -0700
- I was in one of the (NAPA?) auto-parts stores recently and they sold a krinkle paint in a spraybomb. This might be what you are looking for. They had several colors in addition to black, I believe. T
- /html/tigers/1998-12/msg00145.html (7,466 bytes)
- 146. RE: Paint Removal (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <TSmit@novatel.ca>
- Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 09:22:15 -0700
- The hot-tanking process that they use on engine blocks removes all things that are not iron, doesn't it? Grease, dirt, cam bearings, aluminum, etc. The automatic dishwasher pump probably wouldn't sur
- /html/tigers/1998-12/msg00164.html (8,867 bytes)
- 147. Bead blasting engine parts (was: RE: Paint Removal) (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <TSmit@novatel.ca>
- Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 09:27:56 -0700
- Years ago one of the local ice racers prepped an engine by beadblasting the inside of the block, supposedly to remove casting burrs and to improve the oil drainback. They subsequently wiped out three
- /html/tigers/1998-12/msg00165.html (8,248 bytes)
- 148. RE: Blower (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <TSmit@novatel.ca>
- Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1998 13:11:14 -0700
- Har har. Everyone's a comedian. Actually we've had a really nice fall so far in Calgary, it's still warm enough to bike into work (my cutoff is -15 C) and since all the snow has melted I would have T
- /html/tigers/1998-12/msg00188.html (8,903 bytes)
- 149. RE: Tiger Newbie (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <TSmit@novatel.ca>
- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 10:35:36 -0700
- The Alpine wire wheels are spline-drive, and can't just be 'slapped' onto a Tiger; you need a set of hub adapters as a minimum, to get wire wheels to fit on. You should get a knowledgeable Tiger pers
- /html/tigers/1998-12/msg00213.html (8,960 bytes)
- 150. Factory Specials (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <TSmit@novatel.ca>
- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 11:24:22 -0700
- After sending my previous rant on wire wheels (thanks for the additional clarification, Steve), and Tiger vs Alger identification, etc. I realized I should have amended my note to exempt the document
- /html/tigers/1998-12/msg00216.html (9,884 bytes)
- 151. RE: Factory Specials (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <TSmit@novatel.ca>
- Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 09:33:34 -0700
- The reason I brought up the topic (other than to get people's blood going on these cold winter days :) is that through Norm's and other's diligence in pursuing factory documentation, and through the
- /html/tigers/1998-12/msg00237.html (9,454 bytes)
- 152. RE: Factory Specials (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <TSmit@novatel.ca>
- Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 17:02:35 -0700
- Which is _exactly_ the problem in question. How do you keep the judges (and/or the unwashed masses) from being bowled over by the knowledge that the factory special they're viewing is essentially one
- /html/tigers/1998-12/msg00248.html (9,308 bytes)
- 153. RE: Tires (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <TSmit@novatel.ca>
- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 11:23:54 -0700
- Presumably Paul was running R-compound tires for more than their great looks. The GT qualifiers don't quite measure up to the 008R for traction and longevity on the track. Has anyone tried to fit the
- /html/tigers/1998-12/msg00264.html (7,928 bytes)
- 154. RE: Peterson Pubs (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <TSmit@novatel.ca>
- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 10:24:02 -0700
- Since there already is (was?) a teen mag called Tiger Beat, and considering the huge hormone glitch that owning and driving a Tiger represents for most of us, that's not too unreasonable a stretch. T
- /html/tigers/1998-12/msg00284.html (7,648 bytes)
- 155. RE: No Tiger Content / Common Sense.... (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <TSmit@novatel.ca>
- Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998 11:32:51 -0700
- I don't see why you guys are getting all steamed up over this issue. Dihydrogen monoxide is most safely stored in its dehydrated state. Then to reactivate its amazing solvent and cleaning properties
- /html/tigers/1998-11/msg00021.html (8,615 bytes)
- 156. RE: No Tiger Content / Common Sense.... (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <TSmit@novatel.ca>
- Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998 16:07:17 -0700
- No flames, just incautious use of some really bad puns.
- /html/tigers/1998-11/msg00024.html (11,473 bytes)
- 157. RE: No Tiger Content / Common Sense.... (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <TSmit@novatel.ca>
- Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998 16:08:57 -0700
- I forgot to add, we seem to have drifted off topic again...:) Theo Smit tsmit@novatel.ca B382002705
- /html/tigers/1998-11/msg00025.html (11,486 bytes)
- 158. RE: What to do? (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <TSmit@novatel.ca>
- Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 14:34:39 -0700
- the front. How scary do you let things get before you won't pick up a car by the front or rear bumper mounts or jacking points? Also, it's hard to remove/replace the valence when the rotisserie stan
- /html/tigers/1998-11/msg00052.html (9,543 bytes)
- 159. RE: Roll Me Over (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <TSmit@novatel.ca>
- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1998 09:52:39 -0700
- _All_ fluids? There are a couple of fluid reservoirs I wouldn't trust. 1. Car battery 2. Windshield washer bottle 3. Brake/clutch master reservoir. 4. The PCV breather system and oil system gaskets i
- /html/tigers/1998-11/msg00094.html (9,796 bytes)
- 160. RE: Roll Me Over (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <TSmit@novatel.ca>
- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1998 16:03:34 -0700
- For engine/trans removal you could build some scissor lift thing, kind of a cross between a traditional transmission jack and a drywall sheet lift, that bolts to a point on the transmission and a cou
- /html/tigers/1998-11/msg00107.html (10,169 bytes)
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