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1. RE: Tractor Motors in Tractors (score: 1)
Author: "BritBits" <BritBits@tiu.net>
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 23:26:16 -0600
I thought the story was that Standard admired the Citroen Traction Avant engine (wet sleeve)... Even in a car those engines had tractor like qualities... 200,000 miles before needing rebuild isn't un
/html/fot/2006-02/msg00032.html (8,075 bytes)

2. Re: [FOT] Pyrometer (score: 1)
Author: "Jim" <britbits@tiu.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 14:49:15 -0600 (CST)
Yes. We call them autocross sites. ;) I took my autocross car vintage racing back in 1995 and had the local 'guru' telling me my tire pressures were all wrong. During one of the practice sessions he
/html/fot/2006-02/msg00219.html (7,902 bytes)

3. Re: [FOT] Pyrometer (score: 1)
Author: "Jim" <britbits@tiu.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 14:49:14 -0600 (CST)
Yes. We call them autocross sites. ;) I took my autocross car vintage racing back in 1995 and had the local 'guru' telling me my tire pressures were all wrong. During one of the practice sessions he
/html/fot/2006-02/msg00220.html (7,952 bytes)

4. RE: Could be TR-8 Powered Chainsaw (score: 1)
Author: "BritBits" <BritBits@tiu.net>
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 09:04:18 -0600
BMC or BL bought the rights from Buick (and tooling... etc) in the 60s and used them in the MGB in the early 70s (72/73ish).... then dropped the engine into the TR7. Since then it's appeared in most
/html/fot/2006-01/msg00368.html (7,367 bytes)

5. Any members near Sherman CT?? (score: 1)
Author: "Jim" <britbits@tiu.net>
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 06:47:04 -0600
== fot at autox.team.net supported in part by Fat Chance Garage == http://fatchancegarage.com I have a local non-FOT member who's interested in a car near there. Can anyone take a peek? TIA Jim Dalla
/html/fot/2005-11/msg00000.html (6,009 bytes)

6. RE: Rear Trailing arm bushes IRS cars (score: 1)
Author: "Jim" <britbits@tiu.net>
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 22:33:28 -0500
Well, it depends upon which flavor of Polyurethane. It's available in different hardnesses, anywhere from softer than the stock rubber bushings to the "almost billet aluminum" hardness that the curre
/html/fot/2005-10/msg00048.html (10,987 bytes)

7. RE: Hurrican Katrina Challenge -- NOT gas price whining! (score: 1)
Author: "Jim" <britbits@tiu.net>
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 23:05:48 -0500
What's interesting is that one radio station in Dallas is saying "money only" for the Red Cross.. And another was organizing (and helping pack/move) a goods donation center at the Red Cross. I suspec
/html/fot/2005-09/msg00019.html (10,142 bytes)

8. RE: anybody else seen this? (score: 1)
Author: "Jim" <britbits@tiu.net>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 22:50:41 -0500
But which model of Spitfire had dual STROMBERGS? The MK VI??? A friend sent this reference which seemed appropriate to mailing FOT. mike kowalski FP1500spit BULWER-LYTTON CONTEST An international lit
/html/fot/2005-09/msg00314.html (9,541 bytes)

9. RE: anybody else seen this? (score: 1)
Author: "Jim" <britbits@tiu.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 23:48:02 -0500
Actually I've seen this floating around for a while (in Internet terms.. At least 2 weeks ;) ). I thought the original attribution was from an Microsloth employee, so I wasn't too surprised at the te
/html/fot/2005-09/msg00334.html (8,392 bytes)

10. RE: BRIC pile-up (score: 1)
Author: "Jim" <britbits@tiu.net>
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 22:37:23 -0500
It obviously differs from group to group. My vintage experience here in Texas has been with the Corithians Vintage Auto Racing group, mainly down at TWS in College Station. The only contact I ever s
/html/fot/2005-07/msg00214.html (9,410 bytes)

11. RE: Wanted: Aftermarket/custom TR door handles (score: 1)
Author: "Jim" <britbits@tiu.net>
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 22:47:07 -0500
I've seen those in a bunch of MGBs... Don't know if they were the "stock" replacement for the wimply black plastic handles? I can ask an avid Moss customer if he has any spares. Cheers, Jim --Origin
/html/fot/2005-07/msg00215.html (7,546 bytes)

12. RE: no lbc young drivers (score: 1)
Author: "Jim" <britbits@tiu.net>
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 22:11:55 -0500
If $$$ is an issue (or maybe even if it isn't)... Check out the local SCCA Solo 2 program. At very least, a few events in his car will teach him what it's like to lose control on an icy road... Mayb
/html/fot/2005-05/msg00385.html (9,834 bytes)

13. RE: Churchill tools (score: 1)
Author: "Jim" <britbits@tiu.net>
Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 14:20:16 -0500
I've got a set of Churchill replicas for working on the Spitfire trans. Not really much to the set... Probably the best items are the puller designed to fit over the bearing with retainer clip in pl
/html/fot/2005-05/msg00519.html (7,546 bytes)

14. Re: Kastner Books-Have need.!! (score: 1)
Author: "Jim" <britbits@tiu.net>
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 10:33:53 -0500 (CDT)
Which flavor of Spitfire? There were several manuals issued, based on engine displacement. I've got an original copy of the 1147 prep manual, and somewhere in my collection is the 1500 prep manual t
/html/fot/2005-04/msg00159.html (7,934 bytes)

15. Spitfire/Herald 1147 heads (score: 1)
Author: "Jim" <britbits@tiu.net>
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 23:01:16 -0600
It's time for spring cleaning (yes, spring is here in Texas.. ;) and I've got a literal stack of the 6 port Spitfire/Herald cylinder heads taking up too much space in my barn. Most are bare castings
/html/fot/2005-03/msg00130.html (6,599 bytes)

16. RE: Spitfire heads (score: 1)
Author: "Jim" <britbits@tiu.net>
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 22:15:22 -0600
Those are fairly late Spitfire castings. I've seen them with and without air injection ports (got examples of both sitting on the shelf) so that should give an idea of the timeframe involved. Cheers
/html/fot/2005-03/msg00165.html (7,266 bytes)

17. RE: Possibility of rebirth of Triumph? (score: 1)
Author: "Jim" <britbits@tiu.net>
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 21:49:07 -0600
Well, if you're going to bring back the Triumph name, there must be some "hook" on tradition, whether it's just in building convertibles or sports cars or whatever. Otherwise it's just some expensive
/html/fot/2005-02/msg00052.html (9,406 bytes)

18. RE: parts suppliers (score: 1)
Author: "Jim" <britbits@tiu.net>
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 21:51:01 -0600
Are you looking to find a single supplier for everything? Or just good sources for the individual parts? And as a side question to the group, any problems with things like Brembo discs for our cars?
/html/fot/2005-02/msg00249.html (8,550 bytes)

19. RE: parts suppliers (score: 1)
Author: "Jim" <britbits@tiu.net>
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 21:54:19 -0600
It's good to hear that at least one of the suppliers is resisting the urge for Chinese.. er.. junk. I get nervous sometimes wondering if they did their math correctly, converting from whitworth to m
/html/fot/2005-02/msg00256.html (7,810 bytes)

20. Re: Commercial message - aluminum flywheels (score: 1)
Author: "Jim" <britbits@tiu.net>
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 17:53:58 -0600 (CST)
Versus cast iron? I don't know what Triumph used, but on the BMC products it seems to be old beer cans on the stock units. Excessive weight loss leads to early failure. Use of a proper alloy is the k
/html/fot/2005-01/msg00331.html (11,477 bytes)

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