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1. British <-> American (score: 1): Author: cat@buast9.bu.edu (James Howard); Date: Wed, 8 Jul 92 12:50:52 -0400; My dad's MG Y-type has the trafficators, but he thought it prudent to install MG TD turnsignals when he restored it. Incidently, the switch for the trafficators was in a weird place. It was a ring ar; /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00134.html (7,182 bytes)
2. Car colors (score: 1): Author: cat@buast9.bu.edu (James Howard); Date: Mon, 13 Jul 92 08:53:14 -0400; Well, it is time for me to think of what color to repaint my MGB. I have narrowed it down to a few colors I really like, one of which is red. The only thing holding me back about that is I have heard; /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00216.html (7,221 bytes)
3. Tube Shock Conversions (score: 1): Author: cat@buast9.bu.edu (James Howard); Date: Mon, 13 Jul 92 09:58:20 -0400; I don't know if that is true or not, but I do know that shocks in that position tend to rub against the brake lines, which is NOT good. I saw that Ron Hopkinson in the UK has a kit that puts the sho; /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00220.html (7,221 bytes)
4. MGB rear end ratios (score: 1): Author: cat@buast9.bu.edu (James Howard); Date: Tue, 14 Jul 92 19:47:06 -0400; I'm following up a suggestion by sfisher to reconsider my MGB's rear axle gearing.... I am interested in increasing the rear end (numerical) gearing in my 69 MGB. 1b) is it really such a pain to disa; /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00267.html (7,097 bytes)
5. Humility (longish) (score: 1): Author: cat@buast9.bu.edu (James Howard); Date: Tue, 14 Jul 92 20:12:57 -0400; Well, folks, one thing programming and working on cars is, they make you feel humble. I have been helping my dad with his MG's since I was a kid, helping him with two total restorations and many engi; /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00269.html (8,878 bytes)
6. Bye (score: 1): Author: cat@buast9.bu.edu (James Howard); Date: Wed, 15 Jul 92 10:04:02 -0400; I am off to my new job at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C.. Hopefully, I will be able to subscribe again when I get there, but until then, happy motoring! James Howard; /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00274.html (6,265 bytes)
7. Heater Fan (score: 1): Author: cat@buast9.bu.edu (James Howard); Date: Mon, 8 Jun 92 16:19:30 -0400; Does anyone know of a more powerful fan motor for an MGB? We rented a full size Dodge van a while back, and the motor in it was able to defog the whole windsheild in a few seconds, as opposed to minu; /html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00122.html (6,585 bytes)
8. Wire wheel balancing (score: 1): Author: cat@buast9.bu.edu (James Howard); Date: Thu, 11 Jun 92 20:40:43 -0400; Any of y'all know how to balance wire wheels? I can't find a shop that will touch mine, and the best my J.C. Whitney home balancing kit could do was ensure that there was no vibration until I reach 6; /html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00239.html (6,549 bytes)
9. Bowie Show (score: 1): Author: cat@buast9.bu.edu (James Howard); Date: Fri, 19 Jun 92 11:52:56 -0400; I hope to be at Bowie. Look for either a maroon MGB with Tennessee plates, or a '47 MG Y-type. I hope to be there in the latter, but things may not work out. James; /html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00416.html (6,472 bytes)
10. Another LBC spotted- (score: 1): Author: cat@buast9.bu.edu (James Howard); Date: Wed, 20 May 92 13:10:06 EDT; Yes, I know the Super 7 you mean. I see him at least once a week driving down Commonwealth Avenue by Boston University. I even saw him in the dead of winter. Where did you see him? I am tempted to as; /html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00407.html (6,654 bytes)
11. Car sightings Memorial weekend (score: 1): Author: cat@buast9.bu.edu (James Howard); Date: Mon, 25 May 92 21:00:44 EDT; I drove down to New Jersey last friday, and on the Garden State Parkway, I saw a Morris Minor convertible. I was surprised, because I had never seen a Morris Minor in this country before, and I did n; /html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00489.html (7,261 bytes)
12. Sighting... (score: 1): Author: cat@buast9.bu.edu (James Howard); Date: Thu, 21 May 92 23:24:01 EDT; So there I was, sitting on the windowsill of my dorm room, on the first floor of my building. I was facing a side street off of Kenmore Square here in Boston, when a beautiful white MGA comes barreli; /html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00512.html (6,693 bytes)
13. Car sightings Memorial weekend (score: 1): Author: cat@buast9.bu.edu (James Howard); Date: Wed, 27 May 92 11:47:51 EDT; No, it was definitely a real TF. My dad has a TD, and we have helped a friend with his TF enough so that I know that it was a TF. Except for the color, it was in good 'working' condition. That is to; /html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00531.html (7,505 bytes)
14. Overheating battery (MGB) RESOLVED (score: 1): Author: cat@buast9.bu.edu (James Howard); Date: Thu, 2 Apr 92 20:50:31 EST; If you have a non brake-boosted car, you could put a brakebooster in the spare battery box. Right now I have a spare battery there... how it got there is a story unto itself. James; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00056.html (7,114 bytes)
15. Stuff in the Boston Globe (score: 1): Author: cat@buast9.bu.edu (James Howard); Date: Sun, 5 Apr 92 17:34:45 EDT; TR3 1959 exc. all around cond.! $8900 508-650-5440 TR3 1961 complete car w/ extra parts. $1800 617-335-6955 or 331-4827 1972 Land Rover Series 3 $8500 508-384-5131 eves. Otherwise, the usual slim pic; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00086.html (6,417 bytes)
16. MGB tech questions (score: 1): Author: cat@buast9.bu.edu (James Howard); Date: Mon, 13 Apr 92 20:46:14 EDT; I rebuilt the seats last Christmas for my 74 MGB. In the center of the bottom of each seat cushion there was a 4 inch diameter switch for the ignition interlock. I did not bother to put them back in,; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00242.html (8,295 bytes)
17. MG Car Club (score: 1): Author: cat@buast9.bu.edu (James Howard); Date: Mon, 27 Apr 92 21:08:47 EDT; The M.G. Car club has been here for at least 30 years. My father and I have been members of the M.G. Car Club Washington D.C. Centre for several years, abd it is at least that old. Just for the recor; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00642.html (6,435 bytes)
18. Re: Near Side (score: 1): Author: cat@buast9.bu.edu (James Howard); Date: Thu, 30 Apr 92 23:33:08 EDT; I think the term originated when horses were the more common mode of transport. The nearside, which is the left side, is the side you climb onto a horse from. In Britain, this is the passenger side o; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00736.html (6,991 bytes)
19. LBCs On Madison Avenue (score: 1): Author: cat@buast9.bu.edu (James Howard); Date: Mon, 2 Mar 92 20:51:24 EST; There is a commercial for the Bahamas where you get a fleeting glimpse of several Big Healeys going around a curve. It seems to be from the Vintage Grand Prix they have there each year. I shall never; /html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00034.html (7,228 bytes)
20. New MGB (score: 1): Author: cat@buast9.bu.edu (James Howard); Date: Fri, 20 Mar 92 23:43:25 EST; The idea of making a $45,000 MGB is one of the three or four most mind-numbingly idiotic things I've ever heard of from the British Phlegmsucking Leyland sphincters-with-legs. It not only misses the; /html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00409.html (7,522 bytes)

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