- 1. simple questions answers? (score: 1)
- Author: william sadler <wsadler@copper.ucs.indiana.edu>
- Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1992 08:53:59 -0500
- Just a couple of easy questions: I think that I am supposed to have grease "caps(?)" inside the tube of each hub on my '68 MGC. One of them is still there. It basically looks like a little cap with a
- /html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00119.html (7,676 bytes)
- 2. Dot4 >> DOT5 (score: 1)
- Author: william sadler <wsadler@copper.ucs.indiana.edu>
- Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1992 09:09:13 -0500
- Since I ahve to rebuild my master cylinder I thought I would switch from DOT4 to DOT5 brake fuid in the interest of saving my paint. Do I really have to replace every single wheel cylinder in the car
- /html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00162.html (7,293 bytes)
- 3. Re: Westfield (score: 1)
- Author: william sadler <wsadler@copper.ucs.indiana.edu>
- Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1992 09:56:54 -0500
- While on the subject of kit cars that are like and/or better than the original there is a place in Salt Lake City where they make Jaguar C Types with a fibreglass frame. Have any of you guys in SLC b
- /html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00197.html (6,772 bytes)
- 4. Paint for radiators and seat supports (score: 1)
- Author: william sadler <wsadler@copper.ucs.indiana.edu>
- Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 10:24:54 -0500
- I took my radiator out of the car last night and this morning took it to the local radiator place to get it "rotted out" Hopefully this will solve my overheating on the highway problems. While it is
- /html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00280.html (7,870 bytes)
- 5. Re: Paint for radiators and seat supports (score: 1)
- Author: william sadler <wsadler@copper.ucs.indiana.edu>
- Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 09:43:34 -0500
- Lydia asks about "rodding out" as opposed to a recore: Old radiators tend to build up a lot of deposits which impede the flow of water through the radiator. This lower rate of flow has the obvious ch
- /html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00316.html (8,187 bytes)
- 6. Cooling problems, dot 5, Grand Rapids meet (score: 1)
- Author: william sadler <wsadler@copper.ucs.indiana.edu>
- Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 08:45:08 -0500
- OK here's a curious one: After having my radiator rodded out I reinstalled it in the car and went for a test drive. After about 12-15 minutes at sustained speeds of 50-60+ mph the car gradually begin
- /html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00339.html (8,461 bytes)
- 7. Re: Restoration Questions (score: 1)
- Author: william sadler <wsadler@copper.ucs.indiana.edu>
- Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 10:07:34 -0500
- Rob asks about painting coils: The paint that is always recommended in Your Classic magazine is something called Hammerite. It seems to be the first choice of anyone painting a suspension, but I have
- /html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00366.html (6,882 bytes)
- 8. trivia question (score: 1)
- Author: william sadler <wsadler@copper.ucs.indiana.edu>
- Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 14:23:32 -0500
- OK, here it is, though it isn't strictly British: What car is shown in front of the US Treasury Building on the back of the $10 bill? First correct answer gets a free gif from hoosier.utah.edu! Ob br
- /html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00379.html (7,029 bytes)
- 9. Car on back of $10 bill (score: 1)
- Author: william sadler <wsadler@copper.ucs.indiana.edu>
- Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 11:38:05 -0500
- Is a 1926 Hupmobile. No one knew. Actually, I didn't know until it popped up on my trivia calendar yesterday. I'm surprised Roger Garnett doesn't have one ;-) Will
- /html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00402.html (6,426 bytes)
- 10. Re: was funny story (score: 1)
- Author: william sadler <wsadler@copper.ucs.indiana.edu>
- Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 09:44:26 -0500
- Cutters was the name of a bike team in the movie Breaking Away filmed here in lovely Bloomington, IN. Tree City USA. It is in reference to the local yokel population of stone-cutters, a profession wh
- /html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00445.html (8,442 bytes)
- 11. chromw finishing pieces and boot (score: 1)
- Author: william sadler <wsadler@copper.ucs.indiana.edu>
- Date: Wed, 1 Jul 1992 09:24:56 -0500
- I was putting my softtop back on last night when I noticed that the chrome finishing piece actually goes inside the large triangular metal piece that connects the convertible hood to the car just beh
- /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00006.html (7,511 bytes)
- 12. Brake caliper stuck? and tonneau (score: 1)
- Author: william sadler <wsadler@copper.ucs.indiana.edu>
- Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1992 10:29:37 -0500
- I drove my car today for the first time since I got the distributor put back together. Wow what a difference! This beast can really accellerate! :-) Only one problem, I now get a clunking sound from
- /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00034.html (8,071 bytes)
- 13. Re: LBC horns (score: 1)
- Author: william sadler <wsadler@copper.ucs.indiana.edu>
- Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1992 15:15:07 -0500
- Yuk! I hope that they were really A, C, D#, & G, which would be an A-minor diminished seventh, which *would* make a good paint stripper at sufficient level! ** At the risk of looking like a music ner
- /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00043.html (6,842 bytes)
- 14. Ads in the Indy paper (score: 1)
- Author: william sadler <wsadler@copper.ucs.indiana.edu>
- Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1992 16:57:55 -0500
- 81 MGB AT AC Michelin tires $2950 896-5263 81 XJ6 Jaguar $8K 873-4711 80 MGB OD 67k $3500 538-2303 79 Spitfire low mi $4500 876-0053 77 MGB new tires and exhaust $1800 299-0343 76 MGB orange/tan $190
- /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00185.html (8,354 bytes)
- 15. Indy British Car Day (score: 1)
- Author: william sadler <wsadler@copper.ucs.indiana.edu>
- Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1992 16:00:35 -0500
- This year's INdy British Motor Day is scheduled for September 27. There will be a get together at the Fairfield Inn at 7:30 the night before as well. On teh 27th park gates open at 8am, registration
- /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00243.html (7,766 bytes)
- 16. english<-> american (score: 1)
- Author: william sadler <wsadler@copper.ucs.indiana.edu>
- Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1992 10:12:46 -0500
- I ran into one last night I couldn't figure out: "Drift the spider across the yoke" (I'm not making this up). As near as I can tell a drift is a hammer, and a spider is a punch. A yoke seems to be a
- /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00254.html (7,086 bytes)
- 17. new purchase (score: 1)
- Author: william sadler <wsadler@copper.ucs.indiana.edu>
- Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 11:13:16 -0500
- Well I took the plunge and bought another car. It is a 76 Spitfire. Right now it is dissassembled and sitting in a warehouse. The previous owner inherited it from 2 kids who were in the process of re
- /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00499.html (7,640 bytes)
- 18. MGCC Club in America (score: 1)
- Author: william sadler <wsadler@copper.ucs.indiana.edu>
- Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 14:28:51 -0500
- I can't remember if anyone mentioned this here, but the decision to create a North American branch of the MGCC was cancelled by the board of directors in England. They have recalled the gentleman tha
- /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00508.html (7,065 bytes)
- 19. Re: Emissions inspections (more) (score: 1)
- Author: william sadler <wsadler@copper.ucs.indiana.edu>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 10:04:09 -0500
- Here are the emmissions stats for Indiana: Will c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c _ _ ___ ___ Ceeasaurus! c c | \ / | / \ / \ Will | wsadler@copper.ucs.indiana.edu
- /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00528.html (7,216 bytes)
- 20. t-shirts (score: 1)
- Author: william sadler <wsadler@copper.ucs.indiana.edu>
- Date: Mon, 1 Jun 1992 11:30:45 -0500
- I checked with a t-shirt designer here and he said that is costs $4 per shirt plus .50 for each color per shirt. So, $6 per shirt in batches of less than 20. More than 20 gets discounts. Will
- /html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00016.html (6,469 bytes)
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