Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 20:28:58 -0500
From: David Tietz <mgcats@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Mini-lites & Spleen Venting
Fellow Listerers,
I have a FYI on a Mini-lite conversion I did to my '74 GT and some
comments on what I am reading on the list. First the LBC content:
I needed to replace the wire wheels on my weekend driver (a '70
roadster), and decided to use the wheels from my GT, which would give
me an excuse to "get modern" (tubeless tires, alloy wheels) with my
daily driver. All the experts in the club, and around the shops I
frequent insisted that the rear axle had to be changed to accommodate
the bolt-ons (save one, bless his heart).
At his shop we tried a rear hub change (dimensionally, the most
critical), and it looked like it would work.
I took some serious measurements and laid it out on the computer... I
ordered up four 6 inch wide, 15 inch mini-lites from Moss, and had
four 195/65 Pirelli tires at my disposal to mount on, bought four bolt
type hubs, and held my breath... When the mini-lites came in, it all
came together, and it is a beautiful fit. I understand the wire wheel
rear-end is 1" shorter than the bolt-on rear end, and that works in
your favor with the mini-lites (which also tend to have a generous
off-set). The beauty is that the car may easily be converted back to
wires for the DNO (Dandy Next Owner), if they (or you) are of such a
mind in the future... For Your Info... I have always been kind of a
wire wheel guy but damn, those fat tires on those wide mini-lites look
good!!
Now, my $.02 on this list and ISPs... I don't believe anyone should
decide when a thread is over. It should be over when the last guy has
had his say... I believe a 100 message limit on my mail box is a
feature, not a problem, and the digest... its a benefit, not a
punishment! I don't know what I would do if I had more than 100
correspondences to deal with at any one time. When the digest form of
the list was set-up, I embraced it as a god-send. I am shocked that so
many people apparently receive each posting as a separate document...
how does one find time to work on your LBC hovering around the
computer waiting for the mail icon to switch?
I have had for years (and will have for many more probably) AOL. It
does not suck, it has not grown to the size it is (the biggest on-line
provider?) by not being worth a sh**. It is exactly what a lot of
non-techie types need to deal with for e-mail and other reference
purposes.
I am a techie type, and I also use Compuserve for some technical
forums, and AT&T WorldNet for my web surfing. But talking to gramma,
or aunt Tillie would not be possible with anything more complicated
than AOL.
By the way, AT&T WorldNet is free (5 hours per month to people who
have AT&T Long Distance) for a year (or it used to be), and supports
both Macintosh and PC compatibles. It is a full blown ISP, and allows
either Netscape or the Microsoft browser (Netscape comes with it).
Geez, everything is NOT so cut & dried, there are reasons for
different computers, ISPs, on-line providers, browsers, and even LBCs,
though you would have to talk long and hard (and have a gun) to get me
to let loose of either of my MGs.
Dave Tietz
P.S. Thanks a lot Mark... great job!
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