- 1. RE: URL for Girling. (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Thompson <ajt@expmining.com.au>
- Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1999 16:04:46 +0800
- I have fitted Volvo 4 pot caliper redrilled internally to keep a single brake pipe and 265mm x 20mm (I think) Vented discs from a Toyota Van I could get the full spec if you like ( mid December coz
- /html/2000-register/1999-11/msg00002.html (7,245 bytes)
- 2. RE: heads & cranks (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Thompson <ajt@expmining.com.au>
- Date: Thu, 7 Oct 1999 07:29:38 +0800
- Terry , The early Mk1 crank with the 2 inch(?) bearings was definitely made from tougher iron (more flexible???) I have read this somewhere... I think they cheapened the material with the later 2000
- /html/2000-register/1999-10/msg00001.html (8,055 bytes)
- 3. RE: mk1 rear disc brakes (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Thompson <ajt@expmining.com.au>
- Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 09:12:06 +0800
- I was thinking about rear discs but outboard rather than inboard. I still haven't worked out how though!!!!! The handbrake is the main problem. Apparently Fiat 124 rear caliper use a cable handbrake
- /html/2000-register/1999-08/msg00001.html (7,859 bytes)
- 4. Another Note/letter from Australia (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Thompson <ajt@expmining.com.au>
- Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 17:31:58 +0800
- Hello everyone up there and down here, I hear on the grapevine that the UK has been experiencing almost Tropical weather. I guess the purchases of frozen peas has doubled for all the PI owners ( if y
- /html/2000-register/1999-08/msg00005.html (7,905 bytes)
- 5. FW: 185-13 tyres (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Thompson <ajt@expmining.com.au>
- Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1999 13:11:31 +0800
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- /html/2000-register/1999-06/msg00006.html (9,487 bytes)
- 6. RE: July 'Classic Cars' (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Thompson <ajt@expmining.com.au>
- Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 08:13:37 +0800
- PI servicing is mostly do it yourself if your extremely brave/stupid. You normally get it wrong the first time and the ensuing black smoke and 10 mpg spurs you on to a greater understanding. My car i
- /html/2000-register/1999-06/msg00024.html (8,957 bytes)
- 7. RE: July 'Classic Cars' (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Thompson <ajt@expmining.com.au>
- Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 16:54:06 +0800
- I like the mechanical PI because it is possible to adjust when the engine is worn or modified but I hate it at times because it can be a pig when the weather is too cold (uneven running until thorou
- /html/2000-register/1999-06/msg00026.html (8,215 bytes)
- 8. RE: Spin on oil filter adaptor on a PI saloon (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Thompson <ajt@expmining.com.au>
- Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 17:04:09 +0800
- Number 2 is the best option if clearance exist with the "chassis ". Unmodified (without later anti roll bar X-member) Pre- HS6 carb models with good engines mounts are normally fine. Yes, you do hav
- /html/2000-register/1999-06/msg00027.html (10,698 bytes)
- 9. RE: Seat Belts.(Kangol Euroflex) (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Thompson <ajt@expmining.com.au>
- Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 08:32:04 +0800
- It depends on the year, Early Kangol inertia belts on British Leyland cars have a large ball bearing which rolls foward under heavy deacceleration and operates the locking mechanism. This can be test
- /html/2000-register/1999-06/msg00033.html (8,211 bytes)
- 10. RE: Spin on oil filter adaptor on a PI saloon (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Thompson <ajt@expmining.com.au>
- Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 09:02:04 +0800
- My PI is rebuilt and uses very little oil between changes (minor leaks not yet solved!!) certainly not enough to warrant a top up. It does have inlet valve guide seals (Chris Witor) and I change ever
- /html/2000-register/1999-06/msg00034.html (10,963 bytes)
- 11. RE: baldy and co (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Thompson <ajt@expmining.com.au>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 08:20:22 +0800
- Could be a bent trailing arm or bad tracking at the back. I had a similar problem on my PI and solved it by replacing the arm and checking the tracking. Sounds like the overdrive fuse is getting too
- /html/2000-register/1999-06/msg00042.html (7,876 bytes)
- 12. RE: PI Tyres (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Thompson <ajt@expmining.com.au>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 15:24:28 +0800
- Jon, Just a suggestion........ Why don't you try swapping the Stag Alloys for a set of steel Stag Wheels Surely someone can help in the UK ( ie Stag owner without Alloys). and normally expensive and
- /html/2000-register/1999-06/msg00045.html (9,283 bytes)
- 13. RE: PI Tyres (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Thompson <ajt@expmining.com.au>
- Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 08:21:11 +0800
- The 195/70*13 Tyres fit fine on a standard PI rim and clear everything. As far as stresses are concerned, I would say all modern tyres are offering better grip and hence greater stresses in the susp
- /html/2000-register/1999-06/msg00050.html (9,207 bytes)
- 14. FW: Prices (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Thompson <ajt@expmining.com.au>
- Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 12:18:09 +0800
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- /html/2000-register/1999-06/msg00052.html (7,527 bytes)
- 15. RE: introduction + estate parts wanted (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Thompson <ajt@expmining.com.au>
- Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 08:26:18 +0800
- Hi Terry, Just a brief note for the moment, I can't help with the estste car bits I'm afraid but I do sprint and hillclimb (as opposed to out and out racing) a 1971 PI sedan over here in WA. It's not
- /html/2000-register/1999-05/msg00026.html (10,353 bytes)
- 16. Hello to everyone on the Cyber Directory (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Thompson <ajt@expmining.com.au>
- Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 21:23:25 +0800
- I've just read Six Appeal and was wondering if this thing works so here Has anybody fitted front vented discs and four pot calipers to one of our cars? I know that a few Stag's get converted and I wa
- /html/2000-register/1999-04/msg00001.html (7,445 bytes)
- 17. strangest thing found when replacing a sill (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Thompson <ajt@expmining.com.au>
- Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 17:25:41 +0800
- I have given up replacing sills since I moved to Oz where sills don't rust much (it's easier to replace the car sometimes) but I did do the sill on a 1972 2000 which had 2 coversills on top of each o
- /html/2000-register/1999-04/msg00006.html (7,296 bytes)
- 18. RE: PI Progress (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Thompson <ajt@expmining.com.au>
- Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 07:58:37 +0800
- I have a Bosch pump in my PI in Perth and was advised that it needs a 10mm feed minimum all the way from the tank to the pump. Now that is easier said than done especially as the Lucas filter has uni
- /html/2000-register/1999-04/msg00013.html (8,852 bytes)
- 19. RE: Hello to everyone on the Cyber Directory (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Thompson <ajt@expmining.com.au>
- Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 08:45:17 +0800
- Thanks for reply on disc brake conversions. I didn't realise the main reason for Volvo four-pot caliper was for dual circuit but having looked at the similar set up of piping on a Princess 4-pot cal
- /html/2000-register/1999-04/msg00014.html (10,445 bytes)
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