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21. surrey top on a TR6 (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 12:55:32 -0400; Goofy? Not likely. I have a Perfect Plastics hardtop on my '71. It's the round shape of a surrey top without the removable panel. Every time I wear that top to British Invasion in Vermont, I come hom; /html/6pack/2004-06/msg00109.html (7,571 bytes)
22. Re: Tire Pressures for Different Sizes (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 08:45:59 -0400; The short answer is no, you should use the same pressures. The explanation is a bit longer. Tire pressure is expressed in pounds per square inch. Your car weighs 2000 pounds (for the sake of this exe; /html/6pack/2004-06/msg00185.html (7,790 bytes)
23. distributor rebuild (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 09:10:36 -0400; I have come to the conclusion that most of the lumpy running, missing and stinky exhaust on my car is due to a worn-out distributor. The fact that there is some play in the rotor/shaft and distributo; /html/6pack/2004-06/msg00272.html (6,708 bytes)
24. Re: drilled brake rotors (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 13:35:19 -0400; Jim, Drilled rotors are one of those incremental improvements. Taken alone, they don't do much. They tend to crack around the holes if the holes are not chamfered properly. Yes, they are effective in; /html/6pack/2004-06/msg00292.html (8,452 bytes)
25. drilled rotors; another thought (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 14:09:20 -0400; A couple people have mentioned how the holes allow gases to escape from beneath the pad. Another old trick I've used it to cut a couple radial slots in the pads with a hacksaw. It changes the frictio; /html/6pack/2004-06/msg00295.html (6,558 bytes)
26. Re: Stripped Sheetmetal Screws (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 08:33:59 -0400; John, You were on the right track with the Pop-Rivet idea. There is a product called Riv-Nut and various other names that is essentially a blind rivet with threads. You use your rivet tool to install; /html/6pack/2004-05/msg00309.html (7,187 bytes)
27. RE: tire question (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 11:33:37 -0500; I have always used 205/70-15 on my car. They are getting a bit harder to find in a good tire, but I think they just look "right" on the car. They have a slightly wider footprint, so the steering feel; /html/6pack/2004-04/msg00043.html (7,712 bytes)
28. RE: TR250 on e-bay to watch (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 14:54:03 -0400; I took a look at the fellow's listing. He seems to be more interested in the "status" factor of the car than anything else. It will almost certainly be bought by someone equally consumed with status.; /html/6pack/2004-04/msg00133.html (7,583 bytes)
29. Re: What needs to be done? (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 15:53:39 -0500; Since the car is 30+ years old, you need to pay attention to the things that go bad with time, as well as mileage. -It wouldn't be extravagant to replace all the flex hoses in the brake system. Flus; /html/6pack/2004-03/msg00301.html (7,805 bytes)
30. Re: pertronix (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 08:41:51 -0500; Amidst all this Pertronix slagging I started to wonder why no one had chimed in about alternatives. I put a Crane system in my car years ago and have no complaints about it. Granted, it's not as unob; /html/6pack/2004-02/msg00175.html (7,317 bytes)
31. Re: Cold weather starting (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 08:55:54 -0500; Unless you plan to drive the car, it would be wise to just let it sit until warmer weather arrives. The conventional wisdom says that all the parts need to get nice and warm to prevent condensation,; /html/6pack/2004-01/msg00291.html (7,369 bytes)
32. Re: Commission numbers (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 08:24:28 -0500; Well, sort of... I might point out the major change made for the 1973 model year. Commission numbers changed from CC prefix to CF prefix (for carburetted cars). These cars can be identified by the c; /html/6pack/2004-01/msg00454.html (7,231 bytes)
33. RE: Rebuilding the head (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 11:20:49 -0500; I could be wrong on this, but I had always thought that the purpose of the ceramic coating was more for thermal reasons than anti-corrosion. Keeping heat in the exhaust helps with scavenging, from wh; /html/6pack/2003-12/msg00070.html (8,525 bytes)
34. Re: Drain Plug (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 13:13:13 -0500; The drain plug is, indeed, a pipe thread. My TR6 has had a magnetic plug ever since I bought it. Now you make me wonder if it was standard or the one good thing a DPO did to my car. Phil Barnes (peb3; /html/6pack/2003-11/msg00101.html (6,732 bytes)
35. Re: TR6 capability (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 15:13:30 -0500; The one area that needs the most work in a TR6 is chassis rigidity, or lack thereof. Current production cars are extraordinarily stiff, which makes the handling quite predictable. You'd have to go a; /html/6pack/2003-11/msg00241.html (7,758 bytes)
36. Re: A question about this whole fuel injection thing (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 12:50:52 -0500; At 11:34 AM -0500 11/19/03, Scot Montrey wrote: "So I'm intrigued by this whole fuel injection thing, but not for souping up, mostly just because my life would be easier if there were an affordable,; /html/6pack/2003-11/msg00286.html (7,939 bytes)
37. top speed or any speed (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 15:34:30 -0500; I have found that both my tach and speedo are wrong. Get on an interstate highway and hold a steady speed for several miles and time yourself across this distance, then do the math. I found that my t; /html/6pack/2003-11/msg00331.html (6,768 bytes)
38. Re: top speed or any speed (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 16:23:38 -0500; I forgot to mention that when measuring the distance, use the mile markers on the highway, because, along with everything else, the odo is probably wrong, too. --Phil; /html/6pack/2003-11/msg00333.html (6,576 bytes)
39. Re: Coker Redlines/Warrior Brand? (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 10:23:49 -0500; If Coker owns the molds for the redline tires, it most likely means that Michelin would have scrapped them out. Michelin maintains them for as long as they will produce an acceptable tire and makes t; /html/6pack/2003-11/msg00403.html (7,392 bytes)
40. TR6 for sale (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 12:09:12 -0400; A local TR6 has come up for sale recently. Here are the particulars: 1975, built the middle of the year, judging by the commission number. The odo shows 111,000 miles. I looked at the car and spoke t; /html/6pack/2003-10/msg00118.html (7,833 bytes)

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