- 1. Re; speaking of bureaucrats... (Will Zehring) (score: 1)
- Author: Duncan Bryan <bryan@Roborough.gpsemi.COM>
- Date: Thu, 5 Jan 1995 08:35:16 GMT
- Fellow Junk car collectors, Will Zehring says; *This appears to me to be a property tax on *cars, over and above regular fees for licensing. That is, even if the car *is a non-driver junker sitting o
- /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00116.html (8,490 bytes)
- 2. Oily car parks. (score: 1)
- Author: Duncan Bryan <bryan@Roborough.gpsemi.COM>
- Date: Thu, 1 Dec 1994 09:27:14 GMT
- Most car park slots have a 2 foot wide 3 foot long dark stain at each end from years of accumulated drips. I suppose you could use them as a pretty good skid pan in the rain.
- /html/british-cars/1994-12/msg00000.html (6,754 bytes)
- 3. Re: British Cars Digest #1488 Thu Dec 15 13:15:26 MST 1994 (score: 1)
- Author: Duncan Bryan <bryan@Roborough.gpsemi.COM>
- Date: Fri, 16 Dec 1994 13:20:19 GMT
- I have had an interesting altercation with someone as to how to describe the body style of several cars. How do people refer to their own cars? In particular, is an MGB-GT a hatchback or was the Rena
- /html/british-cars/1994-12/msg00536.html (6,991 bytes)
- 4. Lagonda brake unions (score: 1)
- Author: Duncan Bryan <bryan@Roborough.gpsemi.COM>
- Date: Wed, 2 Nov 1994 13:38:49 GMT
- *Date: Tue, 1 Nov 1994 09:15:42 -0500 *From: jll4@cornell.edu (John Lumley) *I am restoring a 1950 DB Lagonda 2.6L DHC. I need a source for male brake *unions for 1/4" piping in 7/16" x 20 threads pe
- /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00042.html (7,975 bytes)
- 5. Colourtune (score: 1)
- Author: Duncan Bryan <bryan@Roborough.gpsemi.COM>
- Date: Fri, 4 Nov 1994 10:28:55 GMT
- Our local stockist of dodgy spares and car stereos has got some colourtunes still. Are there loads of people out there wanting them? I'll go and see how many there are and how much they are. Email m
- /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00118.html (6,557 bytes)
- 6. Re: Colourtune (score: 1)
- Author: Duncan Bryan <bryan@Roborough.gpsemi.COM>
- Date: Fri, 4 Nov 1994 16:24:44 GMT
- I bought mine for about 12 pounds about 4 years ago! I'll go and see how much they are over here. I think they are made here and will probably be cheaper here. I don't mind where people get them fro
- /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00126.html (6,575 bytes)
- 7. Oily little computers... (score: 1)
- Author: Duncan Bryan <bryan@Roborough.gpsemi.COM>
- Date: Fri, 25 Nov 1994 13:40:23 GMT
- Lucas still do make computers! Lucas Aerospace make FADEC's ( their acronym ) for jet engine control amongst other things. I imagine there's not a lot of oil leaked from the silicon, maybe they have
- /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00719.html (6,648 bytes)
- 8. Re: Gaskets - Blue Hylomar (score: 1)
- Author: Duncan Bryan <bryan@Roborough.gpsemi.COM>
- Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 08:38:48 +0100
- I'm told that Rolls Royce developed blue hylomar and use it in place of gaskets on some joints. This may be true, certainly their machining is good enough. I use it on my wifes Mini and on my Citroe
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00283.html (7,764 bytes)
- 9. Re: gasket cpd, bath sponges and old socks (score: 1)
- Author: Duncan Bryan <bryan@Roborough.gpsemi.COM>
- Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 14:35:54 +0100
- *On the subject of gaskets compounds, I think a lot of modern UK engines are *assembled using a filled silicone gasket compound called "Rodor-Seal" (?), *instead of paper gaskets. I had a tube once
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00313.html (8,283 bytes)
- 10. Worst bodge going, heres another one to keep us amused, (score: 1)
- Author: Duncan Bryan <bryan@Roborough.gpsemi.COM>
- Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 08:16:25 +0100
- Glad to see the worst bodge contest going now. I'm happy to donate a suitably bodgy prize to the winner. It'll probably be a set of self tapping woodscrews and a hammer to install them with, but I'l
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00371.html (7,751 bytes)
- 11. Re: TR7/8 (Austin 1100/Mini ??) CV joint boot (score: 1)
- Author: Duncan Bryan <bryan@Roborough.gpsemi.COM>
- Date: Tue, 4 Oct 1994 12:36:38 +0100
- *The boot covering the front CV joint on the prop shaft is gone. When I **mentioned this the first time, I got a mesage from Phil Johnstone (I hope *I got your name right) about using an Austin 1100/
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00597.html (7,836 bytes)
- 12. Re: What does SOL mean? (Stewart Rendall) (score: 1)
- Author: Duncan Bryan <bryan@Roborough.gpsemi.COM>
- Date: Fri, 7 Oct 1994 09:32:03 +0100
- I reckon SOL now stands for Stereotypes Of Lucas. Say no to stereotypes. After all most MG's only had an old AM radio. ahem. I saw a broken down Ovlov the other day. What a shame. It was new too. Ha.
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00759.html (6,969 bytes)
- 13. Re: I go into a 7/11 for a slurpee and My MG wontago. (score: 1)
- Author: Duncan Bryan <bryan@Roborough.gpsemi.COM>
- Date: Mon, 17 Oct 1994 08:27:04 +0100
- <Car starts fine, I drive for 30 minutes or so, go into a 7/11 for a slurpee <and when I return the car doesn't want to start. I have to turn the key <several times before the starter engages. This o
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01058.html (8,629 bytes)
- 14. Re: Winter wonderland (score: 1)
- Author: Duncan Bryan <bryan@Roborough.gpsemi.COM>
- Date: Tue, 18 Oct 1994 16:57:42 +0100
- Regarding putting WD-40 in your door locks. DON'T!!! My old Citroen CX door locks ended up suffering from the 'stick anything in it and turn ' syndrome. WD-40 seems to remove the very fine lock barre
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01086.html (7,144 bytes)
- 15. Bodges, blowtorches and dodgy entries. (score: 1)
- Author: Duncan Bryan <bryan@Roborough.gpsemi.COM>
- Date: Thu, 15 Sep 1994 14:22:18 +0100
- There have been some fine bodge stories, but I haven't picked a winner yet. I've only noticed about 3 dodgy workshop manual entries so far - so come on get it off your chest; tell us about the least
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00344.html (9,528 bytes)
- 16. Mini noises (score: 1)
- Author: Duncan Bryan <bryan@Roborough.gpsemi.COM>
- Date: Mon, 19 Sep 1994 09:10:43 +0100
- Hello fellow bodgers - sorry creative re-engineerers. This weekend I replaced the Mini's head gasket and had the head skimmed. The result is a much happier mini. Only trouble is now that the blow has
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00426.html (7,098 bytes)
- 17. Is this a bodge entry? MGA Cockpit Rail Bodge (score: 1)
- Author: Duncan Bryan <bryan@Roborough.gpsemi.COM>
- Date: Mon, 19 Sep 1994 13:13:28 +0100
- Now then Jerome, is this your bodge competition entry or have you worse to admit to? A friend of mine was once berated in a woodwork lesson for hammering a screw in with a drill. "Mark, why are you h
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00429.html (6,849 bytes)
- 18. Re: Triumph and cabinet trivia (score: 1)
- Author: Duncan Bryan <bryan@Roborough.gpsemi.COM>
- Date: Wed, 21 Sep 1994 12:52:19 +0100
- *Date: Tue, 20 Sep 94 07:50:13 PST *From: Mike A Gendimenico <Mike_A_Gendimenico@ccm.sc.intel.com> *Subject: Triumph and cabinet trivia * *I was at the Stone's house (not rolling, Daren and Nancy) ov
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00502.html (7,679 bytes)
- 19. Re: Bites, Gugs and Klass (score: 1)
- Author: Duncan Bryan <bryan@Roborough.gpsemi.COM>
- Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 08:28:02 +0100
- My man? You know I cannot remember when I last heard someone say my man. Apart from just then. In fact this is true for a lot of allegedly common British phrases. We do NOT say things like: My man, t
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00587.html (8,418 bytes)
- 20. Re[2]: Why "limeys?" (score: 1)
- Author: Duncan Bryan <bryan@Roborough.gpsemi.COM>
- Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 16:39:09 +0100
- *Subject: Re: Why "limeys?" *Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu> *Date: 9/23/94 9:46 AM * **Good one, Ray. Exactly what did the sailors do with the limes? * Lets not get into th
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00601.html (7,400 bytes)
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