- 61. Calipers & low temps ! (score: 1)
- Author: gerry@hostel.lincroftnj.ncr.com
- Date: Tue, 19 Oct 93 08:56 EDT
- re: Frozen brake calipers: There is an alternative !! I was in the same position last winter when I decided to overhaul a set of MGB calipers that I had removed from a parts car. No amount of effort
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00366.html (9,642 bytes)
- 62. SD1 (score: 1)
- Author: gerry@hostel.lincroftnj.ncr.com
- Date: Tue, 7 Sep 93 11:02 EDT
- Well yes and no !!!!, is was very fast in standard trim, considering it came out in 1978 (?). The police in the UK used to use them as motorway patrol cars (otherwise know as jam butties !). It also
- /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00074.html (7,400 bytes)
- 63. 16V heads (score: 1)
- Author: gerry@hostel.lincroftnj.ncr.com
- Date: Wed, 8 Sep 93 09:09 EDT
- re: crossflow heads. I read in the latest Classic Cars that Jack Knight Dev, has just started production of a Twin Cam 16V head for the Mini (which I assume means all 1275 A-series engines). Should m
- /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00107.html (6,632 bytes)
- 64. Midget wheels (score: 1)
- Author: gerry@hostel.lincroftnj.ncr.com
- Date: Wed, 8 Sep 93 14:30 EDT
- Dean wrote concerning wheels for his Midget; All Chevy Vega wheels fit Midgets (and Minis). I have had 2 sets of Vega wheels on my Midget 13x5 and 13x6, and I have had no problems. A friend of mine w
- /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00119.html (7,054 bytes)
- 65. No LBC's in UK (score: 1)
- Author: gerry@hostel.lincroftnj.ncr.com
- Date: Wed, 22 Sep 93 15:43 EDT
- There IS a perfectly good reason for this. After the war (WWII), England's economic situation was not too healthy, and as a result the government encouraged companies to export products to earn valu
- /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00346.html (7,965 bytes)
- 66. Help - no mail (score: 1)
- Author: gerry@hostel.lincroftnj.ncr.com
- Date: Tue, 27 Jul 93 16:14 EDT
- HELP !!!!! I have not received any Brit mail for 3 weeks. I sent a message to "request", but have still not received anything. I need my daily "fix" of Brit car mail !!!! Thanks Gerry
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00419.html (6,561 bytes)
- 67. Car 4 -sale (score: 1)
- Author: gerry@hostel.lincroftnj.ncr.com
- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 93 08:47 EDT
- A friend of mine found an interseting car which he would like to find a good home for. He says it is too good to part out. It has bad clutch hydraulics and a small rust spot on one of the sills and n
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00439.html (6,804 bytes)
- 68. Brake light switches (score: 1)
- Author: gerry@hostel.lincroftnj.ncr.com
- Date: Fri, 27 Aug 93 13:37 EDT
- If your Midget brake light switch fails, there are other alternatives. I have had 2 brake light switches fail on the Midget, because of internal corrosion. Both of them lasted less than one year. An
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00898.html (8,459 bytes)
- 69. Coils (score: 1)
- Author: gerry@hostel.lincroftnj.ncr.com
- Date: Tue, 22 Jun 93 13:36 EDT
- I have had VERY good luck with the Bosch Blue coils. I had Lucas sports coils for a while, but they never lasted more than a couple of years. You can get them from Brity Vic for I think $34 (with int
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00475.html (7,085 bytes)
- 70. Midget cooler (score: 1)
- Author: gerry@hostel.lincroftnj.NCR.COM
- Date: Thu, 13 May 93 08:49:00 EDT
- I think you may have the wrong oil cooler. I installed an cooler on my 1500 Midget about a year ago, and I was surprised to find that the mounting holes were already drilled and tapped in the body. I
- /html/british-cars/1993-05/msg00189.html (7,356 bytes)
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