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41. Re: ACOC News (score: 1)
Author: lye@elegans.wustl.edu (John Lye)
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 92 14:39:58 CDT
Roland sez: Actually, something similar was mentioned to me by a long time Britcar mechanic when faced with an engine that had glazed. However, what he reccomended was slightly different - baking sod
/html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00296.html (7,191 bytes)

42. More photos (score: 1)
Author: lye@elegans.wustl.edu (John Lye)
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 92 17:12:23 CDT
Chris Kanterjiev has kindly scanned and gifed several photos of Valerie and myself in our TR-4 autocross car, taken at an event earlier this spring. He has named them: lye-tr4-92.gif picture of me wi
/html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00304.html (6,600 bytes)

43. Re: Parts cars for sale in Oregon (score: 1)
Author: lye@elegans.wustl.edu (John Lye)
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 92 16:34:17 CDT
acg sez: Don't do it! At least, not like this. I have a freind who used to be the shop foreman at Scotland Yard (now defunct). Anyway, they had someone bring them what used to be a really nice big He
/html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00500.html (8,080 bytes)

44. Re: Weird TR-based special (score: 1)
Author: lye@elegans.wustl.edu (John Lye)
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 92 11:53:49 CDT
Well, in case anyone's wondering about the strange TR-3 based fiberglass special that was mentioned here on the list, I have some news: the car has been identified. Some of what the owner told me is
/html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00066.html (7,344 bytes)

45. Re: XJS (score: 1)
Author: lye@elegans.wustl.edu (John Lye)
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 92 13:36:37 CDT
Excuse me? This is from someone who has a controlling interest in Jaguar? Am I really mistaken, or am I just going senile? I had thought that the XJS wasn't introduced until well after the 60's were
/html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00557.html (6,951 bytes)

46. Re: Re: TVR (score: 1)
Author: lye@elegans.wustl.edu (John Lye)
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 92 16:59:44 CDT
There's a guy around here who has occasionally autocrossed his TVR Griffith. He's actually pretty fast with it. John
/html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00089.html (7,013 bytes)

47. Re: Pour Your Own suspension bushings (score: 1)
Author: lye@elegans.wustl.edu (John Lye)
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 92 17:54:15 CDT
Phile mentions Performance Engineering and sez: It doesn't apparently. I've left three messages on their machine saying that I'm interested inthese shock and giving phone numbers and addresses for th
/html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00181.html (7,031 bytes)

48. Re: Silly Car Tricks (score: 1)
Author: lye@elegans.wustl.edu (John Lye)
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 92 09:14:37 CDT
I'm surprised neither you nor mjb have yet mentioned the good Dr. Bobwrench's technique in this event in Boulder; nor the absolutely scared sh**less expressions on the faces of the spectators close
/html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00193.html (7,428 bytes)

49. Repro Parts (score: 1)
Author: lye@elegans.wustl.edu (John Lye)
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 92 12:49:35 CDT
TeriAnn sez: Yeah, I agree, that's really why I had already pretty much stopped buying parts from Moss unless absolutely necessary (ie out of stock at TRF) prior to the time they picked up sponsorshi
/html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00332.html (7,324 bytes)

50. Re: Revelation (score: 1)
Author: lye@elegans.wustl.edu (John Lye)
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 92 12:51:51 CDT
Roland sez: My first car, a 1965 Opel Kadett Sport Coupe (yeah, really!) had a transverse leaf spring front suspension. Sort of a mini-Cobra ;-} John
/html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00333.html (6,485 bytes)

51. Re: Repro parts (score: 1)
Author: lye@elegans.wustl.edu (John Lye)
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 92 15:14:09 CDT
Oops, that should be: TRF Sorry. John
/html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00336.html (6,583 bytes)

52. Re: Another forwarded Hillman source (score: 1)
Author: lye@elegans.wustl.edu (John Lye)
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 92 16:42:46 CDT
I'd guess that this was F&R; they went belly up fairly recently and were a Jaguar specialist and had a smallish parts business as well. John
/html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00476.html (6,701 bytes)

53. Re: The Old Ways are the Best Ways (score: 1)
Author: lye@elegans.wustl.edu (John Lye)
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 92 08:22:56 CDT
acg tells of the Fag Paper test: Which brings to mind an old friend who was a heavy smoker, and therefore always had matchbooks in his pocket. He used to use the cover of the matchbook to set the poi
/html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00504.html (6,643 bytes)

54. Re: Getting head off TD with no gasket (score: 1)
Author: lye@elegans.wustl.edu (John Lye)
Date: Fri, 8 May 92 10:45:49 CDT
Well, Valerie and I make a pretty mean green chile, but I'm not sure its strong enough to remove the head from an MG TD (gringos maybe!). John
/html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00186.html (6,800 bytes)

55. Re: Anyone know about Minicooper pick ups? (score: 1)
Author: lye@elegans.wustl.edu (John Lye)
Date: Fri, 29 May 92 07:44:54 CDT
Curt asks, Yup, a friend of mine from Boulder has one that he keeps threatening to turn into a vintage racer. He's got a pretty warped sense of humor - he also used to Pro Palley an MGB. John
/html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00635.html (7,580 bytes)

56. RE: Braided steel gas line (score: 1)
Author: lye@elegans.wustl.edu (John Lye)
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 92 13:43:48 CDT
The guys down at AAI speed products will crimp any stainless steel braid tube to any kind of mount, and do a good, reasonably priced job at it. AAI Speed Products 5985 Lamar Arvada, CO (303) 422-3571
/html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00144.html (7,084 bytes)

57. Re: TR8 Coupe for Sale (score: 1)
Author: lye@elegans.wustl.edu (John Lye)
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 92 16:57:50 CDT
If anyone is really interested in this, Belleville is close to St. Louis, so I could help inspect it, put you up, whatever. Note that (314) is a MO telephone number. John
/html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00233.html (6,889 bytes)

58. Lucas starters (score: 1)
Author: lye@elegans.wustl.edu (John Lye)
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 92 07:43:15 CDT
Anyone know enough about Lucas interchangability to advise me on this one? I would like to get a Tilton super starter for my TR-4; the high compression motor is really hard on starters (as one of our
/html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00370.html (7,292 bytes)

59. Re: Sebring Sprites (score: 1)
Author: lye@elegans.wustl.edu (John Lye)
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 92 12:17:26 CDT
Roland sez: A couple of years ago at a Vintage race in Pueblo, CO, I got watch Harvey Staab in a Formula Vee pass three of the four Cobras in the race and was gaining ground on the fourth when the gu
/html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00591.html (7,202 bytes)

60. Re: CLANK VIII- Off with his he (score: 1)
Author: lye@elegans.wustl.edu (John Lye)
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 92 08:36:02 CST
If your mechanic can't/won't put valve seats in the head call Jerry Ross at Engine Master in Denver, CO. He vintage races a TR-3, and does good engine work. He has put seats in several TR 4-banger h
/html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00452.html (7,260 bytes)


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