- 1. Re: Limerock (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!RELAY.CS.NET!WALZER%enp.prime.com@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 04 Sep 90 10:27:22 EDT
- Lime Rock Vintage Fall Festival review. Here I am back from a 3 day time warp back to the days when roadsters were common place. The Healey Challenge came to Lime Rock and as expected, put on quite a
- /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00004.html (9,188 bytes)
- 2. re: tire wars. (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!RELAY.CS.NET!WALZER%enp.prime.com@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 14 Sep 90 08:15:32 EDT
- After struggling with over-tightened lug nuts after new tire purchases, on more than one occasion, I've often thought: What would my wife do if she had a flat out on the highway?. I've had to use pie
- /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00168.html (7,341 bytes)
- 3. tire wars: torque-ing nuts. (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!RELAY.CS.NET!WALZER%enp.prime.com@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 17 Sep 90 08:58:24 EDT
- Well, I don't know if i'd even trust tire dealers to even use torque wrenches. Last time they used a torque wrench (I didn't have to ask - I think they do it as a C.Y.A. point.) they still were too t
- /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00187.html (6,837 bytes)
- 4. re: French cars. (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!RELAY.CS.NET!WALZER%enp.prime.com@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 09 Aug 90 17:41:02 EDT
- Yes, I can say FRENCH. It's spelled: Junque.
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00082.html (6,579 bytes)
- 5. Re: 50-50 body work (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!RELAY.CS.NET!WALZER%enp.prime.com@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 17 Aug 90 14:05:01 EDT
- I am rebuilding a 1977, 1500 Triumph Spitfire engine. I came across a set of (dual) SU HS2's (from a triumph 1300 engine) to replace the original single Stromberg. Today I called British Parts North
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00194.html (8,297 bytes)
- 6. VINTAGE FALL FESTIVAL (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!RELAY.CS.NET!WALZER%enp.prime.com@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 22 Aug 90 18:37:21 EDT
- Yes, I'll be going to the Vintage Festival. I agree: a walk through the pits is an education in itself. You can see cars you may never see again. Hopefully, the cars of the Healey Challenge will be t
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00252.html (7,051 bytes)
- 7. Re: Vintage "Racing" (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!RELAY.CS.NET!WALZER%enp.prime.com@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 23 Aug 90 12:58:38 EDT
- LIME ROCK (Conn.) VINTAGE FALL FESTIVAL: August 31 - Sept 3rd. 150 miles (2 1/2 hr.) from Boston. Mass. pike exit#2, Rt7 to 112. TENTATIVE SCHEDULE: Full event admission: $35.00 (Free camping.) Frida
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00266.html (9,262 bytes)
- 8. Re: Spit 1500 cylinder heads (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!RELAY.CS.NET!WALZER%enp.prime.com@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 29 Aug 90 18:00:00 EDT
- Re: Spitfire compression: According to British Parts North West.. 7.5 to 1 compression with cupped pistons and low compression cylinder head. 8.5 to 1 for no cup pistons and low comp. cyl head. 9.5+
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00329.html (7,321 bytes)
- 9. Healey at Lars Anderson (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!RELAY.CS.NET!WALZER%enp.prime.com@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 06 Jul 90 08:36:26 EDT
- ... hope to be at the Museum of Transportation, Brookline, Mass. with my red 100-4 Healey. also Sunday July 22, the Northeast Region - AHCoA will be having their Eastern Mass get-together at Miles St
- /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00064.html (6,899 bytes)
- 10. Sarah's Suspension Saga, part n (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!RELAY.CS.NET!WALZER%enp.prime.com@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 06 Jul 90 08:21:25 EDT
- HEALEY PARTS VENDORS Rev. March 16, 1989 AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH AHAHAHAHAH AHAHAHAHAHA
- /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00068.html (55,314 bytes)
- 11. The name is HEALEY... (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!RELAY.CS.NET!WALZER%enp.prime.com@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 10 Jul 90 07:54:22 EDT
- as in Donald Healey, not Healy. Those that had the pleasure of meeting him know that he was a gentle, "car guy", whom you could not help but love and admire.
- /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00092.html (6,579 bytes)
- 12. TR frame availability (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!RELAY.CS.NET!WALZER%enp.prime.com@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 12 Jul 90 10:00:26 EDT
- A frind has a TR6 with a typically bad frame. I know one option is to find good frame and swap accordingly. He wants to buy a frame as advertised by TR parts supplier. Alas... "they are not available
- /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00125.html (6,827 bytes)
- 13. BRIT-CARS at Lars. (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!RELAY.CS.NET!WALZER%enp.prime.com@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 12 Jul 90 11:02:20 EDT
- ...oh sure! Volunteer ME to be the BRITISH-CARS focal point! Now I gotta buy more beer & soda. Haaaah, bet you're first in line to drink it all up, Mike! See you all at Lars. Stop by while supplies l
- /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00126.html (6,637 bytes)
- 14. Lars Report (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!RELAY.CS.NET!WALZER%enp.prime.com@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 17 Jul 90 10:09:48 EDT
- British Car Day WAS well attended. To put in perspective: there were more BRITISH cars there than cars in total at most other local car shows. I appreciate the compliments about my car. Guess the red
- /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00157.html (8,400 bytes)
- 15. RE: LIME ROCK VFF (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!RELAY.CS.NET!WALZER%enp.prime.com@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 18 Jul 90 12:42:09 EDT
- Lime Rock's Vintage Fall Festival is Friday - Monday Aug31-Sept3. Usually race practice on Friday, sprint races on Sat., Concours show on Sunday (local laws do not allow racing on Sunday), and featur
- /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00191.html (7,378 bytes)
- 16. SOL (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!RELAY.CS.NET!WALZER%enp.prime.com@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 20 Jul 90 11:18:32 EDT
- The following is my personnal schedule of "things - automotive" in my local/etc. which I try keep track of. Some event I go to, but not all. The BRITISH MOTORCAR Club (BM-FTR) is a British car club b
- /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00215.html (11,174 bytes)
- 17. IGNORE THIS POSTING (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!RELAY.CS.NET!WALZER%enp.prime.com@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 24 Jul 90 13:01:13 EDT
- THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE, CHECKING IF MY ACCESS TO NETWORK IS OK. DUANE WALZER WALZER@ENP.PRIME.COM
- /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00244.html (6,578 bytes)
- 18. Misc. Stuff etc. (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!RELAY.CS.NET!WALZER%enp.prime.com@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 27 Jul 90 09:26:30 EDT
- I recently bought 2 Triumph Spitfires, 1977 and 1974. The 74 is in the best condition so I am intending to restore that one. My dilemma is that I have 3 engine blocks, 2 - 1500 cc, and 1 - 1296 cc, a
- /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00281.html (8,118 bytes)
- 19. Re: Clutch (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!RELAY.CS.NET!WALZER%enp.prime.com@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 13 Jun 90 09:23:23 EDT
- Regarding Auto Insurance: The following is a brief summary of my experience. In the process of insuring my Healey, I went to my insurance agency (Liberty Mutual) and talked to one of the managers. (I
- /html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00064.html (9,592 bytes)
- 20. rubber boot maintenance (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!RELAY.CS.NET!WALZER%enp.prime.com@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 19 Jun 90 19:32:07 EDT
- After reading T Higgins' report on clutch slave cylinder rubber boot failure, two other important rubber boots come to mind. The disk brake piston rubber dust boots and CV joint boots on newer cars r
- /html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00114.html (7,578 bytes)
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