- 1. Welding explosion - Who? (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!gatech!iuvax!bellcore!pyuxe!whs70@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 1 Feb 1990 13:48 EST
- Do you have the name of the person? What is the local or area this happened in? I wouldn't wish this on anyone, but I'm really hoping it wasn't someone I might know from the Vintage Triumph Register
- /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00005.html (7,243 bytes)
- 2. re: Speedo on TR6 (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!gatech!iuvax!bellcore!pyuxe!whs70@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 14 Feb 1990 15:36 EST
- While his statement is generally true for the TR-2 thru TR-6 series, the same is not the case for TR-7/8, Spitfire, etc. Infact, as you surmise, even for the TR series, the direct relation (position
- /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00137.html (8,236 bytes)
- 3. re: Triumph Surrey top (and TR4A hoods) (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!gatech!iuvax!bellcore!pyuxe!whs70@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 26 Jan 1990 8:27 EST
- Chris Kent asked: The Surrey top is a nice addition, but it isn't easy to find. Once in a while someone advertises one for sale in the Vintage Triumph Register newsletter. Prices seem to run in the $
- /html/british-cars/1990-01/msg00009.html (9,044 bytes)
- 4. Diner TR-3 (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!gatech!iuvax!bellcore!pyuxe!whs70@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 26 Jan 1990 9:14 EST
- Earlier this month, Greg Nagy rejoined the b-c list with John Lye, but I believe Greg may never have seen Jim's reply asking about the Diner TR-3. Back in 1983, VTR located John Lye as a result of a
- /html/british-cars/1990-01/msg00011.html (7,455 bytes)
- 5. re: speedometers (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!gatech!iuvax!bellcore!pyuxe!whs70@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 8 Dec 1989 9:56 EST
- Jim TenCate asked: Certainly the TR-7 speedo is an exact physical replacement, but I'm not sure about the gearing of the 8 vs 7. You could simply do a swap and see if the speeds being read on the 140
- /html/british-cars/1989-12/msg00072.html (7,659 bytes)
- 6. re: Loose wheels (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!gatech!iuvax!bellcore!pyuxe!whs70@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 14 Dec 1989 8:56 EST
- Another solution to the problem would have been to swap the wheel and hub that was slipping with a good set from the front of the car. (That is assuming the hub on the front of the Healey is the sam
- /html/british-cars/1989-12/msg00122.html (8,929 bytes)
- 7. re: VTR on the TR-250? (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!gatech!iuvax!bellcore!pyuxe!whs70@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 14 Dec 1989 10:30 EST
- Mark B asks: Yes, a VTR magazine index exists, it was last published in issue #36 and covered all articles up to that point. As to using a hyphen as in TR-250, there doesn't seem to be any standard.
- /html/british-cars/1989-12/msg00126.html (7,216 bytes)
- 8. re: Guage Repair (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!gatech!iuvax!bellcore!pyuxe!whs70@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 15 Dec 1989 11:31 EST
- Roger G. asked about the speedometer repair/calibration business in NY. It is NISONGER, but I can't seem to put my hands on their address and or phone number. Bill Sohl
- /html/british-cars/1989-12/msg00135.html (6,626 bytes)
- 9. re: Loose wheels (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!gatech!iuvax!bellcore!pyuxe!whs70@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 15 Dec 1989 12:44 EST
- Phil, Having reread what I wrote, I guess it could have been implied that I was also refering to the wheel as well as the hub and knockoffs. In deed, as Phil indicates, the wheel itself does not req
- /html/british-cars/1989-12/msg00136.html (8,514 bytes)
- 10. re: Loose wheels (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!gatech!iuvax!bellcore!pyuxe!whs70@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 16 Dec 1989 17:45 EST
- No, you put both the bad wheel and bad hub on the front and the good hub and wheel on the rear. The slipping of the splines seems to have always begun under acceleration conditions (at least in ever
- /html/british-cars/1989-12/msg00141.html (8,719 bytes)
- 11. Engine Break-in (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!gatech!iuvax!bellcore!pyuxe!whs70@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 26 Dec 1989 10:03 EST
- David Sterrett (virginia.edu!dws2j) asked: This fall I took the engine rebuilding class at a local community college and rebuilt my 69 TR6 engine. Just got the engine back in and started (sounds grea
- /html/british-cars/1989-12/msg00171.html (8,903 bytes)
- 12. re: Land Rovers (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!gatech!iuvax!bellcore!pyuxe!whs70@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 29 Dec 1989 9:40 EST
- A good source for Rover info (Rover, Land-Rover, Range-Rover) is: Rover Owner's & Vehicle Enthusiasts Registry PO Box 45 Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920 The individual behind this club is Charlie Wo
- /html/british-cars/1989-12/msg00178.html (8,153 bytes)
- 13. re: TR4a backup light (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!gatech!iuvax!bellcore!pyuxe!whs70@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 22 Nov 1989 14:14 EST
- On the TR-250, backup lamps were standard and mounted directly on the body. For the TR-4A, they were an afterthought and were hung below the rear bumper. VTR Vice President, Al Streyeski's 4A, has a
- /html/british-cars/1989-11/msg00012.html (7,560 bytes)
- 14. re: From: mit-eddie!gatech!iuvax!bellcore!pyuxe!whs70@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!gatech!iuvax!bellcore!pyuxe!whs70@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: 24 Nov 1989 15:37 EST
- Your use of the term "good" leaves much leeway. In any case, I'll take a shot at your query and the folks in the Bay area may want to add additional info. I believe you can find a good 250 or 6 for a
- /html/british-cars/1989-11/msg00021.html (7,060 bytes)
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