- 141. Space, the final frontier (score: 1)
- Author: mjb@triumph (Mark J Bradakis)
- Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1993 14:08:06 -0700
- You datsun folks may want to ignore most of this, as the pub/datsun directory is still empty, since the Datsun list is quite a bit smaller than the others, but will someday share in the archive acces
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00443.html (9,500 bytes)
- 142. Re: CadDrawings (score: 1)
- Author: mjb@triumph (Mark J Bradakis)
- Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1993 10:27:19 -0700
- Actually, the type of automated manufacturing under discussion is along the lines of what the Advanced Manufacturing Lab here at the U of U is working towards. You design things using the Alpha 1 sys
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00540.html (7,302 bytes)
- 143. Re: GT6 Engine Questions (score: 1)
- Author: mjb@triumph (Mark J Bradakis)
- Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1993 17:44:00 -0700
- Engine stand: Yes, grade 8 bolts are more brittle than grade 5, but they have a higher yield strength. What this means is that the grade 5 bolts will bend before they break after you drop the engine
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00561.html (8,580 bytes)
- 144. FTP stuff available over NFS (score: 1)
- Author: mjb@triumph (Mark J Bradakis)
- Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1993 07:05:10 -0700
- For a while, triumph's /usr/spool/ftp is available for NFS access from the rest of the world. Of course, I've only tested it from a couple of machines here in the department. So try it out if you are
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00564.html (6,501 bytes)
- 145. Lucas Amp Meters (score: 1)
- Author: mjb@triumph (Mark J Bradakis)
- Date: Mon, 8 Nov 93 15:34:44 -0700
- Taking Tilly, my TR6, on an outing with the local Triumph Club Sunday, I noticed my Lucas (sorry, it is not "original" Smith) Amp meter misbehaving. Specifically, I started up and the needle swung wi
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00123.html (7,957 bytes)
- 146. Mail troubles (score: 1)
- Author: mjb@triumph (Mark J Bradakis)
- Date: Mon, 8 Nov 93 17:30:08 -0700
- I made a slight mistake in shuffling disks around on my machine, and inadvertently over-protected some directories. All should be well again, with the list mail and the -request mail. mjb.
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00129.html (6,312 bytes)
- 147. Re: TR6 engine (score: 1)
- Author: mjb@triumph (Mark J Bradakis)
- Date: Tue, 9 Nov 93 16:40:45 -0700
- Unfortunately many of these "tricks" can't be used on my TR-6. I don't think that old tractor engine could live at 4.4psia. The TR6 motor has nothing whatsoever to do with tractors. It is derived fro
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00165.html (6,437 bytes)
- 148. Re: Pistons, and general engine question (Spit 1500) (score: 1)
- Author: mjb@triumph (Mark J Bradakis)
- Date: Fri, 12 Nov 93 15:35:54 -0700
- The '76 Spit and various UK models with the 9 to 1 compression use flat pistons, the 7.5 models use dished, as you suspected. The MG Midget 1500 uses the same motor and gearbox, but a solid axle in t
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00257.html (7,786 bytes)
- 149. List etiquette (score: 1)
- Author: mjb@triumph (Mark J Bradakis)
- Date: Sun, 14 Nov 93 13:47:48 -0700
- Many of the folks out there have mailers and mail readers that have trouble with large files, over 30,000 characters or so. Posting a single mail message of that size can screw things up. As I've sai
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00266.html (6,448 bytes)
- 150. Re: Please Unsubscribe me (score: 1)
- Author: mjb@triumph (Mark J Bradakis)
- Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1993 22:28:12 -0700
- What do you mean "subscribe" command? You send your request mail to british-cars-request@autox.team.net, and when I get around to reading the request mail, I deal with it. By the way, did someone rec
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00446.html (6,593 bytes)
- 151. Re: 'other-half' becomes 'car-widow'.... (score: 1)
- Author: mjb@triumph (Mark J Bradakis)
- Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1993 12:16:48 -0700
- Boy, a Spitfire for $100, that's my kind of car. I'll take it off your hands for $150 when you decide that trying to put it together without a complete Spitfire next to it for reference is impossible
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00461.html (7,548 bytes)
- 152. Re: Armstrong Shocks (score: 1)
- Author: mjb@triumph (Mark J Bradakis)
- Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1993 13:15:44 -0700
- The lever shocks should have *nothing* to do with the ride height. If you are talking about it bottoming out too frequently, then that might be the shocks, in part, but chances are the problem is the
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00466.html (6,571 bytes)
- 153. [70471.1433@CompuServe.COM: British Cars Digest #1005 Sat Nov 20 01:] (score: 1)
- Author: mjb@triumph (Mark J Bradakis)
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1993 00:10:18 -0700
- Here's something that was in the -request mail, but should have been sent to the whole list. mjb. -- You might want to give either of the 2 national MGB associations a call: The American MGB Associat
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00475.html (7,131 bytes)
- 154. Re: J.C. Whitney (score: 1)
- Author: mjb@triumph (Mark J Bradakis)
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1993 10:34:26 -0700
- Actually, this is about Facet pumps. The best price I've seen so far is from Aircraft Spruce & Supply. They list the pump with -6 male AN ports for 28.90 (number 40108) and the pipe thread ports for
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00486.html (6,558 bytes)
- 155. Re: SOL spit sagacity sought... (score: 1)
- Author: mjb@triumph (Mark J Bradakis)
- Date: Mon, 4 Oct 93 14:29:40 -0600
- How much authenticity do you want to keep? The things I would suggest doing would be to go to a 9:1 compression and the twin SU carb setup of the Mark 3 and home market 1500s. All of the 1500s, regar
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00052.html (7,367 bytes)
- 156. Drat. (score: 1)
- Author: mjb@triumph (Mark J Bradakis)
- Date: Fri, 22 Oct 93 14:57:43 -0600
- Wednesday was a bad day. The combined EP & DSR qualifying session was redflagged for an incident between Hardy Prentice in his TR3 and a DSR. Both cars were seriously torn up and both drivers taken
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00449.html (6,420 bytes)
- 157. Re: Partial SCCA Runoff results (score: 1)
- Author: mjb@triumph (Mark J Bradakis)
- Date: Mon, 25 Oct 93 19:29:09 -0600
- Prentice has won so many times that he would definitely have had an impact on the outcome, whether he won or not. Actually, I think that the venerable Hardy Prentice has won *once*, with that victory
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00491.html (6,933 bytes)
- 158. Re: [WANTED] Spitfire (score: 1)
- Author: mjb@triumph (Mark J Bradakis)
- Date: Thu, 28 Oct 93 12:36:46 -0600
- Well, I do have this 77 Spitfire with a mighty 1147 motor with bad thrust washers in it. The body isn't too bad. This was the car that I took to VTR in Seattle this year. If you want to come to Salt
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00562.html (7,020 bytes)
- 159. [lesnyd@bb1t.monsanto.com: TRF End Of Summer Sale] (score: 1)
- Author: mjb@triumph (Mark J Bradakis)
- Date: Wed, 1 Sep 93 11:00:56 -0600
- Does anyone have Dana's email address? Try trf@autox.team.net mjb.
- /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00011.html (6,462 bytes)
- 160. [George=Murphy%NOAC%ETD.Y12@VINES.ORNL.GOV: Gas Gauge floats] (score: 1)
- Author: mjb@triumph (Mark J Bradakis)
- Date: Tue, 7 Sep 93 10:18:23 -0600
- I am assuming this fellow meant to send this to the whole list, and not just me. mjb. -- I found CORK float in my 1960 MGA fuel level sender...is this original? I tested it in a can of gas and it flo
- /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00079.html (7,086 bytes)
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