- 1. Re: Forwarded: Kit car...is anyone interested (score: 1)
- Author: rck@fangio.asd.sgi.com (Robert Keller)
- Date: Wed, 6 Jul 94 14:10:48 -0700
- According to the book: "AZ of Sports Cars since 1945" (hi steve!): Arkley (GB) A clever fibreglass body kit introduced in 1970 to save rusted Sprites and Midgets. It recalled cars such as the Morgan
- /html/british-cars/1994-07/msg00106.html (7,890 bytes)
- 2. jealousy and the LBC (score: 1)
- Author: rck@fangio.asd.sgi.com (Robert Keller)
- Date: Sun, 5 Jun 1994 10:59:39 -0700 (PDT)
- My car, the 1964 MGB, has been running without trouble for about a year. I then decided to drive it to the bicycle shop to buy two new tyres for my much neglected bicycle. Hmmm, come to think of it t
- /html/british-cars/1994-06/msg00127.html (8,681 bytes)
- 3. Re: Rebuilding lever-arm shocks (score: 1)
- Author: rck@fangio.asd.sgi.com (Robert Keller)
- Date: Fri, 10 Jun 94 12:13:07 -0700
- Hmm, and I was just thinking the other day how the Moss prices seemed so reasonable for a rebuilt from MGB shock: 264-360 Front Shock Absorber, new $159.95 264-365 Front Shock Absorber, rebuilt $85.5
- /html/british-cars/1994-06/msg00417.html (7,217 bytes)
- 4. MGB front wheel bearings. (score: 1)
- Author: rck@fangio.asd.sgi.com (Robert Keller)
- Date: Wed, 15 Jun 94 12:55:11 -0700
- Two weekends ago I adjusted the endplay of my 64 MGB's front wheel bearings. I originally decided to inspect them because at ~65+ mph there was a long time small vibration from the right front wheel.
- /html/british-cars/1994-06/msg00557.html (7,752 bytes)
- 5. Re: MGB radiators (score: 1)
- Author: rck@fangio.asd.sgi.com (Robert Keller)
- Date: Thu, 5 May 94 09:21:01 -0700
- Will Zehring write: As TerriAnn has covered the aspects of repairing your radiator, I'll concentrate on the interchangability of (early) MGB radiators. There are two types of early MGB radiators: the
- /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00130.html (8,542 bytes)
- 6. Re: MGB piston replacement options (score: 1)
- Author: rck@fangio.asd.sgi.com (Robert Keller)
- Date: Tue, 17 May 94 22:08:25 -0700
- I dropped the oil pan on my '64 MGB about six months ago "for fun". I had started out the afternoon simply wanting to change the oil (original inverted filter canister) and ended up removing the oil
- /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00467.html (10,481 bytes)
- 7. Re: 1st LBC up and running--sorta... (score: 1)
- Author: rck@fangio.asd.sgi.com (Robert Keller)
- Date: Sat, 28 May 94 08:53:38 -0700
- It is remarkable how this message so fully encapsulates the meaning and reason for the british-cars mailing list. Congratulations on your efforts Eric! ...robert
- /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00814.html (8,393 bytes)
- 8. '64 MGB turn signal switch (score: 1)
- Author: rck@fangio.asd.sgi.com (Robert Keller)
- Date: Thu, 21 Apr 1994 12:31:03 -0700 (PDT)
- I'm trying to find a turn signal swith for a 1963 MGB. Moss Motors supplies the later "early" turn signal swith ~65->~67, but not the early "early" one. Both "early" switched have the chromed stalk a
- /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00572.html (7,524 bytes)
- 9. Re: MGB Roadster vs GT rear springs. (score: 1)
- Author: rck@fangio.asd.sgi.com (Robert Keller)
- Date: Thu, 21 Apr 94 15:33:42 -0700
- I know that in 1968, the GT rear springs had one extra leaf when compared to those of the Roadster. Presumably this was to carry the extra weight of the roof and all those heavy things people put int
- /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00583.html (6,796 bytes)
- 10. Re: 1958 Jaguar XK150 for sale (score: 1)
- Author: rck@fangio.asd.sgi.com (Robert Keller)
- Date: Mon, 21 Mar 94 18:10:14 -0800
- I'm forwarding this from an internal SGI newsgroup... I do not know the car but I'm willing to go look for someone on the british-cars mailing list. ...robert
- /html/british-cars/1994-03/msg00474.html (7,265 bytes)
- 11. Re: SOL on the desktop (score: 1)
- Author: rck@fangio.asd.sgi.com (Robert Keller)
- Date: Sat, 5 Feb 94 23:38:36 -0800
- Greetings fellow "Canadian living in the US"! Your '64 B has the early transmission without a synchromesh on first gear. Later transmissions, '68 onwards, had synchro on first but were differently ar
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00179.html (8,643 bytes)
- 12. middle road / '72 B heads for michigan (score: 1)
- Author: rck@fangio.asd.sgi.com (Robert Keller)
- Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 14:13:57 -0800 (PST)
- The mailing list vs. newsgroup debate is an old one. There is, however middle ground. For example it is common practice within many organizations to gateway mailing lists into internal newsgroups. Th
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00057.html (7,796 bytes)
- 13. Re: The List's Collective MGB (score: 1)
- Author: rck@fangio.asd.sgi.com (Robert Keller)
- Date: Wed, 12 Jan 1994 11:38:52 -0800 (PST)
- Yes, but in Nevada/California. I think that if BH is selling brand new MGB bodyshells (minus fenders) for $3000+ to east coast restoration nuts, then I think that this bodyshell+fenders+dash+seatfram
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00238.html (9,571 bytes)
- 14. Re: LBCs become LGCs? (score: 1)
- Author: rck@fangio.asd.sgi.com (Robert Keller)
- Date: Mon, 31 Jan 94 21:42:46 -0800
- I remember the original Bugatti, (brothers Ettorre & Armand ?) as being French. Is this new Bugatti incarnation Italian based, or is Reuters just plain wrong? I hope BMW doesn't screw up the Autowee
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00718.html (6,836 bytes)
- 15. Re: mgb oil-pressure (score: 1)
- Author: rck@fangio.asd.sgi.com (Robert Keller)
- Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1993 12:46:18 -0800 (PST)
- It could be the rocker shaft, but then it could still be the oil pump! I'm in the midst of replacing the oil pump on my '64 B. My MGB's symptoms were that my oil pressure (when hot) was a bit low (5
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00218.html (9,926 bytes)
- 16. MG PA for sale (+ others) (score: 1)
- Author: rck@fangio.asd.sgi.com (Robert Keller)
- Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1993 10:47:43 -0800 (PST)
- Monday's San Jose Mercury News (bay area) contains these british cars for sale: Alpine '61 Sunbeam, Grt cond. Mst C. $5000 (408) 265-5640 Austin Healy '59 Bugeye Sprite, $2K/ofr (408) 293-9545 Daimle
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00278.html (7,286 bytes)
- 17. Re: Lotus Europa (score: 1)
- Author: rck@fangio.asd.sgi.com (Robert Keller)
- Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1993 12:07:39 -0800 (PDT)
- I agree, I think sports cars are more interesting in period trim and small-volume sports cars are *MUCH* more interesting in period trim. Yes, I do. In fact, I've been trying to get rid of it for the
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00457.html (7,476 bytes)
- 18. New tyres for early MGB steel rims (score: 1)
- Author: rck@fangio.asd.sgi.com (Robert Keller)
- Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1993 14:51:54 -0800 (PDT)
- I think I want to get new tyres for my '64 MGB. The car came with the original '64 steel rims (14" x 4.5"). I currently have my spare set of 'B tyres (175/70-14) on the car; they're mounted on the la
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00026.html (7,830 bytes)
- 19. Re: LONG journey ahead, boulder bound (score: 1)
- Author: rck@fangio.asd.sgi.com (Robert Keller)
- Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1993 12:23:41 -0800 (PDT)
- Having made the trip from Montreal->TRF->Nashville->New Orleans->Dallas-> Grand Canyon->Las Vegas->Los Angeles->San Francisco->Davis and a few other marathon Atlantic Canada trips several years ago i
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00258.html (8,680 bytes)
- 20. flying mini available via ftp! (score: 1)
- Author: rck@fangio.asd.sgi.com (Robert Keller)
- Date: Sat, 26 Jun 1993 23:36:32 -0800 (PDT)
- Once in a while I find a neat image that begs to be scanned for display on a computer screen. I've placed mini.jpg in the SOL anon ftp site, with path: hoosier.cs.utah.edu:~ftp/pub/sol/GIF/mini.jpg S
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00599.html (7,037 bytes)
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