- 241. oh dear...... (score: 1)
- Author: tooze@vinny.cecer.army.mil (Marcus Tooze)
- Date: Tue, 14 Dec 93 09:37:54 CST
- Me thinks that this guy may have had a few bad experiences perhaps... how can anybody hate lbc's this much??? In my previous life, I worked at a place that takes British cars apart and sells the piec
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00248.html (8,396 bytes)
- 242. seat belt recall address (score: 1)
- Author: tooze@vinny.cecer.army.mil (Marcus Tooze)
- Date: Wed, 15 Dec 93 11:52:31 CST
- Here's the address: Mr. John Retkowski Jaguar Cars Inc. 555 MacArthur Blvd. Mahwah, NJ 07430-2327 I sent him a letter stating the make, year, model and VIN and requested furthure information on the r
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00269.html (7,249 bytes)
- 243. which gas? (score: 1)
- Author: tooze@vinny.cecer.army.mil (Marcus Tooze)
- Date: Thu, 16 Dec 93 10:10:26 CST
- I assumed I should put top grade gas into the Midget, the only 'hardened-headpart' I have in the head are the valve seats....I believe there was at thread on gas types a long time ago. Is this thread
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00304.html (6,374 bytes)
- 244. restoration books?? (score: 1)
- Author: tooze@vinny.cecer.army.mil (Marcus Tooze)
- Date: Thu, 16 Dec 93 16:30:17 CST
- I would like some recomendations for good restoration books for both the spit and the Midget....any suggestions? Marcus
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00340.html (6,628 bytes)
- 245. Spit' engines (score: 1)
- Author: tooze@vinny.cecer.army.mil (Marcus Tooze)
- Date: Fri, 17 Dec 93 12:18:17 CST
- I've been musing about the Spit' and was wondering what other engines would fit in there? ('75 squaretail) rather than going through the hassle of rebuilding the 1500 into a juicy motor (re: Dennis a
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00376.html (6,874 bytes)
- 246. butchered lbcs' (score: 1)
- Author: tooze@vinny.cecer.army.mil (Marcus Tooze)
- Date: Fri, 17 Dec 93 15:12:25 CST
- So, is there anybody currently on the net who owns a hacked lbc...i.e., maybe with a 'muricun motor etc?? I seem to remember a guy a few weeks ago (Fred Z???) who had a MGB with diff. bits underneath
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00387.html (6,609 bytes)
- 247. engine back in! (score: 1)
- Author: tooze@vinny.cecer.army.mil (Marcus Tooze)
- Date: Mon, 20 Dec 93 09:44:24 CST
- Spent a ve. cold weekend in the light drizzle/snow putting the motor back in. It took around 3 hours of rattling, jacking, cursing and trapped fingers to get it back in! I started conecting it back u
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00417.html (10,641 bytes)
- 248. Re: 1500: Cooling and performance (score: 1)
- Author: tooze@vinny.cecer.army.mil (Marcus Tooze)
- Date: Mon, 20 Dec 93 15:41:27 CST
- Well, my original questions/musings were about plopping in an american drivetrain to 1) give screaming performance without trick machineing and constantly tweaking and tuning etc. 2) parts availabili
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00448.html (7,962 bytes)
- 249. Re: Sworking the weekend away (score: 1)
- Author: tooze@vinny.cecer.army.mil (Marcus Tooze)
- Date: Mon, 20 Dec 93 15:49:29 CST
- One question How do you afford luxeries like meat and potatoes while owning/restoring 3 lbcs'?????????????????? Marcus 'dining on old pistons baked in castrol because I rebuilt the 1275' Tooze P.S. I
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00449.html (6,846 bytes)
- 250. mazda mailing list?? (score: 1)
- Author: tooze@vinny.cecer.army.mil (Marcus Tooze)
- Date: Thu, 23 Dec 93 11:02:22 CST
- Is there a Mazda computer mailing list ??? Marcus
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00506.html (6,467 bytes)
- 251. Re: locking convertibles, again (score: 1)
- Author: tooze@vinny.cecer.army.mil (Marcus Tooze)
- Date: Thu, 23 Dec 93 11:37:06 CST
- The funny thing is ^^^^^^^ Now, are you sure this isn't the same guy who was in love with Austin Metros???
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00511.html (7,123 bytes)
- 252. Why do I bother.....? (score: 1)
- Author: tooze@vinny.cecer.army.mil (Marcus Tooze)
- Date: Mon, 1 Nov 93 13:18:07 CST
- Well, the old MG takes another bang... This time my roomate decided to reverse into my beloved car. Luckily for hime it was *only* the tail-light lense (~$30 ish?) and I didn't have a gun handy... Ma
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00023.html (6,847 bytes)
- 253. RE: Why do I bother.....? (score: 1)
- Author: tooze@vinny.cecer.army.mil (Marcus Tooze)
- Date: Mon, 1 Nov 93 14:37:31 CST
- This time my roommate decided to reverse into my beloved car. Luckily for him it was *only* the tail-light lense (~$30 ish?) and I didn't have a gun handy... irrational ideas at times, but if one of
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00027.html (8,256 bytes)
- 254. tire rack and oops (score: 1)
- Author: tooze@vinny.cecer.army.mil (Marcus Tooze)
- Date: Wed, 3 Nov 93 09:35:45 CST
- Hi all, Just filling you all in on the latest saga with State Farm. I called them last night after not receiving there 'new' estimate of the damage cost. The guy I spoke to was very off-hand with me
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00068.html (9,147 bytes)
- 255. hinge posts (score: 1)
- Author: tooze@vinny.cecer.army.mil (Marcus Tooze)
- Date: Tue, 9 Nov 93 09:06:36 CST
- One of the hinge posts on my '74 Midget is need of replacement. Thew door is getting a bit saggy (to the point where you have to lift it up an inch to close it!). I'd just like to get an idea of the
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00134.html (6,669 bytes)
- 256. engine balancing (score: 1)
- Author: tooze@vinny.cecer.army.mil (Marcus Tooze)
- Date: Tue, 9 Nov 93 14:23:53 CST
- A couple of people have mentioned that I shpould get my engine balanced since I'm rebuilding it. What does this involve? What parts do the machine shop require? Should I assemble some of the bits, or
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00152.html (7,296 bytes)
- 257. Re: Doppler, Schmoppler......and nit-picking (score: 1)
- Author: tooze@vinny.cecer.army.mil (Marcus Tooze)
- Date: Wed, 10 Nov 93 10:24:30 CST
- Red-out occurs with negative G, called so because of blood rushing to the head. Just before blackout due to +ve G you get 'greyout' a weird sought of tunnel vision with no color before you pass out.
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00185.html (6,917 bytes)
- 258. ooooops again! (score: 1)
- Author: tooze@vinny.cecer.army.mil (Marcus Tooze)
- Date: Thu, 11 Nov 93 15:25:27 CST
- Well, how was I to know? I found a place to balance my engine, and was then informed that the pistons have to seperate from the rods - well, the machine shop has already pressed them onto the rods! a
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00219.html (6,603 bytes)
- 259. Re: Doppler, Schmoppler......and nit-picking (score: 1)
- Author: tooze@vinny.cecer.army.mil (Marcus Tooze)
- Date: Fri, 12 Nov 93 10:58:13 CST
- From: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier) Subject: Re: Doppler, Schmoppler......and nit-picking To: tooze@vinny.cecer.army.mil (Marcus Tooze) Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1993 10:36:53 -0600 (CST) Cc: british-ca
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00239.html (8,775 bytes)
- 260. assembly oil (score: 1)
- Author: tooze@vinny.cecer.army.mil (Marcus Tooze)
- Date: Fri, 12 Nov 93 13:30:37 CST
- What weight oil should i use on engine assembly...perhaps something a bit heavier so that on initial start up things are still coated? For that matter, what oil should I put in it for the winter, I w
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00247.html (6,510 bytes)
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