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21. re: oil, what kind? (score: 1): Author: BRITPAC@aol.com; Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 18:46:57 EDT; I had a rod bearing failure running my '56 TR3 at Monterey on Kendall. it might not have been the oil, but once you experience something like that it colors your opinion from that point on. Never hea; /html/fot/2003-05/msg00224.html (6,328 bytes)
22. Re: Interesting Difference of Opinion About TR2 and TR3 Small (score: 1): Author: BRITPAC@aol.com; Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 12:20:38 EDT; The TR3 apron will have small holes drilled around the mouth for the chrome bezel, and holes to attach the eggcrate grille (2 per side), and it still retains the ears for mounting the TR2 die cast gr; /html/fot/2003-05/msg00419.html (8,296 bytes)
23. Re: TR2/TR3 Grilles (score: 1): Author: BRITPAC@aol.com; Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 14:01:57 EDT; That change occurred in Feb. of '57; so you can have a small mouth TR3 with a rear apron designed for the turn signals. Steve & Janet Hedke "Team Scrappy" Great Race #45, 1957 Triumph TR3 britpac@ao; /html/fot/2003-05/msg00420.html (6,434 bytes)
24. Re: Shock Question (score: 1): Author: BRITPAC@aol.com; Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2003 17:27:45 EST; Our TR3 rally car has been using stock rear shocks with 5w-30 Mobil 1. This provides the right feel paired with our heavy duty rear springs, but the oil tends to push past the seals. Since it's 3500; /html/fot/2003-04/msg00025.html (6,821 bytes)
25. Re: BRITISH CAR MAGAZINE (score: 1): Author: BRITPAC@aol.com; Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 17:29:26 EST; And it gets worse. There is a whole group of old car fans who don't consider a TR3 to be a 'roadster', despite the obvious nomenclature to the contrary. My '29 Ford A-V8 is a 'roadster', but to them; /html/fot/2003-03/msg00054.html (7,129 bytes)
26. Lost squadron (score: 1): Author: BRITPAC@aol.com; Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 11:46:22 EST; For those of you who dig Lightenings, pick up a copy of Roaring Glory's P-38 tape. The late Jeff Ethell does a preflight, and you ride in the cockpit for a demo flight. Basically he shows you how to; /html/fot/2003-03/msg00070.html (6,748 bytes)
27. Re: Gauges (score: 1): Author: BRITPAC@aol.com; Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 11:53:42 EST; Nisonger is the US distributor for the Smith's line, which we used to carry. They aren't doing a good job distributing it, as we at British Pacific have had a number of gauges on order for months. Bu; /html/fot/2003-02/msg00246.html (7,430 bytes)
28. lever shocks (score: 1): Author: BRITPAC@aol.com; Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 12:18:45 EST; Apple Hydraulics offers a service to rebuild them to competition specs. My TR3 is hardest on the rear lever shocks on Greatrace, where we face hours of roads much worse than most race tracks. I usual; /html/fot/2003-01/msg00143.html (7,313 bytes)
29. Re: Gear Oil (score: 1): Author: BRITPAC@aol.com; Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 19:28:07 EST; I also found out that the later TR7 5 speed LT77 box works best with ATF: using engine oil or gear oil slows the shifts down and causes grunching. Steve Hedke British Pacific Ltd.; /html/fot/2003-01/msg00152.html (6,980 bytes)
30. Re: GT6 ring and pinion interchange? (score: 1): Author: BRITPAC@aol.com; Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 13:29:21 EST; I di d a mismatched 4:11 gear set in my Vitesse, and it howled like a son of a gun at different speeds, almost silent at others. Aside from that it seemed to work fine. I eventually put in a matched; /html/fot/2002-12/msg00184.html (7,105 bytes)
31. Re: crank hardening (score: 1): Author: BRITPAC@aol.com; Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 19:52:47 EST; Make sure they really check the inside radius of the #4 rod journal: I've found a lot of cracked ones, but danged few solid cores. Once I found a solid core, I had it shot peened and nitrited. I also; /html/fot/2002-11/msg00046.html (7,020 bytes)
32. Re: lifters, etc. + nomination (score: 1): Author: BRITPAC@aol.com; Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 12:11:52 EST; I second the nomination of Kelvin. Team Scrappy's support in Great Race is due to his efforts. It may sound self serving for me to support it, but Moss' desire to improve their standing within the TR; /html/fot/2002-11/msg00059.html (7,020 bytes)
33. Great Race Arizona (score: 1): Author: BRITPAC@aol.com; Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 19:32:35 EST; GR Cactus Derby needs a few more volunteer course workers if anyone's interested. There are some perks, but folks are needed for scoring (no math) for all 4 days beginning Thursday, Nov. 14. The area; /html/fot/2002-11/msg00065.html (6,839 bytes)
34. Great Race Arizona (score: 1): Author: BRITPAC@aol.com; Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2002 11:52:23 EST; Thanks for the volunteers who stepped forward to help out at GR. They have it covered now. If you can, come by and check it out, and it's still possible to sign up to give it a try. $5,000 purse up f; /html/fot/2002-11/msg00069.html (6,498 bytes)
35. Re: Great Race 2003 (score: 1): Author: BRITPAC@aol.com; Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 14:10:04 EDT; The new Rally Partners group is running Great Race, and this includes Jack Roush of Roush Racing. The promotion is now being handled by Roush's 360 Motor Sports, and they have just done their first p; /html/fot/2002-10/msg00008.html (6,626 bytes)
36. Carb air flow (score: 1): Author: BRITPAC@aol.com; Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 19:52:58 EDT; I have a friend racing a vintage Datsun roadster with the Japanese SU's. He has a high speed lean miss which he believes is fuel related, although line pressure is adequate. I seem to recall discussi; /html/fot/2002-10/msg00069.html (6,838 bytes)
37. Re: generic question on compression checks (score: 1): Author: BRITPAC@aol.com; Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 17:58:07 EDT; Was the Jeep engine rebored with new pistons, and if not, how much cylinder taper was there? If the engine was not removed from the vehicle, you had an overhaul, not a rebuild. Excessive taper can cr; /html/fot/2002-10/msg00086.html (8,024 bytes)
38. Gas analyzers (score: 1): Author: BRITPAC@aol.com; Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 14:19:27 EDT; Is anyone running any type of dash read out gas analyzers, for example driven from an O2 sensor? Steve Hedke Great Race #45, 1957 Triumph TR3 britpac@aol.com; /html/fot/2002-10/msg00123.html (6,230 bytes)
39. Scrappy motor inspection (score: 1): Author: BRITPAC@aol.com; Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 12:48:17 EDT; Just for general interest, thought some of you might be interested in how Scrappy's motor is holding up. At Ken Gillander's suggestion, I pulled the head and the pan. The engine has about 10,000 rall; /html/fot/2002-10/msg00135.html (9,499 bytes)
40. Glacier Girl (score: 1): Author: BRITPAC@aol.com; Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 13:10:44 EST; When Great Race went through the midwest 2 years ago, we were all given die cast models of 'Glacier Girl': the town was very proud to be associated with that story. As a pilot myself, and a Lockheed; /html/fot/2002-10/msg00155.html (7,093 bytes)

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