- 61. Great Race 2002 (score: 1)
- Author: BRITPAC@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 12:58:43 EST
- For those of you interested in giving vintage rally a try, 2002 may be your best shot at Greatrace. The 20th anniversary running will be reduced to one week instead of it's usual two: 7 days of racin
- /html/fot/2001-11/msg00065.html (7,948 bytes)
- 62. re: rear seal survey (score: 1)
- Author: BRITPAC@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 17:28:45 EDT
- Scrappy is virtually dry at both ends (amazing), but it wasn't always so. A TR4 block still had the core plug where the block road draft tube goes. Unless the crankcase is properly vented even the be
- /html/fot/2001-10/msg00054.html (8,430 bytes)
- 63. casting patterns (score: 1)
- Author: BRITPAC@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 13:45:49 EDT
- My guess is that some ended up in India. A lot of stuff was sold off there. The Vanguard motor is still built there (placed in a Rover SD1), and as I recall the Gazel was based on the Herald stamping
- /html/fot/2001-10/msg00259.html (6,921 bytes)
- 64. Re: A modest chuckle (score: 1)
- Author: BRITPAC@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 12:07:06 EDT
- triumphs were meant to be driven at the Red-Line. Is this just one person's opinion or are Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. A bunch of you run strongly well past published redline (with hig
- /html/fot/2001-08/msg00010.html (8,098 bytes)
- 65. Re: Justification for cheating (score: 1)
- Author: BRITPAC@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 14:35:09 EDT
- The Morgan TeriAnn refers to is Jim Belardi's, and at one point he actually won a race with a head I had prepared for him. And yes, it was a later design than the Standard Vanguard it 'should' have h
- /html/fot/2001-08/msg00105.html (9,303 bytes)
- 66. Re: Triumph powered MG (score: 1)
- Author: BRITPAC@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 19:09:59 EDT
- This is one of those things we had fun chewing on around the office today (instead of selling Land Rover parts like we should be...) We don't think the TR engine, portly as it is, weighs that much mo
- /html/fot/2001-08/msg00244.html (7,423 bytes)
- 67. Breckenridge (score: 1)
- Author: BRITPAC@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 19:26:24 EDT
- I heard through the jungle droms there were a couple of Glorias at VTR. Anyone see them, better yet took photos? I sold a Gloria tourer to Joan Graves in Flagstaff, could be my old car.... Steve & Ja
- /html/fot/2001-08/msg00258.html (6,898 bytes)
- 68. Greatrace on History Channel (score: 1)
- Author: BRITPAC@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 15:09:02 EDT
- HISTORY CHANNEL SPECIAL PRESENTATION. "The Oldest Autos on the Road" Saturday , August 04 10:00 PM-11:00 PM "Most folks think of them as museum relics. But to a special group of people, the earliest
- /html/fot/2001-07/msg00297.html (7,389 bytes)
- 69. Koni question (score: 1)
- Author: BRITPAC@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 18:47:07 EDT
- This will sound dumb but I'm going to ask it anyway. I got the Koni 'classics' and documentation from old Autocar's that oil adjustible shocks go back to at least 1954. The shocks did not come in a b
- /html/fot/2001-06/msg00015.html (6,946 bytes)
- 70. Scrappy update, Koni question (score: 1)
- Author: BRITPAC@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 13:55:32 EDT
- Thanks to all who responded! I should dig through my library more. The old "Triumph- Maintenance, Modification, and Tuning" by Mauclay has a whole paragraph on setting Koni's. BTW, it is fully compre
- /html/fot/2001-06/msg00033.html (10,785 bytes)
- 71. What is Great Race? (score: 1)
- Author: BRITPAC@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 19:14:48 EDT
- <<Steve if you have time can you fill us in on what your doing and what this is race is all about . ?>> The History Channel Great Race is an old car cross country rallye. It's in it's 19th year. It r
- /html/fot/2001-06/msg00038.html (8,983 bytes)
- 72. Great Race update (score: 1)
- Author: BRITPAC@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 13:08:34 EDT
- There is another TR entered this year! We received the official list, and a white TR4 is going to run at least one stage as a 'tour' car. Anyone can run the 'tour' in just about any car. This would b
- /html/fot/2001-06/msg00050.html (6,823 bytes)
- 73. Re: Scrappy update/ rallye team partners (score: 1)
- Author: BRITPAC@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 14:53:30 EDT
- Once he found someone with whom he could rallye, marriage would be easy by comparison. Bill, that's one reason Great Race has a separate (money) prize for best husband/wife team. Not everyone can do
- /html/fot/2001-06/msg00052.html (8,755 bytes)
- 74. Re: phone service disrupted (score: 1)
- Author: BRITPAC@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 12:15:40 EDT
- As a result of 'Allison', many long distance services were disrupted yesterday, and this did affect AOL as well as AT&T and many others. Our business could get calls from Palo Alto but not Sacramento
- /html/fot/2001-06/msg00072.html (6,642 bytes)
- 75. Re: Cam Timing Gear Question TR 4 Cyl Engine (score: 1)
- Author: BRITPAC@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 11:24:59 EDT
- I had purchased a back up spare for Scrappy from Moss a few months ago. Not only are the holes 'straight up', but the teeth are not as wide, making me think the chain will ride in a different place (
- /html/fot/2001-05/msg00086.html (7,200 bytes)
- 76. Re: Cam Timing Gear Question TR 4 Cyl Engine (score: 1)
- Author: BRITPAC@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 12:32:39 EDT
- I just did Scrappy's cam last weekend. It's an Erson 260. I used the old gear (which is still in good shape, thank God) and dialed it in to 1 degree advanced. I prefer 2 degrees to account for wear,
- /html/fot/2001-05/msg00088.html (7,376 bytes)
- 77. Great Race Schedule (score: 1)
- Author: BRITPAC@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 20:01:54 EDT
- For those planning to come out for this year's Great Race, attached is a schedule with cities, times, locations, and contact phone numbers for the sponsoring organization in each venue. They don't pu
- /html/fot/2001-05/msg00161.html (7,456 bytes)
- 78. Re: Great Race Schedule (score: 1)
- Author: BRITPAC@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 20:11:13 EDT
- Sorry, the schedule attachment was removed somehow. Here's another attempt. If it doesn't work, I will either put it up on our website, or perhaps one of you can tell me what I'm doing wrong... Steve
- /html/fot/2001-05/msg00162.html (6,578 bytes)
- 79. Re: Great Race Schedule (score: 1)
- Author: BRITPAC@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 14:17:00 EDT
- Thanks for letting me know about list attachments. Perhaps the easiest way is for folks who would like a schedule to e-mail me and I will send it directly. It's a simple word file, but lengthy to cop
- /html/fot/2001-05/msg00179.html (7,269 bytes)
- 80. how early are gas shocks? (score: 1)
- Author: BRITPAC@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 20:34:08 EDT
- Scrappy is on all fours and running really nicely. The suspension modifications picked up 1.5" at the front, 1" at the rear, and a smoother ride to boot (better for sucking up big ragged pot holes an
- /html/fot/2001-05/msg00257.html (6,794 bytes)
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