- 21. Re: factory workshop manual (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim" <britbits@tiu.net>
- Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 14:41:18 -0600 (CST)
- Is it safe to guess that a photocopy of the factory manual (complete document) would be acceptable? Jim Dallas TX with original Herald/1200/Vitesse manual and Mk III manual, but no Mk IV manual
- /html/fot/2004-12/msg00105.html (9,707 bytes)
- 22. RE: Interesting message (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim" <britbits@tiu.net>
- Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 08:48:22 -0500 (CDT)
- I haven't looked for any online explanations for plug ratings, but I can give a thumbnail answer. In proper operation, a spark plug is not supposed to ignite the fuel-air mix until it "sparks". In a
- /html/fot/2004-10/msg00314.html (10,911 bytes)
- 23. Re: Interesting message (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim" <britbits@tiu.net>
- Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 12:33:37 -0500 (CDT)
- Ok Kas, I'll display my own ignorance... what's a plug light? I'm familiar with color tune plugs.. and I know what a flashlight is.. :D Cheers, Jim Dallas TX
- /html/fot/2004-10/msg00320.html (8,139 bytes)
- 24. Re: Flywheels (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim" <britbits@tiu.net>
- Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 14:42:36 -0500 (CDT)
- What year MGB is this going on? Well, you really shouldn't be messing around with a nasty car like that, I'll send you my address under separate cover and you can just forward that odd piece of alum
- /html/fot/2004-08/msg00042.html (7,296 bytes)
- 25. RE: Re: Engine for Towing (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Gambony" <britbits@tiu.net>
- Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 22:53:33 -0500
- A manual trans for towing? I hope you never need to go through the DC area at rush hour! Then again I did have the auto trans in my Suburban give up the ghost just off I81 in Woodstock.. VA. Wonderf
- /html/fot/2004-08/msg00184.html (8,703 bytes)
- 26. RE: Good Grief, what next...no LBC content (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Gambony" <britbits@tiu.net>
- Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 22:26:22 -0500
- I was at a barbeque in Monterrey (Mexico) last weekend, there was one climbing the wall of the neighbors house (20ft wall).... They seem to climb slick surfaces ok... :O Cheers, Jim Dallas TX "using
- /html/fot/2004-07/msg00054.html (7,405 bytes)
- 27. RE: Yoko tire pressures (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Gambony" <britbits@tiu.net>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 22:46:11 -0500
- Bill, true.. But you need to look at the complete picture. When I ran in vintage locally it was in a 1960s Austin Mini Cooper 1275S on 175/55/13 A008Gs A Mini prepped to the full extent of the vinta
- /html/fot/2004-07/msg00079.html (7,675 bytes)
- 28. RE: Yoko tire pressures (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Gambony" <britbits@tiu.net>
- Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 07:33:56 -0500
- I wasn't saying that an autocross setup (camber/caster etc) will work perfectly for road racing. I was just pointing out a way to get to a starting point for finding good tire temps. If you'd like,
- /html/fot/2004-07/msg00083.html (9,015 bytes)
- 29. Spitfire 1147 available (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Gambony" <britbits@tiu.net>
- Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 23:56:17 -0500
- A lister in another group just got sold an 1147 long block that was represented as being a 1296. Anyone need an 1147? Cheers, Jim Dallas TX britbits@tiu.net
- /html/fot/2004-07/msg00135.html (6,262 bytes)
- 30. RE: For Immediate Release : Reports of GT6s Getting Greater (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Gambony" <britbits@tiu.net>
- Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 22:09:05 -0500
- I've had similar experiences with a Mini Cooper ('63 vintage.. BMC.. Not BMW!!) in the Dallas area. Although I suspect that some of the people who asked what it was believe it was built in Austin..
- /html/fot/2004-05/msg00051.html (8,813 bytes)
- 31. RE: lube torqued fasteners? (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Gambony" <britbits@tiu.net>
- Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 20:44:55 -0600
- On our Triumphs there are some possible pitfalls to trying to torque "dry". Unless you're using new nuts and bolts... getting the 30+ years of gunk/assembly lube/WD-40 out of a part can be daunting.
- /html/fot/2004-03/msg00236.html (9,881 bytes)
- 32. RE: PURCHASE (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Gambony" <britbits@tiu.net>
- Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2004 18:30:19 -0600
- Well, I did have an offer of $5000 for an old ratty MGB engine... You mean it wasn't serious? :( Yeah, latest version of the old scam. In this case they want to give you a money order for more than w
- /html/fot/2004-02/msg00087.html (6,919 bytes)
- 33. TR3 rear axle ratios? (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Gambony" <britbits@tiu.net>
- Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2004 18:57:28 -0600
- I've got a friend in the area that posed the question of what ratios were available for the solid axle TRs. He'd like something more appropriate to highway cruising, which here in Texas involves spee
- /html/fot/2004-02/msg00088.html (7,386 bytes)
- 34. RE: bon ami (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Gambony" <britbits@tiu.net>
- Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 21:55:08 -0600
- Would I want to use non-detergent oil too? I'm not sure I'd want to spray a cloud of ANYTHING abrasive near the carbs with the engine running. That's why aircleaners were invented. As to the assembly
- /html/fot/2004-02/msg00226.html (8,019 bytes)
- 35. Road trippin (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Gambony" <britbits@tiu.net>
- Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 22:45:14 -0600
- I may be making a trip from Dallas to the Carolinas in the near future, continuing on up the coast to the NYC area. Anyone have any bulky items that need hauling either to the east coast, or back to
- /html/fot/2004-02/msg00311.html (6,339 bytes)
- 36. RE: Memories (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Gambony" <britbits@tiu.net>
- Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 22:25:41 -0600
- Sorry for being slow on the draw... Just catching up on email after a trip to visit the folks. How do these do? First time seeing 100mph on a speedo in my friend's '67 MGB-GT (front radials, rear bia
- /html/fot/2004-01/msg00109.html (9,497 bytes)
- 37. RE: Spitfire bits on eBay (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Gambony" <britbits@tiu.net>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 21:55:13 -0600
- Hmmmm, I have a stack of Mk IV/1500 frames... A Suburban.. And a trailer Maybe I could raise enough to buy some of the eBay bits. :D Cheers Jim Dallas TX Fortunately, I have a job. Unfortunately, I S
- /html/fot/2004-01/msg00202.html (8,178 bytes)
- 38. RE: world news (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Gambony" <britbits@tiu.net>
- Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 23:41:52 -0600
- I'm willing to go out on a limb and say this: I believe that if more people around the world raced vintage Triumphs there would be less world strife, as getting the cars prepared and kept running wo
- /html/fot/2003-12/msg00184.html (7,049 bytes)
- 39. RE: Learning to Drive (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Gambony" <britbits@tiu.net>
- Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 17:47:55 -0600
- If you've got the time to spend doing it, autocrossing is a great way to learn how to hustle the car around corners. In terms of track time/time at the site it doesn't compare to track racing (usuall
- /html/fot/2003-11/msg00067.html (10,614 bytes)
- 40. RE: So you really want to go fast... (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Gambony" <britbits@tiu.net>
- Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 22:33:48 -0600
- I suspect the external skin is primarily aluminum based. I also wonder if the USSR had used steel parts (rivets, hardpoints etc) on aluminum panels that might have contributed the "good russian rust"
- /html/fot/2003-11/msg00270.html (9,766 bytes)
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