- 161. 1972 Wriendt (score: 1)
- Author: "Jay Laifman" <Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 09:41:24 -0800
- Someone here at work is looking at something referencing a 1972 car called a "Wriendt." Of course they came to me asking what it was. My reputation has gotten around. But, I haven't the foggiest idea
- /html/tigers/1999-02/msg00227.html (6,471 bytes)
- 162. Re: Windshields (score: 1)
- Author: "Jay Laifman" <Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com>
- Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 07:56:31 -0800
- Just a point of clarification: I bought my windshield from CAT about 5 years ago now. I was told that ALL of the new glass is slightly thinner than stock and that all of the glass, whether from CAT,
- /html/tigers/1999-02/msg00261.html (7,505 bytes)
- 163. Late SV's, Tigers and ride height (score: 1)
- Author: "Jay Laifman" <Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 11:05:52 -0800
- I mentioned this to the Alpine list, and am now forwarding it to the Tiger list, to see if there are any other thoughts from Tiger folks. I have heard and seen written that the very late SV's were mu
- /html/tigers/1999-02/msg00666.html (7,928 bytes)
- 164. Re: Tire Help (score: 1)
- Author: "Jay Laifman" <Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com>
- Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 08:00:38 -0800
- I recently bought tires for our Volvo. In the process I spoke with directly and inquired about my Alpine and '73 Porsche. They told me that their only distributor of tires for those cars is Coker Tir
- /html/tigers/1999-01/msg00048.html (7,668 bytes)
- 165. Re: Springs and donuts (score: 1)
- Author: "Jay Laifman" <Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com>
- Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 08:20:30 -0800
- cause FYI, the CAT rubber donuts are thicker than the stock ones. SS's are stock. And, Capri ones apparently fit but are even thinner than stock. I believe the CAT ones were intentionally made thicke
- /html/tigers/1999-01/msg00166.html (6,629 bytes)
- 166. Hollywood Sports Cars (score: 1)
- Author: "Jay Laifman" <Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 13:01:17 -0800
- A guy here at work has a Jensen Healey Interceptor III with a license plate frame that says "Hollywood Sports Cars" on it. Does this have any value in the Tiger world? Any thoughts on its value shoul
- /html/tigers/1999-01/msg00290.html (6,942 bytes)
- 167. Lousy Hard Top (score: 1)
- Author: "Jay Laifman" <Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 10:27:27 -0800
- I have a lousy factory hard top, with no hardware, for "sale." There is rust in the lower corners that has eaten through the metal. I guess the only good thing it has going for it is that it is not b
- /html/tigers/1999-01/msg00414.html (6,467 bytes)
- 168. Re: Direction indicator switch (score: 1)
- Author: "Jay Laifman" <Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com>
- Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 08:24:13 -0800
- BRAVO! Big kudos to you. THANK YOU! I purchased one of those kits after years of figuring all was lost. I did not know that you were the source. Certainly not a big ticket item for you, but worth eve
- /html/tigers/1998-12/msg00004.html (6,889 bytes)
- 169. Dan for President (score: 1)
- Author: "Jay Laifman" <Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com>
- Date: Thu, 3 Dec 1998 08:05:50 -0800
- an So what is the explanation for Steve Alcala being president? Because he works on non-Tigers too? Maybe we should see if Dan works on non-Tigers. I know he works on Alpines and Imps. Does that qual
- /html/tigers/1998-12/msg00056.html (7,111 bytes)
- 170. Thumbnails (score: 1)
- Author: "Jay Laifman" <Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com>
- Date: Mon, 7 Dec 1998 08:21:34 -0800
- Can't someone invent a synthetic thumbnail? Why is it always the thumbnail that is best at scraping off the unwanted and leaving the delicate good stuff? But then why is it the thumbnail wears down t
- /html/tigers/1998-12/msg00099.html (6,645 bytes)
- 171. Wrench it (score: 1)
- Author: "Jay Laifman" <Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com>
- Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 16:28:20 -0800
- Here is an interesting tidbit, the "cresent" wrench is a trademark name owned by the Cooper Industries since 1905. So you better be careful not to say you are using a "cresent" wrench to fix a broken
- /html/tigers/1998-12/msg00149.html (6,384 bytes)
- 172. Re: Metric Wrench it (score: 1)
- Author: "Jay Laifman" <Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com>
- Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 18:45:37 -0800
- You are correct. I misspelled it. It is "crescent" and it is owned by Cooper Industries, Inc. of Houston, Texas. I know because we received a cease and desist letter from them. Not only do I have a m
- /html/tigers/1998-12/msg00151.html (8,111 bytes)
- 173. Re: Koni's (score: 1)
- Author: "Jay Laifman" <Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 08:07:45 -0800
- I spoke to Rick a week or so ago about shocks. He has pretty much run out of Koni's. Koni requires orders of 100 or more. Last time Rick split the order with CAT. He did not seem to think there was e
- /html/tigers/1998-12/msg00389.html (6,921 bytes)
- 174. NO LUCAS (score: 1)
- Author: "Jay Laifman" <Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com>
- Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 07:44:13 -0800
- On the way home last Friday night, I saw a license plate that said "NO LUCAS" on a Miata! Ok, flame me, flame Miatas. I got a big kick out of it. Jay
- /html/tigers/1998-11/msg00156.html (6,462 bytes)
- 175. Re: Dust Shields (score: 1)
- Author: "Jay Laifman" <Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com>
- Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 08:16:49 -0800
- When the Alpine first came out, braking in the rain caused the car to pull to one side, and it went through brake pads very quickly. According to the book, "The Classic Sunbeam" by Chris McGovern, Su
- /html/tigers/1998-11/msg00339.html (6,897 bytes)
- 176. Re: Brakes (score: 1)
- Author: "Jay Laifman" <Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com>
- Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 08:27:21 -0800
- I previously wrote about a possible danger of removing the front brake shields. Well, I pulled my "The Classic Sunbeam" book and found the part I referenced. It's actually quite an interesting story.
- /html/tigers/1998-11/msg00384.html (7,827 bytes)
- 177. Stopping Power (score: 1)
- Author: "Jay Laifman" <Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 08:06:47 -0700
- why BIGGER slaves give LESS braking! Bigger slaves means it needs MORE fluid to move the same distance. Therefore, you reduced the effectiveness of the rear brakes relative to the front brakes. Jay L
- /html/tigers/1998-10/msg00365.html (8,409 bytes)
- 178. Re: Stopping Power (score: 1)
- Author: "Jay Laifman" <Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 10:16:48 -0700
- You are onthe wrong side of the fulcrum. Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu> on 10/21/98 09:52:23 AM Jay, Back to Mechanics 1A for you Jay. Turn to Chapter I, Page 2; F = pA That's force (on your brak
- /html/tigers/1998-10/msg00371.html (9,531 bytes)
- 179. Re: Stopping Power (score: 1)
- Author: "Jay Laifman" <Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 10:41:21 -0700
- I take back my second comment about leverage. However, it seems to me that since the calipers are not changing, that relative to the rear brakes, the rears will now move less than the fronts for the
- /html/tigers/1998-10/msg00372.html (9,929 bytes)
- 180. Fluid dynamics (score: 1)
- Author: "Jay Laifman" <Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 12:19:01 -0700
- I was wrong. I apolgize. While I was swimming during my lunch break, I realized the error I made. Fluid does not travel linearly in a system. I'll bet someone will tell me that when I press on the br
- /html/tigers/1998-10/msg00377.html (6,886 bytes)
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