From richornot at comcast.net Wed Jun 1 07:23:33 2011 From: richornot at comcast.net (richornot at comcast.net) Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2011 13:23:33 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Bmcu] What a weekend! In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <1675974432.866734.1306934613813.JavaMail.root@sz0014a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Thank you to so many for organization and making it all work out so well. Wow what a fun hotel restaurant / service station any one need a summer job? Being the newbie and living here most my life I loved the tour to and then around Torrey and surrounding areas but mostly the great presentation of the vast changing Utah weather. Can't wait for the next trip. Great ride Rich Weyland the blue spot in your rear view mirror ----- Original Message ----- From: R J DAVIS To: Andrew Frink , bmcu at autox.team.net Sent: Mon, 30 May 2011 22:00:29 -0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: [Bmcu] What a weekend! Thanks, Drew and Jenny, Just got home, 3:30PM, with no problems. Kevin & Marie, and John and JoAnn, went with us and we went up US 89 through Salina and Fairview to US 6 and then weaved our way through Utah County to home. The only thing that was strange on the trip was the huge power outage in the Salina to Ephraim area. No food, no fuel, no rest stops were open. We encountered a few areas of rain and one short stretch of hail just before Hwy 6, but nothing that could put a frown on our faces. Thanks to all the Torrey Tourers and Cruisers on Saturday. I hope that everyone had as good a time as Jill and I did. Thanks for making this tour a memorable one for us. Besides having a super good time, we also had the opportunity to make new friends. A perfect combination. Time is: next tour? - days and counting. Where are we going next? Will you be breaking the fun meter with us? Roger D > From: andrew at drooartz.com > Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 13:47:44 -0600 > To: Bmcu at autox.team.net > Subject: [Bmcu] What a weekend! > > Got back from Torrey at about 11:30 this morning, what a weekend was had! Windy, sometimes cold, sometimes nice, but all together far nicer than we had feared the weather would be. Photos and writeups to follow, but I did want to send a huge THANK YOU to Paul and Roger for all the work they did arranging this event. Jenny and I had a great time (muffler hanger excluded). > > -Drew and Jenny Frink > _______________________________________________ > Bmcu at autox.team.net > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html > Archive: http://www.team.net/archive > Forums: http://www.team.net/forums > Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/bmcu/rogerdavis87 at msn.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andrew at drooartz.com Thu Jun 2 20:16:28 2011 From: andrew at drooartz.com (Andrew Frink) Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2011 20:16:28 -0600 Subject: [Bmcu] Economy Run now on Saturday, June 4 at 9 am Message-ID: (NOTE: this is on our website -- http://bmcu.drooartz.com -- if you have trouble with the email) Greetings everyone, if you have looked at the "Lucas Calendar" you will note that this weekend is supposed to be our "Twice over the Oquirrh's Trip. If you have also looked out the window at the Oquirrh's lately you have probably noticed that they are still under snow. The most recent estimate that I saw indicated that we are about 5 weeks behind where we should be for snow melt this year. That said, I realize that some of you may fancy yourselves as Sterling Moss and are anxious for the opportunity for a hair raising ralley through the snow covered Alps. However most us do not want to plunge off the road to a 1,000 foot fiery death any more than we want to plunge 5 feet off the road to a dented fender! Therefore, logic and reason should prevail and we will save the "Twice Over The Oquirrh's Trip" for later in the summer. Fortunately, never fear, I was also planning to do an "Economy Run" this summer, so we will just switch the dates. So, this Saturday, June 4th, that's day after tomorrow, we meet for our first ever "Economy Run". So what the heck is an "Economy Run"? Well, Mobile in the U.S. and Mobilegas in the U.K. are the companies that promoted economy runs as corporate sponsored events and Wikipedia describes it as follows. Mobil Economy Run was an event that took place every year from 1936 (except during World War II) to 1968. It was designed to provide real fuel efficiency numbers during a coast to coast test on real roads and with regular traffic and weather conditions. The Mobil Oil Corporation sponsored it and the United States Auto Club (USAC) sanctioned and operated the run. To read their full article, use the following link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobil_Economy_Run We will meet June 4th at the Flying J Travel Plaza at 850 West and 2100 South in SLC at 9:00 A.M. for a 9:30 Drivers Meeting and the first car away at 10:00. If you get there before I do ask for "Mike", tell him that you are with the "car club" and as a special offer you can get a 20 oz cup of coffee for only $1.00! Flying J is anxious to have us but I want to make sure that we are respectful to them and that we congregate in an area that is away from their "bread and butter business" of truck traffic. You will need to bring some cash or credit card so that each car can have the gas tank topped off and "security sealed" to prevent tampering while on the drive and more cash for when you return, so we know how much gas was used. To level the differences between cars and place the largest emphasis possible on the driving skill of the individual, the ton/mile formula will be used. In this calculation (borrowed from a June 1954 "Popular Science" magazine article) the total weight of the car, occupants and a topped up fuel tank, is multiplied by the mileage covered and then divided by the amount of fuel used to yield the final winner. It's really not so much what kind of car you drive but HOW YOU DRIVE that determines the winner. We're going to keep the first year fairly short and simple and see how people like this kind of event. It should be less than 100 miles and we'll put a maximum time limit on it of 2 hours I hope everyone enjoys it! GGDuff. Here are some more articles for you review that may help with your driving strategy. There was a very good article in the July 1959 Popular Science Magazine, titled "Woman Driver Tells How to Save Gas" I'll summarize it here. 1) Every time you brake, you lose that much gas. 2) Anticipate stop lights. 3) Easy, gradual acceleration from intersections. 4) A consistent speed is the goal. 5) The most economical speed to climb a hill is 45 m.p.h. 6) Be mindful of the traffic around you. This is a link to the full article: http://books.google.com/books?id=KioDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA68&lpg=PA68&dq=popular+science+how+to+win+an+economy+run&source=bl&ots=P6_cdNisYi&sig=4TpmNVH4aWHbaSjCE1SOP1sjjFE&hl=en&ei=_8bnTcf7EIK4sQOP7ZzyDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CDEQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q&f=false Moss Motors also ran the following article in the Spring 2010 issue of British Motoring. http://bmcu.drooartz.com/archive/email/mosseconrun.pdf From wbeech at flash.net Thu Jun 2 22:26:19 2011 From: wbeech at flash.net (wbeech at flash.net) Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2011 22:26:19 -0600 Subject: [Bmcu] Vacation coming up In-Reply-To: <4DE857C6.6010505@bradakis.com> References: <4DE857C6.6010505@bradakis.com> Message-ID: <3940749C512348F28E1C409D5F2B7DDC@bboffice> Travel safe... And take you laptop with you. Bill -----Original Message----- From: bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Mark J Bradakis Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2011 9:41 PM To: British Motor Club Subject: [Bmcu] Vacation coming up I'll be leaving sunday to head for a vintage race in California. I hope it works out better for me than last year, when I didn't even get as far as Coalville! mjb. From mark at bradakis.com Fri Jun 3 21:30:33 2011 From: mark at bradakis.com (Mark J Bradakis) Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2011 21:30:33 -0600 Subject: [Bmcu] Vacation coming up In-Reply-To: <3940749C512348F28E1C409D5F2B7DDC@bboffice> References: <4DE857C6.6010505@bradakis.com> <3940749C512348F28E1C409D5F2B7DDC@bboffice> Message-ID: <4DE9A6D9.90602@bradakis.com> wbeech at flash.net wrote: > Travel safe... And take you laptop with you. > > Bill > > It should be better than last year's hydroplaning mishap, we shall see. Wish I had a laptop. Maybe next year for the annual Team.Net fund drive I'll just flat out ask for one. mjb. From andrew at drooartz.com Tue Jun 7 21:02:02 2011 From: andrew at drooartz.com (Andrew Frink) Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 21:02:02 -0600 Subject: [Bmcu] Need some direction In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <33234300-FC93-4AC7-88E1-F33BDFC53BA8@drooartz.com> This email came into me, and I was wondering if anyone in the club could help her out. If you can help, or have any leads that might be able to help, please contact her directly (email and phone are in the message below) On Jun 7, 2011, at 4:22 PM, Garrett, Mary Ann wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to get some information for a client who is looking to find out more about her parents? vehicles that have come to her via an inheritance. Is there someone in your organization that might be able to help us with assessment and value on the following items? > > 1970 TR6 ? completely restored with 29,000 miles > > 1978 Midget Spitfire ? needs some work but on overall pretty good shape. > > Thank you, I would appreciate any help we can provide to her. > > Mary Ann Garrett, CIC, CISR > Customer Service Agent | BW Insurance Agency - Sandy, UT > T: (801) 316-6481 Toll Free: (800) 410-0469 F: (801) 566-9798 > MaryAnn.Garrett at bankofthewest.com > 140 West 9000 South | Sandy, UT 84070 From nlmassie at hotmail.com Fri Jun 10 10:08:42 2011 From: nlmassie at hotmail.com (Nathan Massie) Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:08:42 -0600 Subject: [Bmcu] June 11th, 37th Annual Scottish Days/Highland Games In-Reply-To: References: <006c01cc2531$8826c850$987458f0$@readytek.net> Message-ID: Or why is the cat converter (hot!) right under the carb? Sent from my iPhone On Jun 9, 2011, at 10:49 PM, MITCH D JOHNSON wrote: > Mysterious MG questions... Like why are there batteries behind the seats under the carpet? Or why is the distributor located under a major cooling component? > > Mitch D. Johnson > > > > From: browniepetersen at readytek.net > To: duff_lawson at msn.com; bmcu at autox.team.net > Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 10:39:53 -0600 > Subject: Re: [Bmcu] June 11th, 37th Annual Scottish Days/Highland Games > > OK, I am not sure that I need another colector car but I bought a 1976 MGB yesterday. It is a fixer-upper but then as such the price is always better. Big question for you all? Why does it have three windshield wipers? > > > > Edwin L. ?Brownie? Petersen > > 8071 S 1000 W, Willard, Utah 84340 > > 435-279-6930 > > browniepetersen at readytek.net > > > > > > > > From: bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of DUFF LAWSON > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 9:58 AM > To: bmcu > Subject: [Bmcu] June 11th, 37th Annual Scottish Days/Highland Games > > > > June 11th, this Saturday, from 8 A.M. to 10 P.M. will be the 37th Annual Scottish Days/Highland Games at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi. This is a BMCU sponsored event but there is no contact person because it is just a "show up and park your car" kind of day. > > > > We have been directed to enter at the South West gate and park on the grass near there. For those of you who have gone to this event before, it is the same as in past years. For those of you for whom this is a new event, you really can't go wrong, there are plenty of volunteers around to direct you. > > > > We seem to be finally getting to some better weather! 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URL: From atsphar at yahoo.com Fri Jun 10 10:17:16 2011 From: atsphar at yahoo.com (Aaron Sphar) Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:17:16 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Bmcu] June 11th, 37th Annual Scottish Days/Highland Games In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <497089.89316.qm@web37108.mail.mud.yahoo.com> It is because of the short, near vertical windshield. The wipers have to be small to make the arc without hitting the top trim and there by would leave larger areas of poor vision if there were only two. More modern cars like the miata have more rake (angle) on the windshield allowing for essentially taller windshields and thereby larger wipers to cover more area. Aaron Sphar atsphar at yahoo.com (801) 941-0926 --- On Fri, 6/10/11, Eugene Jaroch wrote: From: Eugene Jaroch Subject: Re: [Bmcu] June 11th, 37th Annual Scottish Days/Highland Games To: browniepetersen at readytek.net, duff_lawson at msn.com, "BMCU" Date: Friday, June 10, 2011, 8:17 AM Hi Brownie, ? Seems I remember reading back then it had to do with sq. ins.?per cent of wiindshield coverage of the wipers to windshield surface or some fool thing like that.? From Road & Track of the time. ? Paul, Membership BMCU '80 MGB LE ? From: browniepetersen at readytek.net To: duff_lawson at msn.com; bmcu at autox.team.net Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 10:39:53 -0600 Subject: Re: [Bmcu] June 11th, 37th Annual Scottish Days/Highland Games #yiv129670697 .yiv129670697ExternalClass p.yiv129670697ecxMsoNormal, #yiv129670697 .yiv129670697ExternalClass li.yiv129670697ecxMsoNormal, #yiv129670697 .yiv129670697ExternalClass div.yiv129670697ecxMsoNormal {margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'serif';} #yiv129670697 .yiv129670697ExternalClass a:link, #yiv129670697 .yiv129670697ExternalClass span.yiv129670697ecxMsoHyperlink {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;} #yiv129670697 .yiv129670697ExternalClass a:visited, #yiv129670697 .yiv129670697ExternalClass span.yiv129670697ecxMsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple;text-decoration:underline;} #yiv129670697 .yiv129670697ExternalClass span.yiv129670697ecxEmailStyle17 {font-family:'sans-serif';color:#1F497D;} #yiv129670697 .yiv129670697ExternalClass .yiv129670697ecxMsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;} _filtered #yiv129670697 {} #yiv129670697 .yiv129670697ExternalClass div.yiv129670697ecxWordSection1 {} OK, I am not sure that I need another colector car but I bought a 1976 MGB yesterday.? It is a fixer-upper but then as such the price is always better.? Big question for you all?? Why does it have three windshield wipers? ? Edwin L. ?Brownie? Petersen 8071 S 1000 W, Willard, Utah 84340 435-279-6930 browniepetersen at readytek.net ? ? ? From: bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of DUFF LAWSON Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 9:58 AM To: bmcu Subject: [Bmcu] June 11th, 37th Annual Scottish Days/Highland Games ? June 11th, this Saturday, from 8 A.M. to 10 P.M. will be the 37th Annual Scottish Days/Highland Games at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi.? This is a BMCU sponsored event but there is no contact person because it is just a "show up and park your car" kind of day.? ? We have been directed to enter?at the South West gate and park on the grass near there.? For those of you who have gone to this event before, it is the same as in past years.? For those of you?for whom this is a new event, you really can't go wrong, there are plenty of volunteers around?to direct you.? ? We seem to be finally getting to some better weather!? Temperatures are supposed to be in the mid 70's and partly cloudy, but no rain in the forecast.? Should be a great day to be out with our LBC's.? Let's make it a great turnout. ? 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URL: From floyd_inman at msn.com Fri Jun 10 11:27:51 2011 From: floyd_inman at msn.com (Floyd Inman) Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:27:51 -0600 Subject: [Bmcu] June 11th, 37th Annual Scottish Days/Highland Games In-Reply-To: <00a501cc278e$a4e879c0$eeb96d40$@readytek.net> References: , <006c01cc2531$8826c850$987458f0$@readytek.net> <00a501cc278e$a4e879c0$eeb96d40$@readytek.net> Message-ID: To keep the water off the windshield!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From: Edwin Petersen Sent: Friday, June 10, 2011 10:51 AM To: 'Ron Christensen' ; 'Eugene Jaroch' ; duff_lawson at msn.com ; 'BMCU' Subject: Re: [Bmcu] June 11th, 37th Annual Scottish Days/Highland Games Nice concept car?when you go into production sign me up.. From: Ron Christensen [mailto:ron.christensen at wsapr.com] Sent: Friday, June 10, 2011 9:53 AM To: 'Eugene Jaroch'; browniepetersen at readytek.net; duff_lawson at msn.com; 'BMCU' Subject: RE: [Bmcu] June 11th, 37th Annual Scottish Days/Highland Games Had they designed the car with a proper laid back windshield it could have had two longer wipers and it would have looked much better too. Attached is a concept I designed back in the 70s to make the B a modern car. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Eugene Jaroch Sent: Friday, June 10, 2011 9:17 AM To: browniepetersen at readytek.net; duff_lawson at msn.com; BMCU Subject: Re: [Bmcu] June 11th, 37th Annual Scottish Days/Highland Games Hi Brownie, Seems I remember reading back then it had to do with sq. ins. per cent of wiindshield coverage of the wipers to windshield surface or some fool thing like that. From Road & Track of the time. Paul, Membership BMCU '80 MGB LE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: browniepetersen at readytek.net To: duff_lawson at msn.com; bmcu at autox.team.net Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 10:39:53 -0600 Subject: Re: [Bmcu] June 11th, 37th Annual Scottish Days/Highland Games OK, I am not sure that I need another colector car but I bought a 1976 MGB yesterday. It is a fixer-upper but then as such the price is always better. Big question for you all? Why does it have three windshield wipers? Edwin L. ?Brownie? Petersen 8071 S 1000 W, Willard, Utah 84340 435-279-6930 browniepetersen at readytek.net From: bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of DUFF LAWSON Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 9:58 AM To: bmcu Subject: [Bmcu] June 11th, 37th Annual Scottish Days/Highland Games June 11th, this Saturday, from 8 A.M. to 10 P.M. will be the 37th Annual Scottish Days/Highland Games at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi. This is a BMCU sponsored event but there is no contact person because it is just a "show up and park your car" kind of day. We have been directed to enter at the South West gate and park on the grass near there. For those of you who have gone to this event before, it is the same as in past years. For those of you for whom this is a new event, you really can't go wrong, there are plenty of volunteers around to direct you. We seem to be finally getting to some better weather! Temperatures are supposed to be in the mid 70's and partly cloudy, but no rain in the forecast. Should be a great day to be out with our LBC's. Let's make it a great turnout. 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URL: From richornot at comcast.net Fri Jun 10 12:14:01 2011 From: richornot at comcast.net (richornot at comcast.net) Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 18:14:01 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Bmcu] June 11th, 37th Annual Scottish Days/Highland Games In-Reply-To: <006c01cc2531$8826c850$987458f0$@readytek.net> Message-ID: <1345903067.1326013.1307729641590.JavaMail.root@sz0014a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Oh come on guys the third wiper is for the guy sitting in the middle But after some research the brits put the third wiper in the middle for the same reason they put oil puddles under the cars to drive us all nuts trying to figure out why! Rich tr 250 ----- Original Message ----- From: Edwin Petersen To: 'DUFF LAWSON' , 'bmcu' Sent: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:39:53 -0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: [Bmcu] June 11th, 37th Annual Scottish Days/Highland Games OK, I am not sure that I need another colector car but I bought a 1976 MGB yesterday. It is a fixer-upper but then as such the price is always better. Big question for you all? Why does it have three windshield wipers? Edwin L. ?Brownie? Petersen 8071 S 1000 W, Willard, Utah 84340 435-279-6930 browniepetersen at readytek.net From: bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of DUFF LAWSON Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 9:58 AM To: bmcu Subject: [Bmcu] June 11th, 37th Annual Scottish Days/Highland Games June 11th, this Saturday, from 8 A.M. to 10 P.M. will be the 37th Annual Scottish Days/Highland Games at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi. This is a BMCU sponsored event but there is no contact person because it is just a "show up and park your car" kind of day. We have been directed to enter at the South West gate and park on the grass near there. For those of you who have gone to this event before, it is the same as in past years. For those of you for whom this is a new event, you really can't go wrong, there are plenty of volunteers around to direct you. We seem to be finally getting to some better weather! Temperatures are supposed to be in the mid 70's and partly cloudy, but no rain in the forecast. Should be a great day to be out with our LBC's. Let's make it a great turnout. GGDuff -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gr8britus at yahoo.com Fri Jun 10 15:17:26 2011 From: gr8britus at yahoo.com (sirraymond) Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:17:26 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Bmcu] June 11th, 37th Annual Scottish Days/Highland Games In-Reply-To: References: , <006c01cc2531$8826c850$987458f0$@readytek.net> <00a501cc278e$a4e879c0$eeb96d40$@readytek.net> Message-ID: <270676.52269.qm@web36105.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Ronny, by the time the TR7 came out British Leyland had become less a car company than a "job" company. It was totally politicized and served to keep the Labour government in power by buying union votes. Absolutely nothing could have saved it.? If the above sounds sort of familiar think Detroit. Cheers, Ray Astin ________________________________ From: Ron Christensen To: Edwin Petersen ; Eugene Jaroch ; duff_lawson at msn.com; BMCU Sent: Fri, June 10, 2011 11:40:16 AM Subject: Re: [Bmcu] June 11th, 37th Annual Scottish Days/Highland Games If British Leyland had put their efforts into a car like this concept instead of the stupid TR7 they might be around today! ________________________________ From: Edwin Petersen [mailto:browniepetersen at readytek.net] Sent: Friday, June 10, 2011 10:51 AM To: 'Ron Christensen'; 'Eugene Jaroch'; duff_lawson at msn.com; 'BMCU' Subject: RE: [Bmcu] June 11th, 37th Annual Scottish Days/Highland Games Nice concept car?when you go into production sign me up.. ? From:Ron Christensen [mailto:ron.christensen at wsapr.com] Sent: Friday, June 10, 2011 9:53 AM To: 'Eugene Jaroch'; browniepetersen at readytek.net; duff_lawson at msn.com; 'BMCU' Subject: RE: [Bmcu] June 11th, 37th Annual Scottish Days/Highland Games ? Had they designed the car with a proper laid back windshield it could have had two longer wipers and it would have looked much better too.? Attached is a concept I designed back in the 70s to make the B a modern car. ? ________________________________ From:bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Eugene Jaroch Sent: Friday, June 10, 2011 9:17 AM To: browniepetersen at readytek.net; duff_lawson at msn.com; BMCU Subject: Re: [Bmcu] June 11th, 37th Annual Scottish Days/Highland Games Hi Brownie, ? Seems I remember reading back then it had to do with sq. ins.?per cent of wiindshield coverage of the wipers to windshield surface or some fool thing like that.? From Road & Track of the time. ? Paul, Membership BMCU '80 MGB LE ? ________________________________ From: browniepetersen at readytek.net To: duff_lawson at msn.com; bmcu at autox.team.net Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 10:39:53 -0600 Subject: Re: [Bmcu] June 11th, 37th Annual Scottish Days/Highland Games OK, I am not sure that I need another colector car but I bought a 1976 MGB yesterday.? It is a fixer-upper but then as such the price is always better.? Big question for you all?? Why does it have three windshield wipers? ? Edwin L. ?Brownie? Petersen 8071 S 1000 W, Willard, Utah 84340 435-279-6930 browniepetersen at readytek.net ? ? ? From:bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of DUFF LAWSON Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 9:58 AM To: bmcu Subject: [Bmcu] June 11th, 37th Annual Scottish Days/Highland Games ? June 11th, this Saturday, from 8 A.M. to 10 P.M. will be the 37th Annual Scottish Days/Highland Games at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi.? This is a BMCU sponsored event but there is no contact person because it is just a "show up and park your car" kind of day.? ? We have been directed to enter?at the South West gate and park on the grass near there.? For those of you who have gone to this event before, it is the same as in past years.? For those of you?for whom this is a new event, you really can't go wrong, there are plenty of volunteers around?to direct you.? ? We seem to be finally getting to some better weather!? Temperatures are supposed to be in the mid 70's and partly cloudy, but no rain in the forecast.? Should be a great day to be out with our LBC's.? Let's make it a great turnout. ? GGDuff _______________________________________________ Bmcu at autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Archive: http://www.team.net/archive Forums: http://www.team.net/forums Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/bmcu/bughous at msn.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mark at bradakis.com Fri Jun 10 21:36:39 2011 From: mark at bradakis.com (Mark J Bradakis) Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 21:36:39 -0600 Subject: [Bmcu] Spitfire Studs In-Reply-To: References: <006c01cc2531$8826c850$987458f0$@readytek.net> Message-ID: <4DF2E2C7.6050401@bradakis.com> You should be able to replace the wheel studs without pulling the hub off the axle. As I recall it didn't require that much fussing and fiddling. But I do have a hub puller, and Mike Bailey has a copy of it in case you do need to end up pulling the flange off the axle. mjb. From pugsracer at comcast.net Sun Jun 12 08:36:12 2011 From: pugsracer at comcast.net (pugsracer at comcast.net) Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2011 14:36:12 +0000 Subject: [Bmcu] Oil cooler for TR 4A In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <977003064-1307889372-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1752488952-@b3.c14.bise6.blackberry> Florian have you had your radiator checked. If the car has sat for a long time it could be that it needs to be cleaned at a radiator shop. Also have u checked your thermostat. Pugs Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: Florian Nickisch Sender: bmcu-bounces at autox.team.netDate: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 20:20:21 To: Bmcu at autox.team.net Subject: [Bmcu] Oil cooler for TR 4A _______________________________________________ Bmcu at autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Archive: http://www.team.net/archive Forums: http://www.team.net/forums Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/bmcu/pugsracer at comcast.net From sicklen at gmail.com Tue Jun 14 16:43:26 2011 From: sicklen at gmail.com (Rob) Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:43:26 -0400 Subject: [Bmcu] Another Question In-Reply-To: <003901cc2ad3$78fd6440$6af82cc0$@readytek.net> References: <004c01cc2ab8$85895220$909bf660$@readytek.net> <003901cc2ad3$78fd6440$6af82cc0$@readytek.net> Message-ID: <6DE46B14-2810-47A5-B41E-43868F245066@gmail.com> How do I get off this mailing list? Sent from my iPhone On Jun 14, 2011, at 4:41 PM, "Edwin Petersen" wrote: > Yep, > > The switch has no wires to it. I looked in the front and there appears to be a place where someone had installed fog lights. They are now gone. > > > > I got down on my hands and knees and looked under the steering column and the dash panels are still in place. Off to the right side of the cover is a white handle that controls the front air vent. Next to that handle is a ?body color? bracket that has a small square hole in it. Whatever was mounted there is now gone. My guess is that it was the turn screw that controlled the trip meter reset. Oh well, that now makes three items to correct. Temp gage, gas gage and trip reset?.. fun, fun, fun? > > > > Better than working in the garden. > > > > Brownie > > > > From: DUFF LAWSON [mailto:duff_lawson at msn.com] > Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 12:14 PM > To: 'Eugene Jaroch'; 'BMCU'; ron.christensen at wsapr.com; Edwin Petersen > Subject: Re: [Bmcu] Another Question > > > > The chrome knob appears to be an addition from a p/o as there is not usually a hole in that location. Do you think that the car might have had fog lights in a previous life? Other than that, I'm afraid that you will probably have to try to trace the wiring. > > > > The trip meter reset is usually under the dash, to the right, near the steering column. In the highly unlikely event that the car still has the under dash panels in place, it usually sticks down through that. > > > > GGDuff > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Edwin Petersen > > To: 'Eugene Jaroch' ; duff_lawson at msn.com ; 'BMCU' ; ron.christensen at wsapr.com > > Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 11:28 AM > > Subject: RE: [Bmcu] Another Question > > > > All, > > Ya?ll did so well on the third windshield wiper question I thought another test question on my MGB would be good. Well, maybe two questions. > > > > First, I attached a photo of my dash (Don?t ya just love electrical tape?I have to live with it until I buy a new fancy steering wheel?anyone have one?) Just right of the temp gage there is a large black ?plug?? a chrome knob and a toggle switch. I know the chrome knob (out of a 51 Chevrolet) is aftermarket but my question is: The chrome knob is a push-pull switch that does not seem to operate anything that I can tell. I do not see it in any catalog picture; does anyone know what it is for? > > > > Second, On the speedo there are two mileage gages. The top one is a four digit trip meter? I expect that it can be reset? Where would be the device be to reset it back to zero. My gas gage is typically British. When the tank if full it registers ? tank. It works but until I get a good reading on how low it will go I am figuring amount of gas in tank by miles driven and the mileage I get. That seems right now to be pretty good but I do not have an accurate mileage figured out just yet,. > > > > Brownie > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bmcu at autox.team.net > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html > Archive: http://www.team.net/archive > Forums: http://www.team.net/forums > Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/bmcu/sicklen at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mark at bradakis.com Tue Jun 14 23:29:11 2011 From: mark at bradakis.com (Mark J Bradakis) Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:29:11 -0600 Subject: [Bmcu] Another Question In-Reply-To: <6DE46B14-2810-47A5-B41E-43868F245066@gmail.com> References: <004c01cc2ab8$85895220$909bf660$@readytek.net> <003901cc2ad3$78fd6440$6af82cc0$@readytek.net> <6DE46B14-2810-47A5-B41E-43868F245066@gmail.com> Message-ID: <4DF84327.8080709@bradakis.com> Rob wrote: > How do I get off this mailing list? Have you considered clicking on the 'Unsubscribe/Manage' link at the bottom of each message? mjb. From jhermance at earthfax.com Thu Jun 23 12:50:52 2011 From: jhermance at earthfax.com (Jonathan Hermance) Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:50:52 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [Bmcu] Car Show In-Reply-To: <4646EC74-3B6D-4FCE-B1B9-90A146EF8060@yahoo.com> Message-ID: Roger, Sure, I'll bring a car. What are both SLC coordinates for the Division of Youth Services? Maybe send out a reminder or two:) Jon Hermance ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ralph Sawyer" To: "Roger Gisseman" Cc: Bmcu at autox.team.net Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 10:58:17 AM Subject: Re: [Bmcu] Car Show Yes, I would participate.? Best regards,? Ralph Ralph Sawyer? Oracle Corporation Tel: 801.583.2882 email: ralph.sawyer at oracle.com "Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this e-mail" On Jun 23, 2011, at 10:47, Roger Gisseman < RGisseman at slco.org > wrote: Hi Folks, ? I am interested in sponsoring a free car show for the kids at the Division of Youth Services on Saturday July 30 ?from 1 to 2 pm.? This is just for fun for the kids to see our unique cars and hopefully generate some interest in LBC with the younger crowd.? It will be short, fun, and great for the kids as well.? Would any of you be interested in bringing your car(s) over?? Thanks! - Roger ? ? Roger D. Gisseman, Ph.D. Associate Director Youth Services 177 W. Price Ave. SLC, UT 84115 385-468-4531 ? http://www.youth.slco.org http://www.facebook.com/YouthServicesSLC http://twitter.com/youthserviceSLC http://youthservicesslc.wordpress.com/ ? From pugsracer at comcast.net Sat Jun 25 20:24:23 2011 From: pugsracer at comcast.net (pugsracer at comcast.net) Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 02:24:23 +0000 Subject: [Bmcu] Sunday Drive anyone? In-Reply-To: <001601cc32d1$ee5fa120$cb1ee360$@earthlink.net> References: <001601cc32d1$ee5fa120$cb1ee360$@earthlink.net> Message-ID: <625054961-1309055064-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1959253502-@b3.c14.bise6.blackberry> Kevin and Marie If you are still going Diane and I will meet for breakfast. Can't do a run but will eat. Pugs Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: "Kevin and Marie" Sender: bmcu-bounces at autox.team.netDate: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:50:50 To: British Motor Club Subject: [Bmcu] Sunday Drive anyone? _______________________________________________ Bmcu at autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Archive: http://www.team.net/archive Forums: http://www.team.net/forums Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/bmcu/pugsracer at comcast.net From andrew at drooartz.com Mon Jun 27 12:29:27 2011 From: andrew at drooartz.com (Andrew Frink) Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:29:27 -0600 Subject: [Bmcu] Request for mechanic shop Message-ID: <17722F0C-E522-424B-8FC1-ECB78249F0CD@drooartz.com> So I'm still trying to sort out my Bugeye, and am in need of a good shop that can finish it up for me. Has what I believe to be an intake/exhaust leak, probably at the header but I'm not sure. I'm at wits end, and just need to get the car done so I can enjoy it before it snows again. Thanks, -Drew Frink BMCU webmechanic and frustrated Bugeyeista From Neil.Vos at almorrell.com Mon Jun 27 12:49:23 2011 From: Neil.Vos at almorrell.com (Neil Vos) Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:49:23 -0700 Subject: [Bmcu] Request for mechanic shop In-Reply-To: <17722F0C-E522-424B-8FC1-ECB78249F0CD@drooartz.com> References: <17722F0C-E522-424B-8FC1-ECB78249F0CD@drooartz.com> Message-ID: <15E6B4BF599ACA438C7B3E41324E7046092BCFE52E@VA3DIAXVS751.RED001.local> Drew, Richard at Cherry Automotive has done a lot of good work on my TR6. His phone # is 801-261-1337 and he is located in Murray just north of 4800 South on about 150 West. Neil Neil Vos Al-Morrell Development, LLC 14901 S. Heritagecrest Way, Suite B Bluffdale, UT 84065 Office: 801-495-3111 Cell: 801-867-5302 E-mail: neil.vos at almorrell.com -----Original Message----- From: bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Andrew Frink Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 12:29 PM To: bmcu at autox.team.net Subject: [Bmcu] Request for mechanic shop So I'm still trying to sort out my Bugeye, and am in need of a good shop that can finish it up for me. Has what I believe to be an intake/exhaust leak, probably at the header but I'm not sure. I'm at wits end, and just need to get the car done so I can enjoy it before it snows again. Thanks, -Drew Frink BMCU webmechanic and frustrated Bugeyeista _______________________________________________ Bmcu at autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Archive: http://www.team.net/archive Forums: http://www.team.net/forums Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/bmcu/neil.vos at almorrell.com From browniepetersen at readytek.net Mon Jun 27 13:01:57 2011 From: browniepetersen at readytek.net (Edwin Petersen) Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:01:57 -0600 Subject: [Bmcu] Request for mechanic shop In-Reply-To: <17722F0C-E522-424B-8FC1-ECB78249F0CD@drooartz.com> References: <17722F0C-E522-424B-8FC1-ECB78249F0CD@drooartz.com> Message-ID: <002701cc34fc$b08bd9e0$11a38da0$@readytek.net> I use a great shop in North Ogden if anyone wants to travel that far...... Edwin L. "Brownie" Petersen 8071 S 1000 W, Willard, Utah 84340 435-279-6930 browniepetersen at readytek.net -----Original Message----- From: bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Andrew Frink Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 12:29 PM To: bmcu at autox.team.net Subject: [Bmcu] Request for mechanic shop So I'm still trying to sort out my Bugeye, and am in need of a good shop that can finish it up for me. Has what I believe to be an intake/exhaust leak, probably at the header but I'm not sure. I'm at wits end, and just need to get the car done so I can enjoy it before it snows again. Thanks, -Drew Frink BMCU webmechanic and frustrated Bugeyeista _______________________________________________ Bmcu at autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Archive: http://www.team.net/archive Forums: http://www.team.net/forums Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/bmcu/browniepetersen at readytek.net From andrew at drooartz.com Mon Jun 27 17:18:34 2011 From: andrew at drooartz.com (andrew at drooartz.com) Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:18:34 -0600 Subject: [Bmcu] Request for mechanic shop In-Reply-To: <17722F0C-E522-424B-8FC1-ECB78249F0CD@drooartz.com> References: <17722F0C-E522-424B-8FC1-ECB78249F0CD@drooartz.com> Message-ID: Thanks to all for the suggestions for mechanics and for troubleshooting. Bill gave me a good suggestion of someone local here in the Heber valley, and I've got the car there right now for him to check it over. On Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:29:27 -0600, Andrew Frink wrote: > So I'm still trying to sort out my Bugeye, and am in need of a good shop > that can finish it up for me. Has what I believe to be an intake/exhaust > leak, probably at the header but I'm not sure. I'm at wits end, and just > need to get the car done so I can enjoy it before it snows again. > > Thanks, > -Drew Frink > BMCU webmechanic and frustrated Bugeyeista From donchristensen at comcast.net Thu Jun 30 08:43:38 2011 From: donchristensen at comcast.net (donchristensen at comcast.net) Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:43:38 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Bmcu] American Cancer Society Message-ID: <115283803.55135.1309445017999.JavaMail.root@sz0113a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> All, ? Just a reminder that we will be doing a car show as part of the Cancer Society Relay for Life on August 19-20 at West Valley City Family Fitness Center.? I know we discussed this at the annual meeting, but I would like to get an estimate of how many cars to expect and the needs we might have.? Could you please let me know if you are planning on attending and what type of LBC you will bring.? Also, if any of you would like to participate in the fundraising part of the Relay, I would be happy to get you signed up on a team.? Contact information: donchristensen at comcast.net or 801-554-6410. Thanks, Don Christensen West Valley City Council -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From duff_lawson at msn.com Thu Jun 30 11:30:58 2011 From: duff_lawson at msn.com (DUFF LAWSON) Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:30:58 -0600 Subject: [Bmcu] American Cancer Society In-Reply-To: <115283803.55135.1309445017999.JavaMail.root@sz0113a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> References: <115283803.55135.1309445017999.JavaMail.root@sz0113a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Message-ID: Don, You can count on me and the '62 Mini. GGDuff ----- Original Message ----- From: donchristensen at comcast.net To: bmcu at autox.team.net Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 8:43 AM Subject: [Bmcu] American Cancer Society All, Just a reminder that we will be doing a car show as part of the Cancer Society Relay for Life on August 19-20 at West Valley City Family Fitness Center. I know we discussed this at the annual meeting, but I would like to get an estimate of how many cars to expect and the needs we might have. Could you please let me know if you are planning on attending and what type of LBC you will bring. Also, if any of you would like to participate in the fundraising part of the Relay, I would be happy to get you signed up on a team. Contact information: donchristensen at comcast.net or 801-554-6410. 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