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41. A Happy New Year (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 12:29:21 -0000
Over the holiday, I received the 'poem' below from George, an old friend who worked on the Coventry Assembly Track. George is now well into his eighties and to be brutally frank, was never a dedicat
/html/6pack/2003-12/msg00317.html (9,527 bytes)

42. UK Tour 2004 - absolutely NFI !!! (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 14:45:09 -0000
I've got the nomex on already in anticipation of flames about financial interest. Over the last two years, it's been a pleaure to see Jeff and Jan Zorn from LBcarco over in the UK with a large group
/html/6pack/2003-11/msg00194.html (8,908 bytes)

43. Re: Rocker Cover refurbish (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 08:17:19 -0000
That's surely a bit of an oxymoron for a Standard Triumph engine - one that doesn't leak! Ideally, the cork gasket should work without application of goo but I use 'Wellseal' - the product they used
/html/6pack/2003-11/msg00246.html (7,562 bytes)

44. Re: TR6 capability (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 08:36:51 -0000
At the risk of arriving late in this topic (I'm only in digest mode) some thoughts of PI cars based on personal experience and ownership of them for thirty odd years. The power difference between inj
/html/6pack/2003-11/msg00302.html (10,603 bytes)

45. Re: 'Back to front' starter ring gears (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 23:43:12 +0100
I spoke with TRF's tech line and they said that Triumph (you'll love this one) put the entire run of TR-6 ring gears on with the bevel that helps the starter gear engage with the ring gear facing the
/html/6pack/2003-10/msg00011.html (8,216 bytes)

46. Triumph World emblems (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 14:27:17 +0100
I've been having a clearout of the workshop and have sorted a lot of Triumph bits for my two Big Sixes, so nothing of relevance for US spec TR's - or anything else. Perhaps this ought to go on eBay b
/html/6pack/2003-10/msg00095.html (7,378 bytes)

47. Re: Video camera windshield mount (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 18:33:35 +0100
Suppose it depends on the weight of the camera. I've tried various methods including 'suckers.' For me, the best solution is a tripod between the seats and firmly held in place with a long but narrow
/html/6pack/2003-10/msg00149.html (6,949 bytes)

48. Re: Painting (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 09:56:02 +0100
The rough stuff on the bottom of TR6 sills (rockers?) is what used to be known as underseal. It was a bitumen based compound applied (sprayed) at the factory during vehicle assembly. It was in genera
/html/6pack/2003-10/msg00356.html (7,318 bytes)

49. Re: Painting questions (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 23:32:30 +0100
Why should it vary and in what "most other things Triumph" have you perceived such unfathomable variables? Jonmac
/html/6pack/2003-10/msg00395.html (7,495 bytes)

50. In case anyone's bored...? (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2003 00:58:37 -0000
Two weeks ago OIL LEAK Classic Car Activities (Jonmac's little 'just for fun' business) did its last UK Road Run of the year. It was a charity event and raised about #2000 (US$3000 approx) for Guide
/html/6pack/2003-10/msg00618.html (7,089 bytes)

51. Re: Fresh air vents (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 09:36:40 +0100
Your memory playing tricks on you Dave? Mine too - and these days, too frequently for comfort <smile> However, in this case, the eyeball vents were always plastic. The ones used on the TR6 were ident
/html/6pack/2003-09/msg00294.html (7,500 bytes)

52. Re: Body transportation during build (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 08:56:52 +0100
Hi, Andy In common with many other manufacturers, it depended on what was being done at different stages in the manufacturing process. Sometimes it was via the sills with large hard rubber pads to p
/html/6pack/2003-09/msg00471.html (9,629 bytes)

53. Enthusiast selling Triumph 2000 (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 22:20:44 +0100
Help! A major reduction in storage space forces the sale of 'Flossie' - my May 1974 Mk 2 Triumph 2000 'facelift saloon. I've had her for about 18 months, during which time I've come to love her and u
/html/6pack/2003-08/msg00382.html (8,098 bytes)

54. Re: A black TR6 (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 10:05:45 +0100
For the benefit of the purists who strive for originality, black was a non-standard paint colour for all Triumphs without exception. Black cars were painted only on Friday afternoons and before the p
/html/6pack/2003-08/msg00446.html (7,016 bytes)

55. Re: A black TR6 (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 14:53:48 +0100
Basically, popularity. 'Pastel' colours as against dark blue / green / black and (arguably) drab greys were far more popular in the UK after WW2. It had a lot to do with the sombreness of war, the 'b
/html/6pack/2003-08/msg00482.html (7,638 bytes)

56. Re: Non OverdriveTransmissions for a TR6 ? (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 16:13:16 +0100
Doug - overdrive was offered as an option on all TR's from the TR2. AND Do you know which one? I'd love to look into converting, but I still have wanted to remain relatively accurate. If you want to
/html/6pack/2003-08/msg00483.html (8,389 bytes)

57. Re: Horn connector broken (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 15:55:29 +0100
Further to my earlier post on this issue (can't remember which list) - the disconnected wires will have two key reasons/causes for being the way they are. The more likely is previous owners fiddling
/html/6pack/2003-08/msg00484.html (8,451 bytes)

58. Re: Horn connector broken (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 21:18:59 +0100
for those of us just learning about our newly purchased Triumphs. You've given me a boost to better understanding why things are as they are. Oh, how first impressions can be misleading when they are
/html/6pack/2003-08/msg00492.html (7,794 bytes)

59. Where are we going? (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2003 08:57:04 +0100
I suppose this is a question that no-one can satisfactorily answer and on that premise, one could question the validity of asking it in the first place - but here goes... Generally speaking, it is my
/html/6pack/2003-07/msg00338.html (10,149 bytes)

60. Re: John Macartney - a message from his son (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 19:27:57 +0100
To all Friends in Dad's "Old Cars" email address book Dad is known to many of you as Jonmac. He tells me he has quite a lot of outstanding mail from you that he hasn't yet answered and this is a sour
/html/6pack/2003-07/msg00538.html (9,768 bytes)


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