- 21. The SOL file server... (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Garnett" <rwg1@cornell.edu>
- Date: Fri, 11 Nov 1994 15:34:45 EST
- Note: this message contains the current version of readme.sol. Recent updates include information about the Web Server, and other details. Note that this same article can already be found in pub\misc
- /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00368.html (13,164 bytes)
- 22. RE: Pittsburgh Grand Prix (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Garnett" <rwg1@cornell.edu>
- Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 08:33:37 EST
- I wish. If I were to go, it would be to race, in my '59 Austin-Healey Sprite. The Pittsburg Grand Prix is indeed a fun event, with the races being run by the VSCCA. My probelm with this concept, is
- /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00665.html (7,440 bytes)
- 23. Re: British-Car file server (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Garnett" <rwg1@cornell.edu>
- Date: Thu, 11 Aug 1994 08:22:48 EST
- Files on the British-cars file servers and how to get them: This file is posted to the list Lucas fashion- randomly, and is usually newer than what's on the server, so save a copy! The British Cars l
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00023.html (12,321 bytes)
- 24. Re: Seat Belts (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Garnett" <rwg1@cornell.edu>
- Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 15:10:04 EST
- OW! I trust you're healing OK. Your TA must be a mess, just after getting everything into shape. I hope the TA is repairable. The problem with 3 point belts in a square rigger, is there's no good loc
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00081.html (7,728 bytes)
- 25. Still more stereotypes (score: 1)
- Author: bcw6@cornell.edu (Braman C. Wing)
- Date: Tue, 4 Oct 1994 18:47:50 -0400
- Sorry, but I just had to put in my two cent's worth. I'm 18 and a freshman engineer at Cornell U. I've had the (mis?)fortune to have owned 6 Jags already.(4MkIIs, a MKI and a MK10) I started working
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00645.html (7,579 bytes)
- 26. My Summer Vacation (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Garnett" <rwg1@cornell.edu>
- Date: Tue, 11 Oct 1994 15:13:22 EST
- Yes, I know it's been well over a month already, but I've got lots of good "What we did on our summer vacation" or "Fun times With Bubba" Tilly and I had a great time in the Bay area in August. The t
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00849.html (14,284 bytes)
- 27. re: Roger and Tilly's excellent adventure (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Garnett" <@cornell.edu>
- Date: Wed, 12 Oct 1994 11:33:42 EST
- Well, for the former, my solution may well be to build TIlly's '74 BGT into a n MGB V8, and for a 50's Sedan, we do have the ZB Magnette, and as for the latter, I *am* a member of the VTR, and the r
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00880.html (7,419 bytes)
- 28. Oil Drips (score: 1)
- Author: bcw6@cornell.edu (Braman C. Wing)
- Date: Wed, 12 Oct 1994 14:04:59 -0400
- Seems to me the cheapest method for eliminating oil spots would be as follows. 1) Park your lbc in a slightly different location every day. 2) Fill sump regularly. 3) Puddles will soon overlap, turni
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00890.html (6,892 bytes)
- 29. Re: Stop me before I kill...my Triumph! (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Garnett" <@cornell.edu>
- Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 14:35:25 EST
- I can name 2 British cars the Buick was used in in the early 60's. 1) Lotus 11. Yes, really- an 11 with a Buick engine was raced and crashed at Watkins Glen around 1961. But, this was likely an Owne
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00949.html (9,207 bytes)
- 30. SOL Archives & Info (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Garnett" <rwg1@cornell.edu>
- Date: Tue, 25 Oct 1994 16:08:27 EST
- Files on the British-cars file servers and how to get them: (And, yes, I know the vendors list names have changed...) Rev. 8/11/94 RG This file is posted to the list Lucas fashion- randomly, and is u
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01337.html (12,379 bytes)
- 31. Re: Bodge, bodge, bodge (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Garnett" <rwg1@cornell.edu>
- Date: Fri, 2 Sep 1994 13:57:48 EST
- Wow. You were right there, and missed some much better solutions. -Most chem labs have RTV (silicone) sealant of some sort. This might have made a permanent gasket all by it self, altho it doesn't l
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00067.html (8,390 bytes)
- 32. Re: Watkins Glen Vintage Races (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Garnett" <rwg1@cornell.edu>
- Date: Tue, 6 Sep 1994 10:59:03 EST
- A reminder, and update: The "Zippo United States Vintage Grand Prix" at Watkins Glen will be held on September 8-11. This event typically attracts 300+ vintage race cars in various classes, including
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00099.html (8,423 bytes)
- 33. Colour of Hot Parts (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Garnett" <rwg1@cornell.edu>
- Date: Tue, 6 Sep 1994 13:31:21 EST
- There's been a few recent query's about painting of radiators and brake parts- Back in the days of my electronics education, we learned about the heat dissipation characteristics of various types of
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00109.html (7,248 bytes)
- 34. Re: Seeking pointers for painting/reinstalling MGB engine (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Garnett" <@cornell.edu>
- Date: Thu, 22 Sep 1994 12:20:00 EST
- Wha-hoo! I don't think I've ever heard of someone trying to repair and use a cracked or broken crank! The crank is a highly stressed, critical item. One might consider this on a rare, vintage machin
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00561.html (9,886 bytes)
- 35. Re: Anglias and American youth... (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Garnett" <@cornell.edu>
- Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 12:26:52 EST
- Anglia's and A-40's (Just saw such an A-40 Sunday). Why? The early Anglias, and A-40's look a lot like minature versions of 50's American cars. They have nice lightweight bodys, that usually outlast
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00700.html (7,016 bytes)
- 36. Re: Cricket,anyone? (score: 1)
- Author: jll4@cornell.edu (John Lumley)
- Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 16:06:22 -0400
- John Cunningham asks about hardened inserts for unleaded fuel. I do a course here at Cornell in automotive engineering, and I discuss valve seat recession. I have also done restorations for close to
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00724.html (8,640 bytes)
- 37. Re: stuck brake disc (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Garnett" <@cornell.edu>
- Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 08:35:20 EST
- Dirt or corrosion in the caliper, or a worn piston. (Time for a caliper rebuild (or replace or re-sleeve). Possibly a plugged or collapsed flex hose, but more likely the caliper, unless... No, not lo
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00784.html (8,360 bytes)
- 38. Parting Jensen Healey (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Garnett" <@cornell.edu>
- Date: Fri, 30 Sep 1994 13:51:02 EST
- This weekend we are taking apart a '74 Jensen Healey. The rear end is smashed, and there is some rust, but there is lots of good stuff. Available will be: clean engine 5 speed tranny suspension bits
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00834.html (6,826 bytes)
- 39. Jensen Healey info (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Garnett" <@cornell.edu>
- Date: Fri, 30 Sep 1994 14:07:46 EST
- Can one of you J-H folks tell me a couple specs? Tranny type, what else used on? Rear end gearing Wheel bolt pattern (size). Also used on??? ________ /___ _ \ Roger Garnett (Roger-Garnett@cornell.edu
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00836.html (6,619 bytes)
- 40. Re: TR3A windshield fasteners (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Garnett" <rwg1@cornell.edu>
- Date: Mon, 1 Aug 1994 13:08:31 EST
- You should be able to find both self tapping, and screw & nut types from most any boatyard, and many mailorder British car sources. RG
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00019.html (6,695 bytes)
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