- 221. Re[4]: New Thread (was REALLY, REALLY SMALL...) (score: 1)
- Author: LeBrun@hii.hitachi.com
- Date: Wed, 26 Jun 96 16:51:46 PST
- -Just remember the "racer's" you see doin' the 9.5K + RPM's either have or their sponsor's have deep pockets.They may turn 'em 9K all season...betcha' they tear 'em down every week and put in new be
- /html/tigers/1996-06/msg00255.html (14,667 bytes)
- 222. Re[4]: Wood Dash Boards (score: 1)
- Author: LeBrun@hii.hitachi.com
- Date: Thu, 27 Jun 96 14:23:58 PST
- -That's why I thought a tropical hardwood could maybe handle the temperature extremes better. To hell with the Greenhouse effect...full speed ahead!!! Phil As a matter of fact, cherry was the very wo
- /html/tigers/1996-06/msg00270.html (8,262 bytes)
- 223. VALUATION OF TIGERS. (score: 1)
- Author: LeBrun@hii.hitachi.com
- Date: Thu, 27 Jun 96 12:32:51 PST
- -I'll probably stir up another s**-storm on this emotional & subjective topic, but here goes. I have 2 points to make. 1)To be objective about our TIGERS is often a difficult task, but the one subje
- /html/tigers/1996-06/msg00273.html (8,496 bytes)
- 224. Re: The Grand Sport Corvettes (score: 1)
- Author: LeBrun@hii.hitachi.com
- Date: Thu, 27 Jun 96 09:56:36 PST
- -Thx. much. Couple newer questions. The Grand Sport I saw running looked to have a shorter wheelbase, and I was told later it was 3/4 of the stock Corvette w/b. Was this the original configuration o
- /html/tigers/1996-06/msg00274.html (10,047 bytes)
- 225. Re[2]: Oil dipstick question (score: 1)
- Author: LeBrun@hii.hitachi.com
- Date: Fri, 28 Jun 96 16:22:40 PST
- Most employers now have rules about "sexual harassment" in the workplace & it is against the law to expose oneself in public. Tsk, tsk Comments anyone?
- /html/tigers/1996-06/msg00281.html (6,893 bytes)
- 226. Re[2]: Yawn ?? (score: 1)
- Author: LeBrun@hii.hitachi.com
- Date: Sat, 29 Jun 96 12:20:07 PST
- -Isn't it true "MG" engines were imported into the U.S. & put into the NASH METROPOLITAN's? I think "we" got a better deal on the TIGER. -The list of OPE's into different cars probabaly goes on...an
- /html/tigers/1996-06/msg00288.html (8,957 bytes)
- 227. Re[2]: Girling grease? (score: 1)
- Author: LeBrun@hii.hitachi.com
- Date: Thu, 02 May 96 09:31:11 PST
- Petroleum base ANYTHING is detrimental to ANY natural rubber product. The heat will just speed up the process. If you're REAL CAREFUL & it's the old hose, you can use a big pair of channel locks and
- /html/tigers/1996-05/msg00006.html (9,073 bytes)
- 228. Re[2]: Girling grease? (score: 1)
- Author: LeBrun@hii.hitachi.com
- Date: Thu, 02 May 96 09:36:25 PST
- Anti-freeze is best. Any scuba divers out there? Recall what you usually do to your mask before a dive? Works good on radiator hoses too. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- /html/tigers/1996-05/msg00007.html (8,637 bytes)
- 229. Re[2]: Wheel Swap (score: 1)
- Author: LeBrun@hii.hitachi.com
- Date: Fri, 03 May 96 09:07:21 PST
- -For anyone interested, our TIGER currently sports 16" Mustang GT TRX rims with 180/65 Michelins. Spacers are 3/4" to 1.00" depending on track width needed, front vs. rear. Wheel wells are stock & w
- /html/tigers/1996-05/msg00017.html (8,684 bytes)
- 230. Re[2]: Girling grease? (score: 1)
- Author: LeBrun@hii.hitachi.com
- Date: Fri, 03 May 96 09:37:12 PST
- Most O-rings I've worked with over the years are either VITON or BUNA, trade names for compounds resitant to most stuff. Only in the semicondutor etch world did I encounter real weird rubber compound
- /html/tigers/1996-05/msg00023.html (10,442 bytes)
- 231. PHOTO SWAPS. (score: 1)
- Author: LeBrun@hii.hitachi.com
- Date: Mon, 06 May 96 12:02:31 PST
- -Anyone interested in "trading" photos of their TIGERS? I figure each interested party pays the cost of their extra prints & postage to each recipient that requests a photo. -E-mail me your home add
- /html/tigers/1996-05/msg00029.html (6,536 bytes)
- 232. Re: [RE] YOU'RE BACK (score: 1)
- Author: LeBrun@hii.hitachi.com
- Date: Tue, 07 May 96 16:37:16 PST
- What does one do about the teeth and how do you explain the scratch marks on your back to your wife? Yeah, I Know, I've seen your Garage Walls!
- /html/tigers/1996-05/msg00046.html (6,762 bytes)
- 233. Re: Mystery Pins (score: 1)
- Author: LeBrun@hii.hitachi.com
- Date: Mon, 13 May 96 14:46:55 PST
- -They may be the pins that go into the front of the cam to align the gear set with the cam. The crank gear should have (a) keyway slot(s); multiple only if you plan on either advancing or retarding
- /html/tigers/1996-05/msg00081.html (8,318 bytes)
- 234. Re[2]: Tires (score: 1)
- Author: LeBrun@hii.hitachi.com
- Date: Tue, 14 May 96 11:09:25 PST
- -I'm running on my TIGER the 16" Mustang GT TRX rims (you Metric "freaks" can go ahead & multiply it by 25.4!) with the 180/65 Michelin's. Spacers are 1". -I have no scraping/rubbing/unexpected wear
- /html/tigers/1996-05/msg00093.html (8,547 bytes)
- 235. NOSTALGIA QUESTION. (score: 1)
- Author: LeBrun@hii.hitachi.com
- Date: Thu, 16 May 96 13:56:46 PST
- -In all the TIGER discussions of 260 vs. 289, does anyone remember working on the predecessor to the 260....the 221 CID? Like what might be in a '62 or '63 COMET (oh, heart be still). -Has anyone ou
- /html/tigers/1996-05/msg00102.html (7,020 bytes)
- 236. Re[2]: Fuel Fountain (score: 1)
- Author: LeBrun@hii.hitachi.com
- Date: Fri, 17 May 96 16:47:07 PST
- -The TIGER I purchased has an "aftermarket" electric pump (Stewart Warner) and a Le Mans center-pivot Holley. The previous owner found that even after shutoff, the residual pressure in the line was e
- /html/tigers/1996-05/msg00109.html (8,216 bytes)
- 237. Re[2]: Why me, Lord? (score: 1)
- Author: LeBrun@hii.hitachi.com
- Date: Mon, 20 May 96 10:34:50 PST
- -After bringing home our '66 TIGER, but before doing a thorough walk-around to tighten EVERTHING UP, my hood release cable came loose on a hood-pull. I "tinned" the cable with a big, 750-watt solder
- /html/tigers/1996-05/msg00128.html (8,040 bytes)
- 238. Re[2]: Fuel Pumps (score: 1)
- Author: LeBrun@hii.hitachi.com
- Date: Wed, 22 May 96 09:40:35 PST
- -My dad had a TR-4 that I spent considerable time with. It had on the front pulley/harmonic balancer machined grooves that the jack handle doubled for as a hand crank. This was to enable the driver
- /html/tigers/1996-05/msg00155.html (9,203 bytes)
- 239. POSSIBLE CAREER CHANGE? (score: 1)
- Author: LeBrun@hii.hitachi.com
- Date: Wed, 22 May 96 10:56:10 PST
- -On Sunday, June 2nd, I will be "booth Mgr." & "bartender" at a Budweiser beer booth at the 22nd Annual Sunnyvale Art & Wine Festival. This is a volunteer function to help raise money for my daughte
- /html/tigers/1996-05/msg00156.html (7,644 bytes)
- 240. Re[2]: Think you're having a bad day? (score: 1)
- Author: LeBrun@hii.hitachi.com
- Date: Wed, 22 May 96 11:37:05 PST
- -Maybe the individual in this story was on leave from his regular job searching for alligators in the New York sewer system? -This way we can tie a couple of urban legends together. -Anyone else wan
- /html/tigers/1996-05/msg00160.html (8,772 bytes)
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