Discussing all aspects of automobiles over 25 years old

I apologise to the group but I deleted any sensible address from Dave

- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -

who writes…
>From rumpole%pinn%nacj…@pinn.nacjack.gen.nz Sat Dec 18 14:59:30 1993
>Subject: Re: Best English Car

>Hi, I’m the guy that asked the original question on best UK Car.
>Do I understand correctly that there is a jag owners newsgoup? If so,
>what is it’s title etc.

>I own a ’79 XJ6 in quite nice order which I am tossing up between keeping
>and restoring or selling, and would like to talk with other owners
>about some questions I have.

>Cheers

>DAVE
>(From NZ)

Dave, the
Greetings…

The jag-lovers mailing list, this is located on a SUN workstation
in Western-Australia…                          
                                                             _–_|\       N
Department of Psychology                                    /      \    W + E
University of Western Australia.      Perth [32S, 116E]–>  *_.–._/      S
Nedlands, 6009.  PERTH, W.A.                                      v      

List  = jag-lov…@psy.uwa.oz.au
Admin = sc…@psy.uwa.oz.au

The mailing-list is intended to be a forum where Jaguar lovers can swap
technical and other information about their Jaguars, similar to the
british-car mailing list.  

Just "r" to this message and I will put you on.

Regards Scott.
_______________________________________________________________________________
Scott Fisher [sc...@psy.uwa.oz.au]  PH: Aus [61] Perth (09) Local (380 3272).                
                                                             _–_|\       N
Department of Psychology                                    /      \    W + E
University of Western Australia.      Perth [32S, 116E]–>  *_.–._/      S
Nedlands, 6009.  PERTH, W.A.                                      v      

Joy is a Jaguar XJ6 with a flat battery, a blown oil seal and an unsympathetic
wife, 9km outside of a small remote town, 3:15am on a cold wet winters morning.
——————————————————————————-

I have a ’70 MG Midget that has been stored for 9 years.  Storage was not
overly friendly to the car.  I’m interested in restoration advice.  Any
idea what the car might be worth?  Is there a good source of parts
somewhere?  Also, I can’t seem to get the clutch master cylinder to pump
fluid, any ideas (I’ve cleaned and rebuilt it).  Send e-mail to
fsiu%tra…@ukcc.uky.edu or post.  Thanks!

        Hello:
                I seem to remember seeing quite a while ago (over a year!)
        someone mentioning a Merkur XR4Ti mailing list. Does anyone Know
        if this still exists? Sorry if this is in an FAQ somewhere (a listing
        of all the auto mailing lists perhaps?) but I am an infrequent visitor
        to this group.  Thanks
—
Steve DuChene           s0017…@cc.ysu.edu  or sduch…@cis.ysu.edu
Computer Science        Youngstown State University

A pre-determined amount of chaos is a natural occurance.

Howdie Folks – Am searching for a set of all 4 wheel opening mouldings for
a ’66 Ford Ranchero.  The mouldings from a ’66-’67 Falcon/Falcon Wagon will
also fit this car.  The auto shifter is to be moved from the column down
to the floor.  Need a replacement steering column collar/bell to replace
the old shifter type collar.  This is the type of collar used when there
is no shifter up on the colomn.  If anyone could help me out in finding
the above parts, it would be very much appreciated.

Thanks in advance for any help/info anyone might be able to provide…

|o|———————————————————-|o|
|o| Harv Welch                                               |o|
|o| HWE…@BCSC02.GOV.BC.CA                                  |o|
|o| Mbr: FCA

 > I like the Datsuns, as well as the old RX7s (the one before they
 > made it
 > look like a Porsche and then a Ferrari) and even the first MR2s
 > (while it
 > was still a fun, cheap sportscar). The admittedly unique Subaru XT
 > brought to mind a TR7 or a Fiat X19. The Miata is cute, but even it
 > is
 > based on a Spitfire. For a car to have soul I shouldn’t be able to
 > mistake
 > it for someone else’s ten-year old concept, and that’s why the old
 > RXs are
 > special.

Sorry to burst your bubble, Jody, but take a look at the Porsche 924 sometime.
Can you say "Clone?" I thought you could. Around here, (Wisconsin) the 924′s
are the same price used as a comparable RX7. I think I’d rather own the
original.

Jack

I am doing a ground up restoration of a 70 Chevelle SS LS-5.
I am replacing all the chassis bushings. I was wondering
if anyone has some thoughts on neoprene vs. rubber bushings.
The car weighs 4000 pounds and is not considered a handling
car.

I know that neoprene gives less sway in turns and is more
resistant to weather and oil. But is it worth the price?

Thanks in advance.

 ______________________________________________________________
| THE       _        | Mark A. Gaither — Information Engineer |
| LONE    _| ~-      | International Software Systems Inc.     |
| STAR    \, *_}     | Austin, TX USA                          |
| STATE     \(       | ma…@issi.com                          |
|____________________|_________________________________________|
    “No process, no success. Know process, know success.”  

Well, this just isn’t my week.  First I take the 55 Olds
into a local shop ( that specializes in antique cars ) to
get a hole in the floor patched and the shop burns to the
ground.

Luckly my car was outside at the time, however my seat and
front floor mat weren’t.  The car had a 4-way power seat
and a really great upholstery job ( no holes, great color ).

Also the car happened to be close enough so that the paint
on the hood bubbled and the turn signals melted.  So I go
out to the place with a milk crate and drive the car home.

On the way I now notice that there is a ‘klunk’ when I put
it in gear, I’m hoping it’s the rear U joint.  So I get home
and park it out front for about 15 minutes while I make space
in the garage.  I move it in the garage and notice a HUGE oil
puddle where I parked the car. sigh.  I jack it up hoping it’s
something like the oil filter loosened up ( no such luck ), it
seems to be coming from inside the bell housing so I’m
suspecting the rear seal.  Hopefully I won’t have to yank the
engine.

Now I have to deal with the insurance company and they tell me
they don’t know what to do cause it’s so old.  Also they won’t
come out to the house, I have to get the car to a shop and then
they’ll come look at it.

At least I have insurance, now I need to find a seat.

Well if you stayed this far, I’m asking for suggestions on
the following:

1: I have a source for a 2 way seat, should I just stick it in
   or what?
2: Anybody got an idea on what the klunking sound could be, it’s
   an automatic, btw.
3: How much should I expect the insurance company to fix.  The
   paint isn’t great but it is better than the rust that is
   starting to form where the paint bubbled off.
4: Anybody ever changed a rear seal?  It’s a 328 V8.

thanks for any replys,
bummer of a week,
bob
bmacc…@promus.com

 BM> Also the car happened to be close enough so that the paint
 BM> on the hood bubbled and the turn signals melted.  So I go
 BM> out to the place with a milk crate and drive the car home.
 BM>
 BM> On the way I now notice that there is a ‘klunk’ when I put
 BM> it in gear, I’m hoping it’s the rear U joint.  So I get home
 BM> and park it out front for about 15 minutes while I make space
 BM> in the garage.  I move it in the garage and notice a HUGE oil
 BM> puddle where I parked the car. sigh.  I jack it up hoping it’s
 BM> something like the oil filter loosened up ( no such luck ), it
 BM> seems to be coming from inside the bell housing so I’m
 BM> suspecting the rear seal.  Hopefully I won’t have to yank the
 BM> engine.

 BM> 1: I have a source for a 2 way seat, should I just stick it in
 BM>    or what?
 BM> 2: Anybody got an idea on what the klunking sound could be, it’s
 BM>    an automatic, btw.

Have you checked the trans fluid level? Possibly the seals overheated from the
fire, and that is what is leaking and causing the clunk.

 BM> 3: How much should I expect the insurance company to fix.  The
 BM>    paint isn’t great but it is better than the rust that is
 BM>    starting to form where the paint bubbled off.

The insurance co. should pay whatever is necessary to put your car back in the
condition it was in before the fire. Usually they will try to depreciate your
paint and anything else down to the point that you would have to pay almost the
entire cost of fixing it. You may have to take the shop owner to small claims
court to recover any more than that.

 BM> 4: Anybody ever changed a rear seal?  It’s a 328 V8.

Sure, but don’t do it without some further diagnosis.

  I would like to take a poll. Which car deserves the "Z" designation. What
I mean is : What should people think of when one says " I’ve got a Z"? Should
they think Chevy Z-28 or should they think Datsun XX0Z. I feel that the Z-28
should be first thought of since it was first (1968), since it was higher
performance, and a rarer breed , at least in ’68 and ’69.

-> I thought the Delorean was to have some kind of plastic body and the
-> stainless was one of many changes made along the way.  Anybody ever
-> hear this?

 The original DeLorean was a take-off on a prototype Vega sports car,
done while DeLorean was head of the Vega project at Chevrolet.  The
original DeLorean was to be a 4 cylinder, mid engined, fiberglass
monocoque with no separate metal chassis, much like some of the earlier
Lotuses.  I don’t remember when the stainless steel skin got stuck on;
maybe it was just to help hide the fact that the real DeLorean car was
just a Lotus with DeLorean badges.