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    Welcome to the New and Improved British Car Forum 

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    Basil
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    Published on 11-22-2012 12:28 PM
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    Welcome to the new British Car Forum. This page is the British Car Forum Articles page and is what is called a "Content Management System" (CMS). This area can always be accessed by clicking on the "Articles" Tab in the main navigation bar. This is a place where I, and in certain sections, you as members, can post articles (with images) and even videos. Here's a quick guide of the different areas of this page.

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    Lucas DR3A Two-Speed Wiper-motors 

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    Lucas DR3A Two-Speed Wiper-motors


    The Lucas two-speed variant of the DR3A wiper-motor, as found on Triumph TR4A and other vehicles from the same era, seem to create problems ...
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    Lighting gauges with Electroluminescent Tape 

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    Published on 02-22-2013 01:39 PM
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    I thought people might be interested to see how I've changed the illumination of the gauges in my Bugeye using a product called Electroluminescent tape (or simply "EL tape").

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    A way to modify indicators for TR Sidescreen when R&P Steering is fitted 

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    I dont think the pictures got transfered. Email me if you want them ...
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    Installing LED panel lites & interior lites in '63 BJ7 

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    Converting Panel Lights to LED’s, plus adding Interior lights to an Austin Healey:

    I'm writing this article to address the problems with converting the original panel lights that are inadequate and frequently burn out just when you need them the most. I first converted my 1963 AH BJ7 to Pos Battery before converting, I’m not sure if this is necessary but the red LED’s are marked POS/NEG on the base and you have to be careful when installing in the wedge base. There are other articles on this subject, for instance Glenn Abello's conversion on his '67 BJ8, Glenn's article is excellent, but like the other article's I've found they are all
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    Group 44 racing promotional 

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    This is a video of Group 44 racing with some BMLC advertising from the 1970s. This had been posted in the MG forum and I thought it worthy of posting as an article. Love the Spitfire advert!
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    A Fall Drive in the Rocky Mountains 

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    Published on 12-24-2012 09:02 AM  Number of Views: 2794 
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    I posted this video in the Austin Healey forum a few months ago, but I thought it might be appropriate for this venue also. The video was shot in the fall of 2012 by my friend Jason, who is in the passenger ...
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    Healey Archival Video History 

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    Published on 12-18-2012 05:23 PM


    Required viewing by Brit car fans – lots of good Healey video, including Donald Healey in earlier days in his machines. Other Brit marques showcased as well. Time wellwasted.
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    Our own Judy Wrobel (judow) wins best 100M 

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    This is my neighbor, Judy. When she first joined the BCF she was asking if anyone knew of a good place to have restoration work done on an Austin Healey. I replied that there was a fellow in Albuquerque, ...
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    Top Gear Jeremy Clarkson Drives Jaguar EType AND Eagle Speedster 

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    This is just to show how to post videos in an article. The EType is my all-time favorite car, but the EType-based Eagle Speedster is enough to make a grown man cry!

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