25 Nov
2008
25 Nov
'08
1:02 p.m.
Fred Cisin wrote:
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Now we have an auto industry that is mixing SAE and
metric, much like UK a
long time ago, other than the lack of Whitworth.
(Sorry Jay)
<grumble> Bloody late-70s Rangerovers with their mixes of screws - rear
wheelarches with metric screws at the front and imperial at the back on
one side, and on the other side metric at the back and imperial at the
front!
Quick drill and tap, and they were *all* metric. Put an end to that
nonsense right away.
<grumblegrumblebloodybritishcarsgrumblegivemeanicesensiblecitroengrumble>