Thank you for the thoughts, I finally got around to pulling the rear end
apart and found it was the rear spring. The inner spring was tight to the
suspension and the busings were good. However the outer spring was loose.
There are supposed to be little rubber buttons on each leaf that press
agai
Hey Listers,
Back from a long absence (after my TR7 stint [smile]) I am again
thinking of taking on a Spitfire restoration project. However, I'd like
to do a Toyota 16 valve DOHC engine conversion. Dan Masters' website
has pictures of just such a conversion
(http://members.aol.com/danmas/spitto
Carter,
I had made a similar inquiry to my local parts guy
about Grose-jet reputation for leakage, because I'd
heard just as many warnings as I had good things about
the grose-jets. His story went as follows:
The Grose-jet replacement needle valve assembly was
designed by a man of the same name (G
I just wanted to thank everyone that told me how easy it was to replace
the steering rack bushings. I got around to it the other day and I
think it was one of the easier jobs I have done on the Spitfire.
Roger Elliott
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Howdy y'all,
Happy Easter first of all to y'all who celebrate it. :-)
Second, I was working on the engine this weekend (just random odds and ends), and i
was wondering. The nuts, bolts and studs that we use for our cars...are they a
special kind of metal that i HAVE to order through a brit
Listers,
I have two 40dcoe2's. I had two 39mm airhorns, so I ordered two more, from
APT. As I was looking through their catalog, that came with the airhorns, I
see they recommend 16mm airhorns and 1.5 inches,from the stack to the outer
air filter plate.
The single 40dcoe18, with 39mm stacks and
Greg, if it is original like mine (also a '76 federal with the higher
compression etc.) it should be the collapsible spacer. But sorry I don't
know how to tell the difference off the top of my head. You don't need
to take the diff apart to replace the seals. I did my pinion seal a year
or so a
I am taking apart my 76 rear end, it is leaking at the pinion and both output
shafts. It is nearly out of the car and aparently there are two type of
diffs. One that uses spacers and a torque spec and another that uses a
colapsable spacer on the pinion shaft.
Is there a way to tell them apart b
>From what I've seen (other cars, not mine!), a high speed buffer does
wonders also while one is only attempting to wax the car. So please...
don't be foolish... hand buff around the letters and stripes!
Gary
On Sun, 31 Mar 2002 08:05:03 -0700 Joe Curry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Actually,
Bill, why not? I'm not aware that the head changed in any way between
the '73 and '74 US Spitfire 1500's. If you want, put a 1300cc high
compression head on the 1500cc engine. I see no reason why it would not
work just fine.
Gary
On Sun, 31 Mar 2002 09:15:49 -0600 "BillG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
BARF! AUGH! YUCK!
Last year, I was at the L.A. Auto Show, and they had one of those "green"
cars on display-a very flimsy affair made entirely of plastic (Hold it-
isn't plastic a petroleum product? And how would that thing hold up against
backing it into, for example-a mailbox or bicycle?)
A
Terry,
I hope the Grosse Jet's work out for you.
I had the opposite experience.
In the process of re-building the SU's on my 1147, I
ordered and installed a set of the Grosse Jets.
I had not been having any fuel control problems, I
just did it as part of normal R/R.
Well, those things never d
Hi all,
Is there any difference between these two frames? Are they interchangable?
How do I tell which one I have sitting on top of a 1500?
Thanks
David A. Templeton
'74 Spitfire
'59 TR3a
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Hah!
Got me!!!
Carter
--- Michael Hargreave Mawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In article
>
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Carter
> Shore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
> >Next I suppose that they will attempt to regulate
> CO2
> >emission from breathing.
> >
> >With all due respect, the lady sponsoring
Soon, all you Cali's will be forced into driving
Sparrows or Merlins.
http://www.corbinmotors.com/
Not that it would be a bad thing!
-Terry
Yahoo! Greetings - send holiday greetings for Easter, Passover
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I checked the link-it really is a bill that's been bounced about, and will
be heard on 4/1/02-so even though it seems like a joke because of the date,
it's not a joke.
I'm wondering how a bill like that affects auto makers. Something that
affects a market as large as Californias must affect t
Sorry for that post (wrong-way out in left field) I was thinking of needle
jet and not Grose jet, no idea who is making the other jet. "FT"
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Sorry for the spelling error. These are GROSE jets not
Gross.
I got them from my local distributor shop (Mountjoy
Autoshop in Hyattsville, MD). I believe the parts guy,
Will, said that they are being made by Moss now.
I'd give you the part numbers on the packaging, but
mine were for the HIF4's s
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Carter
Shore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>Next I suppose that they will attempt to regulate CO2
>emission from breathing.
>
>With all due respect, the lady sponsoring this bill
>sounds like a real wack job.
Check the date of the Bill in the subject header...
ATB
To remove decals and pin stripes, we use a rotary eraser from 3M which is designed
for this purpose. It can be used with an electric drill or a die grinder at low
rpm. It won't damage the paint.
Paint will fade over the years, but it will not fade behind the decals.
Wilf and Liv
Michael Hargreav
I currently have a pair of dual SU's on my spitfire.
Every few months, I would have an issue with fuel
overflowing out of the over-flow tubes. Disassembling
the floats and cleaning out the needle bearings with
carb cleaner seemed to fix it for a few months before
it would start again. (Evidently t
Our wheels either were missing the center part or never had it. We added a
plastic aerosol paint lid and put the decal we bought from Joe Curry in the
center. To see what I'm talking about look at:
http://communities.msn.com/TheBradKristiRichardsonFamily/thespitfire.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoI
Andre, Yep it's cool finding those dates all over the place. I found
ones on such things as the ignition coil, soft top, etc. I sometimes
wonder if the new parts will last as well.
Alan
Andre Rousseau wrote:
>http://www.justdrive.ca/2002/03-30/pages/DCP00594.html
>
>Now that's kinda neat.
>
>
Greetings, Fellow Listers,
Just a quick question this time. Is there any reason that I can't use a '74
head on a '73 block? TIA.
BillG
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Thanks for the plug!
Joe
Terry Thompson wrote:
>
> Speaking of Decals...
> I believe Curry still offers a variety of round
> hubcap emblem stickers/window stickers for your car.
> I don't have wheels that use hub caps, but I have
> some cam-lock harnesses where the manufacturer label
> has pe
Speaking of Decals...
I believe Curry still offers a variety of round
hubcap emblem stickers/window stickers for your car.
I don't have wheels that use hub caps, but I have
some cam-lock harnesses where the manufacturer label
has peeled-off. I'll order a set to put in the center
of the latching
Next I suppose that they will attempt to regulate CO2
emission from breathing.
With all due respect, the lady sponsoring this bill
sounds like a real wack job.
Carter Shore
> ... With AB-1058,
> the legislation targets
> carbon dioxide emitted by the state's 23 million
> passenger vehicles. Fra
Actually, heat works quite well (in moderation).
Joe
Michael Hargreave Mawson wrote:
> The glue that is on the decal is so effective that the only way to get
> the decals off again will be with an angle grinder.
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Thought this might be of interest to you.
John
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>Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2002 01:34:16 -0500
>From: Stella Pyrtek-Blond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: [Fwd: CA CO2 regulation / AB 1058 / April 1, 2002]
FYI: Sources say this bill is coming up on Monday in the California
legislature.
I wrote
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes
>Hello listers,
>Just a couple of questions. How do the decals on the bonnet and boot go on?
>We have a repainted 78 white spitfire, and have ordered the black 1500
>decals. Is there a special way the attach so that they don't wash off in
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