Re: Grinding away

2002-06-22 Thread Stephnane St-Amant
It's actually my wife's Spit, even though I use it more than she does! ;) Cheers Stef - Original Message - From: "Andre Rousseau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://homepage.mac.com/andrer/2002/06-22/pages/DCP01039.html > > Thanks Step, that's his spit in the back ground. > > A. > -- > A

Grinding away

2002-06-22 Thread Andre Rousseau
http://homepage.mac.com/andrer/2002/06-22/pages/DCP01039.html Found the chassis number under all that paint. Its amazing what having the right tool will do. I started out using my father's old B&D grinder, but soon discovered the bearing was shot and it was vibrating like a SOB. So off I went

Re: now the outside handle's broken

2002-06-22 Thread John T. Blair
At 09:38 PM 6/22/02 +0100, James Carruthers wrote: > >*However*, and I should have guessed this would happen, my passenger door >doesn't open now (obviously unrelated because I just fixed my driver door - >unless there is something spooky going on...) - it doesnt open from the outside >- you pu

Re: BAD habits + ggggrrrrr door handle!! - now the outside handle's broken

2002-06-22 Thread James Carruthers
Hi Mike, >Rivets? What did you want rivets for? What was up with your door >handle? I've taken the door internals to bits on several occasions on >my '77, so I may be able to offer some advice. > The inside handle cracked - so I just got a replacement handle - its held in by rivets - a

windows

2002-06-22 Thread Jack
I've got a 78 1500. On the drvr's side, the window will only crank down part way. About an inch of glass sticks out. The mechanism seems to come to an end solidly. I've had the panel off and stared inside for a while but couldn't determine what was stopping it. There seems to be too much stru

Re: BAD habits + ggggrrrrr door handle!!

2002-06-22 Thread Michael Hargreave Mawson
In article <7709504.1024763148343.JavaMail.SYSTEM@xin-datong>, James Carruthers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >Mike wrote: > >>I have a bad habit of shifting the Saab up from 2nd into 5th after I've >>been driving nothing but the Herald... > >I always forget that my mums car has a fifth gear... kill

Re: BAD habits + ggggrrrrr door handle!!

2002-06-22 Thread James Carruthers
Mike wrote: >I have a bad habit of shifting the Saab up from 2nd into 5th after I've >been driving nothing but the Herald... I always forget that my mums car has a fifth gear... killing it on the motorway... it started making a dodgy noise after a while - luckily it stopped. Anyway, concernin

Re: BAD habits

2002-06-22 Thread Michael Hargreave Mawson
In article <05f001c21a00$171bdf60$909e3bd0@preferree7l54v>, Fred Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >I have a rented garage about 20 miles from my home that I store some cars & >parts in, this a/m I decided to bring the 1931 model "A" home for a little >summer fun, now I just drove the T/R 3 1100

Re: non-lbc - MAC info

2002-06-22 Thread Philip Warburton
I use nothing but a Mac ... Send your questions and files to me. Philip > I' wondering if anyone out there is familuar with a MAC computer? A fellow > is trying to write an article for me, and I've asked him to save it in > Rich Text Format. He doesn't know how. His last email to me was: > >

Re: BAD habits

2002-06-22 Thread Michael D. Porter
Fred Thomas wrote: > > I have a rented garage about 20 miles from my home that I store some cars & > parts in, this a/m I decided to bring the 1931 model "A" home for a little > summer fun, now I just drove the T/R 3 1100 miles round trip to Mid Ohio so > habits of shifting and driving are well i

BAD habits

2002-06-22 Thread Fred Thomas
I have a rented garage about 20 miles from my home that I store some cars & parts in, this a/m I decided to bring the 1931 model "A" home for a little summer fun, now I just drove the T/R 3 1100 miles round trip to Mid Ohio so habits of shifting and driving are well imbedded in my mind, pull up to

non-lbc - MAC info

2002-06-22 Thread John T. Blair
Thanks to all that have answered my question. I have no knowledge of the MACs at all, never touched one. Many, many, other computers from personal computers, TRS 80s, PC & clones, to mini - DEC PDP 11s, Harris 315 to 700s, SELs, etc. but no Apples. I've forwarded the various comments to my fri

Re: 78 Spit clutch issue

2002-06-22 Thread John T. Blair
At 12:09 AM 6/22/02 -0400, Matt Van Benschoten wrote: >Help needed with a strange, to me, clutch issue on a 78 Spitfire. The clutch >failed while I was driving the car a few weeks back. The failure mode is >engaged with a good pedal. While driving; the clutch all of a sudden would >not release. Th

Re: Female LBC owners, was: RE: Hello from a new list member!

2002-06-22 Thread Donald H Locker
Hey, Jeff. I did most of the sewing around my house until my daughter caught up. Even now, I alter her clothes and am quite good at it. Mostly. Fortunately, I've become quite accustomed to ignoring the funny looks I get at fabric stores. (I also have a lot of fun sewing costumes for our dance c

non-lbc - MAC info

2002-06-22 Thread John T. Blair
I' wondering if anyone out there is familuar with a MAC computer? A fellow is trying to write an article for me, and I've asked him to save it in Rich Text Format. He doesn't know how. His last email to me was: - The word processor I'm using is a Macintosh PowerPC. It says Performa

Mid-Ohio Panoramic photo

2002-06-22 Thread Howard Baugues
I received my panoramic photo from the Mid-Ohio Vintage races Friday. It is over 4 feet long! It looks great, but most of the Spitfires are hard to see on the right hand side of the photo. We were packed in so tight, most of what you see are the people standing by them. But it is is still a really

Re: Female LBC owners, was: RE: Hello from a new list member!

2002-06-22 Thread Michael Hargreave Mawson
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Christine Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >At 11:50 AM 6/21/2002, you wrote: > >>Hi Chrissy . Welcome to the brotherhood ( and sisterhood ! ) of Triumph . > >Thank you! I'm glad to be here! And another welcome from me! > >>Man , it's amazing to see so many lad

Re: And now for something completely different!

2002-06-22 Thread Michael Hargreave Mawson
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Kevin Rhodes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >Since my Herald is going off to a loving new home in NY, and I sold a >couple other members of the fleet, I just had to buy another car. So I went >for a sportscar that is about as opposite of a Spitfire as possible - a >196