On Fri, 25 Jun 1999, Donald H. Locker wrote:
> Bothers and Spitsters!
I can't help you with all your questions, ESPECIALLY after a pun like
that, but....
> - Where does the ignition switch mount? Looks like one might fit in a
> hole that is to the lower left of the instrument panel, but I don't
> remember that on my other '69 Spit (that I sold about 22 years ago.)
Assuming this is a "Federal" '69 Spitfire, the switch goes next to the
choke, lower right part of that section of the dash on the left side of
the car -- the section with the speedo and tach. Is that a bad enough
description? :-)
> - There exists another hole in the IP at the lower right, where I
> thought an ignition switch would have been, but the hole is the
> wrong size. What lives there? Wipeshield winder switch? Choke?
> Throttle? (This is getting violent. Gag.)
That one sounds like the hole for the choke cable.
> - A wierd one -- The engine currently in the car has serial number
> y23298he. Any info about what kind of specs this motor might have
> been built to, and for what vehicle, would be appreciated. (I also
> have the block and all parts, I think, for engine fe48180e, which is
> correct for this body, I think. Eventually I plan to rebuild it.)
Weird indeed. Two generations of engine earlier than it should be. The
"Y" motor is a 948cc Herald motor, originally built for dual carburetors
(albeit smaller 1 1/8" ones as opposed to those 1 1/4" carbs used on a
Spitfire). A willing little motor, to be sure, but a far cry from the
correct 1296, which is what the "FE" engine is.
> - It looks like a mk-2 exhaust will fit the installed mechanicals, but
> I would like to know where on the mk-2 the header ends and the front
> muffler pipe connects. Distance to the joint fore or aft of the
> bellhousing front face and from centerline of vehicle would help a
> lot.
I'd like to help here, but the only car of mine with such a header is
still rather buried in my barn at the moment (better dig it out soon if
I'm to take it to Portland for the VTR meet). As I recall, though, the
header "ends" and exhaust pipe begins pretty near the bellhousing.
I don't know where you are, BTW, but I'd be interested in talking to you
about buying that "Y" motor should you decide to build up the correct "FE"
motor someday.
--Andy
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