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RE: Spitfire questions

To: "Bill Gunshannon" <bill@cs.uofs.edu>, <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: Spitfire questions
From: "James Gambony" <BritBits@tiu.net>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 23:12:30 -0500
Bill,

What about replacing those hard to find rubber bumpers.. with the earlier
chrome US spec bumpers? Say 1973/74 vintage (smaller overiders)  I've yet to
actually witness a car with the rubber bumpers so I don't know if Triumph
did anything irreversible... but I doubt it :-)

Cheers,

Jim


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-spitfires@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-spitfires@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Bill Gunshannon
> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 7:47 PM
> To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Spitfire questions
>
>
>
>
> Two quick questions.
>
> First, I just got a Rimmer catalog.  I'm impressed.  Now, has anyone
> ordered from them and was there any problem with getting parts shipped
> over here from England (like with Customs??)
>
> And second, what does anyone think about replacing hard (or impossible)
> to find with the European equivalent.  Like this hazard flasher thing
> or even those really bad looking rubber bumbers.  I don't know about
> other states, but in PA I doubt that any inspection station would have
> a clue about what is and is not American spec.  It seems that even
> though it wouldn't be original Federal, it would still be original
> Triumph.
>
> bill
>
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