Joe, Craig, etc.
All I can say is "ouch". Good luck.
Jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Curry
To: Jeff McNeal
Cc: Craig Smith ; SpitList
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 8:07 AM
Subject: Re: Window Alignment
Jeff,
That's Craig's MkIUV on the Spitfire database home page. :(
Joe
P.S. The early Spit Removable frame is much less likely to bend than the
later MkIV-1500 bones.
Jeff McNeal wrote:
>
> Craig,
>
> If you have a M3 or older Spitfire, the kind with the removeable
windscreen
> frame, you may get lucky. The tubes that hold the windscreen posts inside
the
> car are adjustable via 2 bolts on each side. Try removing the four bolts
(2 +
> 2) on the OUTSIDE (above the A post) first, then loosen the four (2 + 2)
> INSIDE bolts that secure the post tubes to the inside of the A posts.
> Reposition your windscreen with the help of a friend, check the door
window
> alignment and re-tighten.
>
> Please note: I have never tried this before to correct a misalignment
> problem, so I'm not certain if this will work. But it seems like it
should.
>
> Take care,
>
> Jeff McNeal (San Diego)
>
> '68 Spitfire Mk3 frame off, bare metal project, aka "Mrs. Jones"
> '70 GT6+ "Accidental", eventual restoration project
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Craig Smith
> To: SpitList
> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 5:02 AM
> Subject: Window Alignment
>
> Ok tried all the stuff folks said, looks like unfortunately that Joe
Curry
> had the right idea.
>
> The windshield is bent back, I got to looking at the thing from the
side
> and
> it does seem to be racked a bit.
> MORE AERO !!!!
> Might have gained a 1/2 mile an hour down hill !
>
> The question is, how do I bend it back with out
> 1 cracking the paint
> 2 Breaking something else
>
> Craig Smith
> Office 864/289-0933
> Fax 864/289-9645
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