Re: Thanks and Need 74 Spit side marker lights.

[Richard_Jackson@FTDETRCK-CCMAIL.ARMY.MIL]

     For my 72 Spit I just tore down the units, drilled them out and fitted 
     them with nylon bolts and off the shelf press in blub fixtures with no 
     problems.  Concourse be damned!  If it said lucas on it, it's got no 
     business being on a car.  For those of you that enjoy spending lotsa 
     bucks to have an unreliable car, I can appreciate the challenge 
     involved, but I suggest professional help.  Now that I've vented, how 
     about some useful info.?  There was some discussion about these parts 
     being unavailable in the last few weeks.  The problem appears to be in 
     getting the new rubber frames.  'The Eastwood Company' in Malvern, PA, 
     USA, phone 1-800-345-1178 list liquid rubber for casting new from old 
     pieces.  They also list a book on 'How to cast small metal and rubber 
     parts'.  stock numbers and prices as follows:
     
     1530  Hard Liquid Rubber, 1 lb       $29.95
     1580  Medium Liquid Rubber, 1 lb      $29.95
     1580A Flex Additive                  $9.95
     1581  Flexane Primer, FL-10        $9.95
     1582  Flexane Primer, FL-20 (use over 1581 for a stronger bond to 
     metal) $9.95
     
     6608 'How to cast small metal and rubber parts'    $14.95
     
     I've never tried any of this, but maybe some brave soul out there will 
     and let us all know if it works.
     
     Richard Jackson (USA version)
     72 Spitfire MK IV 'built for speed!?'
     "Never stand too close to a three year old when he says SPITfire!"


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Subject: Thanks and Need 74 Spit side marker lights.
Author:  "Tim Hoffman" <thoffman@onramp.net> at Internet-Mail
Date:    9/11/95 7:45 PM


Thanks to everyone who responded so quickly with TRF's phone numbers! 
     
I call them about getting the side marker light assemblies for my '74 
Spitfire, but they have them listed as NO LONGER AVAILABLE.  Great! 
Just what I wanted to know. Does anyone have any extras that are in 
excellent condition?
     
I desperately need both the left and right front side marker lights and I 
would like to get the back ones also.
     
Thanks!
     
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Tim Hoffman    thoffman@onramp.net                 
     
'90 Eclipse GST, '88 Conquest TSi, '85 Nissan P/U, '77 Sterling #762, 
'76 Sterling #484, '75 Sterling #392, '74 Spitfire, 2 cats, and a 
parrot named Ross.
     
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