- 41. RE: Quick Ration Steering Racks (score: 1)
- Author: Herald948@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 11:24:09 -0500
- == Walt, I'm confused here. Physically, TR and Spitfire racks are about the same externally, although I can't vouch for the angle of the pinion shaft as it connects to the steering column. But they'r
- /html/fot/2005-01/msg00277.html (9,338 bytes)
- 42. Re: Quick Ration Steering Racks (score: 1)
- Author: Herald948@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 21:04:17 EST
- Bumpsteer could go either way with a shorter rack.... == ...which, to me, begs the question: where is that rack measured for length? Does the length include the installed tie rod ends? --Andy Mace
- /html/fot/2005-01/msg00288.html (7,612 bytes)
- 43. Re: Possibility of rebirth of Triumph? (score: 1)
- Author: Herald948@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 22:29:32 EST
- And while they're at it, how about a new line of Spitfires? Engines in the 1400-1600 range but with OD so they are friendlier on the Interstate/Autobahn. == Does BMW, one-time maker of engines for fi
- /html/fot/2005-01/msg00388.html (8,550 bytes)
- 44. Re: TR2 TS333 (score: 1)
- Author: Herald948@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 16:12:07 -0500
- == Bob, I suspect your estimate of $30k for parts and labor is in the ballpark. Meanwhile, the only handy reference I have (online) is the NADA guide, which suggests a value at somewhere over $20k, b
- /html/fot/2004-12/msg00030.html (7,967 bytes)
- 45. Re: spitfire brakes (score: 1)
- Author: Herald948@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 11:28:31 -0500
- == Certainly there are others who know far better than I, but I'll take a stab at this anyway. ;-) I think that GT6s with dual master cylinders used something like a 70/30 master, mostly to deal with
- /html/fot/2004-12/msg00046.html (7,812 bytes)
- 46. Re: factory workshop manual (score: 1)
- Author: Herald948@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 21:05:16 EST
- So...the Limited prep rules state that I must be in posession of a factory workshop manual. Does the bentley manual count as this...or should I be looking for something else? == I don't have mine han
- /html/fot/2004-12/msg00091.html (8,313 bytes)
- 47. Re: factory workshop manual (score: 1)
- Author: Herald948@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 22:39:44 EST
- am assuming correctly that the factory book is called the "repair operation manual"? == Yes, for the Spitfire MkIV. The earlier Spitfires were all covered in the "Triumph Herald, Vitesse 6 and Spitfi
- /html/fot/2004-12/msg00109.html (8,020 bytes)
- 48. Re: eBay (score: 1)
- Author: Herald948@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 10:00:36 -0500
- == Not I, Joe, but maybe I'd better scour the barn in case some of that TR4/4A stuff I hauled home years ago turns out to be something like that. Kinda reminds me of the great Lucas sealed beam 7" he
- /html/fot/2004-12/msg00190.html (6,954 bytes)
- 49. Re: Portable Air Tank life? (score: 1)
- Author: Herald948@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 14:30:24 -0500
- == The danger being WHAT? That it might start leaking AIR? :-) First I've heard of this.... --Andy Mace
- /html/fot/2004-12/msg00224.html (7,916 bytes)
- 50. Re: Compressor/Portable Air Tank life? (score: 1)
- Author: Herald948@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 21:42:32 EST
- FWIW, the tank on my ~15 year old Sanborn compressor has a smallish leak. I've kept it well drained over the years, even put on a ball valve that I can easily operate with my toe so I wouldn't be tem
- /html/fot/2004-12/msg00240.html (7,596 bytes)
- 51. Re: Remembrance Day. (score: 1)
- Author: Herald948@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 19:10:10 EST
- My hat is off to each and every one of you that has served....... == Likewise. I'm not a veteran but am nonetheless very proud of both parents, who were. My (late) father served primarily at Fort Nia
- /html/fot/2004-11/msg00103.html (8,666 bytes)
- 52. Re: line-up of either TR-3's for sale on ebay (score: 1)
- Author: Herald948@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 22:35:29 EST
- Gee, kinda looks like our back yard...... == ....or mine (although, to look like mine, there ought to be more dead Volvos in the picture). Come to think of it, Brad, YOUR yard looks a bit like mine u
- /html/fot/2004-11/msg00179.html (8,324 bytes)
- 53. Re: Not to dredge up an old argument... (score: 1)
- Author: Herald948@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 10:09:23 -0500
- == I'll bet that "locked" rear end is pretty effective, too. ;-) == == Likewise! --Andy Mace
- /html/fot/2004-11/msg00231.html (6,936 bytes)
- 54. Re: Important Warning -- Scam Involving Emails (score: 1)
- Author: Herald948@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2004 14:14:12 -0400
- These are getting all too common nowadays, and they're pretty much all scams. If you look into the message headers, you'll probably see that they actually originate from some far-off land and NOT fro
- /html/fot/2004-10/msg00120.html (6,893 bytes)
- 55. Re: Interesting message (score: 1)
- Author: Herald948@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 22:10:21 EDT
- dick ... still has unopened boxes of L61Ys and L64Ys.... == Wow; cool. I used up most of the L64Ys and L66Ys that came as spares for the Hardly Boys RaceSpit 4 autocrosser back in '83; actually, I di
- /html/fot/2004-10/msg00305.html (8,535 bytes)
- 56. Re: TR3 for sale (score: 1)
- Author: Herald948@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 23:13:09 EDT
- Is there a possibility that this is someone's attempt to copy the Peyote MkII? Charly == I was thinking it looked a bit like Bill B.'s "Radical," although Bill's car is MUCH more nicely executed (unl
- /html/fot/2004-10/msg00370.html (7,688 bytes)
- 57. Re: TR-3A Wheel Spacers Needed (score: 1)
- Author: Herald948@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 20:28:18 EDT
- Anyone able to help my friend? (602)524-5351 == I know we're talking only one-sixteenth of an inch here, but numerous service bulletins from Triumph over the years suggested that it was necessary to
- /html/fot/2004-09/msg00148.html (8,344 bytes)
- 58. Re: Re: Engine for Towing (score: 1)
- Author: Herald948@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 10:10:22 -0400
- == Call me old-fashioned, but I'm with you, John! To this day, though, I'm still baffled as to why tow ratings for a given vehicle with a manual transmission are significantly lower than those for an
- /html/fot/2004-08/msg00186.html (9,354 bytes)
- 59. Re: Rev Limiters (score: 1)
- Author: Herald948@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 21:57:45 EDT
- The $$$ signs that Joe Alexander has on his tach at 6000 rpm seems to work just fine for him. == Hmmm, I guess Joe actually WATCHES his tach, then? :-) When my buddy and I first "refreshed" the aband
- /html/fot/2004-08/msg00290.html (9,399 bytes)
- 60. Re: engine id help... andy???? anyone???? (score: 1)
- Author: Herald948@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 20:57:15 EDT
- Okay all you gurus.... I just pulled an engine out of an early spit.... engine #GA119875HE ... can anyone identify it?????? It is definitely triumph of some origin, but does not appear to be spit. An
- /html/fot/2004-07/msg00097.html (7,522 bytes)
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