- 141. RE: Spring Compressors (score: 1)
- Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
- Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 09:32:00 -0600
- When I was still working as a mechanic I had enough near misses with compressed springs to get a real respect for them. Working with any compressed spring should be done with he utmost care and with
- /html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00146.html (9,261 bytes)
- 142. RE: "Spitfire 1500" hood/trunk stickers from V.B. part 2 (score: 1)
- Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 10:24:11 -0600
- Hey Ken, we need to talk more! I've been wanting to get some different wheels for my Spit for some time. I would have been glad to trade my stock, newly sandblasted and painted, with four good trim r
- /html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00324.html (9,394 bytes)
- 143. FW: Mustang...Spitfire??? (score: 1)
- Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 12:22:49 -0600
- A Spit with six forward speeds???? Thanks, Paul Mostrom '77 Spitfire 1500 (only 4 forward speeds) '80 Ford F-100 (1 forward speed - slow) 'Black holes, where God divided by zero......' I bought a '67
- /html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00334.html (10,735 bytes)
- 144. RE: BFS needed.... (score: 1)
- Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 16:15:05 -0600
- My 1/2" impact wouldn't do mine, I had to put a 6' cheater bar on my 1/2" flex handle. Be sure to lock up the engine, the parking brake won't do. I removed the starter and clamped a pair of visegrip
- /html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00352.html (9,375 bytes)
- 145. RE: birthday (score: 1)
- Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
- Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 09:46:45 -0600
- Brad and all, If I add the ages of my Spit and The TSV together, then we are the same age! All three of us are a little worse for the wear, but I keep working on all of us and try to enjoy every day
- /html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00431.html (10,672 bytes)
- 146. RE: Air shock recommendations (score: 1)
- Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
- Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 08:27:33 -0600
- Check out the article at the VTR site. I put the Monroe air shocks on and have been very pleased with the result. In my case I went with dual schrader valves so that I could put a little more air on
- /html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00735.html (7,343 bytes)
- 147. '75 Spitfire parts for sale (score: 1)
- Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
- Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 14:26:52 -0600
- I saw this in the Des Moines, IA paper this past Sunday. "1975 Triumph Spitfire 1500, right/left doors, trunk lid and hood, hard top, seats, rear end diff, gas tank, grill parts, misc. 515-327-0958."
- /html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00770.html (6,729 bytes)
- 148. RE: Front End Rebuild (score: 1)
- Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
- Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 08:58:38 -0600
- Be sure to check for play at the steering rack coupling. It can give a lot of play and can be just a loose bolt. The bolts may seem tight, but it the steering shaft moves without moving the rack, tig
- /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00012.html (8,898 bytes)
- 149. RE: Transporting Spitfire Frame - lawn ornaments (score: 1)
- Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 07:15:36 -0600
- I ended up with a lawn ornament this weekend after a lady in a BMW hit the TSV (it was parked). The BMW lost, big time, and ended up in my front yard! Luckily the weather is good, (for now) so I drov
- /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00253.html (7,781 bytes)
- 150. RE: tired of tires? (score: 1)
- Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 14:42:16 -0600
- I've got P185/70 R13 no-names on stock steel wheels on my '77 1500. Thanks, Paul Mostrom '77 Spitfire 1500 '80 Ford F-100 (Triumph Support Vehicle) 'Black holes, where God divided by zero......' Hell
- /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00540.html (7,116 bytes)
- 151. Seat covers (score: 1)
- Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 07:27:00 -0600
- Well, the TSV is giving support to the Spit in a whole new way. Two weeks ago it was side-swiped by a lady in a BMW. Yesterday it was totaled by the insurance company! Tomorrow I'm going to replace t
- /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00556.html (7,186 bytes)
- 152. RE: Test -- Delete (score: 1)
- Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
- Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 14:30:35 -0600
- -15 IN THE GREAT (F%$^#&* - FROZEN) PLAINS! The Spit is under the covers, wish I was there too! The '80 Ford TSV (Triumph Support Vehicle) mushing through the 12" of snow we've gotten in the last 3 d
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00077.html (8,890 bytes)
- 153. RE: First and last post.... (score: 1)
- Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 07:28:14 -0600
- Thanks Ray for expressing the feelings of those of us who found some of the follow-ups as distasteful as the initial posting. Thanks, Paul Mostrom '77 Spitfire 1500 'Black holes, where God divided by
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00283.html (9,701 bytes)
- 154. RE: hardtop fit and color (score: 1)
- Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 09:49:32 -0600
- I'm interested in picking up a hard top for my '77. Where did you get yours from? Was a used top or is there a place to get them new? Thanks, Paul Mostrom '77 Spitfire 1500 'Black holes, where God d
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00315.html (7,466 bytes)
- 155. Shipping question (score: 1)
- Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 17:29:43 -0600
- Can someone out there, with experience shipping large auto parts (like a hard top), give me a ballpark idea of how much it might cost to ship something from Va. to Ia. I don't even have a clue who to
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00332.html (6,752 bytes)
- 156. Shipping question (score: 1)
- Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
- Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 10:39:55 -0600
- A big thanks to all who responded to my question about shipping. I have decided to not purchase at this time due to the expense of shipping, cost of restoration (for this particular top) and the fact
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00343.html (7,191 bytes)
- 157. RE: HELP WITH TIMING! (score: 1)
- Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 08:32:47 -0600
- I hate to say it, but it sounds like you got the valve timing off by a tooth. I have run into this before with other cars that use timing belts or chains. Somewhere along the installation of the new
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00472.html (7,903 bytes)
- 158. RE: Shipping question (score: 1)
- Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 17:06:19 -0600
- I'm posting this to the list in case there is someone else that might want the one in Erie. Brad, Thanks for the offer, but I managed to find a factory hard top right here in Des Moines. A salvage ya
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00625.html (8,867 bytes)
- 159. Hardtop mounting for a 1500 (score: 1)
- Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 07:49:37 -0600
- Now that I have acquired a hard top for my '77 1500 I need some help/info. I know I still need to get the mounting hardware and that seems to be available through Vicki Brit or Spitbits (probably som
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00636.html (8,379 bytes)
- 160. FW: Hardtop finishing WAS: Shipping question (score: 1)
- Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 09:04:04 -0600
- Yeah, well I'm a seventies kind of guy! &;o)> And the seats have only a few threads of the hounds tooth left! (pretty mangy hound!) If I chose a contrasting color, I will definitely need my wife's he
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00641.html (7,852 bytes)
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