- 21. RE: exterior door handle part and... (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 16:18:18 +0100
- Don't know about in the US, but www.trgb.co.uk sells exactly this part in the UK for very little money, AND it is metal! I'm sure they'd ship one over to you. BTW, I don't know what metal they use, b
- /html/spitfires/2005-05/msg00137.html (7,577 bytes)
- 22. RE: Interrior Question (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 15:03:31 +0100
- I believe the foams that come from most of the parts shops are originally supplied to them by Newton Commercial www.newtoncomm.co.uk. I'm reasonably sure that this includes the foams you can buy from
- /html/spitfires/2005-04/msg00017.html (7,466 bytes)
- 23. RE: swinging (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 10:30:52 +0100
- When you de-arch the rear spring, will the spring rate change? I very much doubt it - the elasticity of the metal doesn't change, the amount of metal doesn't change, its layout doesn't change, the on
- /html/spitfires/2005-04/msg00064.html (8,200 bytes)
- 24. RE: Must be the prince of darkness (NO LBC) (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 09:00:11 -0000
- There's some kind of voodoo magic going on in there, this one seems to defy rational explanation to me!! Richard Gosling This email and any attached files are confidential and copyright protected. If
- /html/spitfires/2005-03/msg00044.html (7,386 bytes)
- 25. RE: Coil Over Rear Shocks (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 10:22:54 +0100
- No specific experience, but an immediate engineering concern. Where the shock attaches to the upright is not directly above or in line with the hub, but is just behind it - offset from the load. This
- /html/spitfires/2005-03/msg00082.html (7,675 bytes)
- 26. RE: Exhaust Downpipe Gasket (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 09:10:39 +0100
- After having the same problem myself, I eventually just left the gasket out. Everything ran just fine without it, there was just a little gas escape from the joint, no real increase in noise, and no
- /html/spitfires/2005-03/msg00102.html (7,276 bytes)
- 27. RE: Anybody Out There? (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 16:53:01 -0000
- Well, there was one guy around your way, John Hobson. Check out his website here: http://www.spit1500.co.uk/. Sadly he sent a note to us all back in October to say that he was selling Saskia The Spit
- /html/spitfires/2005-02/msg00008.html (7,544 bytes)
- 28. RE: Double Front Anti-Roll bar (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 09:02:35 -0000
- But why would anyone want to fit a rear anti-roll bar to a Spit? Surely that defeats the whole purpose of the swing-spring! And what's all this about Brits getting cofnursed??? Richard Gosling This e
- /html/spitfires/2005-01/msg00048.html (7,417 bytes)
- 29. RE: Suggestions for front spring compression (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 15:24:51 -0000
- This applied more to removing a spring from a shock, rather than fitting it, but the method could probably be adapted. I sat the car on axle stands, then used a jack under the suspension to compress
- /html/spitfires/2005-01/msg00090.html (9,266 bytes)
- 30. RE: Suggestions for front spring compression (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 16:24:44 -0000
- ..."What do you do with the wired-up compressed spring after you remove it from the car?"... Good question!!! Richard Gosling This email and any attached files are confidential and copyright protecte
- /html/spitfires/2005-01/msg00097.html (8,948 bytes)
- 31. RE: late spoiler (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 15:33:10 -0000
- I managed to knock the front spoiler off my 1500 while coming off a car lift. I can't say I noticed any difference either in handling or cooling, plus I thought it looked better without, so I left it
- /html/spitfires/2004-12/msg00022.html (8,271 bytes)
- 32. RE: Electrical Mystery (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 09:40:22 -0000
- On a slight side-note: "...It had an inline fuse that never blew. INstead, it would just get super hot and melt the plastic fuse holder..." My headlamp switch did something similar - got incredibly h
- /html/spitfires/2004-11/msg00020.html (8,519 bytes)
- 33. RE: deck height (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 10:50:07 -0000
- I don't know the answer to your question (sorry), but I am curious - why would you want to lower the compression ratio? Unless you've somehow acquired a head that's been milled to b**y and has such a
- /html/spitfires/2004-11/msg00043.html (7,939 bytes)
- 34. RE: Dished Pistons (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 14:47:36 -0000
- So I guess you are after over-sized, dished pistons, and can find over-sized pistons, or dished pistons, but not both at the same time?? Just a thought - I don't know how thick the metal is on the c
- /html/spitfires/2004-11/msg00133.html (8,217 bytes)
- 35. RE: Charging woes (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 16:22:47 -0000
- How recent is 'recently'? If I'd bought a new/recon alternator anywhere in the UK and it died like yours has within a year, I'd be sending it back for a replacement - I assume that would be the same
- /html/spitfires/2004-11/msg00148.html (7,201 bytes)
- 36. RE: Rear axle failure (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 09:04:34 +0100
- Hmm, everyone seems to have a different reason why the Spit rear axle is weak. For me it was the UJs - I've had three fail on me when driving, and it really is not funny when that happens (70mph, one
- /html/spitfires/2004-10/msg00010.html (7,811 bytes)
- 37. RE: Front Bumper Irons (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 09:03:22 +0100
- I don't know where you've tried so far, but The Spitfire Graveyard (www.spitfiregraveyard.co.uk), TRGB (www.trgb.co.uk), and Manvers Triumph (www.manvers-triumph.com) between them usually have just
- /html/spitfires/2004-10/msg00041.html (7,340 bytes)
- 38. RE: farewell... (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 10:01:46 +0100
- Hey John, I still remember you! Sorry to hear that Saskia and you are separating, but I do understand that sometimes this sort of thing is really in the best interests of both parties. I hope Saskia
- /html/spitfires/2004-10/msg00047.html (7,310 bytes)
- 39. RE: calipers (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 10:12:41 +0100
- I believe that it is officially "not recommended" to split the calipers, which is why the o-ring between them is not included in the kits. Still, that hasn't stopped a number of Spit owners succcess
- /html/spitfires/2004-10/msg00048.html (7,383 bytes)
- 40. RE: Removing handbrake cable (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 14:07:09 +0100
- Yep, this is a damned awkward job. Cutting the cable isn't really much of a solution, since you still have to get the new cable in there, and will face much the same problem. I have done this a coup
- /html/spitfires/2004-10/msg00051.html (8,067 bytes)
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