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241. Re: TR3 on Car and Driver TV (score: 1): Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>; Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 22:52:02 -0500 (EST); Hmmm, one of these days I'll write this all down so I don't forget myself. :-) It was pretty much Standard Vanguard, then adapted for the Ferguson tractor, then Vanguard engine for the Renown and Roa; /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00599.html (7,486 bytes)
242. RE: I am really starting to hate this timing thing (score: 1): Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>; Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 11:08:27 -0500 (); Use the "Rule of 9" on a Spitfire (rule of 13 on a six): check/set #1 when go" method. Assuming that the clearance is to be set at .010", use that feeler gauge along with .009 and .011; the former sh; /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00616.html (9,047 bytes)
243. Re: Seat back foam? (score: 1): Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>; Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 14:46:56 -0500 (); Keith, you might try Newton Commercial in the UK. Specifically: <http://www.newtoncomm.co.uk/brochures/triumph/spitfire-lether-seats-68-73.pdf> -- this requires Adobe reader to view; otherwise, try <; /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00662.html (7,816 bytes)
244. Re: Added a new one to the stable. (score: 1): Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>; Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 16:37:48 -0500 (); Uh, yeah man, far out! :-) (Heck, almost any single intact piece is worth that much!) AMCO (at one time American Carry-all Products) is the manufacturer. Think about that broad expanse of low, unprot; /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00713.html (7,932 bytes)
245. Re: Added a new one to the stable. (score: 1): Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>; Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 20:40:09 -0500 (EST); Many folks on the lists probably have heard my testimonial to the front and rear AMCO bars on my '70 GT6+, so I won't repeat that here. But they are worth every cent! --Andy * * * * * * * * * * * * *; /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00717.html (7,560 bytes)
246. Re: GT6 dash question (score: 1): Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>; Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 20:02:39 -0500 (EST); The 1969 GT6+ had the ignition key switch in that other hole. --Andy * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Andrew Mace, President and * * 10/Herald/Vitesse (Sports 6) Consultant * * Vintage; /html/spitfires/1998-12/msg00044.html (6,901 bytes)
247. Re: Cool Spitfire (score: 1): Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>; Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 10:52:25 -0500 (); I'm assuming (haven't seen the mag. yet) that this is ADU4B, one of the Le Mans cars (1964-65), also run at Sebring (1965?). Well, no. That's a common misconception. Actually, molds for the "works" c; /html/spitfires/1998-12/msg00348.html (8,689 bytes)
248. Re: '66 british MkII (fwd) (score: 1): Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>; Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 21:13:16 -0500 (EST); There are the obvious differences due to RHD v. LHD, including a different steering rack, arrangement of items such as pedals and battery on the bulkhead (firewall), wipers parking on the opposite si; /html/spitfires/1998-12/msg00430.html (8,001 bytes)
249. Re: Strange Shifting (score: 1): Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>; Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1998 20:37:09 -0500 (EST); David, if this is a three-rail gearbox, first look no further than the top cover extension and shift lever itself. What you describe sounds like a classic case of one or more of the nylon bushings ha; /html/spitfires/1998-12/msg00467.html (7,716 bytes)
250. Re: Triumphant Christmas Carol (score: 1): Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>; Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1998 22:25:40 -0500 (EST); I thought that last line was "...and a lot of spare DOORS!" --Andy, with the largest stock of Spitfire and Herald doors in Southern Rensselaer County, NY! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *; /html/spitfires/1998-12/msg00555.html (7,783 bytes)
251. Column lighting switch question, Spitfire 4-early Mk.3 "NADA" cars only (score: 1): Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>; Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 16:26:56 -0500 (); Hi (everyone who owns a LHS Spitfire 4, Mk.2 or early Mk.3 built for the North American market. The rest of you are welcome to delete this message NOW). I've a quick question or two as to how the lig; /html/spitfires/1998-12/msg00594.html (7,743 bytes)
252. Re: headlight toggle (score: 1): Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>; Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 16:27:59 -0500 (EST); Ryan, it's pretty simple. There were two versions of the toggle (well, rocker) switch. First was the OE switch made by Clear Hooters. Basically a piece of cr*p, so much so that it was the subject of; /html/spitfires/1998-12/msg00703.html (7,535 bytes)
253. Re: Le Mans-style fiberglass bonnets; was ADU4B Pictures (score: 1): Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>; Date: Sun, 1 Nov 1998 22:52:21 -0500 (EST); Joe, sounds like you're going the "classic" route: nosed, Frenched headlights, etc. :-) Seriously, though, with the proper dimensions and photographs in hand, I'd suspect that any fairly skilled pane; /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00011.html (8,883 bytes)
254. Re: Nervous tension (score: 1): Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>; Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998 15:52:35 -0500 (); Funny, I remember how I did this the first time 20 years ago, but I don't remember how I did it just this past spring. (Am I getting THAT old? Don't answer!) Basically, I seem to recall a bit of luck; /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00035.html (7,695 bytes)
255. Re: Totally topless = rollover safety? (score: 1): Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>; Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998 17:02:14 -0500 (); I don't "know" if there was any real difference between the "strength" of the Mk.IV and later frame v. the earlier bolt-on frame. Frankly, I've seen both body styles in all severities of rollover. I'; /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00043.html (8,073 bytes)
256. Re: spit6 works car-was ABDU or something (score: 1): Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>; Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998 23:12:13 -0500 (EST); Forgive me if I'm misunderstanding your reference here. But none of the works Spitfires -- rallye or race -- had six-cylinder engines.* Therefore, no bulge originally on any of them. And the bodies w; /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00059.html (9,297 bytes)
257. Re: spit6 works car-was ABDU or something (score: 1): Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>; Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1998 11:58:35 -0500 (); I don't know, since I don't get speedvision (or cable, or satellite...). Spitfires. Might be (I should have looked it up last night). Don't give up. They're not ALL bad. The one example I cited was p; /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00089.html (8,816 bytes)
258. Re: expensive spit (score: 1): Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>; Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 12:23:47 -0500 (); Wow; time warp! A great novelty to be sure. A $12,000 novelty? Perhaps. The irony of all that? I'll wager that it is possible to identify and purchase a 1980 Spitfire in very good condition for (just; /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00218.html (9,169 bytes)
259. Panoramic Photo from '98 VTR Convention in Hudson, WI (fwd) (score: 1): Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>; Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 12:07:23 -0500 (); Sorry to "bomb" the lists; delete now if you did not attend the '98 VTR The Minnesota Triumphs folk have asked me to pass the word along that the Panoramic Photos are on their way. If you have any fu; /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00250.html (8,656 bytes)
260. Gunmetal Grey on Triumphs (score: 1): Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>; Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1998 13:41:37 -0500 (EST); An informal survey, if you will: Recently, fellow co-conspirator Clark Nicholls and I have come across a 1967 GT6 in what appears to be quite restorable condition (despite years of -- politely put --; /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00275.html (8,219 bytes)

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