- 301. Re: SPITseat replacements (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 11:06:09 -0500
- Jump on a newly recovered seat? I think not. :-) Oh, you were not speaking literally? I spent about $900 US on foams, coverings and door panels last year. My b*tt thanks me every time I get in the ca
- /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00607.html (8,790 bytes)
- 302. Re: dash top (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 10:53:04 -0500
- Hi Nik, try Nigel Cosh at Spit Bits: 1-800-201-0494 or http://www.spitbits.com Tell him Atwell said Hi. Though I would suggest that the crashpads get their strength from the underlying body, once bol
- /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00608.html (7,698 bytes)
- 303. RE: SPITseat replacements (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 17:14:56 -0500
- Sure, There was a thread a couple years ago on the Triumph list regarding replacement seats. I never saved it, and someone correct me if my memory is faulty, but I think one concern was for those who
- /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00621.html (10,630 bytes)
- 304. Re: Rad flush kit?? (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 08:06:48 -0500
- Hi Neil, I have used these flushing kits on most of the cars I have owned and they work well. My Spitfire is an exception, just haven't gotten "a round tuit". (Not that I have needed to; various mech
- /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00635.html (8,092 bytes)
- 305. RePenetrant WAS: Crankshaft Nut (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1999 11:39:02 -0500
- suggestions on I've used a spray called "PB BLASTER", available at auto parts stores, Pep Boys, etc. Seems to do a much better job than WD-40, to me anyway. Atwell Haines '79 Spitfire FM96062 UO Succ
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00044.html (6,867 bytes)
- 306. Re: Hey ! (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1999 21:03:18 -0500
- Nice to have you. Tell us about your racer and where you are from. Atwell Haines '79 Spitfire FM96062 UO Succasunna, NJ USA
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00064.html (6,581 bytes)
- 307. RE: side marker lamp rubber update (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 20:22:36 -0500
- The Lucas sidemarker lights used by Lotus had flat rubber bases that 1) do not conform to the body contours of the Spit and 2) do not hold the light assy at the proper angle. I know, I tried them. Th
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00125.html (7,410 bytes)
- 308. Re: 150 CD's (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 08:31:02 -0500
- Gee Craig, Did you ever get to the bottom of your Carb problem? If not let us know. ++++++++++ My 2 cents Re Spitfire Support, my wife Pat is VERY into the car hobby too. She has helped me with repai
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00178.html (9,265 bytes)
- 309. Re: Multiple seat Triumphs (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 08:42:57 -0500
- How about a late 40's Triumph 1800 or 2000 Saloon? Guy in our Club has one of each. They are two seater droptops with RUMBLE SEATS in the back! Kind of neat. He just bought a Jowett Jupiter (now we _
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00179.html (8,149 bytes)
- 310. Re: Re: Rear hubs (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 09:03:07 -0500
- Patrick, The hub puller is needed to remove the wheel and brake mountings on the tapered part of the rear axle. (ref. Vicky Brit catalogue Page 130, item 18 on the right column) Failure to use the to
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00180.html (7,650 bytes)
- 311. Re: Interior replacement (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 22:05:47 -0500
- Jay, I'll second Kieth's comments. My Spit is a driver. Rather than toss the still-in-good-condition original vinyl, I just had new cloth sewn in by an upholstery shop, a remnant of a very durable 'm
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00221.html (7,892 bytes)
- 312. Re: Spitfire Diff. Noise Question (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 22:07:52 -0500
- <snip> Same with mine. Maybe that's why the top was down from April to October last year! Seven months of smiles! Atwell Haines '79 Spitfire FM96062 UO Succasunna, NJ USA "It's not the destination th
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00222.html (8,679 bytes)
- 313. Re: Spitfire Diff. Noise Question (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 22:25:52 -0500
- ROTFLMAO! Which is why David has been exiled to the Hawaiian Islands. :-o Atwell Haines (Just waiting for more complaints about the List, now!)
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00223.html (8,796 bytes)
- 314. Re: Rear hubs (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 22:05:40 -0500
- Patrick and List, TSSC is the Triumph Sports Six Club in England. http://www.tssc-hq.demon.co.uk/TSSCN.html They have a reproduction of the puller tool that they sell. Last winter, Ross Vincenti cov
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00249.html (8,750 bytes)
- 315. Re: Wheels (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 08:27:30 -0500
- Hi Andy, The Jan/Feb issue of Grassroots Motorsports sez the pattern for Spits, GT6s, and TR7s is 4 lug X 95mm. Nice conversion chart there on page 87 for all sorts of cars and wheels. This jibes wit
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00263.html (6,976 bytes)
- 316. Re: Steering wheel sale/swap (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 08:18:17 -0500
- Hi Glenn, Just to clarify... The factory wheel on your '79, if it is like mine, is vinyl coated (nice and fat), not leather, isn't it? I kind of like the factory steering wheel. (In my youth, I used
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00264.html (7,192 bytes)
- 317. Re: Steering wheel sale/swap (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 09:01:45 -0500
- Well Tom, I'm one of those cheapskates that gets Hemmings from the local library. :) The only issue I have in my possession is from March '96. (must have been a free sample) In the Services Offered s
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00265.html (7,459 bytes)
- 318. Re: 150 CD's (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 09:49:21 -0500
- Good news...another Spitfire back from the 'dead'. And on a Sunday morning too -- ouch my ears) But you forgot to tell us what you forgot. (Huh? Well you know) I'm sure something with all the "helpe
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00267.html (8,345 bytes)
- 319. "Car Test" (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 16:15:13 -0500
- Hi Folks, Every wondered how your Spitfire would compare to a Ferrari? Through the Lotus Cars List I learned about this neat little DOS shareware app that allows you to compare lap times, around vari
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00271.html (7,113 bytes)
- 320. Re: It runs but.. (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 17:33:13 -0500
- Don't be, that's what we are here for. Wrong. A bad/cracked cap or broken electrode inside the cap could result in 'no spark' at #3. If you had the engine out, could you have bumped it during install
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00272.html (8,241 bytes)
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