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21. RE: rear sway bar (score: 1): Author: M D Nugent <carcentric@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 05:41:23 -0800 (PST); My interpretation is that the swing spring was implemented to minimize the deadly (literally) inside wheel tuck under in high-G corners. Adding a rear swaybar shouldn't undo that, and it will result; /html/spitfires/2006-02/msg00044.html (8,366 bytes)
22. Re: wheels (score: 1): Author: M D Nugent <carcentric@yahoo.com>; Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 08:39:12 -0800 (PST); The bolt circle (pcd in the UK) is 4-on-3.75" - the 3.75" is measured from the center of one stud hole to the center of the opposite stud hole. I think the center hole needs to be 2.25" (from memory,; /html/spitfires/2006-02/msg00063.html (7,235 bytes)
23. Spit parts car w/OD (was: 2 items wanted) (score: 1): Author: M D Nugent <carcentric@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 15:29:34 -0800 (PST); I was just working up the wording/pictures for listing this on eBay in a couple of weeks. My starting bid will be $499, but I'd sell it before listing to someone on this (spitfires) list for that sam; /html/spitfires/2006-01/msg00003.html (7,973 bytes)
24. Re: boltscience.com, was From Brakes to Spring Bolts (score: 1): Author: M D Nugent <carcentric@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 12:56:02 -0800 (PST); Good info there. On their ../pages/failure4.htm page, they show "nut lock indicator" thingies. Has anyone seen such thingies for sale? I suppose some could be made from thin aluminum, but then there'; /html/spitfires/2006-01/msg00035.html (7,147 bytes)
25. Re: GT6/Spitfire Valence compatibility (score: 1): Author: M D Nugent <carcentric@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 12:17:32 -0800 (PST); I believe that the top of the front bumper on Mk 1-2 Spitfires was lower than the bottom of the grill, and the Mk3 bumper was mid-grill height (to meet US requirements). Is your GT6 front bumper lowe; /html/spitfires/2006-01/msg00090.html (6,847 bytes)
26. Re: Recent SCAMS (score: 1): Author: M D Nugent <carcentric@yahoo.com>; Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 11:03:34 -0700 (PDT); That must have taken a new bit of coding to make happen . . . . Why aren't these clever hackers working on converting urine to gasoline or something as useful? M D "Doc" Nugent Renton, WA (USA) Tired; /html/spitfires/2006-04/msg00011.html (7,196 bytes)
27. Re: Front Coil Springs - source for non-stock? (score: 1): Author: M D Nugent <carcentric@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 08:55:41 -0700 (PDT); While we're on this topic, I'll be needing a pair of front coils that have a 1"-2" lower ride height and significantly lower weight capacity (a lot "softer" - for the Spitfire front suspension in my; /html/spitfires/2006-08/msg00056.html (6,729 bytes)
28. Spitfire differential with GT6 ring and pinion gears (score: 1): Author: M D Nugent <carcentric@yahoo.com>; Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2006 15:35:21 -0700 (PDT); I have a GT6 3.27:1 differential that's untested, but they're not known as all that robust in the first place. I also have a couple Spitfire 3.89:1 differentials that have the later, larger flanges (; /html/spitfires/2006-09/msg00019.html (7,885 bytes)
29. RE: Spitfire differential with GT6 ring and pinion gears (score: 1): Author: M D Nugent <carcentric@yahoo.com>; Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2006 16:28:12 -0700 (PDT); Thanks for the quick response, Joe. First, do you know the pinion gear tooth count for the 3.27 and 3.89? If the pinion gears are the same, the 3.89 crown/ring gear would be BIGGER (in diameter) than; /html/spitfires/2006-09/msg00021.html (10,072 bytes)
30. Re: Suspension Geometry Data Triumph All model (score: 1): Author: M D Nugent <carcentric@yahoo.com>; Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 09:49:32 -0700 (PDT); Just a guess: King Pin Inclination, which may relate to Caster Angle. MDN Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register; /html/spitfires/2006-09/msg00040.html (7,430 bytes)
31. Re: nuts for Spitfire wire wheel adapters (score: 1): Author: M D Nugent <carcentric@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 21:08:10 -0700 (PDT); I know from experience that the ones Victoria British sell are too tall - they don't allow the wheel to sit where it should (I think it was Jeff who actually lost a wheel while driving using those nu; /html/spitfires/2006-09/msg00056.html (8,335 bytes)
32. Re: nuts for Spitfire wire wheel adapters - link (score: 1): Author: M D Nugent <carcentric@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 21:22:56 -0700 (PDT); Here's Jeff's account: Looks like the nuts he eventually used (from Spitbits) were NOT beveled on both ends, but they are different than the VB ones. I'd still recommend upgrading to 7/16" studs. MDN; /html/spitfires/2006-09/msg00057.html (7,618 bytes)
33. [spitfires] Complaint and possible solution (score: 1): Author: M D Nugent <carcentric@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:27:25 -0700 (PDT); The reason it's important, is that we often use something cute but not clearly spitfire-related as a Subject (e.g., "Finally done") - and so do the spammers and virus senders. So, could we all rememb; /html/spitfires/2006-10/msg00056.html (7,298 bytes)
34. Re: [spitfires] Complaint and possible solution (score: 1): Author: M D Nugent <carcentric@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:30:47 -0700 (PDT); I use mail.yahoo.com, but I'll see if their filters can look at the TO MDN M D "Doc" Nugent - http://www.carcentric.com Seattle area Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around ==; /html/spitfires/2006-10/msg00058.html (8,408 bytes)
35. RE: early/late rear springs, was sagging rear/advice (score: 1): Author: M D Nugent <carcentric@yahoo.com>; Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 14:52:08 -0800 (PST); I agree that the front springs will have a dramatic effect on lean to the side (both front and rear), but something else also needs to work correctly for a level chassis - your (front) antisway bar.; /html/spitfires/2006-11/msg00008.html (9,163 bytes)
36. RE: early/late rear springs, was sagging rear/advice (score: 1): Author: M D Nugent <carcentric@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:35:55 -0800 (PST); -- Joe Curry <spitlist@cox.net> wrote: . . . I think we may have been through this before, but I'm still not getting it. Isn't the swing spring longer (eye to eye) than the fixed-center spring? It se; /html/spitfires/2006-10/msg00074.html (8,765 bytes)
37. RE: early/late rear springs, was sagging rear/advice (score: 1): Author: M D Nugent <carcentric@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 09:50:28 -0800 (PST); That's what I keep forgetting - the trunion allows the upright to tilt independently of the wheel. Too many years with 914 IRS's, I suppose, where the hub and wheel tilt together. Thanks, MDN _______; /html/spitfires/2006-10/msg00080.html (8,358 bytes)
38. Re: [TR] Spitfire part (not)needed anymore Thanks! (score: 1): Author: M D Nugent <carcentric@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 20:41:06 -0800 (PST); No, he'd need a kerb side surround . . . (assuming his near side surround is okay). :) MDN M D "Doc" Nugent - http://www.carcentric.com Seattle area Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail b; /html/spitfires/2006-11/msg00104.html (7,478 bytes)
39. Re: Spitfire Water pump (score: 1): Author: M D Nugent <carcentric@yahoo.com>; Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:01:02 -0800 (PST); I get a lot of spam about "secret formulas" that they say makes your stuff larger - maybe you could rub some on the crankshaft pulley . . . . MDN Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta; /html/spitfires/2006-11/msg00112.html (9,524 bytes)
40. Stock 3.89 1500 differentials (score: 1): Author: M D Nugent <carcentric@yahoo.com>; Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 07:49:13 -0800 (PST); I've been wondering: Are they worth more these days as scrap steel (they're heavy for their size), or as a used part on craigslist? M D "Doc" Nugent - http://www.carcentric.com Seattle area Tired of; /html/spitfires/2006-12/msg00057.html (6,771 bytes)

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