- 1. Re: British sub in Hawaii (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Mautz <clmautz@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 13:40:50 -0700 (PDT)
- Heck, my '96 Land Rover's keyless entry is made by Lucas. By the time it actually opens the door, you could have used the key! Probably twice! Oh, how I love the prince... Chip servant for life '01 D
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00255.html (7,552 bytes)
- 2. Re: Spitfire/Hyundai Transmission (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Mautz <clmautz@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 23:23:32 -0700 (PDT)
- Rivergate Racing, in Soddy Daisy, Tennessee, makes 5spd conversions for MG's and Austin Healey's out of Datsun 210/B210 units. There've even been some turning up on the race circuit lately... Wonder
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00758.html (8,645 bytes)
- 3. Re: Spitfire/Hyundai Transmission (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Mautz <clmautz@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 23:23:33 -0700 (PDT)
- Rivergate Racing, in Soddy Daisy, Tennessee, makes 5spd conversions for MG's and Austin Healey's out of Datsun 210/B210 units. There've even been some turning up on the race circuit lately... Wonder
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00759.html (8,727 bytes)
- 4. Re: magazine (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Mautz <clmautz@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 23:26:06 -0700 (PDT)
- Where can we get this magazine, or info? Thanks Chip '71 Spit MKIV - 'Ol Smokey == There is no such thing as a 'self-made' man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kin
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00760.html (7,547 bytes)
- 5. Re: magazine (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Mautz <clmautz@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 23:34:09 -0700 (PDT)
- You should have driven the '72 I had back in High School - 175/70 eagle gt's, no tread - basically slicks, grippy as all getout! You could hardly move the wheel at a standstill, and the tires would l
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00761.html (8,695 bytes)
- 6. Re: Rear Hub and Brakes (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Mautz <clmautz@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 11:39:37 -0700 (PDT)
- What engine are you running? After a 6 month hiatus, I'm back as well. 'Ol Smokey is still hanging in there, waiting patiently. With the birth of my daughter, I figure I'd better get started w/ the
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00572.html (8,076 bytes)
- 7. Re: Spit Longevity (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Mautz <clmautz@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 06:30:31 -0700 (PDT)
- <snip> I think it all boils down to how you drive it, and the overall condition of the car when you get it. Obviously, KP's car was a 'fixer-upper' that needed lots of attention to get it right - but
- /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00393.html (11,263 bytes)
- 8. Re: Spitfire 5 speed conversions (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Mautz <clmautz@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 09:52:36 -0400 (EDT)
- I'll work on him the last weekend of July - I'm supposed to crew for his team up at Road Atlanta! He is very pro-spridget, though, as one of the cars is a NICE '73 round wheelarch Midget ITD car. Che
- /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00644.html (7,500 bytes)
- 9. Re: Spitfire fun (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Mautz <clmautz@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 07:45:43 -0400 (EDT)
- Reminds me of a story our GTA (Georgia Triumph Assoc.) club president told me - he and his wife were riding in their TR in Florida (either a TR250 or 6, can't remember) and a flash rainstorm came up.
- /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00775.html (7,843 bytes)
- 10. Re: Transmission (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Mautz <clmautz@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 06:16:03 -0700 (PDT)
- I did this for 2 weeks straight, after returning from a 6 hour trip in my old '90 Jeep Wrangler. Came to a stop after highway driving, and no clutch. Damn! Well, I'd read recently of a Road & Track a
- /html/spitfires/1999-06/msg00008.html (8,169 bytes)
- 11. Re: Sitting in gear was Starting with clutch engaged helps thrustwashers? (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Mautz <clmautz@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 06:02:35 -0700 (PDT)
- Plus, selecting 2nd before first helps to line up the syncro's, and allows for a better chance of 1st w/o grinding. I do this on my '92 Toyota, '71 Spitfire, and '99 Wrangler, even. Force of habit, I
- /html/spitfires/1999-06/msg00820.html (7,783 bytes)
- 12. Re: Review! Re: Starting with clutch engaged helps thrust washers? (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Mautz <clmautz@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 06:16:02 -0700 (PDT)
- Classic double-clutch down shift, compression braking, is what I use. Lots of people tell me I should just use the brakes and clutch to slow the car, clutch in, brakes on. The car get's wobbly that w
- /html/spitfires/1999-06/msg00821.html (9,801 bytes)
- 13. Re: Review! Re: Starting with clutch engaged helps thrust washers? (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Mautz <clmautz@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 14:06:52 -0700 (PDT)
- Double clutching is where you clutch, pull the gearshift out, rev up the engine to where the rpm's need to be for the lower gear, and then clutch again and put the stick back in. With practice, you c
- /html/spitfires/1999-06/msg00829.html (7,540 bytes)
- 14. Re: High Speed Test (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Mautz <clmautz@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 18:12:52 -0700 (PDT)
- Wow, I never knew you could get a tow vehicle up that high with a Spitfire behind it - be careful it doesn't blow off the trailer! ;-) Chip
- /html/spitfires/1999-05/msg00240.html (8,081 bytes)
- 15. Re: new mg (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Mautz <clmautz@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 07:22:33 -0700 (PDT)
- Dude, next time you're down here in Georgia, let me know. I see them all the time, as Lotus N.A. is down the street. They've probably got 5 or 6 here in the country. 2 weeks ago at the Walter Mitty C
- /html/spitfires/1999-05/msg00392.html (8,547 bytes)
- 16. British Car Show - Chateau Elan, Braselton Georgia (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Mautz <clmautz@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 06:31:54 -0700 (PDT)
- Don't forget the British Car show coming up Saturday, May 22nd. It will be held at Chateau Elan, in Braselton, Georgia. It's located North of Atlanta on I-85, or south of South Carolina on - you gues
- /html/spitfires/1999-05/msg00472.html (7,217 bytes)
- 17. RE: crankshaft nut (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Mautz <clmautz@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 09:15:21 -0700 (PDT)
- No, you're referring to the 'girth' valve, and it'll just slow you down... ;-)
- /html/spitfires/1999-05/msg00982.html (7,343 bytes)
- 18. Wheels and tires on a spitfire (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Mautz <clmautz@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 05:05:51 -0700 (PDT)
- This is a bit old, but I hope it'll help - I recently drove a guys '78 Spitfire 1500 up at Road Atlanta, and it had 195/50 or 195/60 (probably the former) on it - on 14" wheels! Don't ask me how he m
- /html/spitfires/1999-04/msg00201.html (7,516 bytes)
- 19. Re: GAS (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Mautz <clmautz@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 05:22:30 -0700 (PDT)
- Keep on coming - it's even cheaper here in Georgia! I think we have the cheapest gas in the country (i.e. lowest gas tax). Right now, it's about 91.9 for 87 octane, and 120.9 for 93 premium. Chip in
- /html/spitfires/1999-04/msg00202.html (7,497 bytes)
- 20. RE: Engine Swaps Again (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Mautz <clmautz@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 05:44:49 -0700 (PDT)
- Man, I'd think it'd be MUCH taller. But, to think - all that power, and you'd STILL get your oil leaks! My '99 Wrangler 4.0l just started leaking - good girl! ;-) Chip '71 MKIV Spitfire - 'Ol Smokey
- /html/spitfires/1999-04/msg00535.html (8,908 bytes)
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