Mail Archive Search: <+from:doug@dougbraun.com>

Results:

References: [ +from:doug@dougbraun.com: 978 ]

Total 978 documents matching your query.

1. Parking Lifts (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:14:40 -0500; I'm getting more and more serious about buying a 4-post parking lift, since I have 3 cars and 2 garage spaces. (The garage is 24x24x12, fortunately). After browsing ads in Hemmings and using Google,; /html/spitfires/2005-12/msg00031.html (6,923 bytes)
2. Re: Fw: Parking Lifts (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 13:44:29 -0500; The vendors usually have detailed diagrams and dimensions of the lifts so you do the math. They have photos showing two cars stacked in an 8-foot garage, but they are usually a pair of Ferraris, not; /html/spitfires/2005-12/msg00033.html (7,479 bytes)
3. Re: lifts (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 11:33:28 -0500; Thanks for the info. I noticed that they took the trouble to write up a very assembly manual, which is a good sign. Do you know if your friend had their SS or MS model? Doug == This list supported in; /html/spitfires/2005-12/msg00038.html (7,109 bytes)
4. Re: Saving money at the hardware store (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 12:11:08 -0500; Find a better hardware store. It should be at all hard to find fine-threaded bolts. You should be able to clean up and re-use the special nuts and bolts from the soft top frame, I think. I have found; /html/spitfires/2005-12/msg00039.html (7,564 bytes)
5. Re: Christmas time repairs (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 23:43:36 -0500; I had exactly the same thing happen when I replaced my thrust washers a few years ago. There was about .012" of endfloat, which I measured with a dial indicator. For all I know, it's been that way si; /html/spitfires/2005-12/msg00056.html (6,732 bytes)
6. Re: Body work suggestions? (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 19:10:11 -0500; If anybody has any experience with those cheaper (e.g. Harbor Freight) stud welders, I'd like to hear about it. I am starting another project (a '31 Ford) that could benefit from one. Thanks, Doug B; /html/spitfires/2005-11/msg00008.html (8,158 bytes)
7. Re: Looking for oddball parts (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 17:53:30 -0500; Does anybody actually use these things? I owned my car for over a decade before I even realized how the buckle was supposed to be hung from them... Doug Braun '72 Spit == This list supported in part; /html/spitfires/2005-11/msg00022.html (7,573 bytes)
8. Re: Paint prices?? (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 19:29:55 -0500; Was this PPG "DP" primer? I think this is a fairly high-end primer... Doug Braun '72 Spit == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register == http://www.vtr.org; /html/spitfires/2005-11/msg00025.html (8,535 bytes)
9. Re: welding floors (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2005 21:39:27 -0500; I few years ago I noticed that my car had the exact same problem, and not having a welding setup at the time, I took it to a local pro. He did a good job TIG welding the cracks, but he mentioned afte; /html/spitfires/2005-11/msg00037.html (7,945 bytes)
10. Re: Fuel pressure problem? (score: 1): Author: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>; Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 13:37:31 -0800 (PST); In your situation, the first thing to suspect is a blockage somewhere in the system, either in the lines, or the pump, or the inlet of the carb. You should not waste time replacing the pump, etc. unt; /html/spitfires/2005-11/msg00049.html (8,690 bytes)
11. Re: Fuel pressure problem? (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 00:20:35 -0500; Those little cylindrical glass filters with the replaceable elements (I guess that's what you have) have a very little filtering area, so it does not take much to clog them. I have always used your b; /html/spitfires/2005-11/msg00059.html (7,776 bytes)
12. Re: battery (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 18:18:17 -0500; Warning! Many battery listings have the WRONG size for a Spitfire. I forget what size code my battery is, but it is 9" wide and 7" deep and it fits fine. Doug Braun '72 Spit == This list supported in; /html/spitfires/2005-11/msg00066.html (6,943 bytes)
13. Re: How hard to mail to UK? off topic (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 11:59:15 -0500; About 80 cents, if you package it properly: www.ircalc.usps.gov Just send the disc in an envelope without a jewel box, like Netflix does. If you are worried about it getting damaged, send a spare for; /html/spitfires/2005-11/msg00071.html (7,525 bytes)
14. Re: Replacing a thrust washer w/o removing engine? (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 19:09:19 -0500; It is not especially hard to replace the washers with the engine in the car, but that's probably not the cause of your knocking. You may need new rod bearings (also replaceable with the engine in the; /html/spitfires/2005-11/msg00106.html (8,037 bytes)
15. Re: Browns Spitfire/ Electric Gremlins (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 04:06:13 -0400; You can't. Even if somebody sold a replacement box, crimping and soldering the harness wires to it would be a nightmare. The Spit fuse box is a truly awful design. If you look carefully (from front a; /html/spitfires/2005-10/msg00003.html (7,603 bytes)
16. Re: Spit for sale...NFI (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 07:09:50 -0400; From the listing: Doesn't $1800 seem a bit low? Did this guy spend all that money only to discover afterwards that the rust was much more extensive than he realized? Doug Braun '72 Spit == This list; /html/spitfires/2005-10/msg00020.html (7,452 bytes)
17. New Spit/GT6 CD-ROM? (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 17:09:28 -0400; I just got a Victoria British catalog, and they are selling CD-ROMs with all the workshop manuals, parts catalogs, and driver's handbooks for the Spit or GT6 (in .pdf format). They are $29.95. Has an; /html/spitfires/2005-10/msg00032.html (6,732 bytes)
18. Re: 78' Electronic Tach Wanted (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 14:17:53 -0400; Possibly you could get a new or used generic aftermarket tach, rip out its circuit board, and install it in the Smiths tach? Doug Braun '72 Spit == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph; /html/spitfires/2005-10/msg00037.html (7,683 bytes)
19. Marvel Mystery Oil? (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 11:28:06 -0400; I just found an old can of Marvel Mystery Oil in a garage sale, but I want to make sure the can it actually contains the right stuff. It's a red-tinted thin oil that has a funny sweet smell, sort of; /html/spitfires/2005-10/msg00040.html (6,612 bytes)
20. Re: Sprung a leak (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 21:53:48 -0400; IMHO, the best place to carry a spare part is bolted in the place where it is meant to be. I mean, which would you rather have while driving around: A old failing pump on the car and a new one back i; /html/spitfires/2005-10/msg00046.html (7,385 bytes)

Current List: 1 - 20
Page: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]