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21. Swing Axles (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 09:35:04 -0500; Don't older VW Beetles also have swing axles? What sort of joint do they use for them? If VW enthusiasts are to be believed, the VW axle joints must be far more reliable than the Spit ones... Doug B; /html/spitfires/1999-11/msg00823.html (6,467 bytes)
22. Re: Spitfire Muffler (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Sat, 02 Oct 1999 16:19:29 -0400; At the Moss Fallfest in NJ a few weeks ago, I saw a fellow (didn't catch his name) with a nice exhaust setup. He had two normal-looking mufflers running fore-and-aft under the trunk, apparently fed b; /html/spitfires/1999-10/msg00030.html (6,772 bytes)
23. Aftermarket Ignitions (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Sat, 02 Oct 1999 16:23:07 -0400; Well, I have the original stock ignition on my MK IV and couldn't be happier with it. I think that if your ignition is in good condition there is no need to change it. Adding an electronic ignition; /html/spitfires/1999-10/msg00031.html (6,986 bytes)
24. Anyone parting out a hood frame? (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 16:18:30 -0400; Is anyone parting out a hood frame? I'm looking for the two metal plates that actually bolt to the body just behind the doors. I want to mount my hardtop with the softtop completely removed, but I d; /html/spitfires/1999-10/msg00109.html (6,854 bytes)
25. Re: Carbon Canister (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 18:38:42 -0400; When I had a SU setup on my '72, I just left the canister purge line The gas tank will still be vented thru the canister, except that the canister will quickly become saturated with gasoline fumes an; /html/spitfires/1999-10/msg00120.html (7,848 bytes)
26. Re: Electric Spitfire on Ebay (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 10:00:13 -0400; For more interesting EV stuff, go see: www.nedra.com Doug Braun '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/1999-10/msg00216.html (6,530 bytes)
27. Hardtop Storage (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Fri, 08 Oct 1999 10:09:59 -0400; If you go to <http://users.rcn.com/dougbert>, tou can see some pictures of the clever block-and-tackle arrangement that I built to store my hardtop. You can also see its crummy, ripped-up headliner :; /html/spitfires/1999-10/msg00277.html (6,498 bytes)
28. Rear end noises (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 23:10:42 -0400; I think that you are hearing a different noise when you turn the wheel by hand. It is probably the differential gears turning. These do not actually move when you are driving in a straight line. I be; /html/spitfires/1999-10/msg00744.html (7,680 bytes)
29. Spitfire Shocks + Bushings (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 17:05:00 -0400; On the bushings: 6 or 7 years ago, I did a full front-end rebuild (except shocks) on my '72 Spit. I got the parts kit from British Parts NW. Since then, the car had maybe 5000 miles of driving, and; /html/spitfires/1999-10/msg00749.html (7,437 bytes)
30. Cylinder head interchangeability (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 14:38:16 -0500; Would a head from a '65 1500 engine fit my '72 1300 engine? The engine is the later-type 1300, which uses the 1500-style head gasket. The '76 cars were supposed to have 9:1 compression, and (possibl; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00237.html (7,875 bytes)
31. RE: Cylinder head interchangeability (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 15:12:02 -0500; True, but I wouldn't be worse off than with the original head.... I was considering milling the original head, but I would rather mill a second head and keep the original unchanged. Doug; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00243.html (8,830 bytes)
32. Re: Rear End Noise (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 08:46:03 -0500; Wear goggles. Doug Braun '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00379.html (6,514 bytes)
33. A Couple of Questions... (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 17:29:45 -0500; Hello all, Here are a couple of questions that came up as I was working on my car recently: My original hood cover and tonneau have those two-part all-plastic snaps. Recently a couple broke off. Is i; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00432.html (7,017 bytes)
34. Spitfire electrics (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 20:41:12 -0500; Your idea sounds like what I would do... Since you just got the car, here is some advice: You will find many 4-way bullet connectors in the wiring (they look like a piece of rubber with 3 or 4 wires; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00503.html (7,708 bytes)
35. Re: Braking Away (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 22:12:03 -0500; My '72 had the same brake pads for several years, that were on it when I got it. It always took a lot of pedal force to stop, and I was almost afraid to try to lock up the wheels. Recently I changed; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00556.html (7,908 bytes)
36. Re: Spring sag (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 21:05:26 -0500; ACtually this will have no effect. Visualize what will happen if you flip a twisted bar around. Doug Braun '72 Spit P.S.: May car is low on the passenger side. It levels out with a driver in it. Go; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00592.html (6,749 bytes)
37. Driveshaft lengths (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 11:42:55 -0400; A while back I thought I saw on the list or on a Web site a table of the "correct" lengths for Spit driveshafts. There are at least 4 possibilities: 3-rail wo/ OD 3-rail w/ OD 1-rail wo/ OD 1-rail w; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00924.html (6,513 bytes)
38. Re: moving to digest mode (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 00:36:22 -0400; As another digesteer, I'd like to suggest that people try not to include too much of the previous messages in the thread. When you read the digest, you see the same stuff over and over again... Doug; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00984.html (6,670 bytes)
39. Re: Spit OD Swap (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 00:33:25 -0400; The older 1100/1300 tranny ("3-rail") with OD was exactly the same length as the 1500 tranny ("1-rail") without OD. After '72, you would think that they would redesign the cardboard cover to be long; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00985.html (6,997 bytes)
40. Re: Expensive Turn Signal Switch (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 00:56:11 -0400; A long time ago I rebuilt mine. The fixed portion of the switch contacts are on a small printed-circuit board, made of very thin phenolic material. It had basically burned out. I made a replacement; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00986.html (7,594 bytes)

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