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201. Possible good, inexpensive source for Colortune and other (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 02:31:09 -0400; I found this Web site by searching around: http://aep.bigstep.com/ I have never had any dealings with them (I just found the site 5 minutes ago). Doug Braun '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/2000-04/msg00318.html (6,856 bytes)
202. Re: Thanks for Top advice - couple questions.... (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 09:27:20 -0400; Check all the nuts and bolts, and the two-part plastic sleeves on all the You can get exact replacement rounded-head nuts and bolts, but they are sort of expensive (and my bolt order has been on back; /html/spitfires/2000-04/msg00340.html (9,186 bytes)
203. Re: Clicking wheels / good news (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 09:33:35 -0400; Another potential problem is that the U-joint cups can become loose in their holes in the yokes. The metal of the yokes can apparently expand after much use. You can spot this problem because the cup; /html/spitfires/2000-04/msg00343.html (8,699 bytes)
204. Re: Clicking wheels / good news (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 13:01:42 -0400; My symptoms were a rumbly sound while coasting at low speeds. It went away during acceleration. (I guess there was enough torque on the joint to keep it from banging around from the side loads.) The; /html/spitfires/2000-04/msg00374.html (8,784 bytes)
205. Re: 1147 Head (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 13:06:35 -0400; Check out this Web page: http://www.permatexbrands.com/products/prodidx.asp?f_call=get_item_list&item_name=Retaining+Compounds Doug Braun '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/2000-04/msg00377.html (7,273 bytes)
206. Re: Suggested boot tools? (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 22:40:35 -0400; I have wire wheels, and I have gotten 4 flats in the last year! One was a good honest flat from hitting a chunk of metal, but the other three were due to inner tubes failing for no apparent reason. T; /html/spitfires/2000-04/msg00424.html (9,579 bytes)
207. Re: Original Radio (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2000 23:20:32 -0400; Naturally, everybody will want to know why your insurance company gives a hoot what kind of radio your car has! Doug Braun '72 Spit P.S.: I found a mostly authentic car radio several years ago by goi; /html/spitfires/2000-04/msg00518.html (7,299 bytes)
208. Obligatory Weather report (more interesting than usual) (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2000 08:16:07 -0400; In Princeton, NJ: Yesterday: 70 deg F. and sunny Today: Snowing (enough to make the ground white). Doug Braun '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/2000-04/msg00526.html (6,656 bytes)
209. RE: Radios - and BC Licencing (score: 1): Author: Doug Braun <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 18:56:43 -0400; To successfully administer this, somebody in the Canadian Government would have to become an expert in every detail of every car that was ever sold until 1975! Is that a worthwhile use of a governmen; /html/spitfires/2000-04/msg00580.html (10,447 bytes)
210. Re: Silence Of The Bees (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 07:45:43 -0400; An impressive trip! Did you need any of the spare parts in your trunk? How does the Spit handle the rougher Mexican roads? Doug Braun '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/2000-04/msg00617.html (7,112 bytes)
211. Blacked-out rear valence (score: 1): Author: Doug Braun <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 15:41:49 -0400; The sales brochure photos for my '72 show that the rear\valence (where the taillights are) was painted black. Has anyone ever actually seen a car like that? Does it look any good? My '72 has no evid; /html/spitfires/2000-04/msg00650.html (7,617 bytes)
212. RE: GT6 Targa (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 23:12:24 -0400; The gas tank itself is a structural element! Doug Braun '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/2000-04/msg00668.html (7,623 bytes)
213. Re: Blacked-out rear valence (score: 1): Author: Doug Braun <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 13:44:12 -0400; Thanks, all, for the many replies on the black rear valence. Here is another question: Is the lower part of the trunk lid lip (adjacent to the valence) also painted black? Doug Braun '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/2000-04/msg00686.html (7,646 bytes)
214. Re: GT6 Targa (score: 1): Author: Doug Braun <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 14:24:39 -0400; That is what I had in mind when I mentioned it. I originally read it is some recent magazine/catalog/Website description of the Spitfire's origins. (Sorry, I can't remember exactly where). Doug Braun; /html/spitfires/2000-04/msg00688.html (8,027 bytes)
215. RE: Blacked-out rear valence (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 10:04:32 -0400; I'm impressed by the many replies to my rather arcane question. Here is what the '72 sales brochure says about it: "Specially striking for '72 is the way the bold integrated taillight units are set; /html/spitfires/2000-04/msg00708.html (8,590 bytes)
216. Re: Convertible Top (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 23:38:06 -0400; I did a Robbins on my '72 recently. It worked out well, but I could have easily blown it. I followed the directions in the Porter/Williams "Spitfire, GT6 (et al.) Guide to Purchase and DIY Restoratio; /html/spitfires/2000-04/msg01004.html (8,068 bytes)
217. Re: wipers (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 10:52:27 -0400; Either the motor itself got seized, or the linkage mechanism. You can disconnect the linkage at the motor by first removing the flat plate on the gearbox. Then see if the motor and gearbox work by th; /html/spitfires/2000-04/msg01024.html (7,338 bytes)
218. Re: Convertible Top (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 08:39:37 -0400; Also, I think the shrinkage due to time is less than the shrinkage and expansion due to temperature (which happens far more often). With the summer sun shining on it, it gets HOT! It would be a bad i; /html/spitfires/2000-04/msg01101.html (7,725 bytes)
219. Re: Dual master cylinder (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 13:09:04 -0400; Most modern cars I have examined seem to have ditched the PDWA concept, and use a fluid level switch(es) in the MC reservoir. I guess one could rig up something for the Spitfire, but personally, I ha; /html/spitfires/2000-04/msg01112.html (7,946 bytes)
220. Re: Car running again! (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 22:50:14 +0300; I cannot figure out why a relatively tiny engine like the Spitfire's would need a geared starter (unless you have jacked the compression way way up). My stock starter starts my car just fine, and has; /html/spitfires/2000-04/msg01153.html (7,217 bytes)

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