- 21. BCW 3 - my story (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Terrick" <dterrick@pangea.ca>
- Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 21:46:42 -0700
- Well all, BCW 3 was a hollow victory for me. My GT6 which was garaged last fall after that nasty vintage race accident (and also my only anywhere near ready car) wihtout much hope of a return this su
- /html/spitfires/1999-05/msg00957.html (9,645 bytes)
- 22. Re: mucked up soft windows (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Terrick" <dterrick@pangea.ca>
- Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 10:23:04 -0700
- WRT (with respect to) cleaners, Novus #2 plastic polish has worked for me in the past quite well. I have also dabbled with "Brasso" and others and find that the biggest key to success is to keep the
- /html/spitfires/1999-05/msg00980.html (8,011 bytes)
- 23. BCW 3 - a report of the SCCA/VSCC Vintage @ brainerd MN (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Terrick" <dterrick@pangea.ca>
- Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 00:44:35 -0700
- summer and
- /html/spitfires/1999-05/msg01091.html (9,179 bytes)
- 24. Re: Back from cruising (No LBC) (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Terrick" <dterrick@pangea.ca>
- Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1999 13:48:18 -0500
- ...and here in sunny Winterpeg (we've had 15 inches (40 cm) of wet, thick, spring mountain like snow, starting on April 1. NO FOOLING. Gas went up from .499/l to .549/l. In 'merican that's $2.08 per
- /html/spitfires/1999-04/msg00139.html (9,842 bytes)
- 25. weird 70 spitfire ignition/carb question (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Terrick" <dterrick@pangea.ca>
- Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 19:07:10 -0500
- O Listers (wiser than I) On behalf of a net-imparied gent in our club who lives mere blocks away, I did a cursory "tune up" on his 70 spit 1300, single carb. The motor has maybe 2k since a full beari
- /html/spitfires/1999-04/msg00314.html (7,951 bytes)
- 26. Re: Do you carry a fire extinguisher- 2 stories (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Terrick" <dterrick@pangea.ca>
- Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 17:56:51 -0600
- Well, here's my story about Triumph Tartar (semi-cooked). ...19 year old kid just getting his TR 4a on the road - no paint and all... drove like a maniac...decided to go Solo II racing so I could kee
- /html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00114.html (8,668 bytes)
- 27. Honda seat belts and TR's (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Terrick" <dterrick@pangea.ca>
- Date: Sat, 6 Mar 1999 09:41:15 -0600
- FYI guys and gearheads: A week ago I purchased a Honda Civic Si (aka GTI eater, aka reliable transport, etc). for it's safety inspection I was forced to replace a seat belt. Guess what? It would appe
- /html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00120.html (7,081 bytes)
- 28. Re: Mustang...Spitfire??? (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Terrick" <dterrick@pangea.ca>
- Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 12:32:39 -0600
- Hi Scott, Joe, Andy, and lists: You asked for lap times - welI can't do quite that. However, at our last vintage race, an Elva courier III (MGB motor, about 15:1 comp) was fastest. Faster than F Ford
- /html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00363.html (11,200 bytes)
- 29. Re: GT6 Chassis and Spit Body (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Terrick" <dterrick@pangea.ca>
- Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 10:16:55 -0600
- Rick(?) (right person) and list: I have the TriumphTune setup of frame extensions on my GT6+ rotoflex. I got cheap and used a NOS set of 69 spit shocks to complete the kit. Installation of the frame
- /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00170.html (9,318 bytes)
- 30. front end camber notes from a Vintage racer (street use also) (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Terrick" <dterrick@pangea.ca>
- Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 10:11:41 -0600
- O Listers: Many have discussed the camber and toe settings on the Wee TR's. Now for my road/race $0.02... Consider the weight of the car with and without passengers. 2 up will definitely settle the c
- /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00205.html (8,381 bytes)
- 31. Re: vacuum amplifier? (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Terrick" <dterrick@pangea.ca>
- Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 21:37:48 -0600
- Now, as a preamble guys, I am away from my Bentley right now and am going by The losanges form part of the emissions control system. The tear in the anti-run on is the source of the original disconne
- /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00295.html (10,811 bytes)
- 32. Re: Trouble with Weber DGAV Carb. (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Terrick" <dterrick@pangea.ca>
- Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 22:05:40 -0600
- Rick, you have a bad fuel inlet needle and are running too much pressure anyway. Go to 1.5 psi on your fuel regulator. Also notice that when the float reached the desired level, pressure must be appl
- /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00296.html (11,202 bytes)
- 33. Re: Spit Speed (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Terrick" <dterrick@pangea.ca>
- Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 17:04:30 -0600
- Hah! Didjaknow that ANY GT6 will go at least 50% faster than a Spitfire 'coz it has that many more cylinders (WOW 202 mph!!!!)..... and our amplifiers go to 11 'coz it's more than "10", y'know. Serio
- /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00501.html (8,556 bytes)
- 34. HELP ME PLEASE - - - SHIPWRIGHT'S DISEASE (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Terrick" <dterrick@pangea.ca>
- Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 11:01:43 -0600
- Please help me, My poor 69 GT6+, subject of that nasty race incident this summer, is in peril of being yanked off the road for at least another year. Help me keep this from happening... I "thought" I
- /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00516.html (8,174 bytes)
- 35. RE:Re: Re[2]: TR6: Engine Pulling (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Terrick" <dterrick@pangea.ca>
- Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 11:25:26 -0600
- To Bud, Pete and Aprille, and list: FWIW, extraction of the 6 cyl motor from ANY TR or spit chassis can be done alone - Uri Geller need not apply. Air tools should. Wit ha sufficiently long set of ex
- /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00517.html (7,856 bytes)
- 36. Aluminum casting refinish option - NEW (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Terrick" <dterrick@pangea.ca>
- Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1999 17:47:42 -0600
- Guys, Gals, and Gearheads, I just had a great experience in a bead blasting cabinet with all of the above. Glass media blasting is wonderful, even, non-toxic, etc. If you have access to a shop, use i
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00063.html (7,211 bytes)
- 37. Re: Aluminum casting refinish option - NEW (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Terrick" <dterrick@pangea.ca>
- Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1999 20:46:51 -0600
- Peter and list, The "glass" I was referring to was the ultra fine stuff used today, not plain silica sand - as outlawed in most of Europe due to silicosis. Yes, I'm sure that there is a danger in ANY
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00065.html (9,089 bytes)
- 38. Re: TR4 Engine - Valve Seals Question??? (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Terrick" <dterrick@pangea.ca>
- Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 23:42:21 -0600
- Indeed your mechanic is correct, valve seals are of benefit in a stock formation. Your "bronze" guides are more tolerant of tight clearances...read any info on the subject and they suggest the lubri
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00123.html (8,169 bytes)
- 39. Rootes rout (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Terrick" <dterrick@pangea.ca>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 09:23:42 -0600
- Hey, does anybody want to get a REAL war going? CC some of these Sunbeam comments to the Rootes list (Hey, maybe MJB IS doing this <G>). ?Are we done yet? I've got a good friend into Loti who swears
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00195.html (6,385 bytes)
- 40. Re: BTU's - Beer/Triumph Universal (equation) (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Terrick" <dterrick@pangea.ca>
- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 11:57:54 -0600
- Arthur and lists, I am intrigued. You have jogged my memory to a statement a friend of mine once made that, if consumed one per waking hour, one could derive ALL needed energy directly from Beer. Add
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00299.html (9,113 bytes)
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