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41. Re: Spit badges/decals (score: 1)
Author: Roger Elliott <elliottr@rmi.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 21:06:55 -0500
Hi Chrissy, I am pretty sure the 79 is like my 80. There is one decal on the hood and one on the trunk. I think there were some optional side stripes that would have said Spitfire, but I have only se
/html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00362.html (7,574 bytes)

42. Re: horn problems2 (score: 1)
Author: Roger Elliott <elliottr@rmi.net>
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 17:10:29 -0500
I purchased them at both Autozone and O'Reilly's they were in the fuse display section. I found them on the rack after being told they didn't have anything like that. Roger Elliott /// spitfires@auto
/html/spitfires/2002-04/msg00346.html (7,851 bytes)

43. Re: cigarette lighter (score: 1)
Author: Roger Elliott <elliottr@rmi.net>
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 20:00:34 -0500
Which model GT6? My 68 has the cigarette lighter in the transmission dash support to the right and below the radio. I assume it was dealer installed. Roger Elliott /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailin
/html/spitfires/2002-04/msg00439.html (6,900 bytes)

44. Clutch problem (score: 1)
Author: Roger Elliott <elliottr@rmi.net>
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 22:00:25 -0500
Just about a year ago I replaced the clutch and had some work done on the tranny. To make a long story short some of the new parts in the tranny failed so I pulled it out and a friend rebuilt it agai
/html/spitfires/2002-04/msg00498.html (7,333 bytes)

45. Re: Installing Oil Seal in Timing Cover (score: 1)
Author: Roger Elliott <elliottr@rmi.net>
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 22:09:26 -0500
When I rebuilt my Spitfire several years ago, I purchased the front seal from one of the big three. It just would not go in. It would sort of act like it was in then it would pop back out. I then pu
/html/spitfires/2002-04/msg00499.html (7,360 bytes)

46. Re: Clutch Dungeon (score: 1)
Author: <elliottr@rmi.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 15:41:14 -0400
Hi David, a) Did I do something bad in removing this part in the method I did, and if so, how the heck should it have been removed? (The Haynes manual effectively says "take it apart") What I have al
/html/spitfires/2002-04/msg00525.html (7,462 bytes)

47. Steering rack bushings (score: 1)
Author: Roger Elliott <elliottr@rmi.net>
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 19:09:15 -0600
I am getting ready to replace the bushings on the steering rack of my 80 Spitfire hopefully it will help cure a slight shake I get in the steering wheel sometimes. (The rest of the front end has bee
/html/spitfires/2002-03/msg00227.html (7,027 bytes)

48. Spitfire Dash cover (score: 1)
Author: Roger Elliott <elliottr@rmi.net>
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 19:13:25 -0600
I recently purchased a dash cover ("Dashtop" ) for my 80 Spitfire. Sometime ago I had stripped the original dash vinyl and covered it with upholstery vinyl, I pulled that vinyl off, as it wasn't ver
/html/spitfires/2002-03/msg00228.html (7,247 bytes)

49. Steering Rack bushings (score: 1)
Author: Roger Elliott <elliottr@rmi.net>
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 21:39:52 -0600
I just wanted to thank everyone that told me how easy it was to replace the steering rack bushings. I got around to it the other day and I think it was one of the easier jobs I have done on the Spitf
/html/spitfires/2002-03/msg00651.html (6,918 bytes)

50. GT6 questions (score: 1)
Author: Roger Elliott <elliottr@rmi.net>
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 21:19:42 -0600
I am hoping to be in the position to start working on the 68 GT6 I purchased. The manual suggests removing the transmission and the engine at the same time. Is this the easiest way? Can it be done w
/html/spitfires/2002-02/msg00563.html (7,435 bytes)

51. GT6 engines (score: 1)
Author: "Roger Elliott" <elliottr@rmi.net>
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 12:07:20 -0600
I just bought a 68 GT6 - body is in good shape almost no rust, but needs a paint job. The engine is bad (making knocking noises). I have a 70 GT6 that I was going to rebuild, but came to the conclus
/html/spitfires/2002-01/msg00134.html (7,117 bytes)

52. Re: Self evaluation (score: 1)
Author: "Roger Elliott" <elliottr@rmi.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 09:18:45 -0500
As a point of information this was written in 1973, at the time the US was pulling out of Viet Nam. It was recorded with "The Battle Hymn Of The Republic" playing in the background. It received quite
/html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00258.html (13,992 bytes)

53. Re: Duh, goes the manual. Putting back the clutch slave (score: 1)
Author: Roger Elliott <elliottr@rmi.net>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 22:09:20 -0500
Jeff and Gary I was glad to see these emails. I had the same problem about 5 years ago "released" the pinch bolt and struggled and struggled to get the slave out. Of course, no luck. The car was up o
/html/spitfires/2001-07/msg00452.html (7,942 bytes)

54. Re: Need another part... GT6/Spit (score: 1)
Author: Roger Elliott <elliottr@rmi.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 13:39:04 -0600
You may have already found the parts, but if not try Spitbits or the Roadster Factory. Spitbits has a web site www.spitbits.com. I ordered 2 from one or the other last year. Moss doesn't have a big
/html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00293.html (7,771 bytes)

55. 79 Spitfire Air cleaner (score: 1)
Author: Roger Elliott <elliottr@rmi.net>
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 18:46:52 -0600
Sorry if this hits the list twice, the first one I sent from a different email account and don't think it got through. A friend of mine has a Spitfire with the original air cleaner housing and wants
/html/spitfires/2006-02/msg00041.html (6,876 bytes)

56. dual SU air cleaner (score: 1)
Author: Roger Elliott <elliottr@rmi.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 20:50:54 -0600
I have an 80 Spitfire with dual SUs installed. I purchased a European style air cleaner for it, just because I kind of like the way it looks. The only air filters I have found that will fit are origi
/html/spitfires/2006-02/msg00053.html (6,582 bytes)

57. Ignition switch screws (score: 1)
Author: elliottr@rmi.net
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 12:37:58 -0600 (GMT-06:00)
I was replacing the ignition switch on a 1980 Spitfire and managed to lose the two tiny screws that hold the electrical switch in place. Does anyone know what size they are? Not the safety bolts that
/html/spitfires/2006-02/msg00059.html (6,561 bytes)

58. 80 Spitfire hardtop (score: 1)
Author: Roger Elliott <elliottr@rmi.net>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 19:56:51 -0600
I have two questions about Spitfire hardtops. There is a tie down bar that bolts to the convertible top bracket behind the doors. What is the size of that bolt? I am pretty sure it is 5/16 but I trie
/html/spitfires/2006-01/msg00049.html (7,131 bytes)

59. Re: followup on brake fluid (score: 1)
Author: Roger Elliott <elliottr@rmi.net>
Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2006 20:05:48 -0500
In the early 1900's Castrol was a lubricant made by Wakefield Oil from Castor Oil the name Castrol was a contraction of that. I assume the company changed the name to Castrol because the product was
/html/spitfires/2006-04/msg00028.html (7,811 bytes)

60. Spitfire Ignition Coil (score: 1)
Author: Roger Elliott <elliottr@rmi.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 19:15:41 -0500
Hi everyone, I have an Ignitor system on my 80 Spitfire. At the moment I am not getting any spark. I haven't had a chance to do any trouble shooting, though I have printed off a couple of pages from
/html/spitfires/2006-04/msg00059.html (6,321 bytes)

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