- 1. Re: 78 Clutch replacement (score: 1)
- Author: "Luke Lewis" <lukage@home.com>
- Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 08:05:02 -0500
- Re clutch replacement, I just thought I'd toss this idea out: IMHO, it's a whole LOT easier to replace the clutch by removing the ENGINE, rather than the transmission... Given that you have access to
- /html/spitfires/2001-11/msg00101.html (10,006 bytes)
- 2. Found a new victim - er - project! (score: 1)
- Author: "Luke Lewis" <lukage@home.com>
- Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 08:11:30 -0500
- Greetings all, I just thought I'd announce that I am acquiring a friend for my Fireball... a '74 1500 who seems to be a pretty good buy. The body is in very similar condition to how mine was when I g
- /html/spitfires/2001-11/msg00168.html (8,775 bytes)
- 3. Re: GasGauge Sender Unit Leak (score: 1)
- Author: "Luke Lewis" <lukage@home.com>
- Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 11:51:11 -0500
- I've mentioned this before on the list but it's still one of my favourite stories - When I was restoring Fireballl I discovered that the gas gauge was in one of those wrong positions - and the float
- /html/spitfires/2001-11/msg00328.html (8,649 bytes)
- 4. Re: Water temp sender unit (score: 1)
- Author: "Luke Lewis" <lukage@home.com>
- Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 08:58:25 -0500
- Another thing to check is that the dash voltage regulator (And the gauge it's attached to) are grounding properly. Luke '71 and '74 Spits your /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try htt
- /html/spitfires/2001-11/msg00347.html (8,733 bytes)
- 5. Update on my new ride (score: 1)
- Author: "Luke Lewis" <lukage@home.com>
- Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 17:18:53 -0500
- Hello all, Just thought I'd send out an update on my new find. I drove it home yesterday, with its new custom Midas exhaust (The replacement manifold is the same as my '71, so I guess I don't get a c
- /html/spitfires/2001-11/msg00370.html (7,792 bytes)
- 6. oh yeah (score: 1)
- Author: "Luke Lewis" <lukage@home.com>
- Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 17:24:48 -0500
- I forgot to mention in my previous post, my new springs have purple and white paint stripes on them, and if they're stock 1500 springs, does anyone have any experience taking a coil or 2 off to drop
- /html/spitfires/2001-11/msg00371.html (6,414 bytes)
- 7. Re: Question about Spitfire Turn Signals (score: 1)
- Author: "Luke Lewis" <lukage@home.com>
- Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 08:05:17 -0400
- Hi there... The dash signal indicator is very simple, it's just wired up to both circuits so it blinks whichever one is on! When I made my custom dash I separated the 2 wires and made 2 indicators ..
- /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00080.html (7,658 bytes)
- 8. Who knew? (score: 1)
- Author: "Luke Lewis" <lukage@home.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 20:38:25 -0400
- Greetings all... Just thought I'd tell everyone about how i fixed a vibration that has plagued my Spit since I got it on the road. The car would vibrate at about 50 mph (The speedo is strange sometim
- /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00202.html (6,913 bytes)
- 9. Re: Car-wash (score: 1)
- Author: "Luke Lewis" <lukage@home.com>
- Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 07:49:10 -0400
- Let me get this straight, you people WASH your spits? Mine hasn't been washed this year! Luke '71 Spit "Fireball" - Spray-bombed 'er blue 2 years ago and most of it's still on! (I'm waiting for the c
- /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00311.html (10,188 bytes)
- 10. Re: prefix/suffix letters (score: 1)
- Author: "Luke Lewis" <lukage@home.com>
- Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 07:50:38 -0400
- Mine's definitely an FH, I had it out last weekend! Luke '71 Mk IV #FK2439L London, Ont. Canada /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool
- /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00312.html (7,358 bytes)
- 11. Re: Experience with thick coat of Bondo? (score: 1)
- Author: "Luke Lewis" <lukage@home.com>
- Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 21:06:16 -0400
- When I put new rockers/sills/strengtheners/floors/etc in my car, the old rockers had as much as 1/2" of Bondo in places (Put it this way: I essentially popped my rocker panels off with a big screwdri
- /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00376.html (8,994 bytes)
- 12. Re: Triumph trailer hitches (score: 1)
- Author: "Luke Lewis" <lukage@home.com>
- Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 11:34:07 -0400
- I don't know if this is the same outside of the "Rust Belt" but when I sold car parts (Up until last spring) I was told that trailer hitch companies made a point of not making hitches for anything ov
- /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00495.html (8,942 bytes)
- 13. Re: hot start syndrome?? (score: 1)
- Author: "Luke Lewis" <lukage@home.com>
- Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 23:10:58 -0400
- I had a similar problem with my car last year and this spring, then after a time it wouldn't start at all. I took the starter apart and found that one of the brushes was BADLY shorted to the case and
- /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00534.html (8,978 bytes)
- 14. Re: painting engine (score: 1)
- Author: "Luke Lewis" <lukage@home.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 08:35:50 -0400
- Hey, I did it on a lunch break once! Luke '71 Spit Mark IV sans tranny for a few more days - shout out to Mike at Obsolete Automotive for finding me a used reverse idler and 1st gear synchro hub the
- /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00317.html (7,558 bytes)
- 15. Tranny "What-The" issue... (score: 1)
- Author: "Luke Lewis" <lukage@home.com>
- Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 15:16:52 -0400
- Greetings all, I am wondering if anyone could give me an answer on this strange issue. I removed my transmission the other day to replace the synchros and a couple of gears that were very rough, and
- /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00416.html (7,783 bytes)
- 16. Re: CALIPERS (score: 1)
- Author: "Luke Lewis" <lukage@home.com>
- Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 17:01:33 -0400
- I split mine because of a very badly siezed pair of pistons, and just re-used the 'o' ring when I reassembled them - this is about 15,000 miles ago. As for torque, I just tightened them up to "Ungh".
- /html/spitfires/2001-08/msg00394.html (9,360 bytes)
- 17. Early Mark II found (score: 1)
- Author: "Luke Lewis" <lukage@home.com>
- Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 21:25:58 -0400
- Greetings all: Just thought I'd let you all know about a car that I looked at yesterday, in case anyone was interested. I had been told that it was "Probably a '71 like yours" but NOPE... The car is
- /html/spitfires/2001-08/msg00434.html (7,535 bytes)
- 18. Re: Interesting... (and further off topic) :-) (score: 1)
- Author: "Luke Lewis" <lukage@home.com>
- Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 21:33:39 -0400
- I tried to use my buddy's "voice activated" cell phone to call his house while he was driving, and when I said "Call Home" in "his" voice, the phone said "Call Mom!" back to me ... this happened a fe
- /html/spitfires/2001-07/msg00244.html (7,706 bytes)
- 19. Re: SU Carb problem (score: 1)
- Author: "Luke Lewis" <lukage@home.com>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 17:11:08 -0400
- I had the EXACT same problem on my MGB (twin HIF's) and the Grose Jet solved it... I assumed that the needle valve was sticking open. Luke '71 Spit "Fireball" '73 MGB "Furniture" (But soon to be move
- /html/spitfires/2001-07/msg00467.html (8,572 bytes)
- 20. Re: Shipping From Canada to the US (score: 1)
- Author: "Luke Lewis" <lukage@home.com>
- Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 16:30:35 -0400
- I live in London, and I go across to Port Huron, MI all the time. I'll drive the parts across the border and mail them to ya for ... $500 Canadian (That's, like, $20 American. :-) ) OR, if you have a
- /html/spitfires/2001-07/msg00577.html (7,799 bytes)
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