- 101. Re: Quaife rear (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 11:26:20 -0500
- I decided not to bid on the 4.11 diff complete with Quaife, only 5 races since rebuild. It sold for $510. When I saw that, I began kicking myself. Larry
- /html/spitfires/2004-09/msg00043.html (6,642 bytes)
- 102. swaybar mounts (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 23:18:05 -0500
- I cut the swaybar mounts off my frame and plan to reverse them and weld them back on, so I can use the good ends. Since they are so close to the frame, I dont know if I will be able to get good cover
- /html/spitfires/2004-09/msg00068.html (6,770 bytes)
- 103. Frame (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 11:14:55 -0500
- I finally got my frame painted. http://ljvaughan.homestead.com/framework.html When I put the the front uprights on, the measurements were not equal between the two. I had a spacer, forgot which side
- /html/spitfires/2004-09/msg00106.html (6,812 bytes)
- 104. frame again (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 12:35:28 -0500
- I've scraped and sandblasted several days and used up the five stripper discs I had. The law of diminishing returns has entered the last stages. Some of the nooks and crannies retain asphalt type und
- /html/spitfires/2004-08/msg00032.html (7,034 bytes)
- 105. frame again, again (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 19:19:59 -0500
- The powder coat company said $180.00, if I give them a clean frame. Anything that melts at 400 degree will contaminate the powder coat. Where do I get the super duper paint disintergrator. Brand name
- /html/spitfires/2004-08/msg00038.html (6,475 bytes)
- 106. help! (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2004 21:32:46 -0500
- I don't want to be a crybaby, but what will I have when I complete my project. I figured a complete dismantle and rebuild would result in a brand new Spitfire. If someone had a brand new Spitfire for
- /html/spitfires/2004-07/msg00014.html (7,411 bytes)
- 107. Re: help! (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2004 15:09:14 -0500
- neighbours mini van. Hey Liv, Thanks for the pep talk. I'm real enthused now. Actually, I just had a brief moment of complete despair. Rez Doc has three frames to choose from. He is only 100 miles ea
- /html/spitfires/2004-07/msg00027.html (7,564 bytes)
- 108. wish (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 17:47:35 -0500
- I was on the computer, killing time, hoping it would cool down some, so I could go work in the metal building. I added up my paypal purchases, of Spitfire parts. That wasn't too bad - $2745.07. Then
- /html/spitfires/2004-07/msg00113.html (7,353 bytes)
- 109. Re: wish (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 21:59:58 -0500
- Hey Liv, I like to vent now and then. The temp dropped to 90 and I shut the fan off and welded in my frame patch. I sprayed weld through primer in the frame and on the inside of the patch. The patch
- /html/spitfires/2004-07/msg00117.html (9,328 bytes)
- 110. Re: wish (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 11:03:46 -0500
- Here is one of my latest ebay purchases. I don't know how much is usable. The right side was in better shape. Everything moves freely. Of course I need two good sides to convert my Spitfire. http://l
- /html/spitfires/2004-07/msg00138.html (7,666 bytes)
- 111. Frame weld (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 15:52:48 -0500
- I welded a patch in the bottom of my '73 frame. Rust had built up between the front body outrigger and the frame itself. I am not too good at welding, it's probably the cheap welder actually!! How mu
- /html/spitfires/2004-07/msg00165.html (6,975 bytes)
- 112. Re: Springs (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 16:49:59 -0500
- Hey Doug, I have some short 330 lb springs. They are off a race Spit and a bit crude, but cheap. You can see if you like the ride without spending a bunch of money. Ten dollars plus shipping. http://
- /html/spitfires/2004-07/msg00166.html (6,750 bytes)
- 113. Re: Frame weld (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 16:05:39 -0500
- I'm using a mig with four temp settings, on highest setting and .030 wire. Wire feed, 1-10, is on 4. Larry Nolan said >From your welding description, it sounds like you're using too large a rod, and
- /html/spitfires/2004-07/msg00174.html (6,586 bytes)
- 114. Re: After working for some really stupid service writers in... (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 19:54:31 -0500
- I was in the 3rd MAW VMFA-212. A pilot wrote the safety wire on his joystick came loose, but he was able to fix it. I didn't know they carried safety wire pliers and some safety wire in their jumpsui
- /html/spitfires/2004-07/msg00176.html (7,126 bytes)
- 115. Re: Vertical Link (and a story) (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 07:24:18 -0500
- I had the same problem with rear vertical links. I bought left and right rear axle assemblies on ebay. I was lucky and ended up with one good set and one stripped set. The threaded post, for the shoc
- /html/spitfires/2004-06/msg00005.html (7,030 bytes)
- 116. OD trans (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 15:50:44 -0500
- I forgot to mention, I don't know how the OD knob comes off the shifter. I don't want to break anything, which is another reason I'm leaving the single rail trans, OD and shifter intact. I assume you
- /html/spitfires/2004-06/msg00018.html (6,535 bytes)
- 117. OD switch (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 15:35:56 -0500
- I was going to cut my single rail shifter, with OD switch, and weld the top part to the bottom part of my 3-rail shifter. Since shifters with the OD knob and switch are not real common or cheap, I th
- /html/spitfires/2004-06/msg00019.html (7,147 bytes)
- 118. frame (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 08:35:08 -0500
- I got the tub off my '73 frame. The motor, trans and drive shaft are out. I want to clean this one up, before I dismantle it. I could pull it to good car wash, with a tow bar. I took the '77 frame ap
- /html/spitfires/2004-06/msg00096.html (7,339 bytes)
- 119. lugnuts (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 09:01:50 -0500
- When you upgrade to a bigger wheel stud, how much larger diameter can be pulled through the original hole. I had one stud, for my Isuzu Trooper, that got in my box of new studs. I noticed considerabl
- /html/spitfires/2004-06/msg00097.html (6,356 bytes)
- 120. undercoat (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 16:47:53 -0500
- Is there an eazy way to remove this stuff. Some places it's over 1/8 inch thick. I have a pad, for the drill, that works but the pad wears out too fast. It's like a brillo pad coated in plastic or ru
- /html/spitfires/2004-06/msg00149.html (6,785 bytes)
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