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121. Re: undercoat (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 20:17:33 -0500
Thanks for all the suggestions. Matt suggested a heat gun to soften up the undercoat. I liked that idea but didn't have one. Luke said fire worked for him, so I used my propane torch. The stuff don't
/html/spitfires/2004-06/msg00158.html (6,799 bytes)

122. rust (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 22:28:53 -0500
While removing undercoat from my '73 frame, I found rust had formed between the frame and the front body support. When I stripped the '77 frame and found rust holes at the rear, I went to the '73 fra
/html/spitfires/2004-06/msg00170.html (6,628 bytes)

123. front trunnions (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Sat, 1 May 2004 13:33:08 -0500
I'm told the new types of non-hardening grease will work in the front trunions. I haven't bought a tube of grease in several years. My last three Ford Rangers had no grease zerks. They all went over
/html/spitfires/2004-05/msg00006.html (6,656 bytes)

124. RVL (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 15:11:17 -0500
I have a couple of rear vertical links that have the threads chewed up, on the shock mount posts. I would like to experiment with them and drill the spring bolt holes an inch lower. Has anyone cut th
/html/spitfires/2004-05/msg00049.html (6,499 bytes)

125. front springs (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 18:10:39 -0500
I need some advice on front springs. I will need to lower my Spit so the 185x60x13 Nankangs don't look so little. Moss has some for 39.95. They are 6.87" free length and rated at 330 lbs. Victoria Br
/html/spitfires/2004-05/msg00162.html (7,551 bytes)

126. Re: front springs (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 19:46:56 -0500
Nolan said >Well, I'm a cut your existing spring kind of guy. That costs you nothing and can be done with a hack saw.< I remember this being debated a while back. I have some used springs that are su
/html/spitfires/2004-05/msg00176.html (7,592 bytes)

127. Re: front springs (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 22:05:26 -0500
1.5 inches. Feels stiffer also. Offhand, does anybody know what the rate of these spring are? Dave Gebhard< My latest VB catalog describes them as, lowered coil spring set-installed height 6.875" for
/html/spitfires/2004-05/msg00177.html (7,534 bytes)

128. Re: front springs (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 22:54:50 -0500
Joe sez, >With all this talk about springs, I am reminded that I have a pair GT6 front springs that have had 2 full coils removed. If anyone wants them, make an offer I can't refuse.< But are they cu
/html/spitfires/2004-05/msg00179.html (7,370 bytes)

129. driveshafts (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2004 16:28:52 -0600
For general information, get it where you can, a late model CV joint driveshaft was on ebay with dimensions. The driveshaft for a single rail tranny without OD was described as 37 3/4 inch compressed
/html/spitfires/2004-04/msg00018.html (7,089 bytes)

130. Re: driveshafts (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2004 13:08:34 -0500
Hey Doug, Thanks for complicating matters further. Actually, of the three options I have available, I'm going for the cheapest. That being the strap type for $20.00. I see a NOS cv-joint type on ebay
/html/spitfires/2004-04/msg00100.html (6,898 bytes)

131. Trans (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 18:21:14 -0500
I have a transmission that has set idle for some time with no fluid in it. It is a three rail with J-type overdrive. I pulled the top off and all the gears look good, even reverse. There is light rus
/html/spitfires/2004-04/msg00108.html (6,675 bytes)

132. Springs (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 12:01:35 -0500
Are these springs familiar to anyone. They are described as 9.5" free length, have 8 or 9 coils and fit 71 and 72 MK IV Spitfires. The corresponding factory number is supposedly 214144. http://ljvaug
/html/spitfires/2004-04/msg00122.html (6,341 bytes)

133. drive train (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 20:10:34 -0500
I received my strap type driveshaft today. The front flange was missing and the rear flange was beat up. Removing u-joints is usually a disaster for beginners. It looks as if it will work anyway. The
/html/spitfires/2004-04/msg00173.html (6,908 bytes)

134. Re: Driver side lean (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 21:42:56 -0500
I've seen this subject debated several times since I got on the spitlist 2 or 3 years ago. The various opinions remain the same. Front springs vs rear springs, fixed springs vs swing springs etc. Has
/html/spitfires/2004-04/msg00175.html (7,985 bytes)

135. Vinegar (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 19:38:55 -0500
With or without herbs. I removed the tank, from my Spit and cut my fingers on the weld area. It's like a rolling spot weld. I let it drain several days, upside down and it still had gas in it. I used
/html/spitfires/2004-04/msg00244.html (6,909 bytes)

136. Re: 6 cylinder spitfire? (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 21:09:31 -0500
love the look of spitfires over tr6's and gt6's but I would like to have more power. I have heard of dropping a spit body over a gt6 frame but is it possible to drop in a gt6 or tr6 engine and drivet
/html/spitfires/2004-04/msg00246.html (7,982 bytes)

137. Re: Subject: Vinegar (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 22:04:41 -0500
As a matter of fact, I was blowing air with a ten foot hose. That dried up the pesky residual gasoline and dispersed some of that explosive vapor. If that is bad, I don't recommend it. When I grind o
/html/spitfires/2004-04/msg00263.html (7,318 bytes)

138. Air filter housing (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 15:38:32 -0500
I bid on a air filter housing, English style with two cold air inlets. The reserve wasn't met, but I was offered a second chance to purchase the item for my high bid amount. Is this cold air inlet ty
/html/spitfires/2004-04/msg00289.html (6,535 bytes)

139. Re: RE: Spitfire Water Pump... oops... (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 18:17:39 -0500
I thought the bleed hole let you know when the pump was shot. Larry the
/html/spitfires/2004-04/msg00318.html (8,764 bytes)

140. balls for Spits (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 16:58:20 -0600
Has anyone looked at the mustang II front ends offered by Heidt and others and thought it would be a good idea for Spitfires, if it didn't cost as much as a Spifire? I called the salvage yards near m
/html/spitfires/2004-03/msg00057.html (6,606 bytes)

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