- 141. Trans (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 18:26:20 -0600
- Can you put a J type OD on a 3-rail trans? Is it just a matter of getting the right parts together? Larry
- /html/spitfires/2004-03/msg00119.html (6,508 bytes)
- 142. driveshafts (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 21:18:03 -0600
- I got my three rail tranny with J type OD today. It is the same length as a single rail tranny. One inch shorter than a single rail with J type OD. The driveshaft from my '77 Spit with the single rai
- /html/spitfires/2004-03/msg00231.html (6,785 bytes)
- 143. Re: Cleaning a gas tank (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 21:20:37 -0600
- Remove gas tank. Put a gallon of gravel in the tank. Add a gallon of cleaner. Shake vigorously. Clean it out with garden hose and compressed air. Plug the holes. Fill with white vinegar. Let it set 2
- /html/spitfires/2004-02/msg00112.html (7,424 bytes)
- 144. front vertical links (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 18:36:30 -0600
- I have three sets of front vertical links, competely dismantled and cleaned up. All three of the left hand ones are bent at the base of the threads. The lower trunion will screw down to 1/8" of the b
- /html/spitfires/2004-02/msg00137.html (7,049 bytes)
- 145. Re: front vertical links (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 19:11:13 -0600
- I found some pictures of the front vertical links. The left hand side is actually bent toward the hub or outside. So the gap is wider on the inside. http://ljvaughan.homestead.com/frontverticallinks.
- /html/spitfires/2004-02/msg00138.html (6,639 bytes)
- 146. nylock vs lock washers (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 14:29:38 -0600
- While stripping down my Spitfires, I've noticed the suspension bolts are all nylock nuts. The rest are lock washers type. When I put it back together, is it required to replace nylock with nylock? Wo
- /html/spitfires/2004-02/msg00192.html (7,018 bytes)
- 147. swaybar pads (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2004 11:52:17 -0600
- I straightened up the swaybar pads, on the frame. When I laid the swaybar on the pads, the bar is too short. The bar curves where the bushing and clamp fit. Has any one moved the pads, to the inside
- /html/spitfires/2004-01/msg00003.html (6,272 bytes)
- 148. swaybars (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 20:39:54 -0600
- Where are all the opinionated technopeeps? If I move the swaybar mounts inboard, will it just make the bushings last longer? Or, will it be a bad thing? Do the 1" bars, sold by VB, fit better, like 9
- /html/spitfires/2004-01/msg00025.html (6,580 bytes)
- 149. Re: Spit body lifting (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 17:09:37 -0600
- I jacked up the front of the tub, far enough to bolt a piece of angle iron, to the front chassis mounts, then lifted the front with a comealong over a rafter. I bolted a chain to the rear bumper hole
- /html/spitfires/2004-01/msg00083.html (7,574 bytes)
- 150. welding tricks (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2003 17:25:24 -0600
- I have a lower control arm, that has a gap in the tube, where the bushings fits. See the last pic at, http://ljvaughan.homestead.com/lower.html Can I weld the gap at a point where it will close the g
- /html/spitfires/2003-12/msg00021.html (6,634 bytes)
- 151. Re: welding tricks (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 19:00:30 -0600
- I used the vise grips. I made sure to squeese just enough to close the gap. I still flattened the tube a bit. I tried to round it out again, by hammering a tapered socket in the flattened opening. I
- /html/spitfires/2003-12/msg00027.html (7,893 bytes)
- 152. Re: What to do w/ Old Fluif (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 20:35:09 -0600
- Burn it! If you don't have a burn pile, find someone who has and donate some starter fluif. I have fallen tree limbs and gigantic weeds and odd bits of lumber, that make a 10' or 12' pile, a couple t
- /html/spitfires/2003-12/msg00047.html (8,430 bytes)
- 153. Spax dampers (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 20:47:23 -0600
- I bought a slightly? used set of Spax dampers. I got the springs off the old shocks, sand blasted and painted, then put them on the Spax, with adjustable seat at lowest position, today. The springs,
- /html/spitfires/2003-12/msg00073.html (6,632 bytes)
- 154. Re: Spax dampers (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 23:38:04 -0600
- Aaron suggested; After some adjustments, I got the springs lined up and got pics also. http://www.ljvaughan.homestead.com/spaxdampers.html Larry
- /html/spitfires/2003-12/msg00074.html (6,980 bytes)
- 155. cranks (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2003 19:50:28 -0600
- Hey all, I bought a crankshaft, on ebay and can't decide how to respond to the insult. see http://ljvaughan.homestead.com/unionjacs.html Larry
- /html/spitfires/2003-11/msg00041.html (6,607 bytes)
- 156. Re: cranks (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 16:50:16 -0600
- I am a backyard mechanic, rebuilding my first Spitfire. If anyone, more experienced than I, can say drilling a 5/32 hole completely thru the center main journal and the front rod journal doesn't rui
- /html/spitfires/2003-11/msg00070.html (7,942 bytes)
- 157. A-arm poly bushings (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 19:42:44 -0600
- I bought poly bushings, for the a-arms. The metal tube, that fits inside the bushings, is 3/16 inch longer than the stock tube in the rubber bushings. This made me wonder what the bearing surface sho
- /html/spitfires/2003-11/msg00071.html (6,855 bytes)
- 158. Swaybar (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 21:25:08 -0600
- I put the poly bushings on my swaybar today. I thought it would be a struggle, from some of the complaints, I had seen on the list. I had sandblasted, sandpapered, primered and painted the bar. I hea
- /html/spitfires/2003-11/msg00092.html (7,198 bytes)
- 159. 1,296 (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 17:33:52 -0600
- Will the 1500 head and flywheel fit the 1296 Mark III small journal motor? Larry
- /html/spitfires/2003-11/msg00120.html (6,829 bytes)
- 160. 79-80 rad (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 15:15:39 -0500
- I have a radiator, for the 79-80. I want to put it on my '73. I can connect the hoses and get an idea where the mounts should be, but I would rather have some pictures. Anyone having a camera and a 7
- /html/spitfires/2003-10/msg00046.html (6,504 bytes)
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