- 181. Re: Las Vegas Classic Car Graveyard (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 23:44:09 -0500
- Watch your mouth. Larry /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive
- /html/spitfires/2003-05/msg00308.html (6,715 bytes)
- 182. Re: Lubrication chart (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 11:56:08 -0600
- This thread gives me a chance to ask about the grease zerks. I know it has been covered before, BUT. My new ball joints and lower trunnions don't have grease zerks. The lower trunnions can be drilled
- /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00012.html (7,194 bytes)
- 183. Wheel stud upgrade (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 22:01:40 -0500
- I bought some used Western five slot aluminum wheels recently. Lug nuts were not included. The seller said to upgrade the wheel studs to 7/16X20 and lug nuts would be easier to find. I checked out th
- /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00263.html (7,381 bytes)
- 184. Re: Wrong tyres... oops (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 19:40:45 -0500
- << at least without going to 205/60, and you'd never get that onto a 5.5" <205's will work fine on a 5.5" rim width, though that's about the minimum.> While looking for tires to fit my 5.5 rims, I fo
- /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00344.html (7,948 bytes)
- 185. Re: Crash Photos (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 13:41:50 -0500
- What year is your Spit? It looks like my '73, bumpers etc. I have been thinking of setting my '73 body on my '77 frame. The '77 frame has outriggers to brace the trunk floor. Would the extra bracing
- /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00360.html (7,350 bytes)
- 186. Re: e-bay (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2003 11:01:25 -0600
- An aluminum valve cover, for the Spitfire went for $81.00. At least three places sell them for $69.95 right now. I had my eye on it when it was at $45.00. When I checked today it was over. Larry ///
- /html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00015.html (7,626 bytes)
- 187. Re: e-bay (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2003 11:31:31 -0600
- Here's something else about ebay that has me puzzled. A seller called (usedbritishcarparts.com) starts the bid so high that I haven't seen anyone bid on their parts for a very long time, and they put
- /html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00018.html (7,753 bytes)
- 188. Re: air filters (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 20:45:09 -0600
- Victoria British has a winter sale that ends friday, 03/07/03. I bought a couple of the longflo filters for my HS4 SU carbs. They looked good in the advert and sounded good, Foam filter-washable-dome
- /html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00052.html (7,204 bytes)
- 189. Mallory dual point distributor (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2003 11:20:49 -0600
- I have a Mallory dual point distributor that needs a hole drilled in the shaft for the dog leg pin. When I asked the machine shop owner about drilling the hole, he was reluctant to the point of refus
- /html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00067.html (7,095 bytes)
- 190. web pages (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2003 14:10:41 -0600
- I've been working on my web page, off and on, to show my progress on my Spitfires. I can't decipher the user friendly, self explanetory. It's Homestead. I can post pictures on new pages, but I can't
- /html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00069.html (6,624 bytes)
- 191. webpage (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2003 14:50:57 -0600
- After some new info, I have the correct link, but still have much work to Larry http://ljvaughan.homestead.com/ /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorc
- /html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00070.html (6,779 bytes)
- 192. Re: webpage (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2003 17:49:05 -0600
- When you get past the anger, @##$%$^&&*#, and start pushing buttons the basics start looking like basics. Sort of like basics anyway. I hope to document my Spitfire experience on these pages. Larry A
- /html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00071.html (7,031 bytes)
- 193. Re: Stop! Thief! (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 21:11:26 -0600
- I bought some stuff on ebay recently and thought I got a sweet deal. '73 Spit under bumper frame covers, 50.00 '72 gas cap, 6.00 '73 NOS Tach Smith # RN1326/00A, 40.00 My '73 covers were smoother tha
- /html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00248.html (7,120 bytes)
- 194. Wires (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 14:55:33 -0600
- I am in the process of seperating the body from the frame, on my '77 and my '73. The gas tank has a black wire to the top and a green, with black stripe, wire to the bottom, of the gauge mechanism. A
- /html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00297.html (6,712 bytes)
- 195. Re: A shout out to Joe Curry (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 20:14:00 -0600
- Hey Joe, Swing spring and camber compensator? Make the spring rigid and use camber compensator. Is this what you did Terry? How much performance increase? Larry /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing l
- /html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00382.html (6,839 bytes)
- 196. Re: Iron bellhousing - heavy or what? (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2003 15:00:26 -0600
- I weighed one of mine. It was 24 lbs. Want to trade? Larry bellhousing? I've just weighed one of the early alloy ones and it's an amazing 5lb 9oz, /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try
- /html/spitfires/2003-02/msg00012.html (7,262 bytes)
- 197. crankshafts (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 20:29:08 -0600
- I dismantled my '77 motor and found the crankshaft had bumped the rear main so much that the cranks rear thrust surface had a curved taper of .060, from top to bottom. The block had been repaired. Th
- /html/spitfires/2003-02/msg00093.html (7,393 bytes)
- 198. Re: Joe Curto (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 20:11:52 -0600
- I bought a pair of SU HS4's from John Esposito. They had the waxstat jets and ADN needles. I bought a kit from Joe Curto that had regular jets, ABT needles and solid throttle plates. He recommended k
- /html/spitfires/2003-02/msg00153.html (6,813 bytes)
- 199. Tachometer (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 10:24:10 -0600
- Does anyone know if a Jaeger 6500 rpm tach 3.55-1 RN-1319/04 will work in a '73 Spifire 1500? Larry /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Arch
- /html/spitfires/2003-02/msg00180.html (6,517 bytes)
- 200. Re: bottom pulley nut (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
- Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:45:53 -0600
- John, yes it is. I recently bought a 3/4 drive 1 13/16 socket and sliding T bar at Atwood's. Around $20, much cheaper than Sear's! Larry /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://w
- /html/spitfires/2003-02/msg00232.html (6,761 bytes)
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