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81. DOT 5 (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 21:13:02 -0600
I bought some DOT 5 and used it to assemble my rebuilt calipers. The next day I read that DOT 5 was popular for awhile then fell out of favor because it has a squishy brake feel and doesn't disperse
/html/spitfires/2004-11/msg00089.html (6,657 bytes)

82. RE: DOT 5 (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 18:04:08 -0600
Three pro and two con. I don't want to take the calipers apart again. I'll have all new parts except the pipes. I guess I'll try the DOT 5. I'm ordering the stainless and nylon hoses which are suppos
/html/spitfires/2004-11/msg00093.html (6,827 bytes)

83. Re: Tire clearance/rub (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 22:10:47 -0600
That is one good looking Spitfire! All you can do is try a narrower front tire and or a lower profile front tire. http://www.ljvaughan.homestead.com/ I'm still working on mine. Larry
/html/spitfires/2004-11/msg00118.html (6,986 bytes)

84. Re: Dished Pistons (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 23:56:14 -0600
Have a look. Shits may be excluded. Pardon, I should have said brits. Larry
/html/spitfires/2004-11/msg00136.html (8,161 bytes)

85. Re: Dished Pistons (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 00:01:42 -0600
Sorry I forgot to add the looksee. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7937239374&category=33623 Larry
/html/spitfires/2004-11/msg00137.html (7,715 bytes)

86. Re: Rhyming slang & insults (RE: Dished Pistons) (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 08:36:44 -0600
To all, I had to return fire. I will forgo cockney from now on. Sorry. I was caught off guard a few weeks ago. Shermans certainly sounds better. I refer to New Yorkers as yanks. I don't know if they
/html/spitfires/2004-11/msg00145.html (8,916 bytes)

87. Re: Tire clearance/rub (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 22:33:14 -0600
You are the first guest shot on my site. If that is not OK, let me know. http://ljvaughan.homestead.com/index.html Larry is only for
/html/spitfires/2004-11/msg00163.html (7,972 bytes)

88. Evacuation (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 20:42:21 -0600
The dude that has the lease on the shed that I am using, showed up this evening while I was working on the Spitfire. He told me he needed more room, when would I be done and he didn't want to rush me
/html/spitfires/2004-11/msg00168.html (6,764 bytes)

89. front spindle (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 19:24:15 -0500
I am putting my frame together. One of my new parts is the wheel bearing kit. I remember past discussions about the felt washer. It was supposed to rub on the spindle base. The kit I have, has the fe
/html/spitfires/2004-10/msg00008.html (6,727 bytes)

90. reassembly (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 19:38:54 -0500
What was the brass eating component of the transmission oil we are supposed to avoid in Spitfires? Would a squeeze tube of EP90 oil, intended for outboard motor transmissions and no contents descript
/html/spitfires/2004-10/msg00014.html (6,735 bytes)

91. brass eating (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 19:31:06 -0500
Is molybdenum disulfide a brass eater? I just removed my new front trunnions and cleaned out the EP90, with unknown components and pumped them full of a lithium grease with moly. As I was coating the
/html/spitfires/2004-10/msg00023.html (6,646 bytes)

92. front trunnions (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 00:49:50 -0500
I have a Bentley manual and a Haynes manual. Both say tighten the front trunnions finger tight, then back them off enough for full lock operation. What is finger tight? Till you meet resistance again
/html/spitfires/2004-10/msg00029.html (7,566 bytes)

93. front trunnions (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 21:13:36 -0500
come on, come on, come on. I need some feed back. I had my front suspension hooked up, then tore it down, to change the trunnion lubrication, then fixed some spring problems, then had doubts about ho
/html/spitfires/2004-10/msg00032.html (7,301 bytes)

94. rack mounts (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:22:00 -0500
I have the poly steering rack mounts and the solid aluminum mounts. Any pros and cons? I believe I have to discard the nylon button and cover the hole with tape to use the solid aluminum mounts. Is t
/html/spitfires/2004-10/msg00037.html (6,409 bytes)

95. racked (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 22:43:54 -0500
I removed the old tie rod ends and rubber covers from my steering rack. The nylon button put a wear groove on the rack. I suppose it was doing it's job quite well with the rubber bush. The poly bush
/html/spitfires/2004-10/msg00040.html (6,575 bytes)

96. calipers (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 13:46:58 -0500
I took two pair of calipers apart. All were corroded to some extent. Two look usable, the corrosion is at the very bottom of the cylinder or at the top of the piston. I split the calipers so I could
/html/spitfires/2004-10/msg00045.html (7,019 bytes)

97. Re: calipers (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 19:32:52 -0500
To all you caliper splitters, Pegasus auto racing sells the original type seal. Expensive, but I didn't find a good match at the local supply stores. Larry
/html/spitfires/2004-10/msg00062.html (6,724 bytes)

98. zerk (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 15:38:35 -0600
What grease zerk replaces the plug in the steering box cap? '73 and up. NAPA couldn't match the plug threads with fine thread or metric nut's, but it didn't really matter because they only have coars
/html/spitfires/2004-10/msg00067.html (6,431 bytes)

99. Re: zerk (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 20:18:43 -0600
Hey Doug, When you take the rack off and try to clean every thing up, so you can put your new gaiters and tie rod ends on, what's the procedure for greaseing the works without a grease zerk on the pi
/html/spitfires/2004-10/msg00069.html (6,812 bytes)

100. Quaife rear (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 18:30:30 -0500
Would a Quaife rear be of any benefit to a street Spit? Or would a new interior be a better use of ones limited resources? Larry
/html/spitfires/2004-09/msg00038.html (6,603 bytes)

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