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1. re: Tiny Tim and Joe Curry (score: 1)
Author: Leon <markiiibuy@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 20:46:21 -0700 (PDT)
errspitfires@autox.team.netSubject:Tiny Tim & Joe Curry Article in Grassroots Motorsports Magazine Err, Nolan, you may be right about Joe being the first..., but you're a bit too late for that. Joe a
/html/spitfires/2003-05/msg00009.html (6,911 bytes)

2. Passengers wanted? (score: 1)
Author: Leon <markiiibuy@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 18:36:38 -0800 (PST)
If you ever put a seat in the right side of your beast, and it doesn't immediately melt or burst into flames, I 'd love a ride in it. Maybe not at speeds about 140 though ;-) All, Now we need a char
/html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00086.html (6,938 bytes)

3. re:Spitfire Tarmacrobatics Team (score: 1)
Author: Leon <markiiibuy@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 11:50:08 -0700 (PDT)
Hey James,They do square dances with old tractors in Nebraska, USA.I've always thought that a precision driving team demonstration would be a good idea. Formula 1 drivers can't be the only ones in th
/html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00167.html (6,867 bytes)

4. Not studly at all (score: 1)
Author: Leon <markiiibuy@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 15:10:21 -0700 (PDT)
AArrrgghhh. 73 GT6 Mark III broke all four rr wheel studs and became a slidemobile. Ok, that was a surpise, and it came home carefully on a tow truck.Knocked out the broken studs, bought new ones fro
/html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00188.html (7,815 bytes)

5. Playing with a drum (score: 1)
Author: Leon <markiiibuy@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 11:58:01 -0700 (PDT)
After all four RR studs broke at once on the GT6 slidemobile, I got to wondering why those brass washers are between the rear axle flange and the brake drum. They didn't look stock and aren't in any
/html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00246.html (7,234 bytes)

6. 1/4 inch tool for brake adjusters (score: 1)
Author: Leon <markiiibuy@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 20:26:39 -0700 (PDT)
And if you have OLD 8 point sockets, a 1/4 socket will work , too.Leon -- The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-b
/html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00264.html (6,601 bytes)

7. re:Auto Brake Adjusters (score: 1)
Author: Leon <markiiibuy@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 17:25:11 -0700 (PDT)
Dan,Are you sure you have Spit half shafts? The auto adjusters were on late model (i.e. 73) GT6s. I don't know of anything else they were on. Are the drums 9"? Bet they are? my 76 Spit and 70 Spit ax
/html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00301.html (6,767 bytes)

8. Bl Manual (score: 1)
Author: Leon <markiiibuy@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 14:47:33 -0700 (PDT)
My manual is titled:Repair operation manual Triumph Spitfire 1500 (1975) British Leyland. part # RTC 9230/A Issued by the Service division in Coventry. found it at a swap meet. I don't know anyone wh
/html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00396.html (6,722 bytes)

9. air pump (score: 1)
Author: Leon <markiiibuy@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 15:45:46 -0800 (PST)
What year is it? I could go out and snap a few pics of my 76. Leon -- Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http
/html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00366.html (6,523 bytes)

10. motor no go (score: 1)
Author: Leon <markiiibuy@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2003 20:26:17 -0800 (PST)
When you wake up tomorrow, see what it will do if you put in in fourth and give it a push it a bit. If it turns well you could have a starter problem. Do you live on a hill? Leon -- Yahoo! Platinum
/html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00403.html (7,616 bytes)

11. soon to be lamp (score: 1)
Author: Leon <markiiibuy@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2003 16:01:25 -0800 (PST)
You'e certainlly had a weird happening. Wouldn't have guessed a locked up cam. It's good you still have a sense of humor. Leon -- Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your deskto
/html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00413.html (6,609 bytes)

12. Re: Grease fittings. (score: 1)
Author: Leon <markiiibuy@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 17:37:49 -0800 (PST)
Have you looked carefully at the ends of the fittings. I think some have pieces that go farther out past the threads than others. Have you put the old and new fittings side by side and matched the t
/html/spitfires/2003-02/msg00030.html (6,972 bytes)

13. Re: Strange Spitfire Fuel Delivery Problem (score: 1)
Author: Leon <markiiibuy@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 18:26:59 -0800 (PST)
It gets hot in Kansas, too. Just take ice from your cooler and hold it on the fuel pump. Then you won't have to open it.Ice cream will do in a pinch but it's messy. Clothes pins clipped on the fuel
/html/spitfires/2003-02/msg00032.html (8,152 bytes)

14. Changing brake shoes adjustingtool (score: 1)
Author: Leon <markiiibuy@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 08:55:44 -0800 (PST)
Ah, the advantage of ancient tools. I have a very old 1/4 drive rachet that the 1/4" male shaft slips out of. That leaves a perfect 1/4 " square hole to put over the adjuster. Works great. also, If t
/html/spitfires/2003-02/msg00144.html (6,872 bytes)

15. 78 Spit for sale in Detroit (score: 1)
Author: Leon <markiiibuy@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 19:40:28 -0800 (PST)
Hi Group, Leon again. I read the 6 pack list to learn about 6 cylinders like in the GT6 This came up on the list and I am sending it to you all. No Financial interst, I don't know the owner or the ca
/html/spitfires/2003-01/msg00157.html (7,396 bytes)

16. re:spongy brakes (score: 1)
Author: Leon <markiiibuy@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 19:27:18 -0800 (PST)
Don't forget the rear end, too. I don't think any Spits had self adjusting brakes. My 76 doesn't. There is a 1/4" stud in the bottom of the backing plate that needs to be turned to adjust them. Rais
/html/spitfires/2003-01/msg00247.html (7,688 bytes)

17. re:spongy brakes (score: 1)
Author: Leon <markiiibuy@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 20:52:13 -0800 (PST)
REAL hot! I burned my fingers on the lug nuts trying to remove the wheel... Doug > Ouch! yea, not THAT tight, but shouldn't the e brake almost lock the back wheels at low speed on dry pavement??? Le
/html/spitfires/2003-01/msg00249.html (7,608 bytes)

18. Re: New lister, quick question... (score: 1)
Author: Leon <markiiibuy@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 12:46:11 -0800 (PST)
Where is it? One of us might look at it with you. And we might not even try to outbid you. If you have a a parts catalogue take it with you. You can start checking off the dollar signs as you go. Do
/html/spitfires/2003-01/msg00287.html (8,124 bytes)

19. wrinkled spit (score: 1)
Author: Leon <markiiibuy@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2002 11:38:09 -0800 (PST)
Besides all the good advice on the body work, I would suggest that you take a good look around the engine. A bit of an impact like that can knock vacuum hoses off failry easily. You might look for l
/html/spitfires/2002-12/msg00000.html (6,238 bytes)

20. first junkyard visit (score: 1)
Author: Leon <markiiibuy@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 13:17:27 -0800 (PST)
How can you have had your Spit for this long and traded engines without a visit to the breakers? Some of us have personal relationships with the owners. I got a job offer one day when I pulled a diff
/html/spitfires/2002-12/msg00141.html (6,736 bytes)


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