- 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)
This search system is powered by
Namazu