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1. Re: Another bit of spitfire trivia (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 11:18:59 -0500; Who am I to stop this thread of self-congratulatory misinformation... but... The MkI Midget for 1963 had front discs. (aka the mkII sprite) It was a mid series switch, the series started in 1961 and; /html/spitfires/2001-11/msg00121.html (8,020 bytes)
2. Re: Fw: 1296cc Piston still needed!! - Second attemp!! (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2001 15:36:11 -0500; Coming into this thread midway. Who needs pistons from a 1296? I have a set at home, I think one is damaged. There is a good chance that they are either STD or 020, so one of you I might be able to h; /html/spitfires/2001-11/msg00159.html (7,856 bytes)
3. Re: Canadian/British content (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2001 01:01:19 -0400; There is a Vauxhall Firenza, with the same droop-snoot design. Maybe the cars are a lot more similar than just the front end treatment. -- Trevor Boicey, P. Eng. Ottawa, Canada, tboicey@brit.ca ICQ #; /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00165.html (7,011 bytes)
4. Re: carb conversions (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2001 22:56:35 -0400; I agree, and it also depends on what you mean as "better". Peak power is a nice thing, but I suspect most of us want our LBCs to be something we can live with on a day to day basis. Easy starting, at; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00022.html (8,180 bytes)
5. Re: Fuel economy in a Spit. (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2001 23:01:06 -0400; Wow that must have been a pretty feather-footed driver who got 50mpg. (or a 50 mile downhill and a generous gallon!) Most listers seem to get around 25mpg, however I suspect most listers are measurin; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00023.html (8,536 bytes)
6. Re: Fuel economy in a Spit. (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2001 16:33:26 -0400; Ah. Not to diminish the figures, but "steady state" speed at 50mph is something else.The figure is useful to know but unless you meantion that figure is for "at 50mph" it could be quite deceptive. Th; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00030.html (10,092 bytes)
7. Re: Fuel economy in a Spit. (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2001 12:03:04 -0400; Perhaps in the 60s, but ABSOLUTELY not today. There is a very specific formula for determining this figure. Combines urban and highway ratings in some preset ratio. I believe in the US it is called t; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00055.html (10,470 bytes)
8. Re: Spitfire Painting Saga, finally completed (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2001 00:21:56 -0400; I can agree with this as well. I painted my MGB and it came out fine, but when it came time to paint the MG ZB the quotes to get it done sounded VERY reasonable compared to the work of doing it mysel; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00107.html (8,072 bytes)
9. Re: Spitfire Painting Saga, finally completed (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2001 03:10:01 -0400; When I did my Magnette, I did all the metalwork, patch replacement, and so on. I prefer to do this work over the shop, I can take my time, make sure it's as concours as I want it to be, be sure I get; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00113.html (8,576 bytes)
10. Re: Some thoughts on engine swap, Lotus maybe?? (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2001 05:09:36 -0400; Rebuilding a Lotus engine can be as expensive as rebuilding a Ferrari engine. I would recommend highly against it. If you are going non-original, you might as well have an engine that won't cost you; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00146.html (8,581 bytes)
11. Re: UK to US translation? (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 21:27:35 -0400; These words do not really translate one for one, because they are all valid. Cellulose is lacquer. I guess the full name is "cellulose lacquer", because auto lacquer comes in natural and synthetic. C; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00281.html (8,465 bytes)
12. Re: OK it runs for a short trip, then backfires and spits (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 16:40:45 -0400; You hit the nail on the head not only with the problem, but the nature of the problem. Little "mom and pop" performance part makers do not have the size and research ability to do a failure analysis; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00454.html (8,678 bytes)
13. Re: thanks! & K&N Filters (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 16:45:12 -0400; Most people seem to get a few more HP out of them... but... ...that's the other problem. Since they are so easy to install, just about everybody sees the ads, bolts them up, and the placebo effect ta; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00455.html (9,686 bytes)
14. Re: thanks! & K&N Filters (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 12:58:21 -0400; A nice story, but I caution strongly against using "thought and reason" to justify what you really hope to be true. Your story sounds nice, but in a way could even be used to justify the horrible wir; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00464.html (10,089 bytes)
15. Re: thanks! & K&N Filters - Read it from their own website! (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 13:34:57 -0400; Wow, information from the K&N web site. How impartial. ;> -- Trevor Boicey, P. Eng. Ottawa, Canada, tboicey@brit.ca ICQ #17432933 http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/ Destiny has a tee time. /// spitfires@au; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00467.html (7,063 bytes)
16. Re: thanks! & K&N Filters (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 13:56:53 -0400; Please provide with references. All I saw was a loose text piece, not unlike the information on K&Ns own website. I'm sorry, but any impartial scientific analysis and evidence I have seen, including; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00470.html (12,320 bytes)
17. Re: Anyone want to trade a single DGV for some twin (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 16:18:31 -0400; There is some debate around as to whether the twin SUs or the sidedraft webers give more power. The Webers give you a lot more adjustability which is both a curse and a blessing, but for really hot c; /html/spitfires/2001-08/msg00260.html (7,632 bytes)
18. Re: What Have I done???? (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 01:53:49 -0400; I second this motion. A related LBC conversion is putting an MGB engine into a Z magnette. They use the same block, but because of the crossmember, the deep end of the oil pan is at the wrong end. Th; /html/spitfires/2001-07/msg00215.html (8,639 bytes)
19. 1500 clutch throwout pinion in-situ ---> summary (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 18:40:14 -0400; Well, as a follow up to a long ago post about slop in the clutch throwout arm pin, I have proven it can be changed in situ if you are a little bit lucky and a little bit lazy. Anyways, all the parts; /html/spitfires/2001-07/msg00404.html (8,804 bytes)
20. Carb rebuild kits for HS4s (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 02:00:54 -0400; Is there a good place to get rebuild kits for UK spec HS-4s in North America? I have HS-4s on my 1500, and am thinking a complete rebuild would make the tuning a little more stable. Although I have m; /html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00284.html (7,199 bytes)

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