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81. Re: Wiring Harness (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 18:36:21 -0400
...that's the sad part. It's part of the sad truth that most DPOs really think they are improving the car. "I'll just remove this LUCAS chunk and the four inch square of bulkhead it's attached to, wh
/html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00671.html (8,362 bytes)

82. Re: Wiring Harness!! (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 01:58:23 -0400
...are reproduction harnesses for that era spitfire available? -- Trevor Boicey, P. Eng. Ottawa, Canada, tboicey@brit.ca ICQ #17432933 http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/ "You didn't miss much. Honeydew is
/html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00699.html (7,144 bytes)

83. Re: Spitfire/Hyundai Transmission (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 16:16:38 -0400
The Pony-era Hyundais were pretty lousy. The Excel-era Hyundais were decent. The modern Hyundais (Accent, Tiburon) are very nicely done and phenomenal value for money. They really did turn it around,
/html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00806.html (9,269 bytes)

84. Re: Spitfire/Hyundai Transmission (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 16:31:43 -0400
Well, I'm not so sure of that. The Hyundai was unreliable by 80s standards. The Spitfire was unreliable by 60s standards. That might make the Hyundai tranny worth it's weight in gold! As well, they a
/html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00808.html (9,251 bytes)

85. Re: Spitfire/Hyundai Transmission (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 22:30:35 -0400
Well, it still matters, there are shades of grey even though in a modern world they all look black. People's expectations just get higher and higher every decade, and the bar is raised. 100,000km spa
/html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00822.html (9,862 bytes)

86. Re: Spitfire/Hyundai Transmission (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 01:44:42 -0400
I would have considered it if I didn't just spend a small fortune to buy an OD tranny I haven't yet installed. The car that keeps me on this list is actually a Midget 1500, which shares engine and tr
/html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00826.html (8,661 bytes)

87. Re: Welding Spit body panels (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 17:43:11 -0400
There are products you can use that help even more, although distortion is still a problem. I use the stuff with great success, it's like runny blue play-dough. One brand name is Sta-Frost putty, alt
/html/spitfires/2000-08/msg01017.html (10,361 bytes)

88. Re: Welding Spit body panels (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 01:16:37 -0400
I have never heard anybody who has welded say ANYTHING is better than welding. Frankly, it just really isn't possible IMHO, welding is the natural technique for joining metal. As a lovely side bonus,
/html/spitfires/2000-08/msg01081.html (9,806 bytes)

89. Re: Welding Spit body panels (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 05:24:15 -0400
Too many differences between airliners and cars for this to hold water. Airliners are made of thin aluminum. Cars are made out of thick(er) steel. Airliners have few if any tight curves or especially
/html/spitfires/2000-08/msg01109.html (10,629 bytes)

90. Re: Welding Spit body panels (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 15:19:55 -0400
...and to which I reply that *NOTHING* is easier, faster, and cheaper than welding. I can't imagine drilling all kinds of holes, fuddling with rivets and so on, and I even have an air powered rivet g
/html/spitfires/2000-08/msg01120.html (9,568 bytes)

91. Re: Welding Spit body panels (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 17:45:10 -0400
Good welding? I thought we were talking about MIG welding! (sarcasm) -- Trevor Boicey, P. Eng. Ottawa, Canada, tboicey@brit.ca ICQ #17432933 http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/ "Bob, don't screen your maker
/html/spitfires/2000-08/msg01127.html (8,909 bytes)

92. Re: Welding Spit body panels (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 22:51:55 -0400
Well, there's a 20 pound bag of attitude without a 2 cent satchel of fact. So you are saying if you were reading Hemmings and saw an ad that said "Spitfire, total restoration, not using welding but g
/html/spitfires/2000-08/msg01137.html (8,960 bytes)

93. Re: Welding Spit body panels (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 17:20:18 -0400
I realize you are trying to play the "book learnin'" card, but that is the last resort of the logically lost. I have no fear of "book learnin'", I have an engineering degree in a box somewhere and a
/html/spitfires/2000-08/msg01202.html (10,007 bytes)

94. John J. Black of Waterloo Drivetrain? (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 15:44:22 -0400
Does anyone have an alternate method of contacting John J. Black of waterloo drivetrain conversions in Austin, Texas? He seems like a nice guy and I've dealt with him successfully a few times. I just
/html/spitfires/2000-08/msg01271.html (7,411 bytes)

95. Re: John J. Black (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 16:52:13 -0400
The general consensus is that John sold his share of the business and is moving to Northern California. He's probably offline for the move. So it's good news all around! -- Trevor Boicey, P. Eng. Ott
/html/spitfires/2000-08/msg01276.html (7,180 bytes)

96. Re: Electric or Flex fan for Spitfire? (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 17:19:09 -0400
I can vouch for electric fans. I have a series II E-type, and E-types had marginal cooling from the beginning. By the time my car was made, they had done a lot of work to it. ...so my car came with a
/html/spitfires/2000-08/msg01279.html (7,933 bytes)

97. Spitfire O/D wiring and oil (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 23:37:46 -0400
I am putting a spitfire O/D in my Midget, so I don't have some data in my manual that I want/need. Does someone have a wiring diagram for the overdrive? Is there a relay in there? (late J-type) Also,
/html/spitfires/2000-08/msg01292.html (6,629 bytes)

98. J-type O/D question (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 00:11:50 -0400
In the top center of the J-type tranny, right behind the bell housing, there is a hole. Mine came with a hole there, but it looks like it's meant to be plugged. Does it just need a plug? Or does it r
/html/spitfires/2000-08/msg01294.html (7,059 bytes)

99. Re: J-type O/D question (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 00:51:18 -0400
Do all implementations use this switch location and work in 3 & 4? I'd love to be able to use the O/D in 3rd, I was under the impression I'd only be able to use it in 4th. I have some TR6 transmissio
/html/spitfires/2000-08/msg01297.html (7,127 bytes)

100. Re: crash safety in TR's (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 01:42:40 -0400
Some of the later LBCs have side impact beams, my 75 Midget does for example. Not that I'd WANT to be in a side impact, but it's better than it could be. Neither of which is as effective as both. --
/html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00594.html (6,962 bytes)

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