- 1. Re: Virtual car show (score: 1)
- Author: Jeremy DuBois <jer@thlogic.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 May 1995 08:17:35 -0400 (EDT)
- I've got access to a good color scanner, and photoshop, and I'd be willing to scan and touch up the images. I've even got web space, but it's on a 28.8K link, so it wouldn't be very useful for lots
- /html/triumphs/1995-05/msg00453.html (7,915 bytes)
- 2. Lubricating the front suspension on a Spitfire. (score: 1)
- Author: Jeremy DuBois <jer@thlogic.com>
- Date: Wed, 7 Jun 1995 08:31:07 -0400 (EDT)
- The manuals all say to lubricate the suspension on my 76 Spit with oil not grease. Is this really necessary? If so, how the heck do I get oil into there? There is grease in there now (put in there by
- /html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00095.html (7,083 bytes)
- 3. Spit lube update. (score: 1)
- Author: Jeremy DuBois <jer@thlogic.com>
- Date: Fri, 9 Jun 1995 09:36:21 -0400 (EDT)
- I want to thank everyone for the really great advice about lubricating the trunnions on the front suspension of my spit. I went out last night with a pneumatic grease gun and shot some oil into the t
- /html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00152.html (8,389 bytes)
- 4. Spit exhaust manifold needed & questions (score: 1)
- Author: Jeremy DuBois <jer@thlogic.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jun 1995 09:50:17 -0400 (EDT)
- Ok, I determined, from all the great input from the list, that I need to rebuild my front suspension. I figured, since I'm a little wary of driving the car until I get that rebuild, while I wait for
- /html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00175.html (9,180 bytes)
- 5. Re: Spit exhaust manifold needed & questions (score: 1)
- Author: Jeremy DuBois <jer@thlogic.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jun 1995 13:14:18 -0400 (EDT)
- Well, stop it! ;-) Yeah, getting the studs out of the manifold is what I was most concerned about, the rest I assumed I could grind away. I've got a pretty hefty air compressor and tried to get the
- /html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00185.html (9,292 bytes)
- 6. Re: Spit exhaust manifold needed & questions (score: 1)
- Author: Jeremy DuBois <jer@thlogic.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jun 1995 19:07:11 -0400 (EDT)
- Well, I was talking about the first situation but I'm sure the second problem is just a short time away :-). I did manage to get the bolts apart tonight, with a days worth of WD-40 and a larger sock
- /html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00207.html (8,993 bytes)
- 7. Further Spit ramblings. (score: 1)
- Author: Jeremy DuBois <jer@thlogic.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Jun 1995 08:48:36 -0400 (EDT)
- For anybody out there following my progress, the replacement exhaust manifold I was to get from the 79 spitfire turned out to be cracked, so I didn't end up getting it. I had another kind offer (than
- /html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00251.html (7,434 bytes)
- 8. Re: Spit lube update. (score: 1)
- Author: Jeremy DuBois <jer@thlogic.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Jun 1995 09:42:30 -0400 (EDT)
- The repair manuals all say to remove the plug, fit a grease nipple, squirt the oil, then replace the plug. So, I'd figure your right that all spitfires came with a plug bolt. The annoying thing that
- /html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00254.html (7,933 bytes)
- 9. Look at TR3A, need advice. (score: 1)
- Author: Jeremy DuBois <jer@thlogic.com>
- Date: Tue, 20 Jun 1995 08:38:25 -0400 (EDT)
- Hi all, I went to Gloucester yesterday to look at a 59 TR3A. It seemed like what I wanted, (which is a car that is a reasonable first restoration project) but I wanted to see what people on the list
- /html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00296.html (7,563 bytes)
- 10. Re: gt6 waterpump (score: 1)
- Author: Jeremy DuBois <jer@thlogic.com>
- Date: Tue, 20 Jun 1995 13:01:28 -0400 (EDT)
- I was terribly surprised to find VB much more useful that TRF the other day. As some of you may remember, I'm currently awaiting a rebuild kit for my 76 Spit's front suspension. TRF didn't have any
- /html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00309.html (8,074 bytes)
- 11. Re: Veneer for dashboards (score: 1)
- Author: Jeremy DuBois <jer@thlogic.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Jun 1995 08:14:51 -0400 (EDT)
- Prestige Auto Trim in California makes dashboards for most of the Triumph line. They charged me $120 for my Spitfire dash. (The TR4/250/6 ones where $140 I think). I believe the ones TRF sales have
- /html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00348.html (9,947 bytes)
- 12. Re: Veneer for dashboards (score: 1)
- Author: Jeremy DuBois <jer@thlogic.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Jun 1995 10:25:28 -0400 (EDT)
- They are solid wood dashes, which are finished on both sides. Jeremy DuBois Programmer/System Administrator Thermalogic Corporation
- /html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00355.html (8,786 bytes)
- 13. Spitfire timing problems. (score: 1)
- Author: Jeremy DuBois <jer@thlogic.com>
- Date: Tue, 27 Jun 1995 18:46:39 -0400 (EDT)
- Hi all, I've got a timing problem with my 76 Spitfire. The Bentley manual says the timing should be at 10 btdc. The Haynes manual says it should be 2 atdc. I figured this wasn't a big problem, I'd ju
- /html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00509.html (7,391 bytes)
- 14. Re: Spit 1500 lower extremities - or lack of (score: 1)
- Author: Jeremy DuBois <jer@thlogic.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 Jul 1995 08:20:38 -0400 (EDT)
- Uh-oh. Does a grinding sound and a second or two for the oil light to go out mean an engine rebuild? Those symtoms describe my 76 spit starting up from cold exactly. Jeremy DuBois Programmer/System
- /html/triumphs/1995-07/msg00252.html (7,567 bytes)
- 15. Re: sound files (score: 1)
- Author: Jeremy DuBois <jer@thlogic.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 Jul 1995 15:12:47 -0400 (EDT)
- Well, I'd be happy to donate my sound if somebody would tell me what the heck is making it :-) Jeremy DuBois Programmer/System Administrator Thermalogic Corporation
- /html/triumphs/1995-07/msg00277.html (7,504 bytes)
- 16. Re: sound files (score: 1)
- Author: Jeremy DuBois <jer@thlogic.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 Jul 1995 07:27:36 -0400 (EDT)
- Sure, what the heck, could be fun. I'll record the Spit this weekend. I'll also throw in what I think is it pinging at no extra cost ;-) Jeremy DuBois Programmer/System Administrator Thermalogic Cor
- /html/triumphs/1995-07/msg00293.html (8,262 bytes)
- 17. Re: Parts suppliers (score: 1)
- Author: Jeremy DuBois <jer@thlogic.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jul 1995 11:02:01 -0400 (EDT)
- Hey come on, that isn't fair. It's not true that they hold all orders for 48 hours. My last order from them was at my door in 48 hours. VB ships same day on orders received before 3:00pm central. I
- /html/triumphs/1995-07/msg00429.html (9,185 bytes)
- 18. Spitfire suspension rebuild (score: 1)
- Author: Jeremy DuBois <jer@thlogic.com>
- Date: Mon, 7 Aug 1995 21:26:55 -0400 (EDT)
- Ok, since my spitfire is making quite a lot of bearing noise, I've decided not to drive it until I can get a look at the bearings. Since it's parked, I've started to dig into the front suspension, wh
- /html/triumphs/1995-08/msg00140.html (7,541 bytes)
- 19. Spitfire Manifold for Weber carb? (score: 1)
- Author: Jeremy DuBois <jer@thlogic.com>
- Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 08:13:15 -0400 (EDT)
- At my family reunion this weekend in Utah, my uncle mentioned that he had a Weber Downdraft carb that he had taken out of a Datsun 240Z years ago, and is just sitting in an old box, so he's going to
- /html/triumphs/1995-08/msg00220.html (7,217 bytes)
- 20. Re: Complaint about TRF stuff (score: 1)
- Author: Jeremy DuBois <jer@thlogic.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Aug 1995 14:22:09 -0400 (EDT)
- Well, for what it's worth, I ordered one visor from TRF and one visor from VB (Don't ask, long story), and they were exactly the same quality. (poor, but usable). I've often thought VB gets trashed
- /html/triumphs/1995-08/msg00353.html (9,139 bytes)
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