That would be me Paul, I think I'll head over to Pep Boys at lunch!
Thanks for the information!
Nice color on your car.
Glenn Bowley
'75 Spit 1500
FM30644U
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Carreiro [SMTP:74Spit@accessearth.net]
> Sent: Sunday, August 01, 1999 7:30 PM
> To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Air Shocks (Brass Schrader Valves) and THANKS!
>
>
> Greetings fellow Spit Pilots..
>
> Someone asked awhile ago for a source for brass Schrader valves for
> the Spit air shock installation. I just completed installation of a set
> of
> Monroe MA-785 air shocks on my 1974 Spit 1500. I found that the
> Gabriel Hose Kit P/N 140656 contains two single brass Schrader valves,
> plus two plastic T-valves with hosing. Cost is $9.99 at Pep Boys. The
> brass valves are much more sturdy than the plastic T-valves supplied.
> This hose kit is compatible with the Monroe shocks (although I used the
> supplied Monroe hose caps for the shocks themselves).
>
> I'd like to take this opportunity (being somewhat of a list lurker) to
> thank
> the list for the superior level of technical help and expertise available.
> I
> have taken my '74 Spit 1500 "TOODLZ" from a state were it was stored
> for 14 years (with 42K miles on the odometer), to a prime, street driven,
> California smogged, head turner. I've done so many projects to get from
> there to here, I can't even begin to list them. Each one however, was
> aided with posts that I had archived from the list over the past year.
> From
> wheel color to tire size, from air shocks to crank shaft nut size; it
> seems
> like each thread has helped in the restoration of my Spit. I haven't had
> to
> ask many questions from the list at all.. it's all already there! The List
> Archives are a big help too.
>
> I don't have a web page for my Spit (yet), but here are some before and
> after pictures to give you an idea the road I've traveled:
>
> Before: http://members.accessearth.net/~n6ev/before.jpg Right after the
> car was dragged from the garage where it spent the later half of the 80's,
> and all of the 90's stored under a car cover.
>
> After: http://members.accessearth.net/~n6ev/after.jpg Picture taken a
> few minutes ago out in the drive way. You can see where I have not
> taken down all of the 14 years worth of paint oxidization on the driver's
> side door... a good comparison of before/after paint.
>
> Thanks again for being there.
>
> Paul Carreiro - Southern California - mailto:74Spit@accessearth.net
> 1974 Spitfire 1500 - "TOODLZ" - FM-17459U - Mimosa Yellow - 42K miles
> Member: Southern California Triumph Owners Association
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