Chip,
I'm pretty sure you can get those plugs from Spitbits. Congrats on the new
car!
Best wishes,
Jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: Chip Kigar <ckigar@qni.com>
To: <spitfires-digest@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 17, 1999 7:57 PM
Subject: Greetings!... well, at LONG last..... also: where can I purchase
chassis plugs and also headlight question
>
> Greetings!... well, at LONG last, I've gotten my spitfire that I ebay bid
on
> 8-2-99... it arrived December 9... the story (in MUCH briefer detail that
it
> took) is that when I told the seller the cost of shipping, he proposed
> having the engine rebuilt so I could drive it home (1100 miles... El Paso
to
> Overland Park, KS). Well, the rebuild and assorted events stretched the
> process beyond what either I or the seller imagined... and I ended up
having
> it shipped anyway because there is only so much I can get done before the
> y2k rollover (I'm a programmer...my employer has some silly idea I should
be
> around for the December countdown).
>
> The car was 'as described'... virtually rust free (I found some light
> surface rust under the seats) and fundamentally sound, with a hot power
> plant (webers, header, elec ignition, OD)... but with a nasty interior and
> lots of miscellaneous needs that will fill my weekends indefinately...
>
> Anyway, on to my question... in stripping the interior, I found that
several
> of the rubber chassis plugs (drain hole plugs?) are missing. I assume
these
> are nothing special, but the local parts guy couldn't help (and V. Brits
is
> about ten minutes from me... but they don't show them in the catalogue).
> Has anyone found these plugs at like a car dealer?
>
> Second question... one headlight (right) is MUCH dimmer than the other...
> is this most likely a connection problem or does it have any special
> significance?
>
> Thanks folks, it's great to leave 'lurk' status' and start putting this
> resource to work. I'll be posting pics on my page in a day or two.
>
>
> Chip Kigar
>
> PS... I went to the POR-15 page http://www.por15.com/ (this is a 'rust
> killer' product I first saw mentioned on here... and there is no financial
> interest on my part)... they sell a 'sample' kit and it sounds like a
great
> deal. To quote from their page:
>
> Try POR-15 ® out for yourself, at NO RISK. We're so confident you'll be
> impressed with our products that we put together these wonderful STARTER
> KITS, to let you try some for yourself for ONLY TEN DOLLARS! You'll get a
> screw-top jar of POR-15 ® (enough to cover 12 square feet), a half-pint of
> METAL-READYT, two wooden handle paint brushes, and a pair of our special
> high-dexterity surgical latex gloves.
>
> Here's the best part... After using your STARTER KIT and being convinced
> POR-15 ® is the best rust-preventve coating you've ever used, call us TOLL
> FREE and receive FIVE DOLLARS OFF any order of $30.00 or more! We'll pull
> your name from our computer and credit you on the spot.
>
>
> Visit my DYI circle cutting jig page at:
> http://www.qni.com/~ckigar/circle.htm
>
>
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