From opposumking at verizon.net Tue Sep 1 03:59:54 2009 From: opposumking at verizon.net (Nolan) Date: Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:59:54 -0400 Subject: [Spits] Small tire changer - References: <294587.7428.qm@web608.biz.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <003201ca2aea$f5200270$230bfea9@mde.state.md.us> >...considering using one of Harbor Freights small tire changers. Harbor Freight has a manual tire changer, and a small tire changer. They are two very different machines. I have never used their mini tire changer http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=34552 but I am confident it is the wrong tool for your car tire. It's maximum capacity is a 12" rim. Their manual automotive tire changer http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=34542 I have used extensively. It works quite well. I have changed probably well over a hundred tires with it over the years, from small Spitfire tires to large commercial truck tires. It should work just fine on a wire wheel, but I have never used it on one. Do be aware that it will scrape the paint off the rim at the rim bead, from the bar sliding around the rim. A motorcycle shop will be able to balance your wheel as well as mount it. From buss3 at rogers.com Tue Sep 1 16:46:02 2009 From: buss3 at rogers.com (Grant Buss) Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 18:46:02 -0400 Subject: [Spits] transmition Message-ID: <860CD56F10B8423B8BD20B19FA2F2722@FUNPLACE> Will a transmition from a 79 Spitfire fit in a GT6 ?? I don't know the year but it is a round tail. From spitlist at cox.net Tue Sep 1 16:54:52 2009 From: spitlist at cox.net (Joe Curry) Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 15:54:52 -0700 Subject: [Spits] transmition In-Reply-To: <860CD56F10B8423B8BD20B19FA2F2722@FUNPLACE> References: <860CD56F10B8423B8BD20B19FA2F2722@FUNPLACE> Message-ID: Yes it will fit. But it will not mate with the GT6 engine. The GT6 Gearbox has a 1" in diameter coarse splined input shaft that is significantly longer than the smaller, shorter fine splined one on the single rail Spit tranny. Joe -----Original Message----- From: spitfires-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:spitfires-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Grant Buss Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 3:46 PM To: spitfires-list Subject: [Spits] transmition Will a transmition from a 79 Spitfire fit in a GT6 ?? I don't know the year but it is a round tail. You are subscribed as spitlist at cox.net Spitfires at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires http://www.team.net/archive From cwnfot at gmail.com Sun Sep 6 04:49:36 2009 From: cwnfot at gmail.com (Clark W. Nicholls) Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 06:49:36 -0400 Subject: [Spits] Herald conv in Clarence Missouri for sale Message-ID: <000401ca2edf$baa83150$2ff893f0$@com> FYI: This may have already been posted to the Spitfire list. -----Original Message----- From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jeff Foster Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 12:18 PM To: Spridget list Subject: [Spridgets] LBC but not Spridgets Was out for a drive yesterday in my 73 Midget and as I pulled into Arby's I got flagged down by an older gentlemen. He has a 1965 Triumph Herald convertible he's wanting to sell. Said he's had it for two years now and whenever the weather is nice enough to drive the Herald he'd rather ride one of his motorcycles. Said it's a solid rust free car and while not a show car it's a nice 20 footer and a nice driver. Red with "perfect" black interior and top; he has replaced the carpet recently. New tires, battery, water pump, starter, radiator hoses, and front brake pads and turned rotors. He did confide that the previous owner had trouble with a leaking rear wheel cylinder and blocked off the line to the rear brakes - he hasn't fixed this saying the front discs do a good job for the around town driving he uses it for. He's asking $3,500. The gentleman's name is Lyle VanHouten, he's in Clarence, Missouri (where he ran a service station for many years), and phone number is 660-699-2256. I have no idea what Herald prices are like but would go take a look myself if not for current uneconomic conditions. All normal disclosures apply ... NFI, not responsible if it rolls over your cat, eats your homework, stains your driveway, yada, yada ... You are subscribed as wsthompson at thicko.com http://www.team.net/archive http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spridgets _______________________________________________ From parrotthead01 at comcast.net Mon Sep 7 08:48:41 2009 From: parrotthead01 at comcast.net (Daniel Parrott) Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 10:48:41 -0400 Subject: [Spits] Location of Pivot Boxes Message-ID: <000301ca2fca$4afa5720$e0ef0560$@net> Can anyone confirm the spacing of the front pivot boxes for a GT-6? The space between the center holes for my 1980 Spit and my 1977 Spit parts car indicates that the two pivot boxes center front holes should be 27 = inches apart, but the new GT-6 Bonnet has a spacing between the pivot points of 26 = inches. Is there a difference between an 1972 GT-6 and later square-tail Spitfire? I only want to weld these once. TIA Dan Parrott Savannah, Ga 1980 Triumph Spitfire PJ 1972/1978 Spit Six Project car Joseph From spitlist at cox.net Mon Sep 7 09:14:31 2009 From: spitlist at cox.net (Joe Curry) Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 08:14:31 -0700 Subject: [Spits] FW: [Fot] Last Chance Items.....Moving...... Message-ID: I got this from the FOT list. Someone please keep this GT6 Bonnet from going to the crusher. It is one part necessary in any Spit Six project. Joe -----Original Message----- From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of fastrsixs Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 8:01 AM To: fot at autox.team.net Subject: [Fot] Last Chance Items.....Moving...... I have moved to VA and am making one last trip to FL. I have a good GT6 MK III bonnet that will go to the crusher unless some one claims it, if you are near the I-95 corridor I could drop it off as I am coming through if you can meet me near an exit. Also my TVR 2500M is not making the trip and is for sale. Another item of interest is a unfinished fiberglass boot lid for a early Spitfire. Let me know in the next two weeks if you have an interest. Thanks, Mike Perry Email fastrsixs at bellsouth.net Web Site http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-mpperry Message Board http://members.boardhost.com/GT6-Spitfire You are subscribed as spitlist at cox.net Fot at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/fot From bill at gingerich.us Sun Sep 6 09:43:29 2009 From: bill at gingerich.us (Bill Gingerich) Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 10:43:29 -0500 Subject: [Spits] Location of Pivot Boxes In-Reply-To: <000301ca2fca$4afa5720$e0ef0560$@net> References: <000301ca2fca$4afa5720$e0ef0560$@net> Message-ID: <005301ca2f08$c8808470$59818d50$@us> Dan, I just went out and measured both my '74 Spit, and the '71 GT6 frame I have. Both are 27 1/4" center to center. I measured the vertical slots on the front of the brackets. I also have a '76 Spit tub with a '72 GT6 bonnet mounted sitting in storage. That bonnet slid into the mounts just fine, so I believe the mounts should be the same. Could your bonnet have bent hinge tubes or something similar? Let me know if you need anything else measured. BillG OKC -----Original Message----- From: spitfires-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:spitfires-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Daniel Parrott Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 9:49 AM To: spitfires at autox.team.net Subject: [Spits] Location of Pivot Boxes Can anyone confirm the spacing of the front pivot boxes for a GT-6? The space between the center holes for my 1980 Spit and my 1977 Spit parts car indicates that the two pivot boxes center front holes should be 27 = inches apart, but the new GT-6 Bonnet has a spacing between the pivot points of 26 = inches. Is there a difference between an 1972 GT-6 and later square-tail Spitfire? I only want to weld these once. TIA Dan Parrott Savannah, Ga 1980 Triumph Spitfire PJ 1972/1978 Spit Six Project car Joseph You are subscribed as bill at gingerich.us Spitfires at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires http://www.team.net/archive From buss3 at rogers.com Tue Sep 8 13:46:03 2009 From: buss3 at rogers.com (Grant Buss) Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 15:46:03 -0400 Subject: [Spits] GT6 break boster Message-ID: A friend is trying to take a break booster apart to rebuild it. Is there any special way to get the end off. We tried turning it and it won't move. From bberger720 at sbcglobal.net Wed Sep 9 05:45:47 2009 From: bberger720 at sbcglobal.net (Berger Bob) Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 06:45:47 -0500 Subject: [Spits] GT6 break boster In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Grant, Here is an article on rebuilding a break booster: http://www.buckeyetriumphs.org/technical/Brakes/Servo/Servo.htm Berger Bob 78 Spitfire St. Louis, MO NASS #627 http://web.me.com/bobberger/Site/Photos/Photos.html On Sep 8, 2009, at 2:46 PM, Grant Buss wrote: > A friend is trying to take a break booster apart to rebuild it. Is > there any > special way to get the end off. We tried turning it and it won't move. > _______________________________________________ > > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > You are subscribed as bberger720 at sbcglobal.net > > Spitfires at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires > > http://www.team.net/archive From SHarris at smhelectronics.com Wed Sep 9 12:35:40 2009 From: SHarris at smhelectronics.com (Stephen Harris) Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 14:35:40 -0400 Subject: [Spits] GT6 break boster In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Grant, A GT6 uses a girling powerstop MKII or IIA booster. It is an indirect type...There is a set of re-builing instructions availible here.. http://volvo1800pictures.com/document/Girling%20Hydralic%20Servo%20unit% 20MK%202A%20and%202B/Girling%20Hydralic%20Servo%20unit%20MK%202A%20and%2 02B.pdf Parts are tough to come by for these units, but you still can find them if you look hard enough.. Steve Harris Too Many GT6's to list... CCBCC ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 15:46:03 -0400 From: "Grant Buss" Subject: [Spits] GT6 break boster To: "spitfires-list" Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" A friend is trying to take a break booster apart to rebuild it. Is there any special way to get the end off. We tried turning it and it won't move. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 06:45:47 -0500 From: Berger Bob Subject: Re: [Spits] GT6 break boster To: Grant Buss Cc: Spitfire list Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Grant, Here is an article on rebuilding a break booster: http://www.buckeyetriumphs.org/technical/Brakes/Servo/Servo.htm Berger Bob 78 Spitfire St. Louis, MO NASS #627 http://web.me.com/bobberger/Site/Photos/Photos.html On Sep 8, 2009, at 2:46 PM, Grant Buss wrote: > A friend is trying to take a break booster apart to rebuild it. Is > there any special way to get the end off. We tried turning it and it > won't move. > _______________________________________________ > > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > You are subscribed as bberger720 at sbcglobal.net > > Spitfires at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires > > http://www.team.net/archive ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Spitfires mailing list Spitfires at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires End of Spitfires Digest, Vol 3, Issue 127 ***************************************** From doug at dougbraun.com Fri Sep 11 13:35:15 2009 From: doug at dougbraun.com (Doug Braun) Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:35:15 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Spits] Painting a Spit: Single-stage vs. BC/CC? Message-ID: <1931.18913.qm@web606.biz.mail.mud.yahoo.com> For painting a Spitfire, would you recommend a single-stage acrylic-urethane, or a basecoat/clearcoat system? Would BC/CC look "fake" on an older car like a '72 Spit? I am currently painting my '31 Ford with single-stage, because BC/CC looks quite out-of-place on a non-rodded antique car. Thanks, Doug Braun '72 Spit From mark at bradakis.com Fri Sep 11 21:12:47 2009 From: mark at bradakis.com (Mark J Bradakis) Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:12:47 -0600 Subject: [Spits] Painting a Spit: Single-stage vs. BC/CC? In-Reply-To: <1931.18913.qm@web606.biz.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <1931.18913.qm@web606.biz.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <4AAB11AF.6010109@bradakis.com> I prefer the single stage paints, usually in original factory colors. They have the appropriate, oh, character for the cars. Back when I was younger and more enthusiastic I had this idea that I wanted three Spitfires - a street car, a show car and one to race. And I had a paint scheme in mind, using four factory colors - Delft Blue, Wedgewood Blue, Royal Blue ( a really dark navy ) and Jasmine yellow. I did get one car painted in the scheme I had in mind, check out the bottom photo on the page at http://fatchancegarage.com The body is Jasmine, the LeMans style nose strip is Delft, with a thin line of Wedgewood edging. I did have a Mark 1 street car that I got started on, had a rough coat of Delft on it to see if I really liked the color. I did, well, still do. Never did get more than one Spit running at a time, but I did manage to get the air tank to match: http://www.team.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=18 mjb. From spitlist at cox.net Fri Sep 11 22:39:47 2009 From: spitlist at cox.net (Joe Curry) Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:39:47 -0700 Subject: [Spits] Painting a Spit: Single-stage vs. BC/CC? In-Reply-To: <4AAB11AF.6010109@bradakis.com> References: <1931.18913.qm@web606.biz.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <4AAB11AF.6010109@bradakis.com> Message-ID: <02B30D95D1184D4FB714B99632CECEFC@joepentiumnew> I know that car! It has a very good rev limiter, doesn't it Mark? Joe -----Original Message----- From: spitfires-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:spitfires-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Mark J Bradakis Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 8:13 PM To: Spitfire list Subject: Re: [Spits] Painting a Spit: Single-stage vs. BC/CC? I prefer the single stage paints, usually in original factory colors. They have the appropriate, oh, character for the cars. Back when I was younger and more enthusiastic I had this idea that I wanted three Spitfires - a street car, a show car and one to race. And I had a paint scheme in mind, using four factory colors - Delft Blue, Wedgewood Blue, Royal Blue ( a really dark navy ) and Jasmine yellow. I did get one car painted in the scheme I had in mind, check out the bottom photo on the page at http://fatchancegarage.com The body is Jasmine, the LeMans style nose strip is Delft, with a thin line of Wedgewood edging. I did have a Mark 1 street car that I got started on, had a rough coat of Delft on it to see if I really liked the color. I did, well, still do. Never did get more than one Spit running at a time, but I did manage to get the air tank to match: http://www.team.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=18 mjb. You are subscribed as spitlist at cox.net Spitfires at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires http://www.team.net/archive From parrotthead01 at comcast.net Sat Sep 12 09:08:51 2009 From: parrotthead01 at comcast.net (Daniel Parrott) Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:08:51 -0400 Subject: [Spits] Painting a Spit: Single-stage vs. BC/CC? In-Reply-To: <4AAB11AF.6010109@bradakis.com> References: <1931.18913.qm@web606.biz.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <4AAB11AF.6010109@bradakis.com> Message-ID: <008101ca33ba$f0570990$d1051cb0$@net> Does anyone have the dimensions or the pattern for the LeMans Style nose strip? Or do you just eyeball it? Dan Parrott Savannah, Ga 1980 Triumph Spitfire "PJ" 1972/1978 Spit Six Project car "Joseph" -----Original Message----- From: spitfires-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:spitfires-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Mark J Bradakis Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 11:13 PM To: Spitfire list Subject: Re: [Spits] Painting a Spit: Single-stage vs. BC/CC? I prefer the single stage paints, usually in original factory colors. They have the appropriate, oh, character for the cars. Back when I was younger and more enthusiastic I had this idea that I wanted three Spitfires - a street car, a show car and one to race. And I had a paint scheme in mind, using four factory colors - Delft Blue, Wedgewood Blue, Royal Blue ( a really dark navy ) and Jasmine yellow. I did get one car painted in the scheme I had in mind, check out the bottom photo on the page at http://fatchancegarage.com The body is Jasmine, the LeMans style nose strip is Delft, with a thin line of Wedgewood edging. I did have a Mark 1 street car that I got started on, had a rough coat of Delft on it to see if I really liked the color. I did, well, still do. Never did get more than one Spit running at a time, but I did manage to get the air tank to match: http://www.team.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=18 mjb. Spitfires at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires http://www.team.net/archive From s1500 at comcast.net Sun Sep 13 00:04:05 2009 From: s1500 at comcast.net (s1500) Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:04:05 -0500 Subject: [Spits] (late) Spitfire sighting: Top Gear Message-ID: <4AAC8B55.3000500@comcast.net> You know I'm behind on reporting this when the database website has snapshots of it. http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_241937-Triumph-Spitfire-1974.html WHY would anyone paint it this color? I just spotted a hardtopped Spitfire in "American Raspberry" a truly awful movie. From jimmuller at rcn.com Sun Sep 13 05:34:59 2009 From: jimmuller at rcn.com (Jim Muller) Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:34:59 -0400 Subject: [Spits] (late) Spitfire sighting: Top Gear In-Reply-To: <4AAC8B55.3000500@comcast.net> Message-ID: <4AACA0A3.12767.3DEA2B4F@localhost> On 13 Sep 2009 at 1:04, s1500 wrote: > You know I'm behind on reporting this when the database website has > snapshots of it. > > http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_241937-Triumph-Spitfire-1974.html > > WHY would anyone paint it this color? You must be a youngster. :-) I don't have any factory color charts for reference, but cars of this and similar colors were not uncommon in the US in the 60's. I could'a swore that Spitfires of this color existed too, though maybe not quite that exact shade. -- Jim Muller jimmuller at rcn.com '80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+ From nmoseley at dccnet.com Sun Sep 13 08:39:39 2009 From: nmoseley at dccnet.com (Nick Moseley) Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:39:39 -0700 Subject: [Spits] (late) Spitfire sighting: Top Gear In-Reply-To: <4AACA0A3.12767.3DEA2B4F@localhost> References: <4AAC8B55.3000500@comcast.net> <4AACA0A3.12767.3DEA2B4F@localhost> Message-ID: Jim, there was a least one purple Spit. Would it have been called Damson? At any rate, I have a bonnet that had since been repainted BRG, but the original purple blazed out in pride from beneath the side marker assembly once that assembly had been removed. Nick Moseley, From mark at bradakis.com Sun Sep 13 12:33:56 2009 From: mark at bradakis.com (Mark J Bradakis) Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:33:56 -0600 Subject: [Spits] (late) Spitfire sighting: Top Gear In-Reply-To: <4AAC8B55.3000500@comcast.net> References: <4AAC8B55.3000500@comcast.net> Message-ID: <4AAD3B14.4060401@bradakis.com> Actually that purple, or something quite close to it, is a factory TR6 color from that era. I'm not sure if it was offered on the small cars or not. Also a real, uh, nice shade of sort of turquoise as I recall. mjb. From spitfiresrule at msn.com Sun Sep 13 13:01:04 2009 From: spitfiresrule at msn.com (MITCH D JOHNSON) Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:01:04 -0600 Subject: [Spits] (late) Spitfire sighting: Top Gear In-Reply-To: References: <4AAC8B55.3000500@comcast.net> <4AACA0A3.12767.3DEA2B4F@localhost> Message-ID: My son's first Spit was that color from the factory! It was a 1973. I could look up the color name. Mitch D. Johnson > Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:39:39 -0700 > From: nmoseley at dccnet.com > To: spitfires at autox.team.net > Subject: Re: [Spits] (late) Spitfire sighting: Top Gear > > Jim, there was a least one purple Spit. Would it have been called Damson? > At any rate, I have a bonnet that had since been repainted BRG, but the > original purple blazed out in pride from beneath the side marker assembly > once that assembly had been removed. > > > Nick Moseley, > _______________________________________________ > > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > You are subscribed as spitfiresrule at msn.com > > Spitfires at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires > > http://www.team.net/archive From sagreenwood at att.net Sun Sep 13 15:46:20 2009 From: sagreenwood at att.net (Stuart Greenwood) Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:46:20 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Spits] Singe stage ot two stage paints Message-ID: <760805.2160.qm@web83906.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> To me it depends on how experienced you are at spray painting and how good a spray booth you have. Base coat clear coat systems are very foregiving. You don't get any runs in the base coat since you are not after thickness so the spray gun is set to deliver a fairly paint density. The clear has to go on much heavier and you can get runs but these are easily buffed out with a 3000 grit compound and a rotary buffer. If the spray booth you are using is not looked after ( i.e clean inside and the filters reguraly changed) you will get dust specks in the clear. You can also get orange peel due to inexperience with the spray gun. But if you wet sand the clear with 2000 or 2500 grit you can most of these problems. Put 3 coats of clear on to give you some depth to wet sand. I've just finished my 71 Spit with base coat/clear coat in Damson Red, it's original colour. I knew I was going to get dust since I inspected other cars which used the same spray booth ( one at a local College) and orange peel because I had never sparyed a car before but I was amazed at just how I could get this out with a wet sand and then 3000 grit buffing to get the shine back. The Damson red does look lighter and more glossy than the original paint... as I could see by looking at areas of the car which still had the original paint like the underside of the trunk lid. So I repainted inside the trunk lid, inside the doors and inside the bonnet. At 5 foot distance the paint job looks really good, close inspection shows some orange peel and remanants of dust. To the normal layman, who doesn't know what to look for in a paint job, it looks terrific. With some single stage you can't wet sand so you can't get rid of your mistakes without starting again. The guys who used single stage at the college booth were stuck with runs and dust spots. Maybe there are some single stage paints that can stand a wet sand I don't really know. But to me you must be able to wet sand Stuart a Greenwood 71 Mk IV Spitfire, 71Mk 1 Stag From mark at bradakis.com Sun Sep 13 17:04:03 2009 From: mark at bradakis.com (Mark J Bradakis) Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:04:03 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [Spits] Whining time, Team.Net updates Message-ID: <20090913230403.2A2C12E064@bradakis.com> Yes, I know that as the fellow behind the curtain who keeps Team.Net on the air, I do my share of whining. But the whining here is coming from one of the disks on the server, a bearing ready to fail in a few days, a couple of weeks, maybe not until 2010. Who knows? Rather than risk a sudden failure, it would be prudent to consider getting new hardware. And that is where you come in. I didn't have an official fund drive this year, though donations have come in at random times during the year. It seems to be time for those of you who have not recently contributed to step up and assist in keeping Team.Net on the air. If you have a few dollars to spare and desire to support this endeavor, check out the web page http://www.team.net/donate.html I, and thousands of folks around the planet would appreciate it. Gee, I haven't taken an actual count of all subscribers lately, I ought to do a headcount. On a related note, I have been doing a few things, like moving a few more lists from majordomo to mailman. Back when I started doing this about 20 years ago majordomo was the hot ticket. It is a bit outdated now, mailman is much more web friendly, hopefully much easier for you folks to use. Of course, there are those who still try to use majordomo to manage their mailman subscriptions, not much I can do about that! One thing I did was change the judson list, which was intended for discussion of classic Judson superchargers to superchargers at autox.team.net, opening it up for folks to discuss other brands. Feel free to go to the mailman page, http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo to sign up if you so desire. Actually I had hoped more folks would sign up for the-local list, a place for random discussion about all sorts of stuff. Tell a joke, review a movie, report the antics of your favorite public idiot, lament the last loss of your team, whatever. If there is a list you'd like to see, chances are I'd set one up, no problem. But for now, consider this an Official Team.Net fund drive, and assist as you can: http://www.team.net/donate.html Thanks! mjb. From ZoboHerald at aol.com Sun Sep 13 18:03:44 2009 From: ZoboHerald at aol.com (ZoboHerald at aol.com) Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:03:44 EDT Subject: [Spits] (late) Spitfire sighting: Top Gear Message-ID: In a message dated 9/13/2009 11:07:06 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, nmoseley at dccnet.com writes: Jim, there was a least one purple Spit. Would it have been called Damson? ==AM== Damson is more like what one might call Maroon or possibly a "Plum" color. The car in question is Magenta. The colors all look a bit darker than original on my monitor, but both colors and many other Triumph colors of the period can be see at: _http://www.vtr.org/maintain/paint-charts/dupont2.jpg_ (http://www.vtr.org/maintain/paint-charts/dupont2.jpg) --Andy Mace *Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet? *Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er, Triumph Herald engine with wings. -- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22) Triumph 10 / Herald / Sports 6 vehicle consultant, The Vintage Triumph Register: _http://www.vtr.org_ (http://www.vtr.org/) Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and Triumph Herald Database: _http://triumph-herald.us_ (http://triumph-herald.us/) From celiracer81 at hotmail.com Sun Sep 13 20:45:24 2009 From: celiracer81 at hotmail.com (celiracer81 at hotmail.com) Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:45:24 -0500 Subject: [Spits] Painting a Spit: Single-stage vs. BC/CC? In-Reply-To: <008101ca33ba$f0570990$d1051cb0$@net> References: <1931.18913.qm@web606.biz.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <4AAB11AF.6010109@bradakis.com> <008101ca33ba$f0570990$d1051cb0$@net> Message-ID: I would like to know this as well as i am also considering the LeMans style paint scheme for my Spit. Thanks! > From: parrotthead01 at comcast.net > To: mark at bradakis.com; spitfires at autox.team.net > Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:08:51 -0400 > Subject: Re: [Spits] Painting a Spit: Single-stage vs. BC/CC? > > Does anyone have the dimensions or the pattern for the LeMans Style nose > strip? Or do you just eyeball it? > > > Dan Parrott > Savannah, Ga > 1980 Triumph Spitfire "PJ" > 1972/1978 Spit Six Project car "Joseph" > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: spitfires-bounces at autox.team.net > [mailto:spitfires-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Mark J Bradakis > Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 11:13 PM > To: Spitfire list > Subject: Re: [Spits] Painting a Spit: Single-stage vs. BC/CC? > > I prefer the single stage paints, usually in original factory colors. > They have the appropriate, oh, character for the cars. > > Back when I was younger and more enthusiastic I had this idea > that I wanted three Spitfires - a street car, a show car and one to > race. And I had a paint scheme in mind, using four factory > colors - Delft Blue, Wedgewood Blue, Royal Blue ( a really dark > navy ) and Jasmine yellow. I did get one car painted in the scheme > I had in mind, check out the bottom photo on the page at > http://fatchancegarage.com The body is Jasmine, the LeMans > style nose strip is Delft, with a thin line of Wedgewood edging. > I did have a Mark 1 street car that I got started on, had a rough > coat of Delft on it to see if I really liked the color. I did, well, > still do. > > Never did get more than one Spit running at a time, but I did > manage to get the air tank to match: > > http://www.team.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=18 > > > > mjb. > Spitfires at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires > > http://www.team.net/archive > _______________________________________________ > > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > You are subscribed as celiracer81 at hotmail.com > > Spitfires at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires > > http://www.team.net/archive _________________________________________________________________ Ready for Fall shows? Use Bing to find helpful ratings and reviews on digital tv's. http://www.bing.com/shopping/search?q=digital+tv's&form=MSHNCB&publ=WLHMTAG&c rea=TEXT_MSHNCB_Vertical_Shopping_DigitalTVs_1x1 From dmitchel at sbcglobal.net Mon Sep 14 07:37:15 2009 From: dmitchel at sbcglobal.net (Doug Mitchell) Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:37:15 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Spits] (late) Spitfire sighting: Top Gear In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <162149.17885.qm@web80806.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Oy s1500, watch your mouth. That color was called Magenta. It wasn't the most popular color, but was available across the full Triumph line. I have a 1500 in that color, and I know of a couple of TR6s and Stags in Magenta. There was a GT6 and another Spitfire here in Michigan, but I haven't seen either in probably 30 years. When I lived in the UK, I saw a Dolomite Sprint in it as well. Generally, it was only available 1973-4. There is a picture of my car on the Triumphspitfire.com site. It is in the section on stripes. The Triumph wreath on the bonnet is not original. Doug Mitchell dmitchel at sbcglobal.net 1973 Spitfire 1500 in Magenta 1973 Stag in White. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:04:05 -0500 From: s1500 Subject: [Spits] (late) Spitfire sighting: Top Gear To: spitfires at autox.team.net Message-ID: <4AAC8B55.3000500 at comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed You know I'm behind on reporting this when the database website has snapshots of it. http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_241937-Triumph-Spitfire-1974.html WHY would anyone paint it this color? I just spotted a hardtopped Spitfire in "American Raspberry" a truly awful movie. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:34:59 -0400 From: "Jim Muller" Subject: Re: [Spits] (late) Spitfire sighting: Top Gear To: spitfires at autox.team.net Message-ID: <4AACA0A3.12767.3DEA2B4F at localhost> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII On 13 Sep 2009 at 1:04, s1500 wrote: > You know I'm behind on reporting this when the database website has > snapshots of it. > > http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_241937-Triumph-Spitfire-1974.html > > WHY would anyone paint it this color? You must be a youngster. :-) I don't have any factory color charts for reference, but cars of this and similar colors were not uncommon in the US in the 60's. I could'a swore that Spitfires of this color existed too, though maybe not quite that exact shade. -- Jim Muller jimmuller at rcn.com '80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+ ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:39:39 -0700 From: Nick Moseley Subject: Re: [Spits] (late) Spitfire sighting: Top Gear To: spitfires at autox.team.net Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Jim, there was a least one purple Spit. Would it have been called Damson? At any rate, I have a bonnet that had since been repainted BRG, but the original purple blazed out in pride from beneath the side marker assembly once that assembly had been removed. Nick Moseley, From elliottr at rmi.net Mon Sep 14 20:18:14 2009 From: elliottr at rmi.net (Roger Elliott) Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:18:14 -0500 Subject: [Spits] PPG Paint Message-ID: <4AAEF966.5000302@rmi.net> Hi Does anyone have PPG paint information for 1980 Triumph Spitfire White NCG? I went to a paint store to get some touch up paint and they can't find anything on this code. Thanks, Roger From spitlist at cox.net Mon Sep 14 21:20:13 2009 From: spitlist at cox.net (Joe Curry) Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:20:13 -0700 Subject: [Spits] PPG Paint In-Reply-To: <4AAEF966.5000302@rmi.net> References: <4AAEF966.5000302@rmi.net> Message-ID: Are you sure about that code? I don't find it listed in any of my resources. The closest thing I can fine is NCC (Aran Beige) 25024. The White colors shown for 1980 are as follows: Tudor (Pendelican) White 79-80 NCF 215 90134 Leyland(Porcelain) White 78-80 NMC 243 NAF 90106 Joe -----Original Message----- From: spitfires-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:spitfires-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Roger Elliott Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 7:18 PM To: spitfires at autox.team.net Subject: [Spits] PPG Paint Hi Does anyone have PPG paint information for 1980 Triumph Spitfire White NCG? I went to a paint store to get some touch up paint and they can't find anything on this code. Thanks, Roger You are subscribed as spitlist at cox.net Spitfires at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires http://www.team.net/archive From mark at bradakis.com Wed Sep 16 02:33:55 2009 From: mark at bradakis.com (Mark J Bradakis) Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:33:55 -0600 Subject: [Spits] Painting a Spit: Single-stage vs. BC/CC? In-Reply-To: <008101ca33ba$f0570990$d1051cb0$@net> References: <1931.18913.qm@web606.biz.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <4AAB11AF.6010109@bradakis.com> <008101ca33ba$f0570990$d1051cb0$@net> Message-ID: <4AB0A2F3.7030301@bradakis.com> Daniel Parrott wrote: > Does anyone have the dimensions or the pattern for the LeMans Style nose > strip? Or do you just eyeball it? > > I just sort of eyeballed it, based on pictures of the Le Mans Spits in various books. Maybe I'll make some measurements tis week and report back. Back at the Asheville VTR convention, I think it was, we did a nose stripe on Bob Bownes' green GT6 with a rattle can of red, some masking tape and most likely some malt based alcoholic beverages were involved. It didn't look as bas as it could have given the circumstances ;-) mjb. From parrotthead01 at comcast.net Wed Sep 16 06:13:40 2009 From: parrotthead01 at comcast.net (Daniel Parrott) Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:13:40 -0400 Subject: [Spits] Painting a Spit: Single-stage vs. BC/CC? In-Reply-To: <4AB0A2F3.7030301@bradakis.com> References: <1931.18913.qm@web606.biz.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <4AAB11AF.6010109@bradakis.com> <008101ca33ba$f0570990$d1051cb0$@net> <4AB0A2F3.7030301@bradakis.com> Message-ID: <001301ca36c7$2143be40$63cb3ac0$@net> Thanks for the measurements and the story. Dan Parrott Savannah, Ga 1980 Triumph Spitfire "PJ" 1972/1978 Spit Six Project car "Joseph" -----Original Message----- From: spitfires-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:spitfires-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Mark J Bradakis Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 4:34 AM To: 'Spitfire list' Subject: Re: [Spits] Painting a Spit: Single-stage vs. BC/CC? Daniel Parrott wrote: > Does anyone have the dimensions or the pattern for the LeMans Style nose > strip? Or do you just eyeball it? > > I just sort of eyeballed it, based on pictures of the Le Mans Spits in various books. Maybe I'll make some measurements tis week and report back. Back at the Asheville VTR convention, I think it was, we did a nose stripe on Bob Bownes' green GT6 with a rattle can of red, some masking tape and most likely some malt based alcoholic beverages were involved. It didn't look as bas as it could have given the circumstances ;-) mjb. Spitfires at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires http://www.team.net/archive From jimmuller at rcn.com Wed Sep 16 06:52:06 2009 From: jimmuller at rcn.com (Jim Muller) Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:52:06 -0400 Subject: [Spits] Painting a Spit: Single-stage vs. BC/CC? In-Reply-To: <4AB0A2F3.7030301@bradakis.com> References: <008101ca33ba$f0570990$d1051cb0$@net> Message-ID: <4AB0A736.14149.4DA3CCA6@localhost> On 16 Sep 2009 at 2:33, Mark J Bradakis wrote: > and most likely some malt based alcoholic beverages were involved. > It didn't look as bas as it could have given the circumstances ;-) Oh my guinness. -- Jim Muller jimmuller at rcn.com '80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+ From zoboherald at aol.com Wed Sep 16 08:09:52 2009 From: zoboherald at aol.com (Andrew Mace) Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:09:52 -0400 Subject: [Spits] Le Mans-style bonnet stripes; was Painting a Spit: Single-stage vs. BC/CC? In-Reply-To: <4AB0A2F3.7030301@bradakis.com> References: <1931.18913.qm@web606.biz.mail.mud.yahoo.com><4AAB11AF.6010109@bradakis.com> <008101ca33ba$f0570990$d1051cb0$@net> <4AB0A2F3.7030301@bradakis.com> Message-ID: <8CC04EE7E1A4CDC-8A4-2CFA@webmail-m018.sysops.aol.com> -----Original Message----- From: Mark J Bradakis ? Back at the Asheville VTR convention, I think it was, we did a nose? stripe on Bob Bownes' green GT6 with a rattle can of red, some masking? tape and most likely some malt based alcoholic beverages were involved.? It didn't look as bas as it could have given the circumstances ;-)? ? ==AM== I well remember that. I wasn't there in Asheville, but I saw the car soon after. Kinda of a "get reacquainted" visit, since Bob purchased that car from me. I'd been sorry to see it go, but it went to a good home! --Andy Mace *Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet? *Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er, Triumph Herald engine with wings. -- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22) Triumph 10 / Herald / Sports 6 vehicle consultant, The Vintage Triumph Register: http://www.vtr.org Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and Triumph Herald Database: http://triumph-herald.us From jimbpps at cox.net Sun Sep 13 20:26:03 2009 From: jimbpps at cox.net (jimbpps at cox.net) Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:26:03 -0400 Subject: [Spits] My TR Tour, Part 7 Message-ID: <20090913222603.LG2OT.178666.imail@fed1rmwml32> On the 27th of Aug. the local TR club (PTOA) sponsored a driving tour. The tour began in Newberg, OR about 45 miles south of my brothers home, then proceeded west over the Oregon Coast Mountain Range, only about 1800 feet elevation though. On the way west and down from the rest stop (see attached photo) at the summit, we had to all stop and remove a fir tree that had fallen part way across the road. It took about eight of us pulling on the top and upper branches to finally break the tree off enough so the TRs could pas by with out either sliding off into the ditch or having to drive over the top of the tree! A couple of 4-wheel drive pick-ups had driven by, but everyone felt the TRs had too low a ground clearance to try driving over the tree. The tour ended at a brew pub right on the Pacific Ocean shore. Over an excellent lunch and a great brew we watched wet suit clad surfers braving the icy pacific. On Sat. Aug. 29th just about our whole family attended the Hillsboro Air Show. The headliner for the show was the US Air Force Thunderbirds. Due to the low cloud cover the Thunderbirds were unable to fly the higher altitude portion of their program. However, the low altitude portion was awesome!! The other headliner of interest was Robosaurus, the huge car eating machine! I first saw Robosaurus at the Barrett-Jackson Auction in Scottsdale a couple of years ago when it was up for sale, but missed it in operation. It is really great fun to watch in a gross way (see attached photo). With a loud thundering sound track and flames, it completely tore apart a full sized Ford Taurus right in front our seats. WE were seated in one of the VIP tents where my brother-in-law who works with one of the VIP hosts, got us in, along with VIP parking, and lunch! It was a good show and we all enjoyed it emensely! I will tell you all about the All British Field Meet (ABFM) and the Columbia Classic Historic Races in Part 8! Regards, Jim Jim Bauder TR 250, CD47L Scottsdale, AZ (currently visiting in Vancouver, WA) Cell: 480-309-9525 [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of Cars onthe tour-2.JPG] [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of Robosaurus.JPG] [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of Tearing up a Ford Taurus.JPG] From jimbpps at cox.net Tue Sep 15 15:29:26 2009 From: jimbpps at cox.net (jimbpps at cox.net) Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:29:26 -0400 Subject: [Spits] My TR Tour, Part 8 Message-ID: <20090915172926.6YVWG.209136.imail@fed1rmwml29> The All British Field Meet (ABFM) has been a part of the Portland/Vancouver Pacific Northwest British car scene for 33 years! For many, many years it has been held over the Labor Day weekend at the Portland International Raceway (PIR) and for the last 6 years it has been held in conjunction with The Columbia River classic Historic Races (CRC). And this year the CRC hosted the Kas Kastner Cup Challenge for Racing Triumphs! This perpetual trophy was established by Kas Kastner to honor Triumph race drivers and and to promote Triumph race cars. It has proven to do just that in its 6 years of existence, for details see: http://www.kaskastner.com/kastnercup.html My wife Alice and I have often visited my brother and sister-in-law in Vancouver over Labor Day and several times we have gone to the ABFM car show and really enjoyed seeing all of that British iron, especially the large showing of TRs, on the big grassy field at PIR. On Sept. 4th the Friday before ABFM Randy and I spent about half a day cleaning, waxing, and detailing his Spitfire and my TR250 to prepare for the participant's choice car show on Sat. Unfortunately, it was mostly in vain, as Fri.. night it started to rain and it rained hard most of the night, The next morning when we arrived at the car show, the nice grassy field was pretty muddy but all of the die-hards that did decide to make it, showed their cars as best we could. However the judging, which all of the car show participants were asked to do, was really difficult as the score sheets got very wet by the time we worked through all of the various classes. As the judging wound down, the rain began to slack off a bit and some of the participants were able to comfortably stand around their cars in order to talk to the folks that came out to see the cars. Just like a normal car show, but with mud here and there! I did get to meet a bunch of people that came to the ABFM because of its status in the area. Several people from the TR List some from halfway across the country, a couple of folks that live in the Portland area now but used to live in the SF bay area and were members of the Triumph Travelers Sports Car Club and knew several people that I knew when I was living in Palo Alto. It was great! After lunch (in the rain again), we watched some of the practice for the various CRC classes and also walked around the pits and looked at a lot of really nicely prepared sports cars set up to race! At 4:00 the awards for the car show were handed out by the various marque clubs, Randy took a 1st in his Spitfire and I took home a 3rd for the TR250. At some point in the afternoon we spent quite a bit of time in the pits and talked with several of the Triumph drivers that were there from around the country and were slated drive in the Kastner Cup race on Sunday. We talked quite a long time with Tony Drews, Uncle Jack Drews son, about his car and his racing, and Uncle Jack and of course JonMac's Stag Tour around the country, who's Stag his named Uncle Jack in honor of Tony's dad. Tony is a capitol guy, very open and friendly. We also met Tony Garmey, the owner I believe, and driver of the Peter Brock designed TR250K sports racer. We got to spend some time checking out the car, as it is of course a one-off design, I had seen it once before at either the Portland VTR or a Triumphest, I can't remember exactly when. But that time, it was hard to get close enough to the car to really see it, this time though we could really check it out! There was a lot of discussion by many of the drivers whether they were going to need to run practice and/or race with their rain tires or their racing 'slicks'. The weather couldn't seem to make up its mind and of course Sunday was a real unknown! In one of the TR pits we found Kas Kastner sort of holding court and introduced ourselves, We mentioned that we had enjoyed hearing him speak at Triumphest a couple of times. We also told him we had both enjoyed his recent books. He said his next book was going to be a real treat, but was going to be expensive! He wouldn't say any more about that at that point... We also saw Joe Alexander in the pits and actually we had seen him earlier at the car show venue, he brought his TR powered, special fiberglass bodied, Ambro from his home in the mid-west, Iowa? Anyway I forget but Joe is the inventor of several popular accessories for our TRs, built by his company ARE, and sold through several suppliers. In 2007 Joe and Uncle jack attended Triumphest in Laughlin, NV and a bunch of us that are on the TR List sat around with the two of them and listened to them talk about their racing experience, it was a gas! On Sunday we ran the rally along with 33 other cars. It was advertised as a TSD Rally, but it was actually a 'gimmick' rally, or at least that is what I would call it. It was fun though and it took us over many roads I had never seen, although Randy had been n most all of them. We finished in the alloted time, answered all of the questions, stayed on course, and didn't place! Like I sad it was fun though... We spent the rest of the afternoon watching the historic races including the Kastner Cup Race. What a race that was! There were perhaps 20 cars in the race with Tony Garmey in the 250K starting late for some reason. But when he started to race and he definitely started to race for by the 2nd or 3rd lap, he was in 2nd place behind Tom Kreager in his immaculate #7, TR6. Tony Garmey and Tom Kreager spent the whole race so close together you could almost throw a blanket over the two of them. Sometimes the 250K was in 1st, sometimes the TR6, it was really a great race. There was also a great race going on for 3rd and 4th and 5th! It was really fun to watch. On the last lap, as they exited turn 11, we thought Tony Garmey was going to pass Tom Kreager by the checkered flag, but the TR6 was able to hold off the 250K and win! Tuesday night we went to the Portland Triumph Owners Assoc. (PTOA) meeting. It is held at the Stark St. Pizza where PTOA has held their meeting for some 40 years! PTOA is a big club, 130 some members 230 some cars, they are obviously a successful club. They are also happy to see new people and they welcome guests, even from AZ with open arms! Next weekend, John Macartney arrives. More later, in Part 9! Regards, Jim Jim Bauder TR 250, CD47L Scottsdale, AZ (currently visiting in Vancouver, WA) Cell: 480-309-9525 From StagByTriumph at triumphstagclub.org Fri Sep 18 20:30:13 2009 From: StagByTriumph at triumphstagclub.org (Glenn A. Merrell - TSN) Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:30:13 -0600 Subject: [Spits] TTA Charity Drive Update 18 Sept 2009 Message-ID: <4AB44235.8080600@triumphstagclub.org> [From BCF Triumph Forum] Updates at John's site at http://www.triumphtransamerica.org.uk/ seem to have dried up since Sept. 12th; has anyone heard anything? Or maybe he decided to just stay in Vancouver! I hope all is well. ... Yes actually John, Liz and UJ crossed the US border, traveled to Edmunds WA to spend some R&R with family. Today, Friday they drive to Vancouver WA / Portland OR area in prep for a drive Saturday with the Portland Area Triumphs. The 21st they head out of Portland, OR over to HWY 101, down to Eureka California. The 22nd, probably some crooked road driving on the Matole Road / Kings road to Bodega Bay for an overnighter. The 23rd should then be down 1A from Bodega Bay, over to Santa Rosa and Calistoga to the Silverado trail to Silver Oak and Stag Leap vineyards, Down to Napa, over to Novato or Petaluma, the Marin French Cheese farm, to Point Reyes National Seashore and Lighthouse, back over to 1A, down to Stinson Beach, maybe an overnighter before heading over the hill to 101 and up to Corte Madera on the 24th. The 24th John does a presentation for the Lions Club, then it is up to TTSCC until the 28th in Monterey where Susan and I will meet up with John, Liz and UJ. Then some Anniversary celebrations for John and Liz - 5th Wedding if you recall from the TVT a while back, then the Gran Finale Drive the 30th down HWY 1A to SLO. There will be a Gran Finale Toast at the Embassy Suites the evening of the 30th in the Hotel Lounge during the Managers reception! Be there if you can!! -- Glenn Merrell TSN Admin http://www.triumphstag.net mailto:StagByTriumph at triumphstagclub.org From mmilkevitch at yahoo.com Sat Sep 19 18:59:22 2009 From: mmilkevitch at yahoo.com (Matthew Milkevitch) Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:59:22 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Spits] Weber DGV Questions Message-ID: <293727.75828.qm@web50907.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Fellow Listers; I have recently completed the installation of a Weber 32/36 DGV conversion kit on my '77 Spitfire, and I had a couple of questions to those who are running this setup. 1) What is the best fuel pressure for the Weber 32/36 DGV? 2) What fuel pumps are you running (stock mechanical or aftermarket electric)? 3) Are you running a fuel pressure regulator? Thanks for your help, Matt Milkevitch'77 Spitfire Willow Grove, PA From jdinnis at gmail.com Sat Sep 19 19:42:29 2009 From: jdinnis at gmail.com (John Innis) Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:42:29 -0500 Subject: [Spits] Weber DGV Questions In-Reply-To: <293727.75828.qm@web50907.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <293727.75828.qm@web50907.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: I'm running a stock mechanical pump with a inline type regulator (no return line). I run the regualtor at about 3psi, and this seems to work well. The DGV doesn't need much, but is sensitive to overpressure forcing the needle valve open and running rich. In this application, it is unlikely you will ever run it lean, so best to err on the side of lower pressure. John Innis Cedar Rapids, IA On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 7:59 PM, Matthew Milkevitch wrote: > Fellow Listers; > I have recently completed the installation of a Weber 32/36 DGV conversion > kit on my '77 Spitfire, and I had a couple of questions to those who are > running this setup. > 1) What is the best fuel pressure for the Weber 32/36 DGV? > > 2) What fuel pumps are you running (stock mechanical or aftermarket electric)? > > > 3) Are you running a fuel pressure regulator? > > > > Thanks for your help, > Matt Milkevitch'77 Spitfire > Willow Grove, PA > _______________________________________________ > > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > You are subscribed as jdinnis at gmail.com > > Spitfires at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- ================================= = Never offend people with style when you = = can offend with substance --- Sam Brown = ================================= From tom at penno.com Sun Sep 20 09:26:01 2009 From: tom at penno.com (Tom Penno) Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:26:01 -0400 Subject: [Spits] Weber DGV Questions In-Reply-To: References: <293727.75828.qm@web50907.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <002401ca3a06$aa49ab90$fedd02b0$@com> What brand regulator did you put on and where did you get it. I have exactly this problem and have always felt it was too much pressure from the mechanical pump. Thanks much Tom Penno 78 Spitfire -----Original Message----- From: spitfires-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:spitfires-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of John Innis Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 9:42 PM To: Matthew Milkevitch Cc: spitfires at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Spits] Weber DGV Questions I'm running a stock mechanical pump with a inline type regulator (no return line). I run the regualtor at about 3psi, and this seems to work well. The DGV doesn't need much, but is sensitive to overpressure forcing the needle valve open and running rich. In this application, it is unlikely you will ever run it lean, so best to err on the side of lower pressure. John Innis Cedar Rapids, IA On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 7:59 PM, Matthew Milkevitch wrote: > Fellow Listers; > I have recently completed the installation of a Weber 32/36 DGV conversion > kit on my '77 Spitfire, and I had a couple of questions to those who are > running this setup. > 1) What is the best fuel pressure for the Weber 32/36 DGV? > > 2) What fuel pumps are you running (stock mechanical or aftermarket electric)? > > > 3) Are you running a fuel pressure regulator? > > > > Thanks for your help, > Matt Milkevitch'77 Spitfire > Willow Grove, PA > _______________________________________________ > > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > You are subscribed as jdinnis at gmail.com > > Spitfires at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires > > http://www.team.net/archive > -- ================================= = Never offend people with style when you = = can offend with substance --- Sam Brown = ================================= You are subscribed as tom at penno.com Spitfires at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires http://www.team.net/archive From jimmuller at rcn.com Tue Sep 22 19:07:53 2009 From: jimmuller at rcn.com (Jim Muller) Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:07:53 -0400 Subject: [Spits] anyone replacing carpet? Message-ID: <4AB93CA9.7138.5515140@localhost> My GT6 needs some new carpet. More specifically, most of the carpet is fine, old but with plenty of life left, but the section over the tranny tunnel was worn out long ago. The main suppliers have carpets sets but they are rather expensive when you consider that I don't need much. Nor do I want to go through the trouble of pulling and re- glueing if I don't have to, which makes all those other pieces redundant twice. Would any of you have a decent section of carpet for the tranny cover? Black. Thanks. -- Jim Muller jimmuller at rcn.com '80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+ From spitlist at cox.net Tue Sep 22 21:15:51 2009 From: spitlist at cox.net (Joe Curry) Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:15:51 -0700 Subject: [Spits] anyone replacing carpet? In-Reply-To: <4AB93CA9.7138.5515140@localhost> References: <4AB93CA9.7138.5515140@localhost> Message-ID: Jim, Why not go to a local auto upholstery shop and see if they can match the color and pile of the one you have. I am sure that it will not be very expensive. Joe -----Original Message----- From: spitfires-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:spitfires-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jim Muller Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 6:08 PM To: Triumph list; Spitfires at autox.team.net Subject: [Spits] anyone replacing carpet? My GT6 needs some new carpet. More specifically, most of the carpet is fine, old but with plenty of life left, but the section over the tranny tunnel was worn out long ago. The main suppliers have carpets sets but they are rather expensive when you consider that I don't need much. Nor do I want to go through the trouble of pulling and re- glueing if I don't have to, which makes all those other pieces redundant twice. Would any of you have a decent section of carpet for the tranny cover? Black. Thanks. -- Jim Muller jimmuller at rcn.com '80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+ You are subscribed as spitlist at cox.net Spitfires at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires http://www.team.net/archive From spitlist at cox.net Thu Sep 24 18:32:49 2009 From: spitlist at cox.net (Joe Curry) Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:32:49 -0700 Subject: [Spits] Camber Compensatora and VTR/ Triumphest Message-ID: If anyone going to The VTR/Triumphest event next week has been contemplating the purchase of a camber compensator (early Spitfires, Mk1 GT6, Herald or Vitesse-Sports 6), I will be bringing two units with me. So you can avoid shipping costs. To reserve one, contact me by email. First come first served. Joe From rfeibusch1 at earthlink.net Fri Sep 25 09:58:57 2009 From: rfeibusch1 at earthlink.net (rfeibusch1 at earthlink.net) Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:58:57 -0700 (GMT-07:00) Subject: [Spits] YOW! - TR6 - V8 Message-ID: <32325654.1253894337919.JavaMail.root@elwamui-rustique.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Craigslist Posting: I always wanted a Cobra but all I had was this old TR6........................ http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/cto/1390618519.html From stevebez at gmail.com Fri Sep 25 12:40:13 2009 From: stevebez at gmail.com (Steve Beswick) Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:40:13 -0700 Subject: [Spits] V8 TR6 Message-ID: I read TR6 V8 and I thought "awesome!" ...then I viewed the photos. From ccullen16 at cogeco.ca Fri Sep 25 23:33:25 2009 From: ccullen16 at cogeco.ca (Jim Cullen) Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:33:25 -0400 Subject: [Spits] Clutch trade? Message-ID: <5CC47F178A124960BA67C4D0E8D36825@FamilyRoom> Hi, I recently purchased a used 1500 Spitfire engine and transmission that also included a new non-installed clutch kit. The transmission currently sitting in my Spit needs to be replaced. My plan was to put the used tranny into my Spit and install the new clutch that came with the used engine and tranny. Unfortunately, once I seperated the purchased engine and tranny I realized that the person who I had bought the engine/tranny and had bought the wrong clutch (he purchased the 20 spline clutch for the single rail tranny, and the tranny that he had needs the 10 spline clutch for the 3 rail tranny). So, I am in need of the 10 spline clutch (for a 74 spitfire). My question is would anyone have interest in working out some type of trade for the clutch I need and the one that I have? Thanks, Jim Cullen From ljvaughan at pldi.net Wed Sep 30 20:32:21 2009 From: ljvaughan at pldi.net (Larry Vaughan) Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:32:21 -0500 Subject: [Spits] Mount body Message-ID: <4AC414B5.9010803@pldi.net> I am about ready to set my '73 Spitfire body back on the refurbished frame. When I seperated the two, I was confidant I would remember where the two 1/4 inch thick aluminum spacers went. I don't remember. They went on the front outboard body bolts, at the firewall, or the ones directly above the rear axle. Can anyone refresh my memory? The body mounting kit I bought didn't have the spacers. Larry