At 10:41 PM 5/4/99 -0500, Roger Elliott wrote:
Roger,
You forgot to mention where you are located, so I'll just say that the best
places to get one would be from a junkyard or breaker. There are several
across the US.
The spoilers were black plastic, not painted, so appearance should not be
an issue. (I 'restored' mine with a Scotchbrite [TM] pad!)
And at this time, I'd like to mention that the rubber-bumpered Spits used a
spoiler that depended on the lower valence for structural support!
Otherwise, only the two end screws hold the thing on, allowing it to
vibrate, and maybe crack. Not only that, but the valence is instrumental in
directing the proper amounts of cooling air past those big bumpers, toward
the radiator.
Moral: Everything on a Spitfire has its purpose.
Cheers,
Atwell Haines
'79 Spitfire (with spiffy galvanized metal lower valence)
Succasunna, NJ USA
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>Listers,
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>The spoiler for my 80 Spit is cracked and in pretty poor shape, so I am
>looking for a new front spoiler. The ones that seem to be available are
>for earlier Spits and I don't think they would look quite right.
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>Does any one know where I might find the proper spoiler? Has any one
>tried repairing the original after it has hit a few too many curbs?
>
>Thanks
>
>Roger Elliott
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