Good day, Aviators-
I think there was some discussion about the '79 issue a few months ago-and I
think Brad is right.
Laura G. and Nigel
----- Original Message -----
From: Bradley D. Richardson <brichard@us.oracle.com>
To: Ali Mohempour <ali@ucla.edu>
Cc: Dean Dashwood <DDashwood@softwright.co.uk>; 'Spitfire List'
<spitfires@autox.team.net>; 'Brian Doll' <brian.doll@usa.hinz.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 1999 2:52 PM
Subject: Re: Newbie questions
>
> Ali,
>
> Welcome aboard.
>
> I also have a spitfire that is titled as a 79, but the door jam plate
> says it was made in March 78, and it has the chrome bumbers. I thought
> I was the only one. My guess has always been that Triumph shipped it to
> the US very late in the year, and it was licenses as a 79.
>
> Perhaps someone else knows if this guess is true or not.
>
> Brad Richardson
> Portland, OR
> 2 79 spitfires, one as above, and one a true 79.
>
> ===================================
>
> Ali Mohempour wrote:
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> > I'm new to the list...in fact I'm a proud new owner of a '79 Spitfire
1500
> > (first non-japanese car I owned ever!)
> > The door jam says '78 but the title and paper work says '79. It does
come
> > with those nice chrome bumpers though, which I've been told were
replaced by
> > rubber ones in '79. So could this be an early '79? It has 50K on it,
and
> > has been sitting in a garage for couple of years. Starts, but rough
idle.
> >
> > Anyways, here are my real concerns:
> >
> > 1. The radiator is dead! what should I do replace it with a new one or
> > recore it? There seems to be some clear jelly like stuff stuck to the
lower
> > part of it, kinda like a temporary seal.
> >
> > 2. There is gas in the tank, but after 2 years of sitting what should I
do,
> > take the tank out, and clean it?
> >
> > 3. The battery box (need I say more!) what should I do? where do I get
> > replacement?
> >
> > 4. The body and frame are rust free but there is some in the front
where
> > the washer bottle and stuff sits (I call it the ledge). Also some
surface
> > rust in the driver side food area. Whats the cheapest way to fix it up?
> >
> > I'll have many more questions later. The main thing is that I'm on a
> > student budget and I really want to drive the car, and don't care if my
> > chassis is power coated or my exhause system is fully chromed (who can
see
> > that anyways). Please help me since I know nothing about these cars.
It's
> > kinda sad that I know how to modify the ECU in hondas and mess around
with
> > the ignition system, but look like an idiot in fron of a carbeurator
> > (spell?).
> >
> > Thank you all.
> >
> > Ali
>
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