Greetings Dave. As for the lugs I don't know, can you give us some
measurements? I have Appliance Racing Wheels on my car and if you have
those you will likely never find lugnuts, it would be easier to have your
wheels modified, but I think I am jumping the gun until you figure out what
they are.
no help on the smog stuff. Anyone want a frozen up air pump?
Sway bar mount, this is common, what happens is the nut loosens and it
elongates the hole until it breaks. You can find someone on the list that
has one, I did for $25. But unless you are perfectly restoring the car, I
would take it to a weld shop and have them weld a plate over the front with
the proper size hole. Once the arm is in place it will be almost impossible
to see.
Clutch pivot arm. Best answer is to replace it and the bushings that hold
it, however that involves removing the tranny. So as long as the bushings
are not completely shot and are letting the pin move about laterally I would
simply put RTV Black silicon in the holes to hold it still. If it is moving
alot forward and backwards it will cause your clutch to slip.
X700 ignition set, nothing special that I know of, just set the timing as a
regular spit by turning te distributor.
Hope I helped.
Patrick Bowen
-----Original Message-----
From: david [mailto:engstrom@tstonramp.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 11:54 PM
To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: 1979 spitfire
Hello to everyone on this great list.
I just purchased a 1979 spitfire and I have a few questions for you
guys:
1. It has 13x6jj eight spoke mags with 205/60 tires. The wheels are
stamped "performance" and "WIA". I need a lug nut for these wheels.
Anyone know where these wheels came from? Anyone have a lug nut for
sale?
2. I need to smog the car and all the necessary parts seem to be there
except for the air filter, hot air intake, hot air hose, and the air
valve/cleaner adaptor. In other words, I need the air cleaner and its
associated parts for this California car. Anyone have these for sale?
3. The sway bar mounting bracket on the lower right A-arm is broken.
Any tips on a fix would be appreciated.
4. How the heck do I keep the clutch arm pivot pin from falling out?
5. This car has a x700 electronic ignition. How do I time it?
I've had the car for five days and so far I've replaced the
starter, fuel pump (straight arm without spacer-is this ok?), fuel
lines, and I am now having fun trying to get the u-joints apart for
replacement (knocking noise when driving the car).
Hi to Laura, I met you at Bracket Air field - Nigel is beautiful!
Thanks from David in San Dimas, CA.
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