Sounds like you've got momentum going. Mine peaked when I put new tires and
wheels on and recieved my insurance and plates. Now I'm road worthy and
legit...a dangerous combination. I put ten (whole) miles (count'em) on it
in one drive! Doesn't sound like a big deal, but after a lot of winter work
and not being sure of the dependability, it is a big deal. It was fun. At
one point I was going to return home, but...I followed the urge to turn in
the opposite direction and put some 'open road' miles on it. Ran
great...Can't wait to get it out again.
I think I have the Lucas touch. BOTH my office and home PC (3 month old
Dell) hd's failed within three days of each other...but my Spit runs great.
Terry Banbury
Mk III
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> From: Bowen, Patrick A RP2[SMTP:PABowen@sar.med.navy.mil]
> Reply To: Bowen, Patrick A RP2
> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 8:25 AM
> To: 'spitfires@autox.team.net'
> Subject: Todays update on Restoration
>
>
> Stayed up till 0300 (thats 3 am for you civilian types) I am sure my
> neighbors really appreciated the compressor operating that early in the
> morning, since it is right outside their bedroom window - oops. And I got
> the interior of the car painted and the firewall etched and primed. I am
> starting to move on this!!
>
> I placed heavy duty fibreglass/tar sound deading matts on the inside of
> the
> firewall, on the front sections of the floorboard and up over the area
> where
> the differential sits. I anticipate this, combined with heavy heat and
> sound insulation under the carpeting to hopefully make for a nice quiet
> cool ride.
>
> On the down side, I brushed up against my front drivers side tire and it
> rocked back and forth, so I came to the irritating reality that I set the
> bearing too loose and will shortly have to redo this :^( Not too much
> trouble, I just have better things to do right now.
>
> I have been commanded by the Commander in Chief, Home front to take a
> break
> today for my birthday. So no work for a day or so.
>
> Preparing to roll out the all new, yet unnamed 1979 Spit
>
> Patrick Bowen
> '79 Spitfire - on its way
>
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