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RE: beginner with questions

To: spitfires@autox.team.net, "'Steve Caton'" <cates@trigger.net>
Subject: RE: beginner with questions
From: "Banbury, Terrence" <Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us>
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 10:58:28 -0400
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Steve, you are just the guy we are looking for.  Someone to pass the
hard-won knowledge on to.  Ask away!  Also check out this site.

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Terrence N. Banbury
1967 SPITFIRE MK III
1988 Honda Accord lX
1998 Ford Expedition EB
2000 Ford Mustang GT
1973 Honda CB350G


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> From:         Steve Caton[SMTP:cates@trigger.net]
> Reply To:     Steve Caton
> Sent:         Sunday, April 23, 2000 7:11 PM
> To:   spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject:      beginner with questions
> 
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I am the owner of a 1976 spitfire and this is my first attempt at a
> restoration, so please excuse me if my questions appear stupid. I am not
> the most mechanically sound person and I am learning as I go. I have a
> couple of questions so here goes nothing...
> 
> 1) I am in the process of stripping the car down to have some minor body
> work done as well as a new paint job. In the process of reading one of
> the restoration manuals I purchased it states, the body tub must not be
> restored when off the chassis or it is highly unlikely that you will
> ever be able to get it on again.Yet on some of the 1500 personal
> restoration sites I viewed over the internet, the owners had separated
> the body and chassis and reassembled without any problems (or at least
> it looked problem free). I had planned to do this but now I am unsure
> whether this is a good idea or not. The body is in pretty good shape
> from what I can see with the exception of the driver side floor and the
> battery box. Can anyone advise the proper course of action?
> 
> 2) Secondly, I am interested in fitting my spit with the bonnet of a GT6
> (I like the look). Is this possible and if so how difficult?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Steve Caton
> Oakville, Ontario
> 

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