And I found enough sand in my Spit to make my own desert in the Midwest.
Terry Banbury
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> From: Tburke4@aol.com[SMTP:Tburke4@aol.com]
> Reply To: Tburke4@aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 9:48 AM
> To: vafred@erols.com; triumphs@autox.team.net
> Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: stupid engineering
>
>
> In a message dated 05/04/2000 4:44:55 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> vafred@erols.com writes:
>
> << If an award could ever be presented for the worst engineering design,
> it
> would have to be for the Spitfire 1500 carb., intake and exhaust manifold
> setup. It has to be the very worst design ever for any automobile. It is
> certainly easy to understand why the lower studs were never in place on
> my
> car. I hope this engineer is stocking shelves in a dept store someplace
> in a
> very hot climate. "FT" >>
>
> You get another "Amen", Fred. My engine is over at a machine shop right
> now
> getting what's left of the lower studs drilled out and helicoiled. At
> least
> you may have some hope of re-fitting studs into the rusty holes.
>
> The only good part of our story is it that by pulling the engine we found
> oil
> deposits on the frame rails large enough to assure this country's
> independence from the Middle East forever! ;-)
>
> Tom Burke
> 80 Spit
>
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