Re: Spit Frame Check (& re: catalytic converters)

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Worldly Scions,

The Right Honorable Andy Mace wrote:

>WAG here: now that I think about it, perhaps this frame modification was
>made around 1975 to accommodate the dual-pipe exhaust on the home market
>Spitfire 1500?

This is correct.  Although US Spec. Spits didn't need the "notch" until
the 1977 Cat equipped cars, we got it in '75.  The home market mod. is
documented in Thomason's book.

CIsaac@aol.com wrote:

>What year did the CC show up in  the spitfires.

See above.  California spec. cars got them earlier ISTR, but don't
have my books handy.

Bob Sykes   -  - -  __,@_\____  
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