Larry wrote:
question 1...
can a rebuildable fuel pump be put on a 79 spifire, or does parts
unavailabilty make this a bad idea...
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Yes. You can get a rebuild kit from across the pond if you
want to rebuild it. But a repro. pump is only about $45 from VB.
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question 2...
what color should the seat frames and slides be painted (or should they)
for this car. i figured just plain ol black enamel (something i have a
case of)..
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My seat frame is black, and even though it is 15 years younger, I
assume it stayed the same. Sliders were unpainted, but I painted mine
black to match the frame (non-original but who cares?)
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question 3...
lower a-arms paint color same as above but different part..had the new
a-arm i got from dave blasted and now am considering painting it...i
want to leave one side on as sort of a backwards reference.
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If you can afford it, get it powder coated semi-gloss black. 10 times
harder than black chassis paint. Otherwise, Dupont Centauri chassis
black is what I used.
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question 4...
obvious dpo hack...front brake pads are held together with some 1/4 in
dia. nails that are bent to hold the whole thing together...caliper pin
kit is 11 bucks at vb..(no moss catalog with me right now :( )plan on
doing a brake job while i have the things off...what is the minumum
thickness of the disks...they are rusted and will need to be turned, but
want to make sure i have enough to take a total of about .010 off the
disk...
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Don't know off hand, but the brake shop that turned mine has a
book with all the specs. Trust me, if there is not enough left, they
won't do it - too much liability.
Ross D. Vincenti
64 Spitfire 4
64 Porsche 356C Coupe
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