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21. Re: V8 spitfire on ebay (score: 1): Author: Atwell Haines <karbuff@optonline.net>; Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 19:24:46 -0400; I noticed both these items. I thought the Procar racing seats looked nice. (The pic of the poly bushings showed how they were mounted...) I couldn't find the brand on the Web, though. FWIW, Wolfrace; /html/spitfires/2001-07/msg00315.html (7,620 bytes)
22. Re: front bearing question (score: 1): Author: Atwell Haines <karbuff@optonline.net>; Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 20:56:58 -0400; Also, if you replaced the inboard seals with the OE felt type, these will compress and make the hub seem loose. Don't worry, you have not hurt anything. Re-adjusting the nuts a few miles after the hu; /html/spitfires/2001-07/msg00376.html (8,094 bytes)
23. Re: Hey! It's a triumph...er....sort-of. (score: 1): Author: Atwell Haines <karbuff@optonline.net>; Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2001 08:08:10 -0400; Interesting to see that some things never change... At the Carlisle Import and Replicar gathering a few weeks ago, there were a couple body-panel kits for Miatas that were quite nicely styled. (Not m; /html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00061.html (7,645 bytes)
24. '75 Spit Mufflers (score: 1): Author: Atwell Haines <karbuff@optonline.net>; Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001 09:47:28 -0400; Hello all, I may have an opportunity to obtain several new Walker-brand Spitfire muffler assemblies. These are stock pieces for the 1500 (after commission Anybody need a muffler? I would expect the p; /html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00190.html (6,906 bytes)
25. Re: Washer Pump and Bottle (score: 1): Author: Atwell Haines <karbuff@optonline.net>; Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001 10:23:27 -0400; Michael, a Well Nut is a rubber-coated sort of plug with a brass fitting inside. When a bolt is screwed into it the bottom of the rubber is drawn up and holds the well nut into the sheet metal. An ad; /html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00191.html (8,138 bytes)
26. RE: shoes (score: 1): Author: Atwell Haines <karbuff@optonline.net>; Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 17:32:16 -0400; I have a pair of wrestling shoes that I wear when driving my Lotus, now those cars have _really_ narrow pedal boxes! Sounds as if the local sporting goods store is a nice place to start. Atwell Haine; /html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00587.html (6,992 bytes)
27. Re: Spit carb choke problem (score: 1): Author: Atwell Haines <karbuff@optonline.net>; Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 21:22:36 -0400; Yeah, My Spit doesn't run well on the choke either. I've always thought that was because my '79 is a water-choke-to-manual-conversion, and it's impossible to adjust the fast idle speed properly and s; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00016.html (7,996 bytes)
28. Re: Rubber vs. Poly (score: 1): Author: Atwell Haines <karbuff@optonline.net>; Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 19:07:01 -0400; Brian, I don't know if this was mentioned, but there is a consensus that the rubber bushes available as replacement parts are inferior to the originals. They often go bad in a few thousand miles. Inc; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00580.html (9,445 bytes)
29. Re: Oil filters (score: 1): Author: Atwell Haines <karbuff@optonline.net>; Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 19:43:12 -0400; Hi Bill, You have to take the manufacturers word on it. For descriptions of the valves in several brands of oil filters, see http://members.nbci.com/_XMCM/minimopar/oilfilterstudy.html Even the best; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00611.html (8,561 bytes)
30. Re: trailer? (score: 1): Author: Atwell Haines <karbuff@optonline.net>; Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 19:55:48 -0400; +++ unsubscribe spitfires Send list postings to spitfires@autox.team.net Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent. ++++++ Each line is preceded by three slashes... Atwel; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00612.html (7,170 bytes)
31. Re: Reverse light on dash (score: 1): Author: Atwell Haines <karbuff@optonline.net>; Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 20:43:05 -0400; New Toyota Celicas have the one that beeps INSIDE the car when Reverse is selected. Maybe the designer was an ex-Spitfire owner? Atwell Haines '79 Spitfire (my reverse is near 4th, so I go the wrong; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00894.html (7,732 bytes)
32. Spring! (No LBC Content) (score: 1): Author: Atwell Haines <karbuff@optonline.net>; Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2001 21:14:47 -0400; I know it's Spring because: The local Mazda dealer moved the SUVs to the back lot and put the Miatas in front! Atwell Haines '79 Spitfire (top down, ready to go) Succasunna, NJ USA; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00049.html (6,566 bytes)
33. Re: Electrical Faults - '77 Spitfire 1500 (score: 1): Author: Atwell Haines <karbuff@optonline.net>; Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2001 19:44:12 -0400; These days, any "classic" British roadster deserves a wave or flash of lights. Such is the camaraderie of sportscar owners. Speaking of that, in the USA we celebrate British Car week this year on May; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00296.html (9,255 bytes)
34. Re: [spitfire-enthusiast] Over Drive Speedo Error on Stag (score: 1): Author: Atwell Haines <karbuff@optonline.net>; Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 21:35:53 -0400; <snip> Or you could time yourself between mile markers on a relatively straight highway: At a constant 40 MPH it should take you 1 minute 30 seconds per mile. 50 MPH would be 1 minute 12 seconds 60 w; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00408.html (7,537 bytes)
35. Re: Leaning Spits (score: 1): Author: Atwell Haines <karbuff@optonline.net>; Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 20:12:05 -0400; Try swapping the springs first. Your sway bar may be "twisted" also! Take it out, lay it on a flat surface, it should be "flat". If not, turn it over so that the drivers and passengers sides are reve; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00435.html (8,714 bytes)
36. Re: Originality (score: 1): Author: Atwell Haines <karbuff@optonline.net>; Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 09:22:39 -0400; FYI The TR6 boot light assembly is the same as the Spitfire's. Available from the usual vendors. The switch (on my USA car) is actuated by the bootlid hinge arm on the LH side. I can't remember if yo; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00468.html (8,888 bytes)
37. Re: Outer Door Window seals (score: 1): Author: Atwell Haines <karbuff@optonline.net>; Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 20:22:47 -0400; Can you compare the new clips you have, to the old ones that came off? They don't have to be identical but they should be the same length and grip the same "thickness". ISTR from when I did my waist; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00469.html (7,936 bytes)
38. Annual "English Car Day", Morristown, NJ May 6th (score: 1): Author: Atwell Haines <karbuff@optonline.net>; Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 17:46:01 -0400; 'Tis the season, and since we are mentioning English car events.... The New Jersey Triumph Association invites you ALL to the annual English Car Day in Lewis Morris Park, Morristown, NJ, on Sunday, M; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00607.html (7,297 bytes)
39. Re: sparkplug gap (score: 1): Author: Atwell Haines <karbuff@optonline.net>; Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 17:58:25 -0400; Hi Earl, I put an XR700 and a stock type six volt Crane coil (the PS20) on my Spit two years ago, and have been happily running a .035 gap since then. That's about 7,000 miles. FWIW Atwell Haines '79; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00673.html (7,363 bytes)
40. Re: Overheat at high RPM's (score: 1): Author: Atwell Haines <karbuff@optonline.net>; Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 22:27:36 -0400; Mike, does your distributor diaphragm capsule work? (watch the timing as you apply vacuum to the line going to the dizzy--it should change) Also, at 3K your mechanical advance should come into play..; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00720.html (8,459 bytes)

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