- 21. Re: emblems (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 21:45:33 EDT
- On the topic of emblems, if anyone has a front Spitfire 1500 chrome badge, (1974 only, i believe) I really need one. One of my fellow students heisted mine. Kris Powell
- /html/spitfires/1999-04/msg00752.html (7,078 bytes)
- 22. boy am i dumb (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 19:25:53 EST
- Is there any way to recoat or easily replace the dashboard in a Spit? This morning, my Spit refused to start for 10 minutes. Normally I would abandon hope after around 5 minutes or so, but this time,
- /html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00178.html (6,979 bytes)
- 23. Marrying your car? (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 20:00:25 EST
- If you wreck the car: Domestic violence. The body shop: A battered women's clinic. The 3 car garage: A brothel. The British Victoria Catalog: the mall. Aftermarket Webers to replace a Stromberg: a fa
- /html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00179.html (7,160 bytes)
- 24. brake drum (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 17:38:54 EST
- Does anyone have a rear brake drum for a 74 Spit 1500? On passenger side drum, one of the studs came loose, and it is making an annoying noise, which cannot be good. I would like to fix it ASAP if po
- /html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00218.html (6,656 bytes)
- 25. i'm getting it fixed (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 12 Mar 1999 18:32:58 EST
- Well, in case anyone was fretting over the condition of my dear Spitfire, it will go to the shop on Sunday night to get the shrange whumpa-whumpawhumpa/er-e-er-e-er-e noise fixed. This is convenient,
- /html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00257.html (6,462 bytes)
- 26. Door Handles (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 19:24:19 EST
- Does anyone have chrome door handles for sale? I can deal if you have black ones, but I prefer chrome. I went to pick up my car from the shop today, and the door would not open. It turns out a plasti
- /html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00607.html (6,367 bytes)
- 27. Re: Door handles/locks (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 20:08:39 EST
- Well, since I am the one suffering from the problem of getting into a Spit w/ broken door handles, I will share my method. First, you must know that the doors work fine from the inside and that I hav
- /html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00685.html (8,627 bytes)
- 28. Re: '77 Spit re-starting problem (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 19:11:14 EST
- As far as #2 is concerned, I am pretty sure it is the U-joint. I had a similar problem with my car that I just had fixed. It started out much as you describe, and it progessed to where deceleration w
- /html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00711.html (6,882 bytes)
- 29. How to beat some idiot part guys (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 14:26:09 EST
- I have found that Pep Boys can be depended upon to get most of the parts I need. However, their service, well, sucks. One night, I waited over 30 minutes while some moron kid tried to figure out how
- /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00108.html (7,701 bytes)
- 30. I have some clutch problems too - please advise (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 22:22:32 EST
- I am having a problem with my clutch. After a little bit it stops working. I rebuilt the master cylinder less than 1000 miles ago, the clutch itself has less than 1700 miles, and everything used to w
- /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00166.html (7,758 bytes)
- 31. The return of: I have some clutch problems too (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 17:15:43 EST
- Thanks for your help. I plan on emptying the system tomorrow or Saturday. It probably was bad or moisture laden fluid, b/c the last time I topped off the reservior, the container looked kind of rusty
- /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00180.html (7,368 bytes)
- 32. Re: Radio Installation (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 16:39:40 EST
- I put a CD player in my Spit this past Sunday. You can put a player in, but you cannot use the large, vinyl padded trim piece that goes over the tranny cover. If you just use the metal plate that han
- /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00211.html (8,332 bytes)
- 33. Re: Radio Installation Part II (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 16:44:23 EST
- I have two old Sony Speakers from my Dad's E type sitting on the shelf behind the seats. The sound is remarkably good considering the circumstances. They are not connected to anything. The only probl
- /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00212.html (6,889 bytes)
- 34. Why my car was jerking (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 21:04:21 EST
- I finally figured out why my car was jerking. It had nothing to do with clutch. After adjusting the mixture for an hour, I checked my distributor. Apparently, the two clips for the distributor cap ha
- /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00218.html (6,791 bytes)
- 35. that damn diet coke commercial (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 19:32:30 EST
- Ok - I finally saw that commercial that was the topic of so much controversy a few weeks back. After a while I started deleting messages pertaining to the issue, but it is quite clear that the car th
- /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00318.html (6,839 bytes)
- 36. Sliding around in a Spit (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 19:43:10 EST
- I have a 74 w/ a single Stromberg, and that car is a mess in the rain. Maybe it is the 1984 vintage Sears sport radials on it, but I have to launch in second gear and I have to be extremely careful o
- /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00319.html (6,899 bytes)
- 37. re: Subject: How big fits in a Spitfire (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 15:59:51 EST
- I am six feet tall, and I drive my Spitfire every day that it is not broken. I have very long legs, and I weigh about 155 lbs, which makes me pretty skinny. If I sit up really straight, as is require
- /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00335.html (8,480 bytes)
- 38. High School Spit abuse (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 13:24:08 EST
- I was very upset yesterday when I left school to find that a number of "fukking" football players had decided to relocate my car in the parking lot. This was not a personal attack or anything; the di
- /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00400.html (7,785 bytes)
- 39. Brakes not working well (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 13:29:21 EST
- I had a caliper stick once, and the pad wore down to the metal, which almost totally eliminated my car's stopping power and ruined the rotor. I replaced the pads & rotors, and cleaned up the pistons,
- /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00401.html (6,754 bytes)
- 40. Re: Spit Speed (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 14:47:04 EST
- Wow - once I went 75, but one of the hood latches had vibrated open and the hood started to come up. The car sounded like it was about to explode, so I backed off. The day my car sees 135 will be the
- /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00487.html (7,220 bytes)
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