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1. Re: Spitfire parts in England (score: 1): Author: William Davies <daviesw@ecid.cig.mot.com>; Date: Mon, 02 Aug 1999 09:08:02 +0100; As you will be in the Salisbury area, try heading north to Wootton Bassett (near Swindon in Wiltshire) and visit Paul Cull, who is an old friend and Triumph Trader/Restorer - he has a good stock of; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00033.html (8,793 bytes)
2. 1500 Spitfire Chassis FREE - (UK - Swindon, Wiltshire) (score: 1): Author: William Davies <daviesw@ecid.cig.mot.com>; Date: Tue, 03 Aug 1999 14:36:06 +0100; If anyone is interested, I have a bare chassis from a 1500 Spitfire sat in my garden. As my house is on the market and I don't really have any use for it, I'd rather give it away than scrap it. It's; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00104.html (7,649 bytes)
3. Re: new owners questions (score: 1): Author: William Davies <daviesw@ecid.cig.mot.com>; Date: Thu, 05 Aug 1999 16:09:15 +0100; Some people will work very hard to convince you against owning an older car - usually people who have no experience in this area. You'll never find a better car to learn on. Sounds like a grounding p; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00207.html (10,257 bytes)
4. Re: TRF Summer Party Car Show (score: 1): Author: William Davies <daviesw@ecid.cig.mot.com>; Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 14:48:56 +0100; This badging sounds like a genuine European Spec TR5 - not such a rarity over here (UK), though much rarer than a TR6! Cheers, Bill -- -- This Message sent by: ^==^ / \ William Davies / \ Total Triu; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00378.html (8,640 bytes)
5. Re: clutch bleeding (score: 1): Author: William Davies <daviesw@ecid.cig.mot.com>; Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 09:43:04 +0100; I recently went through absolute HELL trying to sort out the clutch on my wife's Dolomite 1500! The system is virtually the same as a Spitfire 1500, so this may have some bearing on your problem. Th; /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00347.html (10,548 bytes)
6. Re: Back from the trip (long sort of car indurence report thing) (score: 1): Author: William Davies <daviesw@ecid.cig.mot.com>; Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 14:18:41 +0100; I think you've just discovered why many of us are so critical of the 1500 engine! I usually have to change the downpipe gasket on my wife's Dolomite 1500 every 3-4 months, and it too gets very hot.; /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00349.html (8,393 bytes)
7. Re: Triumph Spitfire Conversions (score: 1): Author: William Davies <daviesw@ecid.cig.mot.com>; Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 15:59:25 +0100; I'm with you on this one. I've always preferred cars with overdrive to those with an extra conventional gear. It's not like there's a reliability issue with any of the standard Spitfire setups, and; /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00565.html (10,473 bytes)
8. TSSC International (score: 1): Author: William Davies <daviesw@ecid.cig.mot.com>; Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 16:39:14 +0100; Well the dust has settled on yet another International Weekend. This was the first year I'd not stayed for the whole weekend, we went up early on the Saturday morning and came home the same evening.; /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00572.html (8,233 bytes)
9. Oil Filters (score: 1): Author: William Davies <daviesw@ecid.cig.mot.com>; Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 15:39:09 +0100; I have always been very careful which oil filters I fit to my Heralds and Spitfires, only using those with good anti-drain properties. I used Unipart GFE119 (which were very good) for years until th; /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00609.html (8,639 bytes)
10. Re: Oil Filter listing (score: 1): Author: William Davies <daviesw@ecid.cig.mot.com>; Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 08:52:07 +0100; Peter, GFE4 actually replaced GFE119 in the Unipart range, they ARE NOT the same filter - the GFE119 did its job well, the GFE4 should never be fitted to a Triumph engine, no matter what Unipart clai; /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00636.html (8,126 bytes)
11. Re: Oil Filter listing (score: 1): Author: William Davies <daviesw@ecid.cig.mot.com>; Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 13:37:47 +0100; We had a new member turn up to the Oxford TSSC meeting on Monday with a gorgeously original 21,000 mile Spit MkIV. It was fitted with a GFE150, which is a type I'd not seen before. It was quiet on s; /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00640.html (8,277 bytes)
12. Re: ROBSON - page 10, August 99 Triumph World (score: 1): Author: William Davies <daviesw@ecid.cig.mot.com>; Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 12:10:03 +0100; James, It's common knowledge that John Kipping is emigrating to New Zealand, but what happens to the business is anyone's guess. He will not sell to one other supplier in particular, though I have he; /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00686.html (11,783 bytes)
13. Re: Anoraks and Trainspotters (score: 1): Author: William Davies <daviesw@ecid.cig.mot.com>; Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 09:16:03 +0100; Hi Doug, "Anorak" and "Trainspotter" are two terms which are more or less interchangeable in the UK. The "Anorak" is the type of raincoat worn by those who stand on Railway Stations writing down the; /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00830.html (8,500 bytes)
14. Standard 8 - FREE (UK) (score: 1): Author: William Davies <daviesw@ecid.cig.mot.com>; Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 11:00:50 +0100; OK, this is slightly off topic, but there may be enough interest here to save this one from the crusher. A mid 1950s Standard 8 will be scrapped when an acquaintance moves house sometime this week, u; /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00836.html (7,650 bytes)
15. Re: Anoraks and Trainspotters (score: 1): Author: William Davies <daviesw@ecid.cig.mot.com>; Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 13:46:52 +0100; I've not seen the film (I meant to, but never got around to it), but from what I remember at the time, the kids took drugs because the only other thing to do was trainspotting. Anyone remember more??; /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00839.html (8,138 bytes)
16. Re: From Commission years to gearboxes (score: 1): Author: William Davies <daviesw@ecid.cig.mot.com>; Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 09:13:58 +0100; None of my BMIHT certificates has any serial numbers other than Commission Number, Body Number and Engine Number. All the certificates I have are for earlier cars (pre 1963) - is more detail recorde; /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00965.html (8,238 bytes)
17. Re: Paint job cost & Mechanic competence (score: 1): Author: William Davies <daviesw@ecid.cig.mot.com>; Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 14:59:17 +0100; It has an Alfa Romeo Twin-Cam. The guy who built this one is the DPO of my late 1959 Herald Coupe - I hope he's done a better job on the Spitty than when he murdered my Coupe! Cheers, Bill. -- -- Thi; /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00976.html (9,427 bytes)
18. Re: Horn Question (score: 1): Author: William Davies <daviesw@ecid.cig.mot.com>; Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 13:10:36 +0100; Usually, one of the horns will be a "High", the other a "Low", but some markets were fitted with a "High" on one side, and a "High High" on the other, which results in a very squeaky horn tone! Some; /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg01040.html (9,289 bytes)
19. Re: Engine cleaning (score: 1): Author: William Davies <daviesw@ecid.cig.mot.com>; Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 15:50:44 +0100; I think this is because of the non-lubricity of Kerosene - any remaining in the galleries will find it's way to the bearing surfaces. I would have thought it would be OK as long as any remaining kero; /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg01048.html (8,086 bytes)
20. Re: Factory Hardtop (score: 1): Author: Bill Davies <daviesw@ecid.cig.mot.com>; Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 09:44:09 +0100; Hi Mark, I think you're correct in your identification as a factory top with later finish. I don't believe anyone produced a steel replacement, all the aftermarket tops I've seen have been fibreglass; /html/spitfires/1999-06/msg00853.html (8,741 bytes)

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