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1. GT6 Speedo (score: 1)
Author: "griffco" <griffco@griffco.ca>
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 17:26:52 -0600
Now that I'm going to install a 1969 GT6 diff in my '74 1500 Spitfire, I'll need the correct speedo! The diff has a 3.27:1 ratio. Does anyone have for sale, a speedo to suit a '69 GT6? I believe it s
/html/spitfires/2004-07/msg00046.html (6,535 bytes)

2. Rejoining (score: 1)
Author: "griffco" <griffco@griffco.ca>
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 20:36:17 -0600
Hello again. Just rejoined after about 9 months off the list. I got the Spitfire done by last September in time for our big car show. Won best restoration with it, so was very pleased. Now that it is
/html/spitfires/2004-06/msg00144.html (6,928 bytes)

3. Speedo conversion (score: 1)
Author: "griffco" <griffco@griffco.ca>
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 21:35:26 -0600
I intend to try a GT6 diff in my 1500 Spitfire. Now of course, the speedo will be wrong (wronger than it already is). I have an 1184 speedo in it with the 3.89 diff. Which speedo will I use with the
/html/spitfires/2004-06/msg00179.html (6,648 bytes)

4. Re: NICE STORY (Non LBC) (score: 1)
Author: "griffco" <griffco@griffco.ca>
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 19:43:22 -0600
Very touching, but not exclusively American (as in USA), and not necessary for the Spitfires List. Bermuda has just been through 'hell' with hurricane Fabian, and now Eastern Canada, particularly Hal
/html/spitfires/2003-10/msg00006.html (6,664 bytes)

5. Re: Fuel Pump pressure (score: 1)
Author: "griffco" <griffco@griffco.ca>
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 07:53:34 -0600
I wonder how this is possible? The diaphram is driven by the spring, which in turn is loaded (compresed) by the lever running on the cam. If the diaprhagm gets stiffer, the spring has less chance of
/html/spitfires/2003-10/msg00029.html (7,644 bytes)

6. Winterize & sign off (score: 1)
Author: "griffco" <griffco@griffco.ca>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 08:15:02 -0700
Well, I think its time to sign off the list. My ' 74 1500 project is finally finished and won Best Restoration at our European Classic Car Show in Calgary this year, over 200 entries. The restoration
/html/spitfires/2003-10/msg00167.html (8,461 bytes)

7. Re: Clutch Fluid (score: 1)
Author: "griffco" <griffco@griffco.ca>
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2003 20:21:20 -0600
James et al, Have you found the ultimate in laziness? Install a remote bleed nipple for the clutch. A piece of old brake line from the original slave bleed nipple fitting into a 2 or 3 way piece bolt
/html/spitfires/2003-09/msg00009.html (7,679 bytes)

8. ?? What is it ?? (score: 1)
Author: "griffco" <griffco@griffco.ca>
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 21:23:49 -0600
As webmaster for our vintage sportscar club, I've just been asked the There's a sports car in a movie called 'Romancing the Stone' - red, looks like it's late 50's or 60's. I've seen this car in movi
/html/spitfires/2003-09/msg00150.html (6,475 bytes)

9. Re: How to tell which distributor I have? (score: 1)
Author: "griffco" <griffco@griffco.ca>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 19:26:54 -0600
Hi Kevin, Isn't there a model number stamped on the body of the distributor? Either Delco and a number, or Lucas and a number. I seem to have a mongrel distributor also - marked Lucas 43D4. Came with
/html/spitfires/2003-09/msg00172.html (7,760 bytes)

10. Fw: Family addition - longish (score: 1)
Author: "griffco" <griffco@griffco.ca>
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 09:30:02 -0600
Hi all, been some time since I've written - been busy. I finally fired up my '74 restoration. First turn of the key - if you don't count Mr. Lucas's intervention. I had tested all the electrics, even
/html/spitfires/2003-08/msg00002.html (7,870 bytes)

11. front brake bleed (score: 1)
Author: "griffco" <griffco@griffco.ca>
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2003 08:26:08 -0600
A quick question: I rebuilt the master cylinder and now can't bleed the front brake system. Fluid will flow out of the left front bleed nipple, but when I use a SpeediVac bleeder, it will not suck a
/html/spitfires/2003-08/msg00040.html (7,162 bytes)

12. front brake bleed (score: 1)
Author: "griffco" <griffco@griffco.ca>
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2003 08:54:33 -0600
I guess I should have mentioned, I have removed the nipple - it is clear. I spread the threads of the nipple with grease, no air getting in there. Pressing the pedal seems to operate only the rear br
/html/spitfires/2003-08/msg00042.html (7,420 bytes)

13. Front brake bleed (score: 1)
Author: "griffco" <griffco@griffco.ca>
Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2003 08:38:07 -0600
Well! Found the problem trying to bleed the front brakes. The Haynes AND the Leyland manul show a rubber seal going into the master cylinder before the tipping valve. Since the rebuild kit had a seal
/html/spitfires/2003-08/msg00050.html (7,474 bytes)

14. Re: Door handle gaskets? (score: 1)
Author: "griffco" <griffco@griffco.ca>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 19:49:58 -0600
The original ones I got from TRR were black tarred paper and have held up for 10 years - occassional driving, mind you. The latest ones I got from Vic Brit were simply tan cardboard. Much less robust
/html/spitfires/2003-08/msg00090.html (7,100 bytes)

15. Another Spitfire in the Hangar (longish) (score: 1)
Author: "griffco" <griffco@griffco.ca>
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 21:51:55 -0600
Hi all, Just had to let you know I've rescued another one from a wrecking yard! For my birthday on Monday, I treated myself to an afternoon of poking around wrecking yards. I was actually heading for
/html/spitfires/2003-07/msg00024.html (8,213 bytes)

16. Windshields (score: 1)
Author: "griffco" <griffco@griffco.ca>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 21:12:00 -0600
I'm about to fit the windshield to my '74 rebuild project. On the screen I took from a '74, I see black caulking between the glass and rubber seal, and between the seal and the frame. Windshield peop
/html/spitfires/2003-07/msg00087.html (7,309 bytes)

17. Fw: Coil - Ballast? (score: 1)
Author: "griffco" <griffco@griffco.ca>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 08:22:37 -0600
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/html/spitfires/2003-07/msg00113.html (7,387 bytes)

18. Re: tie bar spacing shims and rear wheel alignment (score: 1)
Author: "griffco" <griffco@griffco.ca>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 08:32:04 -0600
Steve, I was surprised to hear you mention the cut of the slots at an angle as being original. On the old ones I have taken apart, all slots are parallel to the ends. I would think, however, that if
/html/spitfires/2003-07/msg00114.html (8,838 bytes)

19. Re: Laminated glass chip repair (score: 1)
Author: "griffco" <griffco@griffco.ca>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 18:39:15 -0600
I'm faced with that problem just now also. My chip is real big, and the windshield is out of the vehicle. I'm taking it to a windshield chip repair shop tomorrow to see what they can do. They don't p
/html/spitfires/2003-07/msg00127.html (8,005 bytes)

20. Re: ethical question / question of principles (score: 1)
Author: "griffco" <griffco@griffco.ca>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 14:10:49 -0600
I appreciate your commitment to originality! As I don't know MK 2's or 3's, I can't really advise, but just hope you stick to as original as possible. I just bought a derelict '74 1500, no motor, an
/html/spitfires/2003-07/msg00164.html (9,395 bytes)

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