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21. Slippy Slidy Rear End (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>; Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 00:33:00 -0000; Hi there, I have a question, how slide is the rear end on your Spitfires. I was turning right at some traffic lights yesterday, first 2000 rpm second and the end went "all to cock" and I had to ease; /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00289.html (8,722 bytes)
22. Re: Slippy Slidy Rear End (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>; Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 21:37:42 -0000; weather a My problem is, the I can get it to slide around, I suppose it's the price of having no emmissions and dule SU's but hey! It's not a matter of not having enough power to kick it back, but t; /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00311.html (7,824 bytes)
23. Re: Subject: How big fits in a Spitfire (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>; Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 20:38:07 -0000; I think that thread started as a thread talking about why one list members car broke front vertical links on a regular basis. The conclusion of that thread was "It's a matter of orientation". Back t; /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00392.html (8,904 bytes)
24. Hi could you have a look at this for me (document on MC overhaull) (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>; Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 01:54:41 -0000; Hi there, OK, on my degree there is a half module of laughable ease called Technical Editing, I took it to push up my marks. I am after a first in this subject. It's all about produceing techinical d; /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00393.html (7,886 bytes)
25. Re: Hi could you have a look at this for me (document on MC overhaull) (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>; Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 19:02:28 -0000; Correction to the address ... http://www2.crosswinds.net/oxford/~jcarpenter/; /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00403.html (7,138 bytes)
26. Re: Hi could you have a look at this for me (document on MC overhaull) (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>; Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 18:29:12 -0000; Hi just updating the page, to look more profesional, same content, just looks real nice! Plus it's small and fast!; /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00483.html (7,284 bytes)
27. Re: Viscosity Interpretation. (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>; Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 22:54:03 -0000; Hears one for you, cornflower and water! Mix cornflower with a tiny bit of water and you get a smooth flowing thin liquid until you try and move it, when it turns solid! Just goes to show how complic; /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00499.html (7,858 bytes)
28. Re: OiL Spill Cleanup (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>; Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 19:20:36 -0000; My local garage swear by cat litter, it's cheap, adsorbent, and much less of a heath risk than concrete. I personally have a carpet on my garage floor, it works grate, when it gets to oily under the; /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00571.html (8,576 bytes)
29. Re: GT6 Brakes/Austin Calipers (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>; Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 19:10:41 -0000; I seem to remember this: The princess callipers fit on Spitfire vertical links, you then need a GT6 hub and that may be fits onto the princess??? disks. The stub axle is the only problem, does a GT6; /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00572.html (8,023 bytes)
30. Car Paint (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>; Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 18:50:11 -0000; I am fed up with how tatty my car is looking, rust is poking through, you can see the original paintwork under where the yellow is pealing off, it's not all the same colour yellow etc. So in a couple; /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00615.html (7,698 bytes)
31. Re: Machine shop (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>; Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 14:42:18 -0000; Go down the your local pub and ask in there! There will be people in there who will have experiences of your local shops. Thats where I found the place where I got my engine done. The same place was; /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00658.html (7,459 bytes)
32. Re: Head Milling (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>; Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 15:22:10 -0000; First of I don't condone Bass Ale: I am a 6X Bitter drinker myself but by the by. Mind you for the ulimate in hagover causing beers, Burtons from Burton on Trent will give you a hangover that will ke; /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00659.html (8,939 bytes)
33. Re: Cylinder Head Removal (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>; Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 11:14:50 -0000; Once ready to lift the head put the spark plugs back in, and turn the engin over using the battery. This blows the head and hopfully is a bit more even with the pressure than the rope trick.; /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00030.html (11,039 bytes)
34. Re: Head removal (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>; Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 11:41:50 -0000; replace them every time. With older cars you just get a touque to tighten the studs too, but with new ones you also get an angle. So you tighten the bolt down to a certain torque and the turn it thr; /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00031.html (8,069 bytes)
35. Rimmer Bro Rear Spring (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>; Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 20:09:53 -0000; Just to say I have ordered myself a new rear spring from Rimmer Brothers (the oly place I found with them in stock) I was wondering what the quailty of the spring was like. What difference does a new; /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00202.html (6,455 bytes)
36. Re: RePenetrant WAS: Crankshaft Nut (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>; Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 23:12:42 -0000; I use Plus-Gas, it's a liquid in like a lighter fluid type tin. Part of one tin of it and I am still going on it, in the same time I would have 5 cans of WD-40.; /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00203.html (6,815 bytes)
37. Re: The whole kit and kaboodle! (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>; Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 20:13:54 -0000; Ever noticed there is one problem with cleaning all the sludge out of the cars cooling system. You don't get as warm and it take alot longer to get that warm. THe heater in my car is now half as effe; /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00204.html (6,898 bytes)
38. Re: gear ratios (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>; Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 12:44:26 -0000; Lets say I have a UK set-up 1500, and the car seems like it would like another gear. At 60 mph it's got 3000 on the rev counter but the engine would be perfectly happy if it were only doing 2300. Thi; /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00370.html (7,822 bytes)
39. Re: Spitfire Diff. Noise Question (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>; Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 13:36:43 -0000; I got the TSSC spring compressor at 1/3rd the price by shopping around. I found the place that made the compressor, I am not sure where the hub puller is made. It seems to me though you are much bett; /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00371.html (8,953 bytes)
40. Re: BTU rating of electric garge heaters?!?! (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>; Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 13:39:28 -0000; Here are some of the ideas I have had for having a tosty garage. Personal favourite drive the car for 10 miles before you put it away in the garage. It's then warm enough to work on. Floor 1. Old car; /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00475.html (9,418 bytes)

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