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1. RE: Trunion front? (score: 1)
Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 11:24:54 -0600
I'd go with anti-sieze compound (liberally!!) between the bolt and the steel sleeve.... otherwise in 5 years when you need to rebuild the trunnion you'll be drilling the bolt out (been there done th
/html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00071.html (7,507 bytes)

2. RE: Mustang...Spitfire??? (score: 1)
Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 09:46:20 -0600
Actually, if you're gonna talk true sports car I don't think too many other cars can touch Colin Chapman's early efforts (aka Lotus 7). No AC, no windows, barely a windshield. New kidneys optional. J
/html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00319.html (9,445 bytes)

3. RE: Spitfire lugnuts, 1974 (score: 1)
Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 11:04:34 -0600
Does your Spitfire have the optional 5 lug wheels? (a complete set for my '73 is 16 lugs (4x4))! Seriously, they're available from most of the major suppliers (at $4 a pop ouch!) I'd look at any use
/html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00617.html (7,394 bytes)

4. Tech ?? Spitfire/TR6 steering rack commonalities/differences? (score: 1)
Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 17:49:08 -0600
Experts all: I know that based on external dimensions the Spitfire and TR6 steering racks are identical. Does anyone know if different ratios were available? I have a friend back east that has trashe
/html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00641.html (7,268 bytes)

5. RE: Rotary Spitfire runs really well (score: 1)
Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 09:47:53 -0600
go ahead Tim... rub it in. Us subscribers will keep this in mind when our subscriptions are due for renewal..... :-) Jim -with several old fashioned underpowered Spitfires at home :(
/html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00015.html (7,834 bytes)

6. RE: Front End Rebuild (score: 1)
Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 10:07:35 -0600
Patrick (and all), The rubber bushings in the rack coupler itself tend to self distruct after..oh, twenty years of being baked in engine oil (what, oil leaks in a Spitfire! Oh no...) and that'll give
/html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00016.html (10,771 bytes)

7. RE: NON LBC - Triumph Support Vehicle (score: 1)
Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 11:40:54 -0600
I'd try the dealer. If the dealer turns you down or gives you the run-around then it's time to jump up the food chain at Chevy. I'll see if I can dig up the appropriate # at the Chevy Customer Assis
/html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00019.html (8,838 bytes)

8. RE: Clutch Slave Cylinder (score: 1)
Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 14:28:35 -0600
Having had to pull/adjust several Spit clutch slaves.... you'd need triple jointed arms (or is it quadruple) to reach around the frame rails to reach the cylinder. As part of the job I'd get one of
/html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00025.html (8,155 bytes)

9. RE: NON LBC - Triumph Support Vehicle (score: 1)
Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 15:00:21 -0600
I'd be inclined to accept the 50/50 offer... if they'll pay 1/2 the fines when you're pulled over by the EPA! Otherwise it's your call. If the repair bill isn't ridiculously high and they do fix the
/html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00027.html (10,995 bytes)

10. RE: So What happens when you redline? (score: 1)
Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 11:27:13 -0600
You'd probably do better with a bike brake or derailler cable... take your old accelerator cable down to a bike shop and look for a similar sized cable end (the typical derailler end should be almos
/html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00087.html (9,896 bytes)

11. RE: gripe about Vicky Brit (score: 1)
Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 12:24:34 -0600
You've run into the dreaded "parts are on order from the vendor should arrive this week" scenario. Unless the order taker confirmed that EVERYTHING you ordered is physically in the warehouse today..
/html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00532.html (8,828 bytes)

12. RE: side marker lamp rubber update (score: 1)
Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 16:33:23 -0600
Does this mean the set I just "borrowed" from the local Lotus dealer won't fit my car? :-) (the lenses and chrome piece are still being used on the new Lotii Elites, don't know about the rubber piece
/html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00084.html (8,878 bytes)

13. Help needed... fiberglass body part supplier in L.A. (California) (score: 1)
Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 09:59:32 -0600
One of my fellow club members seems to think there used to be a vendor in the southern California area that could supply fiberglass body parts for the Spitfire (bonnet/trunk/???)... but he can't thi
/html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00133.html (7,247 bytes)

14. RE: First and last post.... (score: 1)
Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 13:16:07 -0600
Hey, hey, let's everyone calm down and no one needs to get hurt. Or at least take it off list... please? Thanks, Jim -various prior postings deleted to avoid further broadcast....
/html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00151.html (8,636 bytes)

15. Was RE: Multiple seat Triumphs... now the father of all what???? (score: 1)
Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 10:13:13 -0600
I hate to say this... but the father of all minivans is.... a MINI! It's got the name, transverse front wheel drive and no acceleration. And it was available in 1962. What more do you need? Jim
/html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00194.html (7,490 bytes)

16. RE: Alternate Spitfire Diff.??? (score: 1)
Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 15:10:48 -0600
The quaiffe diff unit just replaces the spider gear arrangment in the standard Spit diff. casing. Which means you still have the same problems with the pinion and side axle bearings, drive shafts, et
/html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00303.html (8,503 bytes)

17. RE: Where to order (score: 1)
Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 15:22:41 -0600
For good knowledgeable service with good prices: British Parts Northwest or Spitbits. For some crazy sale prices: Special Interest car parts For parts that have all the appearance and flaws of the o
/html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00369.html (7,502 bytes)

18. RE: Jag-Bird? (score: 1)
Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 13:26:00 -0600
c'mon Bob, It might have taken three months to put a new model on the road... but how many years of production did it take to fix the "bugs"? Oh, excuse me, those were "character traits"! :-) Jim
/html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00442.html (7,090 bytes)

19. tech question: Manifold gaskets for performance engines? (score: 1)
Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 08:25:04 -0600
Just wondered if anyone knew of a "high performance" manifold gasket for a Spitfire 1500? The old "stock" gaskets were metal faced (chrome look) with the gasket material in between, the new gaskets
/html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00471.html (6,773 bytes)

20. RE: OD Transmission for Sale (score: 1)
Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 07:09:45 -0600
go ahead Sebastian, rub it in. Yes, we here on the west side of the Atlantic are in the unenviable position of having the car bodies outlast the mechanical pieces :-) That's why complete Spitfires ca
/html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00634.html (8,208 bytes)

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