- 61. RE: Spitfire Value (score: 1)
- Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
- Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 16:33:31 -0500
- I realize that times have changed a bit... but I picked up my '73 1500 running (with o/d), a fair body (a not so nice dent on the right rear quarter and some rust-worm holes starting behind the rear
- /html/spitfires/1998-06/msg00201.html (8,582 bytes)
- 62. RE: Rear Axle Length (score: 1)
- Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
- Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 10:11:02 -0500
- While we're on the subject, are the transverse "swing" springs all the same, or did were they also changed the same time as the axles? I ask because apparently the Mk IV had the shorter axles but th
- /html/spitfires/1998-06/msg00216.html (8,283 bytes)
- 63. RE: 72 Spitfire ?? (score: 1)
- Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
- Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 09:18:56 -0500
- If it's truly a 1972, it should be the 1296cc large bearing crank motor with a three rail 4 speed (4 synchro) gearbox. If the motor # (stamped into a flat spot on the back of the motor, drivers side
- /html/spitfires/1998-06/msg00235.html (7,352 bytes)
- 64. Parts ID and interchangeability (score: 1)
- Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 11:22:58 -0500
- I'm sure some of these issues have been beat to death many times in the past... but if so it's time to document them properly! My questions are as follows: 1) By the dimensions quoted in Bently/Hayn
- /html/spitfires/1998-06/msg00297.html (7,815 bytes)
- 65. 1500 in a Mk III???? (score: 1)
- Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
- Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 14:10:20 -0500
- Howdy all! Can anyone advise on the posibility of installing a 1500 block into a Mk III with the standard Mk III (3 synchro) trans? I believe that the trans itself will bolt to the 1500 back plate, b
- /html/spitfires/1998-06/msg00334.html (6,777 bytes)
- 66. RE: Resubmitted - Gas Cap Siphoning while driving (score: 1)
- Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
- Date: Thu, 7 May 1998 10:13:38 -0500
- Have you looked at Rimmer Bros? They list the part # for the cap seal ( # 718738 4.53 ukp or about $7.70 amurrican) and have no problem with shipping to the US. My only comment is that you might wan
- /html/spitfires/1998-05/msg00115.html (9,769 bytes)
- 67. RE: no gasoline or ???? (score: 1)
- Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
- Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 11:53:20 -0500
- Have you checked for good flow of petrol all the way to the carb? If you don't find an obvious problem with the fuel system... you might check and see if you're running into the same problem my '73
- /html/spitfires/1998-05/msg00286.html (8,488 bytes)
- 68. RE: swapping engines, the real reason (score: 1)
- Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
- Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 10:03:40 -0500
- Sorry I missed the flamefest. I understand your point though. When my 1500 motor died in '89 there was a strong temptation to try to fit an "alternate" powerplant. The one I was inclined to pick was
- /html/spitfires/1998-04/msg00101.html (9,351 bytes)
- 69. RE: WANTED: Spitfire MKIV/1500 bonnet (score: 1)
- Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
- Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 15:34:29 -0500
- Well, here in the Dallas area a good bonnet for a 1500 should run $20- $30 (send me the check later Isaac :-) Seriously, from a private individual $100-$300. From a parts dealer for the same parts..
- /html/spitfires/1998-04/msg00269.html (7,984 bytes)
- 70. Re: Spitfire Bonnet Prices... and my medication (score: 1)
- Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
- Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 12:05:04 -0500
- Isaac, John, et al.... Ooops, I've had some second thoughts on the pricing information I provided yesterday (darn, where'd I leave my prescription again?). Actual observed prices for good bonnets in
- /html/spitfires/1998-04/msg00281.html (7,346 bytes)
- 71. RE: Steering Universal Joint (score: 1)
- Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
- Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 18:36:02 -0500
- The steering u-j on the Spitfire is held to the rack and the column with a "pinch bolt" at each end, and is internally splined. You've got to remove the bolt completely (the column and rack end have
- /html/spitfires/1998-04/msg00288.html (8,717 bytes)
- 72. RE: gasoline gauge on Spit 1500 (score: 1)
- Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 13:02:17 -0400
- Actually, the sender unit is accessible from the trunk of the Spitfire. Clean out the trunk and remove the hardboard cover at the "front" of the trunk. This will expose the gas tank. Before you try t
- /html/spitfires/1998-04/msg00329.html (9,512 bytes)
- 73. RE: Spitfire 6 Curiosity (score: 1)
- Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
- Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 12:27:44 -0500
- Feel free to jump on me if I'm wrong (not that I doubt it'll happen anyway), but I thought I saw in the "Spitfire/GT6 Guide to Originality" that the GT6 actually used SOFTER front springs for a more
- /html/spitfires/1998-04/msg00398.html (9,690 bytes)
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