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41. RE: Photographic proof (score: 1)
Author: Ken Strayhorn <ken@dukecomm.duke.edu>
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 09:53:12 -0500
Yep, the black rear panel is original. On the two occasions I've had the car painted, I've had to point out to the paint guys to leave it black. I bought the car with 32,000 miles on it from a guy wh
/html/spitfires/2002-12/msg00105.html (8,749 bytes)

42. RE: Photographic proof (score: 1)
Author: Ken Strayhorn <ken@dukecomm.duke.edu>
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 16:38:16 -0500
At 11:30 AM -0500 12/10/02, Douglas Braun wrote, concerning the oddities of the '72 cars: Yep, and somehow it hasn't cracked. Another odd fact is that all the paint charts I have seen say that color
/html/spitfires/2002-12/msg00110.html (8,685 bytes)

43. Hardtop "distance tubes" dimensions? (score: 1)
Author: Ken Strayhorn <ken@dukecomm.duke.edu>
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 08:05:56 -0500
Good morning folks - On Ebay I did espy a hardtop that not only was the correct year, but even the same color as my Spit - this was obviously a sign from on high so I coughed up the cash. The top is
/html/spitfires/2002-12/msg00206.html (7,652 bytes)

44. Re: engine paint (score: 1)
Author: Ken Strayhorn <ken@dukecomm.duke.edu>
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 13:47:35 -0500
Hear hear. When the mechanic tore down my engine last month in the first step of the rebuild, he found a piece of RTV gasket material clogging the intake of the oil pump. He said he sees it all the t
/html/spitfires/2002-02/msg00144.html (7,986 bytes)

45. Re: Off Topic: Engine Swaps - P-51 Mustang? (score: 1)
Author: Ken Strayhorn <ken@dukecomm.duke.edu>
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 09:48:31 -0500
James Carruthers noted: Another fan of the History Channel! As far as I am concerned, the cost of the dish is money well spent if only for the History Channel . . . Anyway, for those of you who find
/html/spitfires/2002-02/msg00335.html (8,919 bytes)

46. Soundproofing template webpage? (score: 1)
Author: Ken Strayhorn <ken@dukecomm.duke.edu>
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 19:26:04 -0500
Some months ago I came across a very nice webpage that featured dimensions for the soundproofing that surroundes the transmission tunnel. You could cut your own material and glue it in. Of course, I
/html/spitfires/2002-01/msg00239.html (6,941 bytes)

47. Triumph in Inca rally (score: 1)
Author: Ken Strayhorn <ken@dukecomm.duke.edu>
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 10:52:28 -0500
The reporter for Britain's Daily Telegraph is driving a TR2 in the Inca Trail Rally in South America. Sorry for the long URL, but it includes my registration number so you won't have to register: htt
/html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00053.html (6,888 bytes)

48. RE: 78 Clutch replacement (score: 1)
Author: Ken Strayhorn <ken@dukecomm.duke.edu>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 08:54:51 -0500
Richard asked: With the cost of good wood the way it is these days, just do what I did - bought an "I" beam and made a proper overhead hoist. A 12-ft section of "I" beam was $100 from the local metal
/html/spitfires/2001-11/msg00108.html (9,492 bytes)

49. Sorting out carb parts (score: 1)
Author: Ken Strayhorn <ken@dukecomm.duke.edu>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 14:41:46 -0500
Fellow fanatics - I recently purchased a two pairs of SU carbs (1.25" versions) with manifold and all parts for a lowly $25 at a swap show. The catch? They had been disassembled for cleaning and neve
/html/spitfires/2001-11/msg00128.html (7,082 bytes)

50. Trans tunnels - only VB? (score: 1)
Author: Ken Strayhorn <ken@dukecomm.duke.edu>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 16:44:35 -0500
Time, at last, to retire that old soggy bit of cardboard covering the transmission. Looking around the web for a new plastic/fibreglas transmission tunnel, I can only find one listed in the Vicky Br
/html/spitfires/2001-11/msg00267.html (7,260 bytes)

51. RE: Trans tunnels - only VB? (score: 1)
Author: Ken Strayhorn <ken@dukecomm.duke.edu>
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 15:39:41 -0500
First off, many thanks to all who responded to this question. I called around and in terms of price, they all seem to be in the $60-$70 range. Bill Miller wanted to know: I spoke to Ted this afternoo
/html/spitfires/2001-11/msg00284.html (9,836 bytes)

52. Weight of engine? (score: 1)
Author: Ken Strayhorn <ken@dukecomm.duke.edu>
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 10:42:41 -0400
A large check arrived in the mail the other day, and I took it as a sign that it was finally time to take my 1972 1300 engine to the shop to be rebuilt. It's out of the car and stripped down to the
/html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00547.html (7,162 bytes)

53. Re: Weight of engine? (score: 1)
Author: Ken Strayhorn <ken@dukecomm.duke.edu>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 14:34:26 -0400
Many thanks to the folks who responded to my question about the weight of a stripped 1300 engine. Mine weighed 265 lbs (used a device that a hunter pal uses to weigh deer). Anyway, it's off to the sh
/html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00577.html (6,774 bytes)

54. 4-2-1 header source? (score: 1)
Author: Ken Strayhorn <ken@dukecomm.duke.edu>
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 13:50:53 -0500
Inspecting my old 4-into-one header while the '72 engine is being rebuilt, I found two cracks. I figure I could fix it, or just buy a new one. Recalling a thread on this list a year ago about the re
/html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00624.html (7,058 bytes)

55. Re: Manual for general knowledge. (score: 1)
Author: Ken Strayhorn <ken@dukecomm.duke.edu>
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 10:57:09 -0500
Terry advised: Well, if you are like me and can't stay out of used-book shops, you end up with all three anyway. Or four. Or five. I've even picked up a few manuals that were apparently put out as "o
/html/spitfires/2001-02/msg00046.html (9,654 bytes)

56. Re: Spitfire 1500 tools (score: 1)
Author: Ken Strayhorn <ken@dukecomm.duke.edu>
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 14:45:20 -0500
I have an old briefcase that sits atop the spare ti(y)re and is secured with bungee cords. Among the usual items like a full socket set and a full set of box/open wrenches, plus assorted screwdrivers
/html/spitfires/2001-02/msg00583.html (9,411 bytes)

57. Re: Magic Cure In A Bottle (score: 1)
Author: Ken Strayhorn <ken@dukecomm.duke.edu>
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 13:27:36 -0500
Dave, on Stop Leak: Just the other day I was wondering: "It once seemed like every other car was a Civic, and now you hardly see them at all. Wonder where they all went?" They _were_ nice little cars
/html/spitfires/2001-01/msg00023.html (9,891 bytes)

58. Re: Re: Magic Cure In A Bottle (score: 1)
Author: Ken Strayhorn <ken@dukecomm.duke.edu>
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 14:39:31 -0500
Laura was the first to ask, WRT my adventures with a leaking radiator whilst in pursuit of fair maiden: Another response, via direct email, was a bit more direct: "What happened to the girl?" I had t
/html/spitfires/2001-01/msg00048.html (8,626 bytes)

59. Re: Triumphs on TV? (score: 1)
Author: Ken Strayhorn <ken@dukecomm.duke.edu>
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 10:31:10 -0500
Speaking of Triumphs on TV - my son was watching a fairly foolish movie on one of the broadcast networks this past weekend called "Atomic Train", in which a train carrying an atomic bomb derails outs
/html/spitfires/2000-12/msg00215.html (8,462 bytes)

60. Re: Spitfires on TV (Atomic Train) (score: 1)
Author: Ken Strayhorn <ken@dukecomm.duke.edu>
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 16:00:00 -0500
Laura beat me to it: Hey, my excuse is that my son was watching it. Of course, he's only 10. But even he found it silly . . . what's really scary is that the network actually ran disclaimers after ea
/html/spitfires/2000-12/msg00233.html (7,349 bytes)

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