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1. Re: Parking Lifts (score: 1): Author: Kevin Rhodes <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>; Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 13:57:32 -0500; I have one, don't know how I lived without it. I don't use it for parking but as a work lift. I bought it from: http://www.completehydraulic.com/cl8000csp.htm I have the cl8000csp. Cost ~$500 to get; /html/spitfires/2005-12/msg00034.html (7,309 bytes)
2. Spit alignment specs? (score: 1): Author: Kevin Rhodes <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>; Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 20:56:58 -0400; Anyone have suggestions for alignment specs for a somewhat modified Spitfire? Chassis is a '77, but it has 1300 front springs, so sits about 2.5" lower than stock in the front. Also have rose-jointed; /html/spitfires/2005-06/msg00091.html (6,380 bytes)
3. Wanted - rear radius arms (score: 1): Author: Kevin Rhodes <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>; Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 20:17:24 -0500; Hey gang, Anyone have a set of rear radius arms suitable for a '77 Spitfire they would like to part with? My car came with a set of rather serious looking, adjustable, rose (hiem?) jointed radius arm; /html/spitfires/2005-03/msg00073.html (6,576 bytes)
4. Re: Electrical Mystery (score: 1): Author: Kevin Rhodes <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>; Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2004 08:50:09 -0500; That's what gives you two speeds for the fan. It drops the voltage reaching the heater fan so it runs slower. The extra voltage gets turned into heat. Kevin Rhodes Freddy the Spit; /html/spitfires/2004-11/msg00021.html (8,125 bytes)
5. Re: Spit update w/ some questions (score: 1): Author: Kevin Rhodes <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>; Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 11:46:17 -0400; I suspect the combination of that hot cam and the 4-1 headers has both moved the HP peak up fairly high and reduced your low rpm torque quite a bit. I had a similar setup on my car, but with a 1296 m; /html/spitfires/2004-09/msg00056.html (7,916 bytes)
6. 500 miles, one minor problem (score: 1): Author: Kevin Rhodes <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>; Date: Mon, 05 Jul 2004 00:35:47 -0400; Had a terrific 4th of July weekend with Freddy the Spit - drove from Portland, Maine up to Mt. Desert Island, Maine (Bar Harbor) for the weekend to visit friends. Dodged a few rain showers going up,; /html/spitfires/2004-07/msg00029.html (7,355 bytes)
7. Re: 500 miles, one minor problem (score: 1): Author: Kevin Rhodes <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>; Date: Tue, 06 Jul 2004 13:13:07 -0400; Not sure what you mean, I only have springs from the linkage to the bracket where the throttle cable attaches, one for each carb. SU's, not a Stromberg. Should there be another spring? Kevin Rhodes; /html/spitfires/2004-07/msg00042.html (7,099 bytes)
8. Boston MA - Day of Triumph 7/25 (score: 1): Author: Kevin Rhodes <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>; Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 14:11:48 -0400; This coming Sunday is the Day of Triumph at the Brookline Museum of Transport. www.mot.org Anyone from the list going? I plan to be there with Freddy the Spit! Hoping for nice weather. Kevin Rhodes; /html/spitfires/2004-07/msg00106.html (6,459 bytes)
9. Mis-fire at wide open throttle (score: 1): Author: Kevin Rhodes <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>; Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 10:26:23 -0400; Freddy seems to have developed a problem. Once the engine is good and warm, foot to the floor throttle will result in loss of power at high revs - 3500 rpm+. If I back out of the throttle a bit, the; /html/spitfires/2004-05/msg00112.html (6,918 bytes)
10. RE: Freewheel Gearbox - Non LBC - Just BC (score: 1): Author: Kevin Rhodes <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>; Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 11:32:13 -0400; The Saab freewheel originated out of necessity - Saab originally used two-stroke motors where the oil was mixed with the gas. If you were racing down a hill at high revs and let off the gas, there wo; /html/spitfires/2004-04/msg00221.html (8,130 bytes)
11. RE: Thank you...but i need more help. (score: 1): Author: Kevin Rhodes <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>; Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 13:33:38 -0500; A late 1500 flywheel will definitely bolt up to a small bearing 1300, but not correctly unless you have the kit from Rimmer that someone mentioned. The bolts are the wrong size - too small for the ho; /html/spitfires/2004-03/msg00184.html (9,488 bytes)
12. Intake manifolds for sale (score: 1): Author: Kevin Rhodes <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 16:22:46 -0500; I have three different Spitfire intake manifolds cluttering up the garage, figured I would offer them to the list before bothering to put them on E-bay. 1. Stock '74 Stromberg - in fact, it has a Str; /html/spitfires/2003-11/msg00115.html (6,730 bytes)
13. RE: 1296 (score: 1): Author: Kevin Rhodes <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>; Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:23:04 -0500; For the flywheel, an early 1500 flywheel does have the small bolts. Has to be from a 73 or a 74 1500. This is the flywheel you want to connect a 1296 to a late transmission. When I had my 1296 rebuil; /html/spitfires/2003-11/msg00124.html (8,139 bytes)
14. Re: 79-80 rad (score: 1): Author: Kevin Rhodes <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 23:20:08 -0400; Hi Larry, I can do you one better - I have a 77 chassis with a 69 1296 in it with the 80 radiator setup. My car is a BIT of a mongrel.... I'll take some pics tomorrow for you, you will be able to see; /html/spitfires/2003-10/msg00048.html (7,026 bytes)
15. RE: Fw: worth a read (score: 1): Author: Kevin Rhodes <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>; Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 12:15:43 -0500; It usually is in the computer. On a related note, I have never understood why people get all worked up about giving out credit card numbers over the phone or Internet. Afterall, you hand over your cr; /html/spitfires/2003-10/msg00143.html (7,599 bytes)
16. Freddy is back! (score: 1): Author: Kevin Rhodes <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>; Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 15:52:25 -0400; Whooo hooooo! After almost 18 months I am picking a road-ready Freddy the Spit up from the mechanic's tonight. The never-ending broken crankshaft saga is finally over, I hope! Wish me luck all! A big; /html/spitfires/2003-09/msg00088.html (6,690 bytes)
17. Electronic flasher relays (score: 1): Author: Kevin Rhodes <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 22:12:11 -0400; Does anyone know if the "electronic" flasher relays are interchangeable with the standard silver can mechanical ones? I remember asking an autoparts store counter guy years ago and he said they were; /html/spitfires/2003-09/msg00102.html (6,986 bytes)
18. Dual carb linkages (score: 1): Author: Kevin Rhodes <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>; Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 23:08:14 -0400; My car is a 77 Spit, but with a 69 1296 with dual SU carbs in it. I have the throttle linkage pretty well sorted out, but I have never been satisfied with the choke linkage. How did late Spits with; /html/spitfires/2003-09/msg00117.html (7,032 bytes)
19. Graunchy clutch (score: 1): Author: Kevin Rhodes <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 08:47:43 -0400; Since getting my car back on the road, I've noticed that the clutch pedal action seems stiff and graunchy. And it is making a creaking noise. The master cylinder is new a year or so ago, the slave is; /html/spitfires/2003-09/msg00123.html (6,846 bytes)
20. How to tell which distributor I have? (score: 1): Author: Kevin Rhodes <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>; Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 13:19:08 -0400; Given that my car is a total mongrel, how do I tell which distributor I have? The engine is a 69, but since a cap and rotor I ordered for a 69 don't fit I am assuming that the distributor is not! :-); /html/spitfires/2003-09/msg00170.html (6,808 bytes)

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