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181. [Spits] Powder Coat Question (score: 1)
Author: "Daniel Parrott" <parrotthead01@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:12:00 -0400
Has anyone ever use the tube silicon sealant to protect sensitive areas when powder coating? I figured since the plugs and caps are made with cured silicone, that some hardened silicone will also pro
/html/spitfires/2009-07/msg00017.html (7,229 bytes)

182. Re: [Spits] Powder Coat Question (score: 1)
Author: "Daniel Parrott" <parrotthead01@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:24:11 -0400
I have a flat place on my front hub that is less than 1/64" wide and 3/4" long. I can't get a piece of the green tape to stick very well. Dan Parrott Savannah, Ga 1980 Triumph Spitfire "PJ" 1972/1978
/html/spitfires/2009-07/msg00019.html (8,448 bytes)

183. Re: [Spits] Rear Axle Puller (score: 1)
Author: "Daniel Parrott" <parrotthead01@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:45:51 -0400
I found one at Canley Classics (http://www.canleyclassics.com/products.asp?article=hubpuller.xml). I purchased one when the dollar/pound exchange rate was pretty good. Well made example, not bad for
/html/spitfires/2009-07/msg00021.html (7,684 bytes)

184. [Spits] Window seal for a GT6 (score: 1)
Author: "Daniel Parrott" <parrotthead01@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2009 13:45:31 -0400
Does anyone have a source for a set of gasket seals for the window vents for a GT6? I've stripped all of the rubber off of the chrome pieces in preparation for re-chroming the vent window frames. The
/html/spitfires/2009-08/msg00012.html (6,863 bytes)

185. [Spits] Low tech soda blaster (score: 1)
Author: "Daniel Parrott" <parrotthead01@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:18:25 -0400
Do you think that this will work? I wonder what the SCFM requirements are? http://www.aircooledtech.com/tools-on-the-cheap/soda_blaster/ _______________________________________________ Support Team.N
/html/spitfires/2009-08/msg00020.html (6,689 bytes)

186. [Spits] Location of Pivot Boxes (score: 1)
Author: "Daniel Parrott" <parrotthead01@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 10:48:41 -0400
Can anyone confirm the spacing of the front pivot boxes for a GT-6? The space between the center holes for my 1980 Spit and my 1977 Spit parts car indicates that the two pivot boxes center front hole
/html/spitfires/2009-09/msg00004.html (6,798 bytes)

187. Re: [Spits] Painting a Spit: Single-stage vs. BC/CC? (score: 1)
Author: "Daniel Parrott" <parrotthead01@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:08:51 -0400
Does anyone have the dimensions or the pattern for the LeMans Style nose strip? Or do you just eyeball it? Dan Parrott Savannah, Ga 1980 Triumph Spitfire "PJ" 1972/1978 Spit Six Project car "Joseph"
/html/spitfires/2009-09/msg00013.html (8,687 bytes)

188. Re: [Spits] Painting a Spit: Single-stage vs. BC/CC? (score: 1)
Author: "Daniel Parrott" <parrotthead01@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:13:40 -0400
Thanks for the measurements and the story. Dan Parrott Savannah, Ga 1980 Triumph Spitfire "PJ" 1972/1978 Spit Six Project car "Joseph" I just sort of eyeballed it, based on pictures of the Le Mans Sp
/html/spitfires/2009-09/msg00027.html (9,192 bytes)

189. Re: [Spits] Mount body (score: 1)
Author: "Daniel Parrott" <parrotthead01@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 09:54:29 -0400
Look at page 38 from the latest Victoria British catalog. I appears that there should be 6 pads, two at the rear over the rear axles, and another set a at the heel board mounts, and a last pair where
/html/spitfires/2009-10/msg00000.html (7,081 bytes)

190. Re: [Spits] Transmission installation (score: 1)
Author: "Daniel Parrott" <parrotthead01@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 15:35:07 -0400
My thoughts exactly! Dan Parrott Savannah, Ga 1980 Triumph Spitfire "PJ" 1972/1978 Spit Six Project car "Joseph" Did you have the clutch taken apart? If so, did you use the proper alignment tool to g
/html/spitfires/2009-10/msg00005.html (8,693 bytes)

191. [Spits] Ah, the scent of optimism! Ebay listing (score: 1)
Author: "Daniel Parrott" <parrotthead01@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:50:39 -0400
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Triumph-Spitfire-GT6-1962-thru-1980-A-Arm_W0QQitemZ150372567423QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item2302e7497f#ht_500wt_1182 I wish all of my
/html/spitfires/2009-10/msg00011.html (7,722 bytes)

192. Re: [Spits] Spitfire 1500 differential (score: 1)
Author: "Daniel Parrott" <parrotthead01@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:14:15 -0400
I only found 6 bushings when I rebuilt my rear spring, so I'm not sure where the other 2 belong. The other place for lithium grease would be between the leaves in the center where the spring leaves a
/html/spitfires/2009-10/msg00051.html (9,790 bytes)

193. [Spits] GAZ Front Shock Installation (score: 1)
Author: "Daniel Parrott" <parrotthead01@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:50:39 -0400
In my rebuild of my Spit Six, I plan to upgrade the shocks all around to GAZ from Rimmer Brothers. I'm ready to install the front shocks, and I have a question to the listers. The front shocks have a
/html/spitfires/2009-10/msg00061.html (7,241 bytes)

194. Re: [Spits] Rear Leaf Spring (score: 1)
Author: "Daniel Parrott" <parrotthead01@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:11:37 -0400
Dan Parrott Savannah, Ga 1980 Triumph Spitfire "PJ" 1972/1978 Spit Six Project car "Joseph" The ones I got were just solid disks about the diameter of the indentation on the leaves. Roger nipple <sp
/html/spitfires/2009-10/msg00064.html (10,062 bytes)

195. [Spits] Missing GAZ Part? (score: 1)
Author: "Daniel Parrott" <parrotthead01@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 15:40:00 -0500
Like my last post, I'm installing a set of GAZ front shocks to the Spit Six, and now have another dilemma. I think I'm missing the bottom plates (the plate that holds the bottom of the spring) from m
/html/spitfires/2009-11/msg00000.html (6,452 bytes)

196. Re: [Spits] Missing GAZ Part? (score: 1)
Author: "Daniel Parrott" <parrotthead01@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 16:47:09 -0500
Ok. Now I got the scoop. GAZ apparently mis-numbered a number of GAZ Adjustable Shocks. I have the wrong pair. I'll return them to Rimmer, testing their returns policy. Dan Parrott Savannah, Ga 1980
/html/spitfires/2009-11/msg00001.html (7,846 bytes)

197. Re: [Spits] Rear Spring (score: 1)
Author: "Daniel Parrott" <parrotthead01@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:59:10 -1000
It looks like you went from negative camber to positive camber! Sure looks Daniel L Parrott 1980 Triumh Spitfire "PJ" 1972/1978 Triumph Spit-Six "Joesph" Hi, I finished putting in the disks in the re
/html/spitfires/2009-11/msg00003.html (8,818 bytes)

198. Re: [Spits] Missing GAZ Part? Found! (score: 1)
Author: "Daniel Parrott" <parrotthead01@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:49:46 -0500
Well, after my last post, I contacted Chris at British Parts Northwest. I had heard that they received a batch of mis-numbered GAZ shocks last spring that were supposed to be for the Spitfire/GT6, bu
/html/spitfires/2009-11/msg00024.html (8,394 bytes)

199. [Spits] Alloy Sway Bar Bracket (score: 1)
Author: "Daniel Parrott" <parrotthead01@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:47:14 -0500
Does any manufacture a nice-looking allow sway bar bracket for a 7/8 in diameter sway bar, poly bushings (1.25 inches high, 1.3 inches wide and 1 inch deep)? The standard thin metal bracket doesn't f
/html/spitfires/2009-12/msg00019.html (6,622 bytes)

200. [Spits] Rear Wheel Stud Removal (score: 1)
Author: "Daniel Parrott" <parrotthead01@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:15:05 -0500
Now that I have the Canley Classics CV joint-axels in, I cranked on the rear hubs. When I added the road wheels to the frame (to get the rolling chassis really "rolling") if find that for some reason
/html/spitfires/2009-12/msg00020.html (7,654 bytes)

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