- 41. RE: kid jobs (score: 1)
- Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 09:08:15 -0700
- Yeah, it's call McDonalds, where almost any kid can get a job and make a career out of it! :-) Reid '79 Spitfire (original owner) It seems that these days in the US, garages tend not to hire kids as
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00906.html (6,744 bytes)
- 42. RE: Weber DGV Problems (score: 1)
- Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 09:29:43 -0700
- I had the exact same problem with the Weber I had on my car, which I have since had to replace with a ZS for emissions purposes and better gas mileage. The air cleaner would knock against the hood a
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00908.html (9,116 bytes)
- 43. RE: On MailList politics and knowing who's ones friends are... (score: 1)
- Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 09:49:39 -0700
- It seems to me that no one should be coerced into "proving" their car on a track when that may not be an area they don't feel comfortable with. This sounds more like something out of the "macho* drag
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00909.html (9,339 bytes)
- 44. RE: DHL (score: 1)
- Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 14:35:21 -0700
- On the shipments I received from Rimmer via DHL there was a declaration form attached to the box indicating "auto parts". No interaction with Rimmer or DHL regarding the shipment was required on my
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00931.html (9,004 bytes)
- 45. RE: Weber DGV Problems pics of DGV (score: 1)
- Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 17:04:45 -0700
- the air cleaner was "too tall" to fit under the hood properly. When I got my Weber (~1983) I don't think the drop down manifold was available for a Spitfire. BTW as I recall the whole Weber conversi
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00943.html (9,766 bytes)
- 46. RE: Spit hit...now what? (score: 1)
- Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 08:29:02 -0700
- Depends on what kind of insurance you have. If you have an "agreed value" policy (I thinks that's the term, it's what I have), and the value was set high enough then you should come out with enough
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00984.html (9,561 bytes)
- 47. RE: Weber DGV Problems pics of DGV (score: 1)
- Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 08:31:55 -0700
- You forgot the 95 cents! :-) Go to http://www.webercarburetors.com/index.htm Reid '79 Spitfire (original owner) Where can you find a Weber DGV kit for $339.00? For that price I wouldn't hesitate to
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00985.html (10,868 bytes)
- 48. RE: Weber DGV Problems (score: 1)
- Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 11:40:02 -0700
- I was only getting about 16 MPG around town (20-21 highway) when I had a Weber on my car. I had 4 or 5 different mechanics play with it over the years and that is the best it would ever do. I got ri
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00999.html (16,937 bytes)
- 49. Oil cooler mounting (score: 1)
- Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 13:41:56 -0700
- Does anyone have an oil cooler (13 row) mounted in a "slanted radiator" Spitfire, and if so, where did you mount it? Reid '79 Spitfire (original owner)
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg01010.html (6,745 bytes)
- 50. RE: Header fit, banging against the Frame! (score: 1)
- Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
- Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 10:06:29 -0700
- Probably because cost was much more important than quality. Reid '79 Spitfire (original owner) Years ago, Pacesetter/Monza USED to have a plant in the U.S., Los Angeles to be exact (the building stil
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg01059.html (8,517 bytes)
- 51. RE: ZS Dashpot oil Mystery... (score: 1)
- Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 08:44:16 -0700
- There is an 'O' ring around the needle adjusting screw inside the piston that may be the problem. Mine was leaking very badly until I replaced this. The oil still leaks out over time but not nearly
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg01149.html (7,666 bytes)
- 52. '78 Spit for sale - Oregon (score: 1)
- Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 09:01:22 -0700
- The following was in the Sunday "Oregonian" classifieds: "1978 Triumph Spitfire, Yellow with Black interior, well cared for, must sell. $1000. (503) 324-8810." I would have bought it except that I h
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg01151.html (6,610 bytes)
- 53. RE: Rimmer & spray paint (score: 1)
- Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 12:36:28 -0700
- Gee, I wished Rimmer had told me that when I ordered the stuff, it would have saved both them and myself a lot of hassle. Reid '79 Spitfire (original owner) Don't know about the DHL side of this argu
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg01155.html (7,662 bytes)
- 54. RE: Rimmer delivers... well most of it (score: 1)
- Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 17:23:50 -0700
- I went to Baxter Auto Parts to buy some header wrap (exact same stuff Rimmer sells) for my Rimmer SS headers and was advised against using it to wrap headers for street use by several of the people
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg01161.html (8,734 bytes)
- 55. Oil Cooler mounting (score: 1)
- Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
- Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 12:56:43 -0700
- OK, I'll try this again. Does anyone have an oil cooler mounted in a "slanted radiator" Spitfire? If so, where is it mounted. TIA Reid '79 Spitfire (original owner)
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg01194.html (6,731 bytes)
- 56. RE: Rimmer SS header part number? (score: 1)
- Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
- Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 09:15:36 -0700
- I am interested in this too. I'm looking for a 4-2-1 SS header that will fit a '79. Reid '79 Spitfire (original owner) Does anyone know what the part number for the Rimmer Brother's SS header? I've c
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00154.html (9,136 bytes)
- 57. RE: MOT Time... (score: 1)
- Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
- Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 12:21:03 -0700
- Consider that it was the USA that started the "safety" and "anti-pollution" campaigns for autos back in the 60s. Now we have something like 50 different standards (50 states) for testing automobiles
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00161.html (11,310 bytes)
- 58. RE: MOT Time... (score: 1)
- Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
- Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 12:53:45 -0700
- Pennsylvania had a REAL RACKET going some years back. Your car had to be inspected TWICE per year by a "certified garage". (That came about as close as you can to a state issued "license to steal" fr
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00165.html (9,337 bytes)
- 59. RE: Rockets Red Glare...off topic (score: 1)
- Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
- Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 13:25:04 -0700
- I seem to remember being told that the tune for the 'Star Spangled Banner' is an old British drinking song somewhat akin to our "99 bottles of bear on the wall". How ironic. Reid '79 Spitfire (origin
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00167.html (7,970 bytes)
- 60. Headers (score: 1)
- Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 09:11:34 -0700
- Do we have any experts on the list that can add constructively to the discussion of SS headers and exhaust systems? I'm a Physicist but I don't have any expertise in the areas of metallurgical scienc
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00210.html (7,750 bytes)
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