- 1. Re: Odometer readings on Spitfire 1500s (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom O'Malley" <tom.omalley@verizon.net>
- Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 16:09:15 -0500
- I might be worth the effort to pull the odometer gear from the transmission and count the teeth. Perhaps your replacement box came from a Marina or Midget 1500...or a Spitfire specified for export. C
- /html/spitfires/2003-02/msg00245.html (8,989 bytes)
- 2. Re: Tyre Pressure (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom O'Malley" <tom.omalley@verizon.net>
- Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2002 16:48:14 -0400
- I love this line. "Roundabout antics" indeed! We have one in our town and nobody I know will ride through a second time with me at the wheel. Sadly, they're just now completed the new, multimillion d
- /html/spitfires/2002-07/msg00012.html (7,399 bytes)
- 3. Re: No LBC sightings for me... (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom O'Malley" <tom.omalley@verizon.net>
- Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2002 23:10:46 -0400
- It has always been my understanding that Arizona is not a big market for convertibles. No relief from the sun, or so I thought. Too bad because as you point out, the steel bodies should last indefini
- /html/spitfires/2002-07/msg00022.html (7,875 bytes)
- 4. Re: Fw:Petrol (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom O'Malley" <tom.omalley@verizon.net>
- Date: Tue, 07 May 2002 18:42:36 -0400
- Snip! Just to offer an alternate viewpoint.... :-) According to the Consumer Price Index <stateside>, the real price of gasoline has remained about the same for at least 30 years. I can remember payi
- /html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00139.html (8,777 bytes)
- 5. Re: Fw: Delco vs Lucas (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom O'Malley" <tom.omalley@verizon.net>
- Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 16:46:07 -0400
- I have a Delco tach-drive dizzy fitted to my '74 Federal 1500. It seems to work well. I can't detect any obvious side play in the bearing so I assume it's in good nick. Some time ago I purchased a us
- /html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00157.html (9,073 bytes)
- 6. Re: Window Winder pins removal (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom O'Malley" <tom.omalley@verizon.net>
- Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2002 16:29:40 -0500
- Ah! But will this work if you've installed the tension spring? I confess my spit still goes without because the spring is so difficult to compress. I may have created a problem for myself in that I'v
- /html/spitfires/2002-04/msg00104.html (8,704 bytes)
- 7. Re: Driver satisfaction (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom O'Malley" <tom.omalley@verizon.net>
- Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2002 17:51:13 -0500
- Funny! Back in 8/98 I took a snapshot of this site and saved it on my hard disk. Check out #1 four years back...and look at where Merkur went. :-) http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3spfv/loyalty.gi
- /html/spitfires/2002-04/msg00178.html (7,017 bytes)
- 8. Re: Layshaft problem (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom O'Malley" <tom.omalley@verizon.net>
- Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 12:39:32 -0400
- Mike writes... Just to add a datapoint. Several years back I bought a new layshaft for my single-rail spit tranny, sourced from a UK supplier. It tested out at rockwell 48 where the original was rock
- /html/spitfires/2002-04/msg00490.html (7,489 bytes)
- 9. Re: battery box replacement (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom O'Malley" <tom.omalley@verizon.net>
- Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 19:18:29 -0400
- I asked this question a few years back and got a reply from Greg Wolf. Here it's 2002 and I still haven't replaced mine....RealSoonNow. :-) According to Greg, Vicky Brit has the OEM style metal box.
- /html/spitfires/2002-04/msg00529.html (8,204 bytes)
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