- 21. Re: Which Spitfire Do You Love Best? (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Shirley" <tshirley@vol.com>
- Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 23:05:26 -0500
- My vote goes to the 71 Mk IV. 1296 engine, square tail and no rubber "knockers". Tom Shirley - Chattanooga, TN 99 Mazda Miata (Bad Dog Racing) "currently Spitless" http://www.geocities.com/baddograci
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- 22. Re: Long distance Spits (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Shirley" <tshirley@vol.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 19:13:25 -0500
- My longest trips were every weekend starting from about April until the end of August in 1966. I was driving my brother's 66, which he gave to me later, and I made the round trip from Norfolk, VA to
- /html/spitfires/2000-02/msg00840.html (9,311 bytes)
- 23. vote insignia #4 (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Shirley" <tshirley@vol.com>
- Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 00:01:41 -0500
- But with another color besides black. BRG maybe. Tom Shirley - Chattanooga, TN "currently Spitless" http://www.geocities.com/baddogracing/
- /html/spitfires/2000-02/msg00898.html (6,359 bytes)
- 24. Re: Alternator swap (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Shirley" <tshirley@vol.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 09:09:13 -0500
- That info as well as how to wire it up is in The Spitfire Garage on my website below. Tom Shirley - Chattanooga, TN "currently Spitless" http://www.geocities.com/baddogracing/
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- 25. Re: Soft Top (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Shirley" <tshirley@vol.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 20:28:07 -0500
- Careful Mark, I had a friend put a carburetor on himself and it took a team of surgeons 4 hours to remove it! 8^) Tom Shirley - Chattanooga, TN "currently Spitless" http://www.geocities.com/baddogra
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- 26. Re: Moving On (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Shirley" <tshirley@vol.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 20:29:32 -0500
- I'm over here in Chattanooga, TN, so count me in for the Southeast! Tom Shirley - Chattanooga, TN "currently Spitless" http://www.geocities.com/baddogracing/
- /html/spitfires/2000-02/msg01062.html (8,010 bytes)
- 27. Re: Nitrous Oxide (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Shirley" <tshirley@vol.com>
- Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 21:12:49 -0500
- Like Laura said, the F1 engineers seem to get a lot out of their engines. I recall a wimpy 1.5 liter BMW engine back in the early 70s putting out over 1100 horsepower. Tom Shirley Sale Creek, TN 99
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00073.html (8,307 bytes)
- 28. Re: Switching to DOT 5 (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Shirley" <tshirley@vol.com>
- Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 07:26:51 -0500
- the Water isn't going to get into a brake system unless you've got some kind of problem like a bad m/c cap or you spray water onto the cap while cleaning the engine. Water is absorbed from the air b
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00132.html (8,087 bytes)
- 29. Re: Switching to DOT 5 (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Shirley" <tshirley@vol.com>
- Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 20:15:27 -0500
- The posts regarding switching to DOT 5 fluid were very good and I'm sure Jeff appreciated the help. I've placed them in the tips archive for future reference for those who might need to refer to them
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00159.html (7,883 bytes)
- 30. Re: Switching to DOT 5 (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Shirley" <tshirley@vol.com>
- Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 20:36:37 -0500
- I sent this out once, I think, but am not sure it REALLY went out. If you get a double post, sorry! The posts regarding switching to DOT 5 fluid were very good and I'm sure Jeff appreciated the help.
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00160.html (7,987 bytes)
- 31. Re: New "used" parts? (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Shirley" <tshirley@vol.com>
- Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 08:52:55 -0500
- up coat Maybe it's sat on their shelf for a very extended period. Just a guess. necessary You should be able to find that at any hardware store. That's where I get mine. Tom Shirley Sale Creek, TN 9
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- 32. Re: Generator dismantling, other questions (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Shirley" <tshirley@vol.com>
- Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2000 23:49:37 -0500
- The answer to your horn question is in the Tips Archive of the Spitfire Garage on my site in the miscellaneous section. Tom Shirley Sale Creek, TN 99 Mazda Miata (Bad Dog Racing) 78 Triumph Spitfire
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00418.html (8,976 bytes)
- 33. Re: honda s2000 (was Re: Nitrous Oxide) (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Shirley" <tshirley@vol.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 09:53:51 -0500
- The biggest reason the engines are built like that is that most of the manufacturers are playing a numbers game trying to get as much horsepower out of their engine as possible to increase sales. My
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00423.html (8,016 bytes)
- 34. Re: GT6 front springs (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Shirley" <tshirley@vol.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 07:54:53 -0500
- If there were a difference in length, the shorter one would have to be wound with smaller diameter steel for the spring rate to be the same. Measure the diameter of the windings of each one. If the
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00516.html (7,341 bytes)
- 35. Re: Spit seats (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Shirley" <tshirley@vol.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 22:57:31 -0500
- Let's see some pictures Mark! Tom Shirley Sale Creek, TN 99 Mazda Miata (Bad Dog Racing) 78 Triumph Spitfire (for sale) http://www.geocities.com/baddogracing/
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00539.html (7,001 bytes)
- 36. Re: barrett-jackson (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Shirley" <tshirley@vol.com>
- Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 11:41:25 -0500
- I saw it and plan to watch all of it. I sit and tell the wife, "now if I hit the Lotto, I'd buy that one, and that one, and that one............ Well, you get the idea. Tom Shirley Sale Creek, TN 99
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00547.html (7,074 bytes)
- 37. Re: Koni Shocks (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Shirley" <tshirley@vol.com>
- Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 20:33:06 -0500
- Joe, I've gotten some pretty good service and prices from Strano. Their website is located at http://www.stranoparts.com/ I guess they have Koni shocks. I've bought Tokico struts and shocks from the
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00561.html (7,191 bytes)
- 38. Building a Vintage Race Spitfire (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Shirley" <tshirley@vol.com>
- Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2000 11:41:22 -0500
- I'm trying to do some research to make a decision on which type of vintage race car to buy/build. I know it's easier and cheaper to buy than build, but I may have to resort to building one if the rig
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00593.html (8,032 bytes)
- 39. Re: Too many cars (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Shirley" <tshirley@vol.com>
- Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2000 21:30:32 -0500
- God, don't remind me. I had a Vega panel wagon. I'm not even going to try to list all the cars I've owned. I'll be it's got to be over 50, like me! Tom Shirley Chattanooga, TN 99 Mazda Miata (Bad Do
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00615.html (6,828 bytes)
- 40. Re: Jeff's '67 RHD Spitfire Mk3: It's alive, ALIVE!!! (long) (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Shirley" <tshirley@vol.com>
- Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 23:27:43 -0500
- difference Definitely sounds like a bad plug. I'd replace them all as well as points, wires, condenser, dizzy cap and button. Then you'll know it's right. Personally, I'd put an electronic system in
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00794.html (7,158 bytes)
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