- 81. [Spits] Shipping a "heavy" item from England - (score: 1)
- Author: Barry Schwartz <v6spitfireguy@cox.net>
- Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:27:17
- I won an ebay auction for a heavy metal item (4 Kilos about 9 lbs) but the post there has quoted the sender about 75 GBP (around $108). That seems awfully high to me - What is the preferred method fo
- /html/spitfires/2009-02/msg00002.html (7,680 bytes)
- 82. [Spits] Shipping a "heavy" item from England (score: 1)
- Author: Barry Schwartz <v6spitfireguy@cox.net>
- Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:06:22
- Thanks guys Looks like it is quite expensive, but one quote from www.parcels2go.co.uk (Thanks John) was a bit less - we'll see if he can send it that way Barry Schwartz La Mesa, CA (San Diego) ______
- /html/spitfires/2009-02/msg00006.html (6,576 bytes)
- 83. [Spits] Triumphest/VTR info (score: 1)
- Author: "v6spitfireguy@cox.net" <v6spitfireguy@cox.net>
- Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 08:35:35 -0500
- Well listers, we secured our hotel for Triumphest/VTR (better hurry,rooms are going fast), but are wondering about the rules for the VTR Concours. We haven't filled out the form yet because of a few
- /html/spitfires/2009-03/msg00000.html (8,016 bytes)
- 84. Re: [Spits] [TR] Triumphest/VTR info (score: 1)
- Author: Barry Schwartz <v6spitfireguy@cox.net>
- Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:23:54
- Geez guys, your scaring me...I was going to drive the GT6 from here in San Diego to the event, participate in the concours, have fun, then drive home. While my paint is pretty good, it's not perfect.
- /html/spitfires/2009-03/msg00002.html (7,176 bytes)
- 85. Re: [Spits] Separating spring from Diff (score: 1)
- Author: Barry Schwartz <v6spitfireguy@cox.net>
- Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:48:49
- Not necessarily, the GT6 with overdrive had 3:89 ratios, at least over on this side of the pond - ** Barry Schwartz La Mesa, CA (San Diego) _______________________________________________ Support Tea
- /html/spitfires/2009-03/msg00032.html (8,021 bytes)
- 86. [Spits] Spitfire/GT6 side marker lamp rubber (score: 1)
- Author: "v6spitfireguy@cox.net" <v6spitfireguy@cox.net>
- Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:11:23 -0400
- I Don't usually toot suppliers horns as a general rule on the lists, but.... As you may know, the rubber surrounds for the side marker lamps has been unavailable for some time now, and most people h
- /html/spitfires/2009-04/msg00034.html (8,218 bytes)
- 87. [Spits] Help with steering part, dimensions needed (score: 1)
- Author: "v6spitfireguy@cox.net" <v6spitfireguy@cox.net>
- Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 12:01:29 -0400
- Listers, I am in a bit of a quandary. In my quest to restore my 1970 GT6+ to it s almost showroom/as it left the dealer condition for Triumphest/VTR, I need a bit of assistance. I have managed to fin
- /html/spitfires/2009-06/msg00003.html (8,358 bytes)
- 88. [Spits] Small tire changer - (score: 1)
- Author: "v6spitfireguy@cox.net" <v6spitfireguy@cox.net>
- Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:05:28 -0400
- It s getting harder and harder to find a shop that will change tires on wire wheels, especially since I have to have tubes installed. they are all afraid of pinching the tube, or damaging the wire ri
- /html/spitfires/2009-08/msg00031.html (7,665 bytes)
- 89. Re: [Spits] Spitfire Differentials (score: 1)
- Author: "v6spitfireguy@cox.net" <v6spitfireguy@cox.net>
- Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 06:24:13 -0500
- All late models are basically interchangeable (all square tail diffs, as well as any GT6 would fit since they all have the larger flanges) The 6 stud is most likely a GT6 and would need the inner mos
- /html/spitfires/2009-12/msg00003.html (9,066 bytes)
- 90. [Spits] Engine identification (Warning MG content) (score: 1)
- Author: "v6spitfireguy@cox.net" <v6spitfireguy@cox.net>
- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:52:03 -0500
- Can anybody with an MG midget (or info about) confirm an engine number FP69710UE as a 1979 MG Midget 1500 engine. I just picked this up at a very good price, and am going to use it in my wife's Spitf
- /html/spitfires/2009-12/msg00014.html (7,346 bytes)
- 91. Re: [Spits] CV-Joint driveshaft (score: 1)
- Author: "v6spitfireguy@cox.net" <v6spitfireguy@cox.net>
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:51:43 -0500
- As far as I know, they are not rebuildable, however having said that I would like to know what joint that was actually used because I believe that it is the same joint that Canely Classics uses on th
- /html/spitfires/2009-12/msg00029.html (9,404 bytes)
- 92. [Spits] Some 1500 questions (score: 1)
- Author: "v6spitfireguy@cox.net" <v6spitfireguy@cox.net>
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:13:23 -0500
- I just tore the 1500 (MG) engine down to do a quick inspection, and it would appear that the engine has just been rebuilt. The mains and rods are .020 under, and it would appear that it was done beca
- /html/spitfires/2009-12/msg00030.html (8,959 bytes)
- 93. [Spits] 1500 boat anchor :-( (score: 1)
- Author: "v6spitfireguy@cox.net" <v6spitfireguy@cox.net>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 19:26:43 -0500
- Well it looks like the 1500 engine I picked up is now a 1500 boat anchor. As I was pulling the camshaft out of the block, or attempting to, I noticed that the reason I couldn t withdraw it from the b
- /html/spitfires/2010-01/msg00008.html (7,733 bytes)
- 94. [Spits] Overdrive bracket needed (score: 1)
- Author: "v6spitfireguy@cox.net" <v6spitfireguy@cox.net>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:12:18 -0500
- I am in need of the bracket that holds the overdrive inhibitor switch on a 3 rail Spitfire/GT6 overdrive gearbox. This is the one that bolts to the top front of the extension housing. If anybody has
- /html/spitfires/2010-01/msg00034.html (6,951 bytes)
- 95. [Spits] Brake Woes - (score: 1)
- Author: "v6spitfireguy@cox.net" <v6spitfireguy@cox.net>
- Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:37:42 -0400
- After noticing that the wife s 70 Spitfire brakes seemed to require a little more pressure to stop that I thought they should, I figured that I would look them over - It has been about 6 years since
- /html/spitfires/2010-04/msg00016.html (9,117 bytes)
- 96. [Spits] Replacement transmissin synchro problems - (score: 1)
- Author: "v6spitfireguy@cox.net" <v6spitfireguy@cox.net>
- Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:04:13 -0400
- I am going to be rebuilding and replacing my wife s 1296 Spitfire with a 1500 lump, and since I will be pulling the engine, I was also considering fixing the problem I have had since the initial rest
- /html/spitfires/2010-04/msg00019.html (7,575 bytes)
- 97. [Spits] Spitfire 1500 standard dished piston needed (score: 1)
- Author: "v6spitfireguy@cox.net" <v6spitfireguy@cox.net>
- Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 15:56:34 -0400
- After looking at the pistons on the 1500 rebuild, it appears that one of the pistons was a little abused - So I am looking for a good used standard size (dished) piston for a 1500 Spitfire at a reaso
- /html/spitfires/2010-05/msg00011.html (7,047 bytes)
- 98. Trivia alert…Triumph in advertising (score: 1)
- Author: "v6spitfireguy@cox.net" <v6spitfireguy@cox.net>
- Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 07:42:16 -0400
- We were shopping at our local Costco (a large bulk item store for those of you who aren t familiar with the name) and as I passed by a row of GPS devices, something caught my eye. I glanced back and
- /html/spitfires/2010-08/msg00011.html (7,348 bytes)
- 99. Re: [Spits] GT6 - Spitfire Overdrive questions (score: 1)
- Author: "v6spitfireguy@cox.net" <v6spitfireguy@cox.net>
- Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 08:17:54 -0400
- As previously mentioned, the Spitfire tranny will not bolt up the the GT6. The input shaft is different, as well as the bell housing, and as far as I know no late model single rail could be made to
- /html/spitfires/2010-09/msg00008.html (8,861 bytes)
- 100. [Spits] Splitting brakes calipers (score: 1)
- Author: "v6spitfireguy@cox.net" <v6spitfireguy@cox.net>
- Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2010 08:03:26 -0400
- I am considering splitting my 16p brake calipers on my GT6 (same as TR3,4,6,) to do a through cleaning and repair, they are after all 40 years old. This would entail splitting them. However, as previ
- /html/spitfires/2010-09/msg00014.html (7,528 bytes)
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