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1. Your Spitfire!!!! (score: 1): Author: DANMAS@aol.com; Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 12:41:09 EST; Martin, (and other Spitfire owners), Have you read the current issue of "Flight Journal?" There is an interesting article in there about the WWII British Fighter planes of the same name as your car.; /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00305.html (8,362 bytes)
2. RE: Your Spitfire!!!! (score: 1): Author: "Smith, Brian" <brian_s@deq.state.la.us>; Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 12:24:38 -0600; How a boutthat...and me having a freind that just took possesion of two rover V-8's. HMMMM, talk about great in a straight line but not worth a sh*t in a corner. Brian H. Smith 1959 TR3 1972 Spitfire; /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00310.html (9,459 bytes)
3. Re: Your Spitfire!!!! (score: 1): Author: DANMAS@aol.com; Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 14:03:58 EST; Nay, nay, my friend, it doesn't have to be so! A rover V8 weighs a LOT less than the 6 cylinder used in the GT6 (about 75 pounds), and how bad do they handle? Not bad at all, I would suspect. If done; /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00311.html (8,272 bytes)
4. RE: Your Spitfire!!!! (score: 1): Author: "Smith, Brian" <brian_s@deq.state.la.us>; Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 13:09:37 -0600; Like I need another project....but it would scare the beejeesus out of a couple of camaros and mustangs in town...HMMMM Brian H. Smith 1959 TR3 1972 Spitfire IV 1977 TR7 Lake Charles, LA; /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00312.html (9,172 bytes)
5. Re: Your Spitfire!!!! (score: 1): Author: DANMAS@aol.com; Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 14:18:03 EST; What more incentive do you need? You've got the car, you've got the engine, you've got the desire, you've got the motivation - Get cracking, man! Someone once said "a man's reach should exceed his gr; /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00314.html (8,495 bytes)
6. RE: Your Spitfire!!!! (score: 1): Author: "Smith, Brian" <brian_s@deq.state.la.us>; Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 13:39:56 -0600; Gee, There's a happy thought. Iguess it's like this...when I finish all my projects I'll be ready to die, at the rate I'm going,..... I'll live forever. See you in the NEXT millenium (Yeah, I remembe; /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00316.html (9,588 bytes)
7. RE: Your Spitfire!!!! (score: 1): Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>; Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 14:07:40 -0600; My brother, who owns MG's, told me about a UK garage that puts a rover v8 in MG Midget. They seam weld the body panels to strengthen the car. Of course a Midget doesn't have a frame under it like the; /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00318.html (9,570 bytes)
8. Re: Your Spitfire!!!! (score: 1): Author: "Lindberg, Andrew (MN12)" <Andrew.Lindberg@Corp.Honeywell.com>; Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 10:45:00 -0600; FWIW, Peter Cook did a little book on Spitfires and GT6s a few years back. In it, in the GT6 chapter, he devotes about one paragraph to a Rover-V8 equipped GT6 that some of the Triumph engineers thre; /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00343.html (9,869 bytes)
9. RE: Your Spitfire!!!! (score: 1): Author: "Smith, Brian" <brian_s@deq.state.la.us>; Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 11:02:11 -0600; Being a "reformed" hot rodder, I would try a shortened american rear end. A ford 9 inch comes to mind, or perhaps, being from a smaller car, a chevette (yech) rear. I think you could probably do with; /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00344.html (11,037 bytes)
10. re: Your Spitfire!!!! (score: 1): Author: rotorheadx2@juno.com; Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 16:27:01 EST; Well, I have been lurking for about two weeks now and couldn't resist this thread. I have a 78 spit and several Mazda RX-7s and I believe a great retrofit would be a ported 12a or 13b rotary. Not onl; /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00350.html (10,393 bytes)
11. Re: Your Spitfire!!!! (score: 1): Author: "Ron and Angie" <nottingham@alltel.net>; Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 19:00:56 -0500; How would one go about using the transverse leaf spring the way it is with a solid axle? As I see it, it would not work. The middle of the leaf spring is mounted to the diff, and the ends are attach; /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00351.html (9,742 bytes)
12. Re: Your Spitfire!!!! (score: 1): Author: "Ron and Angie" <nottingham@alltel.net>; Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 18:58:32 -0500; Have you seen the rotary Spit in Grassroots Motorsports? If the swap is done right, the car will gain a few pounds. Ron and Angie - Dalton, Ga 84 300ZX Turbo 77 Spitfire 92 Tempo GLS 62 Vitesse IZCC#; /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00352.html (11,826 bytes)
13. RE: Your Spitfire!!!! (score: 1): Author: "J.Raymond Lynch" <raylynchnj@mindspring.com>; Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 21:06:11 -0500; There's a Ford V8 powered Spit for sale on the VTR classifieds right now, and he took your approach-a narrowed ford diff. I think the Quaife is a valid question-is it strong enough? Can Mark B. or a; /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00357.html (11,810 bytes)
14. Re: Your Spitfire!!!! (score: 1): Author: Tom Strange <jantoms@vbe.com>; Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 21:03:43 -0800; I am getting mentally prepared to launch my V8 spit project & so far my differential thoughts have been the ford 9" ..... the alternate being a mopar 8 3/4". The mopar is not as strong, but should ha; /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00358.html (12,399 bytes)
15. Re: Your Spitfire!!!! (score: 1): Author: DANMAS@aol.com; Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 22:19:01 EST; & Tom, Are you familiar with Concours West Industries? They produce a "Jag" rear end, using a modified Ford 9 inch differential. Basically, the cut the Ford axle housing off just outboard of the diff; /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00359.html (11,036 bytes)
16. Re: Your Spitfire!!!! (score: 1): Author: Tom Strange <jantoms@vbe.com>; Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 22:16:51 -0800; Thanks, (I think) for the moral support. I believe this is the mod I remember seeing. Do you by any chance have their address???? If not, its not hard to build. On the 289 / 302, I have been lucky e; /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00360.html (12,135 bytes)
17. Re: Your Spitfire!!!! (score: 1): Author: Bill and Sal Birney <birneybs@onaustralia.com.au>; Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 16:42:23 +1100; It is not neccessary to go that far. The Datsun 510 (1600 over here in Oz) diff can be bolted into the GT6 or Spitfire by making up an adapter unit. This unit bolts to the original diff mounts in th; /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00361.html (10,448 bytes)
18. Re: Your Spitfire!!!! (score: 1): Author: Reed Mideke <rmideke@interbase.com>; Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 09:08:49 -0800; If you haven't already, you should check out Dave West's 'Beast' at http://www.westpro.com/Beast.html I'm sure Dave would be happy to give you input on your project. -- Reed Mideke rmideke@interbase; /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00363.html (9,335 bytes)
19. Re: Your Spitfire!!!! (score: 1): Author: DANMAS@aol.com; Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 22:34:54 EST; Tom, Reed, I have talked (e-mail) with Dave on several occasions. He is a very nice guy, and is more than happy to talk about his car. He has done a lot of engineering on that car, and it would be we; /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00377.html (8,484 bytes)
20. Re: Your Spitfire!!!! (score: 1): Author: DANMAS@aol.com; Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 22:35:53 EST; "Thanks, (I think) for the moral support." Tom, No problem - if enough of us get into this, then none of us will be outcasts anymore! "I believe this is the mod I remember seeing. Do you by any chanc; /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00378.html (9,574 bytes)

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