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RE: Spitfire door latch

To: "'Brad Kahler'" <brad.kahler@141.com>,
Subject: RE: Spitfire door latch
From: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 13:12:13 -0700
Brad,
Moss's part number is 803-790.

I have ordered these before and they are like the originals.  Moss lists
them for an Austin Healey and sells them for 34.95 each.  The Pritish
Parts Connection sells them for 29.50.

Regards,
Joe

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Brad Kahler
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 4:43 AM
To: John Kipping; fot@autox.team.net; Rocky Entriken
Subject: Re: Spitfire door latch

Rocky, 

I'm hoping you get a good answer as well.  Years ago I bought some NOS
ones for my mk1 spit that I was restoring.  Unfortunately finding NOS is
probably not possible now.  Our need now is for the 1800 roadster that
we recently acquired.  It seems to have those same striker plates.  Let
me know if you hear of anything.

Brad





---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Rocky Entriken" <rocky@tri.net>
Reply-To: "Rocky Entriken" <rocky@tri.net>
Date:  Mon, 1 Sep 2003 18:30:15 -0500

>John -- if anyone in the world could give me the answer I want to hear
on
>this question, it is probably you.
>
>I would like to acquire new door latch components for my Mk. I Spitfire
--
>specifically that part that bolt onto the bodywork at the back of the
door
>opening -- the B Post? (not the mechanism in the door itself). I think
it
>may be called the striker plate, but it has a doodad on it that swivels
>slightly to which the door latch connects.
>
>The ones I have -- race car, street car, parts car, previous parts car
--
>are all worn out. The best one I have is on the driver door of the race
car.
>The passenger side door has one that works -- kinda -- but people still
>laugh when they see the door held closed by a zip-tie around a rollcage
>brace.
>
>It seems to be the unobtainable piece. Something that wears out but
nobody
>makes replacements?
>
>--Rocky Entriken

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