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RE: Engine Conversion

To: "Banbury, Terrence" <Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us>,
Subject: RE: Engine Conversion
From: "Banbury, Terrence" <Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us>
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 09:31:41 -0400
Err...like I said ...a stray thought.  Sorry

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> From:         Dean.Dashwood@enron.com[SMTP:Dean.Dashwood@enron.com]
> Sent:         Tuesday, April 04, 2000 4:07 AM
> To:   Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us
> Cc:   AH1962SP@aol.com; Dean.Dashwood@enron.com;
> Jjcousins@ra.rockwell.com; spitfires@autox.team.net; davidt@opentext.com
> Subject:      RE: Engine Conversion
> 
> 
> Terrence,
> 
> Then you wouldn't get the convertible Spit tub, and isn't that the whole
> idea of the excercise?
> 
> Dean
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>               From:  "Banbury, Terrence"             
>               <Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us>     
>               03/04/2000 19:24                       
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> To:   AH1962SP@aol.com, Dean.Dashwood@enron.com,
> Jjcousins@ra.rockwell.com,
>       spitfires@autox.team.net, "'David A Templeton'"
> <davidt@opentext.com>
> cc:
> 
> Subject:  RE: Engine Conversion
> 
> 
> Just a stray thought; maybe you get a GT6 in good condition; spend the
> time
> and $$$ on making it run faster...assuming you want to go faster.
> 
> Terrence Banbury
> 
> > ----------
> > From:   David A Templeton[SMTP:davidt@opentext.com]
> > Reply To:    David A Templeton
> > Sent:   Monday, April 03, 2000 1:55 PM
> > To:     AH1962SP@aol.com; Dean.Dashwood@enron.com;
> > Jjcousins@ra.rockwell.com; spitfires@autox.team.net
> > Subject:     Re: Engine Conversion
> >
> >
> > No, you want the all the extra the GT6 offered, better brakes different
> > mount points for the rad etc.  It is a lot easier to put the sit tub on
> > the
> > GT6 frame.
> >
> > Mine is a '73 GT6 engine, O/D transmission, brakes and suspension in a
> '73
> > Mark IV frame, with a '74 spitfire tub.  There is still stuff left over
> > from
> > the mkIV frame which gets in the way.
> >
> > regards
> >
> >         David A. Templeton            Senior Software Developer
> >         Open Text Corp.                  Search Integration Team
> >         Waterloo, ON                       mailto:davidt@opentext.com
> >         Canada                                voice:  519.888.7111 x2301
> >         N2L-5Z5                               fax:    519.888.9751
> >        - 74 Spitfire - "Spit-Six"
> >        - 76 Spitfire 1500 - Parts
> >        - 95 GMC 2500 Ext LB 4x4
> >        - 66 Ford Mustang (the wife's)
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <AH1962SP@aol.com>
> > To: <Dean.Dashwood@enron.com>; <Jjcousins@ra.rockwell.com>;
> > <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Monday, April 03, 2000 1:47 PM
> > Subject: Re: Engine Conversion
> >
> >
> > >
> > > In a message dated 4/3/00 1:41:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > > Dean.Dashwood@enron.com writes:
> > >
> > > <<  Simply find a GT6 in the
> > >  salvage yard, with good engine/transmision, but rusty bodywork, and
> > transfer
> > >  your Spitfire bodywork/interior onto it. >>
> > >
> > > don't you mean  put the motor and trans into the spit??
> > >
> > > Bruce Cincinnati
> > >
> > > 1959 spriteMKl
> > > 1962spriteMKll
> > > 1968 spriteMKlV
> > > 1966 triumph spitfireMKll
> >
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