- 101. Re: new engine photos - Nice! (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 08:23:20 -0700 (PDT)
- great looking car! one question: that weber really sticks out far. did the inner fender well on that side need to be trimmed to allow it's installation?
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01338.html (7,097 bytes)
- 102. Re: Non-LBC question (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 04:07:42 -0700 (PDT)
- it's possible that the caliper is sticking causing the pad to stay in contact with the rotor. thus causing it to wear faster than the other side.
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01454.html (6,922 bytes)
- 103. Re: 70 Spit brakes (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 04:11:30 -0700 (PDT)
- i don't know that switching brake fluid will cure your problem, but i do know that the drum screws in the rear are 1/4-28 flat head machine screws. before i ordered a set from TRF, i tried to find so
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01455.html (7,609 bytes)
- 104. Re: Supercharging a spit 1500 (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 04:34:45 -0700 (PDT)
- i don't know about the spitfire, but i have thought about it myself as well. however there is a company out there that has a supercharging kit for the TR6 using an Eaton supercharger, the name slips
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01561.html (7,385 bytes)
- 105. Re: Alternator (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 05:16:14 -0700 (PDT)
- check out this link: http://www.vtr.org/maintain/alternator/conversions.html it should answer any questions you might have had. when i converted my car, i had no problems either and this page was ver
- /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00154.html (7,385 bytes)
- 106. poly-bushings (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 04:32:19 -0700 (PDT)
- boy, what a weekend! last week, i recieved my poly bushing set from Brtish Parts NW, and installed them friday night. I also installed an anti-sawy bar in the rear. man, what a difference in handling
- /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00312.html (7,376 bytes)
- 107. Re: Back from the trip (long sort of car endurence report thing) (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 07:46:50 -0700 (PDT)
- ok, i'd like to get in on this reliablity thread. right now, i am engaged to a girl that lives 60+ miles from my house (one way), and almost every weekend since may, i've driven the spitfire up there
- /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00351.html (8,800 bytes)
- 108. Re: Back from the trip (long sort of car endurence report thing) (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 11:01:52 -0700 (PDT)
- well, when i did the project, i assumed some ideal situations like all the air flow goes throught the radiator core, and the water pump produces a specific amount of flow, but i can say that i've nev
- /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00408.html (11,334 bytes)
- 109. Re: Mechanical Question (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 16:54:44 +0000 (GMT)
- this would generally be due to the oil warming up and thinning a bit. it is expected, and in most manuals you'll see them give oil pressure values with the engine warmed up. as long as your gage alwa
- /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00437.html (7,847 bytes)
- 110. Re: Driveshaft (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 18:28:24 +0000 (GMT)
- why? == nikolai jaremka 72 spitfire mkIV east aurora, new york
- /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00443.html (7,348 bytes)
- 111. Re: Driveshaft (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 06:48:08 -0400 (EDT)
- i think you are a little misguided, joe. i have the strap type on my car and i've also had the driveshaft out more than twice without undoing more than 8 bolts (4 at the gearbox, and 4 at the diff).
- /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00465.html (8,610 bytes)
- 112. Re: Driveshaft (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 11:24:04 -0400 (EDT)
- i believe the straps offer a little tension and allow a little movement between the diff and the end of the gearbox. it seems like it would be a little easier to produce than a splined shaft. and may
- /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00479.html (10,826 bytes)
- 113. Re: Temprature transmitter questions (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 07:53:36 -0400 (EDT)
- it may be kind of obvious, but did you re-connect all the wires? == nikolai jaremka 72 spitfire mkIV east aurora, new york
- /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00606.html (7,562 bytes)
- 114. car id (was: My 2 cents on machine shops) (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 07:24:22 -0400 (EDT)
- did it look a little like this: http://www.jag-lovers.org/brochures/daimler/dart_lhd_centre_l.jpg the only daimler dart i ever saw was on a trailer, but it was far from what would be called a 'traile
- /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00688.html (7,368 bytes)
- 115. Re: Newbie questions (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 04:06:09 -0700 (PDT)
- now, i had heard that back in those days it wasn't uncommon to title a car as the year it was sold, not made. for example, if a dealer had a 1974 Spitfire on his lot that didn't sell untill 1976, he
- /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00967.html (12,349 bytes)
- 116. Re: Paint job cost & Mechanic competence (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 06:23:33 -0700 (PDT)
- i remeber seeing pictures of this car as well, and if i remeber correctly, it had a 2.0 liter mitsubishi engine transplant. again, if i remember correctly, some more things about that car were it had
- /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00973.html (15,246 bytes)
- 117. RE: camber compensator (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 07:52:49 -0700 (PDT)
- i found this to be the case with my rear sway bar (it isn't an addco, however). i noticed that it is easier to slide the rear end out, and it's a lot more controllable (sp?) when it does. == nikolai
- /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00979.html (11,781 bytes)
- 118. Re: BHP ? (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 07:58:44 -0700 (PDT)
- by all means, modify the engine you have. you will have no problems with it fitting easy, and if you do it 'right', you will have no problems with reliability. buy yourself a competition preperation
- /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00980.html (9,258 bytes)
- 119. RE: camber compensator (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 10:19:05 -0700 (PDT)
- that's not really true. it can be to a certain extant, but there are different grades of stainless the same as there are different grades of plain carbon steel. there is a manufacturer of leaf spring
- /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00998.html (15,033 bytes)
- 120. Re: Clutch Master cyl part needed (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 10:23:26 -0700 (PDT)
- you should be able to get youself a rebuild kit for less than $20 at all the usual vendors. i rebuilt mine a few years ago with such a kit, and have had no problems since. == nikolai jaremka 72 spitf
- /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg01000.html (7,603 bytes)
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