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1. Re: Wood Dash Veneer (score: 1)
Author: "Joe Guinan" <spitfirejoe@email.com>
Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 20:15:53 +0800
I can't help you with the specific type of wood and grain and finish for the original dash, though the phrase "French Oak" wants to spill out of my head. How bad is the delamination problem? When I r
/html/spitfires/2004-05/msg00108.html (7,573 bytes)

2. Smog Stuff (score: 1)
Author: "Joe Guinan" <spitfirejoe@email.com>
Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 06:03:55 +0800
Fellow Listers, John Reynolds and I are trying to figure out what my good, used, pollution control equipment is worth. The parts list is below. Any suggestions for a value? We both want to be fair to
/html/spitfires/2004-05/msg00128.html (7,017 bytes)

3. Re: Warning! New Spit owner! (score: 1)
Author: "Joe Guinan" <spitfirejoe@email.com>
Date: Sun, 04 Apr 2004 08:04:27 +0800
That springy bit under the throttle cable is part of the stock carb installation, so no surprise that it's missing from a DGV conversion. Notice that there is a larger throttle return spring connect
/html/spitfires/2004-04/msg00020.html (8,770 bytes)

4. Re: Spitfire brakes question + Heating question + Map lights! (score: 1)
Author: "Joe Guinan" <spitfirejoe@email.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2004 03:07:32 +0800
You are probaby going to need a new master cylinder. They're a tad bit expensive, but MUCH less than bent sheetmetal or broken human bits if the brakes decide to fail. Before you do anything though,
/html/spitfires/2004-04/msg00030.html (8,838 bytes)

5. Re: Grease Cap (score: 1)
Author: "Joe Guinan" <spitfirejoe@email.com>
Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 15:27:57 +0800
Grease caps DO get stuck in there. don't they? I take a medium sized metal screw and insert it in the hole. Twist it in till it hits the end of the axle spindle and it will press the cap out. Joe Gui
/html/spitfires/2004-03/msg00025.html (6,675 bytes)

6. Re: Clanging Spit (score: 1)
Author: "Joe Guinan" <spitfirejoe@email.com>
Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 15:20:30 +0800
Have you checked the "flapper" inside the engine air intake assembly? The flapper is attached with a "bi-metallic" strip to make it shut when the engine is cold and draw warm air from around the exha
/html/spitfires/2004-03/msg00026.html (6,769 bytes)

7. Re: New to the list (score: 1)
Author: "Joe Guinan" <spitfirejoe@email.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 04:11:00 +0800
A quick list... Fluids; Oil - two quarts Brake fluid - one pint in new unopened bottle coolant/water mix - gallon Tools; small set of hand tools air pressure gauge wire connectors (twist-on type) Sp
/html/spitfires/2004-03/msg00132.html (8,080 bytes)

8. Re: spitfire bottom end rebuild (score: 1)
Author: "Joe Guinan" <spitfirejoe@email.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 00:46:20 +0800
/html/spitfires/2004-03/msg00155.html (7,118 bytes)

9. Re: spitfire bottom end rebuild (score: 1)
Author: "Joe Guinan" <spitfirejoe@email.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 01:06:09 +0800
Not sure what happened there...maybe left the HTML editor on... Anyway...Vandervells are not being made anymore are they? A differnet company may be putting the name on their product, but it's not th
/html/spitfires/2004-03/msg00156.html (8,076 bytes)

10. Re: spitfire bottom end rebuild (score: 1)
Author: "Joe Guinan" <spitfirejoe@email.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 19:44:13 +0800
Check out this link for a description of the difficulties in finding the "best" bearings and thrust washers for out machines. This is a link to APTfast, which I have not done business with, but have
/html/spitfires/2004-03/msg00195.html (7,749 bytes)

11. Re: driveshafts (score: 1)
Author: "Joe Guinan" <spitfirejoe@email.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 20:33:33 +0800
If I had t o BUY a different driveshaft, I'd probably use the one in hand with the CV joint. If I had both in hand, I think I'd use the one with two UJ's instead. The CVJ is "rebuildable", but not wi
/html/spitfires/2004-03/msg00237.html (7,181 bytes)

12. Re: Metal Bonding (score: 1)
Author: "Joe Guinan" <spitfirejoe@email.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 10:03:39 +0800
My body shop guys are using more and more adhesive and less and less welding for minor repairs - like patching corrosion holes in body panels. I'm not sure they trust the adhesives for "structural" a
/html/spitfires/2004-02/msg00181.html (7,694 bytes)

13. 1500 Bell Housing (score: 1)
Author: "Joe Guinan" <spitfirejoe@email.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 07:26:39 +0800
Does anyone have a spare bell housing for a 1500 engine laying around gathering dust? Aluminum would be great, but regular would do for this car. If you have one or can refer me to someone that has o
/html/spitfires/2003-11/msg00066.html (6,753 bytes)

14. eBay Security Concerns (score: 1)
Author: "Joe Guinan" <spitfirejoe@email.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 00:21:05 +0800
I know a lot of us "Spit Heads" use eBay in buying and selling used parts and cars. Lately, I have received a couple of emails from someone CLAIMING to be eBay and wanting me to give them my persona
/html/spitfires/2003-11/msg00094.html (8,315 bytes)

15. Re: Wheel sizes (non-LBC) (score: 1)
Author: "Joe Guinan" <spitfirejoe@email.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 23:41:32 +0800
Just a quick reply as it is off topic... Lower aspect ratio tires (the second number in the tire size figures, like 185/60) mean that the tires have a shorter sidewall height in relation to the tread
/html/spitfires/2003-10/msg00062.html (7,827 bytes)

16. Re: Check Those Bolts! (score: 1)
Author: "Joe Guinan" <spitfirejoe@email.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 09:56:49 +0800
Please correct me if I'm wrong on this, but I believe these are "nylock" nuts and my understanding is that nylocks should not be relied on after one tightening. I would think if any have worked thems
/html/spitfires/2003-10/msg00092.html (7,339 bytes)

17. Re: Engine problem (score: 1)
Author: "Joe Guinan" <spitfirejoe@email.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2002 05:32:56 +0800
I had a push rod "fall out" problem after I overheated my engine once. (Belt broke and fell off, and I didn't notice the temp gauge rising). Needed to have the head rebuilt because of my stupidity. Y
/html/spitfires/2002-03/msg00144.html (7,641 bytes)

18. Re: DGV Manifold (score: 1)
Author: "Joe Guinan" <spitfirejoe@email.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 00:16:42 +0800
Try Pierce Manifolds. (www.piercemanifolds.com) They have all the linkage equipment you could ever need, jet assortments (and will suggest what you might need, I think), AND the correct manifold for
/html/spitfires/2002-03/msg00314.html (7,906 bytes)

19. Re: Carb intake cover. (score: 1)
Author: "Joe Guinan" <spitfirejoe@email.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 01:50:10 +0800
After I looked at Andres' pictures, I was SURE that someone would give the advice that Mike Ross gave! As I told Andre in a private email, if I had gone to the trouble to chrome my intake, I'd put it
/html/spitfires/2002-03/msg00390.html (7,816 bytes)

20. Re: Need advice on mounting position for 3 point belts. (score: 1)
Author: "Joe Guinan" <spitfirejoe@email.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 13:16:34 +0800
(SNIP)My thoughts about the shoulder belt mount are leaning towards the rear wheel well. As close to the top as possible and of course I would have to fabricate and weld in reinforcement plates for t
/html/spitfires/2002-03/msg00424.html (8,173 bytes)

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