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1. Re: 1959 Spitfire!!!!!! (score: 1): Author: Dan Canaan <flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2003 08:44:51 -0700; Hmm, that would make Giles, my Mk III into about a 1948 Post War car. Cool! :) -- This message has been sent by Dan Canaan, aka Flinthoof. All content is copyrighted by this individual for better or; /html/spitfires/2003-06/msg00104.html (7,125 bytes)
2. Re: Zinc Phosphate & Rust prevention (score: 1): Author: Dan Canaan <flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2003 11:03:17 -0700; I'm going with roll-on bedliner material for Giles. Once the metal is fully cleaned, I'm using this material to seal the metal from any chance of road salt to get to it. It also helps deaden the soun; /html/spitfires/2003-06/msg00106.html (7,986 bytes)
3. Re: oil filter help needed (score: 1): Author: Dan Canaan <flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2003 11:15:14 -0700; NAPA also sells the adapters. Best thing to do is take in your old filter and the adapter. It just unscrews from the block and you can then guarantee you get the filter you want. -Vegaman Dan -- This; /html/spitfires/2003-06/msg00114.html (7,316 bytes)
4. Re: Parts Stores== Slightly off topic=== (score: 1): Author: flinters <flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 23:13:10 -0700 (PDT); I too have spent my time behind the parts counter at NAPA. It's sad to say, but the number one rule in retail is The Customer is an Idiot and Must Be Told What They Want. Often folks will come in wit; /html/spitfires/2003-06/msg00311.html (10,549 bytes)
5. Re: Reversed Polarity- Non LBC (score: 1): Author: flinters <flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 10:05:42 -0700 (PDT); Charging a battery in reverse will make it heat up, possibly leak or burst, and kill it dead. It won't repolarize it as the metals and acids inside have their own properties that determine that the n; /html/spitfires/2003-06/msg00326.html (7,994 bytes)
6. Getting rid of Chassisessessessess (score: 1): Author: flinters <flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 10:36:26 -0700 (PDT); I've got only a couple of days left at my house and I need to get rid of two chassis- one Mk II with body (rotten) and a Mk III chassis with a very nice bonnet on it- but that's all. Both are rolling; /html/spitfires/2003-06/msg00398.html (8,094 bytes)
7. Re: To insulate on not...that is the question! (score: 1): Author: Dan Canaan <flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 20:07:26 -0700; No doubt about it. $900 is cheap now compared to when you wish you had insulated it later on. You can get the reflective foil back type as well that will help spread light around your shop nicer. Ins; /html/spitfires/2003-05/msg00065.html (8,686 bytes)
8. RE: spot weld removal (score: 1): Author: Dan Canaan <flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 12:05:59 -0700; Well, my search for a home for Giles, my 68 Mk III has come to an end... with me! I have found storage for her in my brother's garage next to his 66 Chevy II. Good company. Woohoo! But before I move; /html/spitfires/2003-05/msg00106.html (9,095 bytes)
9. Re: Rebirth!?!? (score: 1): Author: Dan Canaan <flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 20:13:30 -0700; Determine if the coil is bad first by seeing if you're even getting power TO the coil. Using a test light, connect the leads to each side of the terminals on the coil and then crank the starter. The; /html/spitfires/2003-05/msg00241.html (8,386 bytes)
10. Re: SU carbs (score: 1): Author: Dan Canaan <flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 18:48:24 -0700; Are these carb sets or just individual carbs? -- This message has been sent by Dan Canaan, aka Flinthoof. All content is copyrighted by this individual for better or for worse, especially if there is; /html/spitfires/2003-05/msg00250.html (6,724 bytes)
11. Re: Wiring Harness Installation - Spitfire (score: 1): Author: Dan Canaan <flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2003 10:46:18 -0700; It would seem to me putting the wiring harness up at the top of the valance invites damage from accessing the engine. Typically once you have the wiring harness in place, that's it- you don't touch i; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00133.html (8,055 bytes)
12. Re: Coil Question (score: 1): Author: Dan Canaan <flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2003 11:14:14 -0700; The coil is an insulated device and won't care which way you hook it up for polarity- it only works on collapsing magnetic fields so it'll work either way- although some coils will have a diode insid; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00177.html (8,998 bytes)
13. Re: Subject: O/D relay (score: 1): Author: Dan Canaan <flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 11:37:10 -0700; Horn relays are meant for high current, short duration. Fast reacting, but minimal contact area. The coils will burn out if used at full rating for anything more than short bursts. For an OD setup, y; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00222.html (7,296 bytes)
14. Re: Delco Alternator, Wow! (score: 1): Author: Dan Canaan <flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 11:29:17 -0700; I had Giles for less than a week before I had swapped out the generator on the Mk III with an AC/Delco unit. At that time I didn't know about Tegler's site and instructions so I just sat down and sle; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00235.html (7,507 bytes)
15. Re: Alternator Upgrades, Other Than Delco (score: 1): Author: Dan Canaan <flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 12:06:37 -0700; I like the fact you can rebuild a Delco unit with parts at the local auto store unlike an import. Heck, if you want to, you can upgrade it easily with a different regulator inside, coils, or even a c; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00247.html (8,317 bytes)
16. FS: 68 Mk III (score: 1): Author: Dan Canaan <flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2003 11:05:08 -0700; Well folks, it seems all of us come to this point sooner or later in our lives. Due to financial situations where the job I have hasn't given me more than 5 hours in three weeks, the rent is due as w; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00253.html (10,151 bytes)
17. Re: My First Spitfire... before the anesthetic wears off... (score: 1): Author: Dan Canaan <flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 15:51:18 -0700; Oh James, I'm so sorry to hear what happened. All your work over that time and it's gone in an instant. A rear end collision is one of the least protected spots on our cars. The most important thing; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00350.html (8,680 bytes)
18. Re: Is this the ugliest Spitfire ??? (score: 1): Author: Dan Canaan <flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2003 14:22:35 -0700; Wow. That's... ah..... strange. It's valuable now as just an alternative (if a bad one) aftermarket kit available for the cars. It *is* historical, technically. -- This message has been sent by Dan C; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00371.html (8,343 bytes)
19. Re: coolant leak under manifold? (score: 1): Author: Dan Canaan <flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2003 10:36:27 -0800; If you have a cooling system pressure tester, you can pressurize the system to whatever the recommended rating of the cap is for your car and look for leaks that way. I'm lucky enough to have such a; /html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00061.html (7,722 bytes)
20. Re: lack of power (score: 1): Author: Dan Canaan <flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 12:44:18 -0800; I'd pull the fuel pump and clean out the brass screen inside. I was amazed when I opened up mine on Giles. I'm surprised there was any fuel at all getting through. It was plugged with a lot of sedim; /html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00103.html (7,749 bytes)

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