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221. Re: plastic window polishing (score: 1): Author: flinters <flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 13:42:46 -0800 (PST); Something that I used to do in scale model car work was to polish the plastic windscreens in the kits with toothpaste. It's about as mild as you could ask for and would buff out the minor scratches i; /html/spitfires/2001-01/msg00049.html (8,014 bytes)
222. Re: plastic window polishing (score: 1): Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 20:16:00 +0000; Boooo! That's BAD! Wish I had thought of it. :) ________________________________________________________________________; /html/spitfires/2001-01/msg00063.html (7,762 bytes)
223. Re: 79 spit driveshaft & spedo cable question... (score: 1): Author: flinters <flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 11:52:08 -0800 (PST); For speedo cables I use either graphite or white lithium grease. Graphite is messier, but works well. White lithium is easier to use and stays where you put it, but it can also attract dirt at the en; /html/spitfires/2001-01/msg00081.html (8,380 bytes)
224. Spitfire & GT6 magazine (score: 1): Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 17:44:29 +0000; Issue #4, featuring a red Mk III's boat tail just came out! Mine got mangled by the US Postal Service, but it's readable and well worth it. Engine Swap: 4x4 Spitfire Building a "SpitCat" British Car; /html/spitfires/2001-01/msg00099.html (8,363 bytes)
225. Re: Spitfire & GT6 magazine (score: 1): Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 20:21:33 +0000; Andy Preveling has somehow decided to shoehorn in a Jaguar V-12 into a Spit chassis along with a GM Turbo 400 automatic. Hmm... _______________________________________________________________________; /html/spitfires/2001-01/msg00105.html (8,603 bytes)
226. Re: Re: Spitfire & GT6 magazine (score: 1): Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2001 11:04:33 +0000; Perhaps Seattle is a more centralized mail center and I got my copy early? ________________________________________________________________________; /html/spitfires/2001-01/msg00137.html (9,655 bytes)
227. Re: Is Triumph coming Back??? (score: 1): Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 08:15:21 +0000; I suspect that BMW is more interested in the motorcycle side of Triumph's name than in the cars. ________________________________________________________________________; /html/spitfires/2001-01/msg00218.html (8,182 bytes)
228. Re: Sticking chokes (score: 1): Author: flinters <flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 11:53:54 -0800 (PST); Sticking chokes on SU carbs are fairly commonplace. The jet slides up and down in the bottom of the carb and it gets stuck pretty easily. It's held in place by the choke lever at the bottom otherwise; /html/spitfires/2001-01/msg00232.html (9,791 bytes)
229. Re: Re: BL Ads (score: 1): Author: flinters <flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 14:59:54 -0800 (PST); .sit files are compressed files using StuffIt Expander for Macintosh. It's equivalent to a ZIP file used with PC's. Unfortunately it also isn't compatible. :/ -- ** * * * Flinthoof Ponypal * * Vegama; /html/spitfires/2001-01/msg00299.html (8,309 bytes)
230. Re: Amperage/Gauge list ( too many numbers to care :-) ) (score: 1): Author: flinters <flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 12:27:39 -0800 (PST); Voltage drops are often a killer in most automotive electrical systems. A good ground, and I mean a ground where you've attached a cable from the battery to the chassis which has been scraped free of; /html/spitfires/2001-01/msg00390.html (8,478 bytes)
231. Re: loss of power problem (score: 1): Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Wed, 01 Dec 1999 08:05:14 -0800; What year is the car? What type of ignition? Generally a hot engine is more powerful than a cold one. The only two things that come to mind that can affect performance if the engine gets hot would be; /html/spitfires/2000-12/msg00009.html (8,762 bytes)
232. Re: Spit Mystery (score: 1): Author: flinters <flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 15:09:14 -0800 (PST); Front wheel bearings. Check for wheel wobble too, but I bet the bearings are shot on one wheel. And of course since they are cheap and you'll have the front end torn down, replace both sets on the fr; /html/spitfires/2000-12/msg00053.html (7,680 bytes)
233. Re: Car not starting! + heater hose (score: 1): Author: flinters <flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 17:13:07 -0800 (PST); There is a type of heater hose that is available frm Gates Belts and Hose (and NAPA) that has a steel wire 'spine' that will let you bend a hose to shape without collapsing. It's very handy for this; /html/spitfires/2000-12/msg00186.html (7,691 bytes)
234. Re: Junkyard Wars. (score: 1): Author: flinters <flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 17:07:10 -0800 (PST); Is the junkyard planted with materials just before the challenge? Of course. And before you get all upset at that, there are some very good reasons why this is necessary. The New England Rubbish Desc; /html/spitfires/2000-12/msg00272.html (14,361 bytes)
235. Re: I'm back, little LBC content (score: 1): Author: flinters <flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 10:25:43 -0800 (PST); Amazing how the world can have so many related things to our Spitfires. First off, I'm certainly glad you're back amongst the living! I'd hate to see your wife putting up a "PARTS ONLY" posting on th; /html/spitfires/2000-12/msg00339.html (8,078 bytes)
236. Re: LBC - Midtown Madness (score: 1): Author: flinters <flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 10:39:46 -0800 (PST); Midtown Madness is horribly addicting. I've played a lot of driving games including the NASCAR series from Sierra, considered to be one of the best driving game series out there, but MM beats them al; /html/spitfires/2000-12/msg00342.html (10,195 bytes)
237. Re: LBC - Midtown Madness (score: 1): Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 18:47:23 +0000; The designers set up the in-game traffic to use the correct side of the road depending upon where you are driving. So yes, in London the cars will be on the left side of the road which throws you off; /html/spitfires/2000-12/msg00371.html (8,502 bytes)
238. Re: Close call (score: 1): Author: flinters <flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 18:33:39 -0800 (PST); Man, that's called a close call for sure! Makes you glad that our Triumphs are so low to the ground! Whew! Say Mike, you still have the rims on the black GT6 open for a swap? :) For folks who have no; /html/spitfires/2000-12/msg00376.html (7,796 bytes)
239. Re: Engine stalling around 2000 rpm. (score: 1): Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2000 20:47:24 -0800; Timing and or vaccuum advance not working. That's my first suspicion. After that, I'd check for intake leaks but those usually show up more as very rough low idles and not as a stopping point for acc; /html/spitfires/2000-11/msg00123.html (7,505 bytes)
240. Re: Restoration (score: 1): Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>; Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2000 18:44:50 -0800; Well if I was opportunistic, I'd say that you want to keep all that older drivetrain intact and sell off those 'surplus' engines and overdrive transmission for scrap value to me. :) But then that wou; /html/spitfires/2000-11/msg00175.html (8,050 bytes)

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