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341. Re: Gear box tunnel padding (score: 1)
Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 10:09:46 -0700
Something I'll be doing to my Spit for underbody corrosion and noise reduction will be using the Rhino Tuff Stuff spray on lining used for pickup bed liners. It comes in many colors, can be applied u
/html/spitfires/1999-04/msg00499.html (9,417 bytes)

342. RE: Pads under carpets WAS: Tunnel padding (score: 1)
Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 16:58:06 -0700
Actually according to factory specs, the 5/8" padding under the carpets is actually an oil absorbant filtration device to store all the oil that leaks past the tunnel cover. ;) -Vegaman Dan -66/69 Sp
/html/spitfires/1999-04/msg00581.html (9,074 bytes)

343. Re: Pads under carpets WAS: Tunnel padding (score: 1)
Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 18:48:02 -0700
I've owned, repaired, restored, and scrapped out 26 of those critters in a four year period. All models, all colors, all options. I'd still have one myself if they hadn't gotten so rare and pricey. T
/html/spitfires/1999-04/msg00590.html (9,134 bytes)

344. RE: Pads under carpets WAS: Tunnel padding (score: 1)
Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 19:31:03 -0700
Is it a GT model? Sedan, coupe, or Kammback? 4 or 5 spd Saginaw tranny or the TH-350 AT? Or is it one of the rare Cosworths? Those critters go for $5K just for a body, plus another $5K for a blown, b
/html/spitfires/1999-04/msg00594.html (8,985 bytes)

345. Re: Help! any answers? Electrical Problem (score: 1)
Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 14:07:26 -0700
All indications are of a short still in the system, though it may be through a mis-wired device such as the windshield wipers or tachometer, both of which are generally negatively switched instead of
/html/spitfires/1999-04/msg00643.html (8,215 bytes)

346. Re: car electrical problem (score: 1)
Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 17:36:11 -0700
Disconnect the wire going to your ignition coil. You might wish to disconnecting any accesories that are not switched through the fuse panel. Since the test light was not on with everything off, you
/html/spitfires/1999-04/msg00751.html (9,651 bytes)

347. Re: Do you carry a fire extinguisher (score: 1)
Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 19:54:11 -0800
The last time I had an engine fire was quite an experience. I was a manager for a clutch and brake shop in Seattle. I took a customer's '88 Chevy S-10 Blazer for a test drive after a clutch job and t
/html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00117.html (10,641 bytes)

348. Spit Doors (score: 1)
Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
Date: Mon, 08 Mar 1999 18:38:10 -0800
Door question time! As my money situation is currently minimal for restoration expenses, I've dug out one of the sets of doors from the shop and decided to see what I could do with them. I took the w
/html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00156.html (8,876 bytes)

349. RE: Do you carry a fire extinguisher (score: 1)
Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1999 10:36:31 -0800
On another occasion where a fire extinguisher is a good idea, but didn't get deployed was on my Fairmont. I was out on a railroad line just off the Columbia River in Washington State. Our caravan of
/html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00171.html (10,191 bytes)

350. Re: up in smoke (score: 1)
Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 15:28:29 -0800
Ignition resistors are used to drop the voltage of points/contact distrubutor systems from 12V to 8V on average. When you crank your engine over, 12V is supplied from your key switch directly to the
/html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00205.html (9,159 bytes)

351. Vicky Brits SPRING catalog (score: 1)
Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 15:37:59 -0800
It's yellow, it's topless, it's a 1500, and it's in my hands! Well, the catalog that has the picture of it, that is. The new catalog has finally arrived for Victoria British Ltd out of Kansas. ______
/html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00640.html (7,352 bytes)

352. Good weather for turning wrenches (score: 1)
Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
Date: Mon, 01 Feb 1999 18:47:33 -0800
A short experience I've had with my restoration... I think you folks find yourself in this tale. Enjoy! It's 42F outside, the light is failing with rain dripping on the leaves and branches of the pin
/html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00005.html (11,170 bytes)

353. Engine pulled (score: 1)
Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 19:38:49 -0800
The oily old 1147 engine is pulled from the cradle, complete with its transmission on my current '66 Mk II project. I must say, this was one of the easiest engine removal jobs I've ever done. Heck, i
/html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00058.html (7,087 bytes)

354. RE: Idiot Parts Guys (kind lengthy, sorry) (score: 1)
Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 18:14:49 -0800
The almighty database of knowledge. And according to the computer, the automobile wasn't invented until 1971... Well gee, thanks. I spent five years behind the counter at NAPA in Auburn, WA. That cha
/html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00096.html (10,653 bytes)

355. Re: So What happens when you redline? (score: 1)
Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 18:23:57 -0800
On my own particular '66 Spit, the only spring is located under the carbs and attaches to the frame directly from there to the linkage. -Dan Canaan ___________________________________________________
/html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00097.html (8,665 bytes)

356. RE: Idiot Parts Guys (kind lengthy, sorry) (score: 1)
Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 18:30:55 -0800
Often the NAPA store is the oldest in town. It's in an ancient building that hasn't been remodeled in 30 years, but it's a wealth of information in those back aisles. They have really ramped up to ge
/html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00098.html (10,843 bytes)

357. Re: international triumph spitfire database entry (score: 1)
Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 18:55:53 -0800
And that sound you're hearing in the background is everyone curious what he's going to do with the original engine that he's not using. :) Parts! We need parts, I tell ya! -Dan Canaan _______________
/html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00101.html (7,745 bytes)

358. Re: So What happens when you redline? (score: 1)
Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 18:57:21 -0800
This makes too much sense. The linkage on my own '66 is too... odd to work reliably. A cable would be much easier. Hmm... excellent suggestions... -Dan Canaan ________________________________________
/html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00102.html (9,048 bytes)

359. Re: Electric Fuel Pump (score: 1)
Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <flinters@picarefy.com>
Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 16:57:26 -0800
GM vehicles including the Vega, Monza, Buick Skyhawk, Pontiac Sunbird, etc all with the 2.3L four cylinder from 1970 to 1977 had electric fuel pumps in the fuel tank itself. Power was switched from t
/html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00142.html (9,789 bytes)

360. Re: Radio Installation (score: 1)
Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 19:39:23 -0800
I've seen a casette player installed in the fascia above the tranny in one person's '64 Spit, but they couldn't change tapes unless they were in 2nd or 4th gear. Heh. I'd find another location for yo
/html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00189.html (8,632 bytes)

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