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1. Re: Weight Distribution (score: 1)
Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 21:39:50 +0100
Get the weight as low as posible. You don't need the exhaust so you can lower the boot floor about 5 inches. Unfortunatly it's not posible to make the same mod the other side of the rear spring. I su
/html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00091.html (7,142 bytes)

2. Re: Spitfire transmission with aluminum bellhousing (score: 1)
Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 21:17:39 +0100
Yep cast iron all right, mine was painted dark brown -maroon. The 1500 overdrive box ways in at 48kg @120lb because of it! Got my box on the home scails when I had it out. PS anyone want to weigh the
/html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00092.html (6,578 bytes)

3. Re: Dual Carb Fuel Lines (score: 1)
Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 21:28:02 +0100
The front carb has one or two pipe connections. The rear has two or three pipe connections. As a pair they should have two and one connections, or three and two connections. There are two fule connec
/html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00093.html (7,286 bytes)

4. Re: Carb preferences (score: 1)
Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 1 Aug 1999 18:58:57 +0100
Another good mod if you are interested is to substitute your normal manifold for a Doly 1500 manifold, grind it out to spitfire size. Then you can bolt on the HIF66 from a MG metro and have one very
/html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00070.html (7,090 bytes)

5. Re: Spitfire parts in England (score: 1)
Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 1 Aug 1999 19:17:42 +0100
In my nieve days of getting spitifire parts I used to frequent this place. I have brought some "Good quality working" SU carburetter from here to replace my old warn ones. They were worse than my or
/html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00071.html (8,025 bytes)

6. Re: Spit Fiberglass Body Panels (score: 1)
Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1999 22:38:25 +0100
You could always make your own from glass fibre and resin. Make a mold cast, make the bonnet, and sell on the cast. See if you can find some honycomb, that can be cut, soaked in resin and put under t
/html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00122.html (7,601 bytes)

7. Re: Spit tire size (score: 1)
Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1999 22:47:08 +0100
What do you thing the Spitfire was! Hardly an expensive car, and rember this was the 70's when radials were only just being fitted as standard. I believe these are exactly the same tyres that my fri
/html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00123.html (7,257 bytes)

8. Re: HOT Spit/fuel mixture question. (score: 1)
Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1999 22:25:23 +0100
I hope it's not, seing as I have exactly the same symptoms as you and would be realy dissapointed if it is. Especialy as I spent along time fixing up the electrical system. I can swap the fule gadge
/html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00124.html (8,384 bytes)

9. Re: Changing tires by hand (score: 1)
Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1999 23:43:55 +0100
I go to this one place regularly for my tyers, infact everone in my famaly, and where I used to work went there. Anyway, not only have I had the tube chainged to free, they have also turned a tyer on
/html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00245.html (7,298 bytes)

10. Distributer Advance (score: 1)
Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 22:57:37 +0100
Any one know how to make a distributer advance more initialy? I am converting to a electonic ignution Lucas distributer, from a Maestro, and need to change the advance curve. Thanks James
/html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00246.html (6,832 bytes)

11. Re: cooling system (score: 1)
Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1999 23:37:34 +0100
buffered. i.e. it has a buffer that allows it to adsorbe lots of acid of alcoline, but still stay at the same PH. However doing this is not very nice because you put the ions of the chemical into yo
/html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00247.html (8,695 bytes)

12. See the price of darkness at... (score: 1)
Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 23:00:30 +0100
James
/html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00248.html (6,496 bytes)

13. Re: new owners questions (score: 1)
Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 23:32:23 +0100
One thing I can tell you about the Spitfire, it's a lot less expensive than my Metro was. It's just I have had the Spitfire for longer and am attempting a roling restoration to A1+ quality (eventualy
/html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00301.html (8,673 bytes)

14. Re: Rimmer bros. complaint / VB praise (score: 1)
Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 23:19:44 +0100
Ditto, but I would also like to add, the parts you get from them are expensive for the quality. But not expensive if you know what I mean, the rear spring I got from them was not finised very well,
/html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00302.html (8,186 bytes)

15. Re: Son of Oops- Can the rack itself be lubricated? (score: 1)
Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 23:43:54 +0100
Dito the suspension collaps thing. It's the sparks you get that suprises me, and the shear astonishment from the brake down truck driver. Modern grease may work, buy _L_O_W_ Sulpher gear oil definatl
/html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00303.html (7,158 bytes)

16. Re: cooling problem (score: 1)
Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 23:17:24 +0100
Rain water from your roof is the best stuff to mix antifreeze with. Alot cheaper than demineralised, but no lime scail will form. James
/html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00314.html (6,847 bytes)

17. Re: Really really weird problem (score: 1)
Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 23:03:56 +0100
I have a Genuine South American Blow Pipe, used to kill things like monkeys. More precise than throwing darts and goes into the board more. Excelent game when your drunk. Anyway make youself one, and
/html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00315.html (7,801 bytes)

18. Re: wiper problems (score: 1)
Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 23:01:57 +0100
Thers a plastic switch onto the gear housing, you need to take this apart, and fiddle until it works. James
/html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00484.html (7,615 bytes)

19. Re: No Spark Spit (score: 1)
Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 23:06:23 +0100
Mabe you have a short from the -ve side of the coil to ground, thus the coil's tension is never releaced. You'll get a spark posible when you turn the ignition off, or disconnect everything on the 'v
/html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00485.html (7,165 bytes)

20. Re: Porky Modern Cars WAS: Spitfire High School Project (score: 1)
Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 22:58:40 +0100
It's a bit missleading using shipping weights of a spitfire, remember the US1500's manages 1900 lbs curbe weight. My UK 1500 is about 1800 lbs. A Spitfire weighs a vast amount for what it is, I bet
/html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00486.html (8,331 bytes)

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