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41. Re: Coil Spring Question (score: 1): Author: Nolan Penney <npenney@erols.com>; Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 22:05:33 -0400; All in all, it's not the end of the world. If the faces of the two perches perfectly parallel, this will force the spring to curve. You can see this by playing with the coil spring from a ball point; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00844.html (7,298 bytes)
42. Re: SU carb set up (score: 1): Author: Nolan Penney <npenney@erols.com>; Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 20:51:44 -0400; I've got that set up on mine, though the carbs are from an even earlier Spitfire. I can't post you any pictures, but I can describe it. The fuel line runs from the fuel pump up to the front carbureto; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00892.html (10,233 bytes)
43. Re: Dumb question about timing (score: 1): Author: Nolan Penney <npenney@erols.com>; Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 20:57:34 -0400; I think the timing changes were to do with emissions, not because the ignition was electronic. Since you're playing with a completely different distributor though, that really throws it in the creek.; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00893.html (7,471 bytes)
44. Re: Just an advisory.... (score: 1): Author: Nolan Penney <npenney@erols.com>; Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2001 19:50:44 -0400; Remember when I mentioned about people paying way too much money for things? And folks thought I was nuts...; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00141.html (8,051 bytes)
45. Re: 1500 Hard-top Questions (score: 1): Author: Nolan Penney <npenney@erols.com>; Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2001 16:14:10 -0400; Go one better, and get some yellow poster paint, and any other color you're curious about (like brown, I think brown could look good). It washes off, so you can see the effect, without having it perm; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00217.html (8,636 bytes)
46. Re: Saskia fails her MOT! (score: 1): Author: Nolan Penney <npenney@erols.com>; Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 20:34:26 -0400; You can very well adjust headlights to throw light where you want them that way, sure. But you cannot get them aligned to the specific x and y axis locations that the testing facility will use to det; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00342.html (8,807 bytes)
47. Re: Spit O/D tranny rebuild needed (score: 1): Author: Nolan Penney <npenney@erols.com>; Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 20:22:42 -0400; You're pretty handy Paul, why not rebuild it yourself? It's really not that to do. You can wait until you disassemble it to measure the size shims and such that you need. Are hardened gears worth it?; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00366.html (8,868 bytes)
48. Re: Leaning Spits (score: 1): Author: Nolan Penney <npenney@erols.com>; Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 21:51:28 -0400; Those numbers sound like mounted and loaded numbers, which really don't tell anything about the springs themselves. The only way to measure coil springs effectively is to remove them and measure thei; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00458.html (10,928 bytes)
49. Re: Leaning Spits (score: 1): Author: Nolan Penney <npenney@erols.com>; Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 20:26:54 -0400; If the problem is caused exclusively by mismatched front springs, then the problem will promptly reverse itself when the spring&shock units are swapped to the opposite side. However, your weight in t; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00524.html (9,352 bytes)
50. Re: TR7 wheels on Spitfire 1500 (score: 1): Author: Nolan Penney <npenney@erols.com>; Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 21:26:00 -0400; It's a straight forward bolt on. They're on one of my Spitfires. /// /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// To unsubscribe send a plain text message to majordomo@autox.team.net /// with nothin; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00614.html (7,149 bytes)
51. Re: Legitimacy of title (score: 1): Author: Nolan Penney <npenney@erols.com>; Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 09:37:11 -0500; If you have a good body tub, sans plate, you simply go to your DMV and obtain a VIN for the car you build. Each and every state allows this. Admittedly, some states are easier then others. Using the; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00082.html (8,930 bytes)
52. Re: Air rail plugs (score: 1): Author: Nolan Penney <npenney@erols.com>; Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 21:56:34 -0500; Since I said there are diferent types of threads, how you can disagree with me by saying there are different types of threads, I don't quite understand. Shall we simply agree that there are different; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00249.html (7,385 bytes)
53. Re: [spitfire-enthusiast] don't trust your SU's - wow! (score: 1): Author: Nolan Penney <npenney@erols.com>; Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 22:24:44 -0500; Might I suggest getting the books from Burlin fuel systems? Then you can make sense out of your mish-mash of parts. It greatly helped me in putting together my various parts of SU carburetors into a; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00467.html (8,672 bytes)
54. Re: Further To No Power (GMC Pickup) (score: 1): Author: Nolan Penney <npenney@erols.com>; Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 22:30:23 -0500; An angle thing eh? That would make me quickly suspicious of the carburetors float and its setting. As in the float setting keeping the bowl too low of fuel, but barely able to work. Tip the carbureto; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00468.html (7,594 bytes)
55. Re: { NASS } Brake Light Switch (score: 1): Author: Nolan Penney <npenney@erols.com>; Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 19:07:25 -0500; You can also go to Advance Auto and order one for a 1980 Spitfire. Costs $6. You can order it from their master company at http://www.partsamerica.com and have it sent to whatever local branch store; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00563.html (10,305 bytes)
56. Re: Wheels (score: 1): Author: Nolan Penney <npenney@erols.com>; Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 19:11:03 -0500; Ok, I'm interested in hearing about this, since he's got several things up on e-bay that have my interest.; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00564.html (6,647 bytes)
57. Re: Replace ZS Carb with Weber DGV (score: 1): Author: Nolan Penney <npenney@erols.com>; Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 15:35:17 -0500; It's always seemed to me that this would be best served by a curved pipe and a remote filter, ala a rice burners cone filter. A short pancake filter sitting right on top of the carburetor just doesn'; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00742.html (10,838 bytes)
58. Re: Air intake (score: 1): Author: Nolan Penney <npenney@erols.com>; Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2001 20:21:05 -0500; I really think this problem is vastly over stated. The mechanics of getting a solid slug of water all the way up through the entire intake passage, and into the cylinders as a solid mass is daunting.; /html/spitfires/2001-02/msg00063.html (10,076 bytes)
59. Re: boot lid trim removal (score: 1): Author: Nolan Penney <npenney@erols.com>; Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 21:38:23 -0500; Next time you get down to the storage bin, I'd be interested in knowing what this stuff is.; /html/spitfires/2001-02/msg00261.html (7,346 bytes)
60. Re: Interior panels & upholstery (score: 1): Author: Nolan Penney <npenney@erols.com>; Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 19:57:12 -0500; I haven't done it yet, but I plan on using 1/4" Luan plywood. It's light and stong. Shop it around a little, as different stores carry different grades.; /html/spitfires/2001-02/msg00295.html (8,225 bytes)

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