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21. Re: HELP!!!!! (score: 1): Author: Roger Elliott <relliott@cjnetworks.com>; Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 22:05:37 -0500; You don't say exactly why you can't pull the tranny back far enough, is it running into the drive shaft? Generally, you need to jack up the engine by putting a board under the oil pan to spread the; /html/spitfires/2000-05/msg00768.html (7,860 bytes)
22. Re: Light Gaskets (score: 1): Author: Roger Elliott <relliott@cjnetworks.com>; Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 21:57:12 -0500; I ended up getting the ones for the Midget. They don't have the same contours as the ones for a Spit. But most people won't notice the difference unless they have taken them off - or tried replacing; /html/spitfires/2000-04/msg00071.html (7,167 bytes)
23. Re: Rag Top Plastic Window (score: 1): Author: Roger Elliott <relliott@cjnetworks.com>; Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2000 09:47:38 -0500 (CDT); Novus Plastic Polish works wonders. It comes in 3 levels, I don't remember which way the numbers go. But you will probably need two levels at least. It is available through TRF, Moss and motorcycle s; /html/spitfires/2000-04/msg00231.html (9,020 bytes)
24. Re: Gearbox filler plug? (score: 1): Author: Roger Elliott <relliott@cjnetworks.com>; Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 10:44:42 -0500 (CDT); The drain plug can be reached from underneath if you jack the front of the car (on jackstands of course). It helps to have small hands. My girlfriend was nice enough to do it for me on one occasion.; /html/spitfires/2000-04/msg01029.html (9,669 bytes)
25. Re: Replacing sway bar bushings on a Spit (score: 1): Author: Roger Elliott <relliott@cjnetworks.com>; Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 22:22:44 -0500; I just replaced the sway bar bushing with poly bushings from SpitBits. It wasn't too difficult. I just took soapy water and got the inside of the bushing wet with that. Then I wiped the sway bar wit; /html/spitfires/2000-04/msg01050.html (8,839 bytes)
26. Re: Fwd: [pub] Fw: Irony from the Jag list (score: 1): Author: Roger Elliott <relliott@cjnetworks.com>; Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2000 19:23:35 -0600; I had head this story before and saw an episode that at least mentioned this on TV show "Law & Order" or "Homicide" . So I decided to see what I could find on the net. I found this on http://www.snop; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg00470.html (9,080 bytes)
27. Re: Advice for transportation / body / paint (score: 1): Author: Roger Elliott <relliott@cjnetworks.com>; Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 22:54:33 -0600; When I took my Spitfire in last year, I took off all the lights, chrome and bumpers ( I let them do the windshield). I used a car dolly to pull it down to the shop. It is about 3 miles from the hous; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg00728.html (9,544 bytes)
28. Shocks, Bushings and Trunions (score: 1): Author: Roger Elliott <relliott@cjnetworks.com>; Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 21:58:25 -0600; Hi Listers, I have been working at replacing the shocks, bushings and redoing the brake system on my 1980 Spitfire. I started this job because I had a leaking rear wheel cylinder that I have rebuilt; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg00954.html (8,257 bytes)
29. Re: Optional Extras (score: 1): Author: Roger Elliott <relliott@cjnetworks.com>; Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 18:13:34 -0600; It is my understanding that the US dealers pestered Triumph to make the TR4A available as a solid axle to give customers a cheaper version to buy. About 1/3 of the 4A's coming into the US were solid; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg01049.html (8,178 bytes)
30. Re: Restoration Questions (score: 1): Author: Roger Elliott <relliott@cjnetworks.com>; Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2000 13:13:34 -0600 (CST); 1) There is a pin through the stem of the window crank. You have to push in on the door panel and then poke the pin out with an ice pick or something similar. Make sure you push in the right set of; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg01393.html (8,852 bytes)
31. Re: Source for thin Vinyl? (score: 1): Author: Roger Elliott <relliott@cjnetworks.com>; Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 23:20:00 -0600; Hi Kevin, Most fabric stores will have a section of upholstery materials, which will include vinyls. The rolls come in about 48" widths and you can usually buy whatever length you need from 1 foot up; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg01500.html (7,925 bytes)
32. Re: Spring Compressors (score: 1): Author: Roger Elliott <relliott@cjnetworks.com>; Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 11:29:24 -0600 (CST); I thought about buying a spring compressor when I just redid the springs, but I remembered reading at various times that some of the spring compressors didn't work well. I ended up calling one of th; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg01563.html (7,625 bytes)
33. Re: No heat (score: 1): Author: Roger Elliott <relliott@cjnetworks.com>; Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 23:25:29 -0600; I would recommend starting the water at a lower pressure until you are sure you have a flow of water through the heater core. They normally only take a few psi and if you hit it full force with a hos; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg01601.html (9,320 bytes)
34. Brake Lines (score: 1): Author: Roger Elliott <relliott@cjnetworks.com>; Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 23:47:23 -0600; I have been rebuilding the suspension on my 80 Spitfire and in the process decided I should redo the brakes. Well, I ran into a problem. On the later Spits there is an unusual brake line on the rear; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg01771.html (6,945 bytes)
35. Suspension bushings (score: 1): Author: Roger Elliott <relliott@cjnetworks.com>; Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 22:16:29 -0600; I am trying to install new suspension poly bushings front and rear on my 80 Spitfire. It seems as if all of the bushings are just a little to big to fit into the brackets that they fit into. I know t; /html/spitfires/2000-02/msg00513.html (7,265 bytes)
36. Re: GT6 Rotoflex Shock mounts (score: 1): Author: Roger Elliott <relliott@cjnetworks.com>; Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 14:25:41 -0600 (CST); I heard once that TSSC has the brackets for the rear shock mounts on a rotoflex GT6 to make them mount to the te frame. I looked at their web site and couldn't find anything there. Web site: http://w; /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00330.html (10,369 bytes)
37. Re: non LBC- humour only (score: 1): Author: Roger Elliott <relliott@cjnetworks.com>; Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 10:14:51 -0600 (CST); I don't know where else this might come from but Mike Cross (folk, bluegrass singer - not Michael Cross) has this in a song. Roger Elliott; /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00367.html (8,231 bytes)
38. Re: Keys and locks (score: 1): Author: Roger Elliott <relliott@cjnetworks.com>; Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 10:51:00 -0600; On my Spitfire 1500 I discovered that the trunk lock had been out in incorrectly and by pulling it out rotating it 90 degrees the locking mechanism worked fine. Roger Elliott; /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00786.html (9,122 bytes)
39. Re: Wrong size tires... (score: 1): Author: Roger Elliott <relliott@cjnetworks.com>; Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 22:30:55 -0600; I think most of us on the list are running at least 175/70 13's on our cars several even bigger. You say the binding is happening when you have the wheels turned sharply - do you mean all the way? I; /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00817.html (7,527 bytes)
40. GT6 Rotoflex shocks (score: 1): Author: Roger Elliott <relliott@cjnetworks.com>; Date: Sun, 05 Dec 1999 22:03:39 -0600; I remember reading about a kit to change the mounting for a GT6 with rotoflex couplings. The kit changed the top shock mounting point from the inner fender wheel to an attachment on the frame. It se; /html/spitfires/1999-12/msg00116.html (6,615 bytes)

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