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Re: Spit Frame Check

To: Michael Burdick <mburdick@netserv.unmc.edu>
Subject: Re: Spit Frame Check
From: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1997 11:45:19 +0500 (EST)
Cc: Mark Gehlhausen <Gehl@sphinx.crane.navy.mil>, triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
On Mon, 24 Feb 1997, Michael Burdick wrote:

> On Mon, 24 Feb 1997, Mark Gehlhausen wrote:
> 
> > I looked at a 76 Spit last week but forgot to note if it had the 
> > catalytic frame cutout on the right rail.  The ID is FM44xxxU.  The 
> > car is in pieces, no exhaust system in sight.  Might someone know 
> > when this frame mod was made?  The seller does not know what I
> > am talking about and it's a bit of a drive to check.  Mark
> 
> The '76 did not have a cat.

WAG here: now that I think about it, perhaps this frame modification was
made around 1975 to accommodate the dual-pipe exhaust on the home market
Spitfire 1500?

--Andy

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