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1. Re: Spitfire performance (score: 1): Author: reed mideke <rfm@redshift.com>; Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2002 18:22:49 -0700; This page lists speeds for US and UK versions, which is perhaps a bit more of an upgrade than just the carbs: http://www.triumphspitfire.com/speed.html It doesn't list RPM, but that should be an easy; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00010.html (8,728 bytes)
2. Re: Travel kit (score: 1): Author: reed mideke <rfm@redshift.com>; Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2002 23:47:42 -0700; A spit tour of the south of france sounds like an excellent idea to me. Many wonderful back roads... I've done a couple of 1800 mile road trips (in the western U.S.) in my spit, and carried a fairly; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00046.html (8,653 bytes)
3. Re: Slow RPM with Lights On (score: 1): Author: reed mideke <rfm@redshift.com>; Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2002 12:03:42 -0700; Pointless trivia: Modern cars (starting early to mid eighties, probably earlier for some luxury marks) tend to have some sort of idle control, which may increase idle when the cooling fan/AC/lights e; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00082.html (8,457 bytes)
4. Re: Slow RPM with Lights On (score: 1): Author: reed mideke <rfm@redshift.com>; Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2002 16:49:13 -0700; No, but the '91 nissan I took the motor from did :-) A description can be found here http://www.redshift.com/~rfm/car -- Email: rfm(at)redshift.com or rfm(at)portalofevil.com Home page: http://www.re; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00090.html (7,442 bytes)
5. Re: Spitfire body trailers (was Re: Free Square Tail body in (score: 1): Author: reed mideke <rfm@redshift.com>; Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2002 15:02:19 -0700; Me thinks it could have started as a late gt6 ? Or was converted to that style of tank. Not what I'd do to a spit, but if you're gonna drive a mini truck it might as well be a spit. -- Email: rfm(at); /html/spitfires/2002-04/msg00226.html (8,127 bytes)
6. Re: Triumph MIS-identification (score: 1): Author: reed mideke <rfm@redshift.com>; Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 13:19:24 -0800; Do you believe those type R. stickers ? ;-) When I first got my spit, I was leaving the auto parts store when I overheard a kid say 'wow, look at that cobra'. He was only like 10 or something though,; /html/spitfires/2002-02/msg00265.html (8,586 bytes)
7. Re: Informal Poll (score: 1): Author: reed mideke <rfm@redshift.com>; Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 15:43:13 -0800; "Nice fiat..." -- Email: rfm(at)redshift.com or rfm(at)portalofevil.com Home page: http://www.redshift.com/~rfm /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorc; /html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00116.html (7,981 bytes)
8. Re: MPH vs. RPM, Spitfire 1500 (score: 1): Author: reed mideke <rfm@redshift.com>; Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 14:07:01 -0800; [...] Well, don't know about Triumph but some manufacturers certainly change the spedo gear to match the rear end. I know nissan does this for certain. The speedo gears are color coded for the variou; /html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00371.html (8,089 bytes)
9. Re: Sorry, non TR question, Yahoo question (score: 1): Author: reed mideke <rfm@redshift.com>; Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2001 14:55:13 -0800; [...] It seems there is some interest among list members, so I will reply here. mozilla (www.mozilla.org) allows you to disable the javascript open window command either completely or on a site by si; /html/spitfires/2001-11/msg00188.html (9,200 bytes)
10. Re: Custom Seats (score: 1): Author: reed mideke <rfm@redshift.com>; Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 02:25:48 -0800; I was looking at some 80s corvette seats that looked like they'd fit, but I didn't get to actually try it. -- -- Email: rfm(at)redshift.com or rfm(at)portalofevil.com Home page: http://www.redshift.c; /html/spitfires/2001-11/msg00227.html (7,284 bytes)
11. Re: Spitfire tires, help (score: 1): Author: reed mideke <rfm@redshift.com>; Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 02:28:25 -0800; Congratulations. wider, lower profile tires will give you more grip, a more positive feel, and usually a rougher ride. I've run 175/60/13s on mine, but it makes the car really low, and makes a notica; /html/spitfires/2001-11/msg00228.html (8,749 bytes)
12. Crazy ebay sellers (score: 1): Author: reed mideke <rfm@redshift.com>; Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 21:20:20 -0800; http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=598347867&r=0&t=0 (url may wrap) -- Email: rfm(at)redshift.com or rfm(at)portalofevil.com Home page: http://www.redshift.com/~rfm ///; /html/spitfires/2001-11/msg00459.html (7,307 bytes)
13. Re: It Runs! (score: 1): Author: reed mideke <rfm@redshift.com>; Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2001 18:30:48 -0700; When I installed my nissan engine, I managed to break a wire to the mass airflow meter. One I figured out how to get the trouble codes out of the computer, the problem was easy to fix. So will it be; /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00131.html (8,002 bytes)
14. which side of the road [was Re: my spit - and the plink-plonk (score: 1): Author: reed mideke <rfm@redshift.com>; Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2001 17:40:23 -0700; FWIW, this url: http://www.travel-library.com/general/driving/drive_which_side.html goes into gory details, including the story of switching sides in sweden and other countries, and odd areas (italia; /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00162.html (7,835 bytes)
15. Re: Spitfire Models (score: 1): Author: reed mideke <rfm@redshift.com>; Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2001 16:02:44 -0700; Because some do and some don't. I'm not kidding. They look identical. I'm not sure if the friction motor just doesn't work in some, or it's not there at all. In the US, I've found the chrono models v; /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00199.html (7,361 bytes)
16. Re: sunday drive (score: 1): Author: reed mideke <rfm@redshift.com>; Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2001 16:16:36 -0700; [...excellent story...] Reminds me of returning from the first time I took my spit out to Arizona. My brother and had been driving for about 14 hours, and finally we pull up to our house. The car had; /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00200.html (8,103 bytes)
17. Re: opening the bonnet (score: 1): Author: reed mideke <rfm@redshift.com>; Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 15:26:34 -0700; Mine opens fine from the driver side, need to wiggle it a little if I try to open from the passenger side. As others have mentioned, lift from the wheel arches, not the latches. You may find that the; /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00429.html (8,457 bytes)
18. Re: Lighter flywheels (score: 1): Author: reed mideke <rfm@redshift.com>; Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2001 13:30:54 -0700; Carter, here's a little bit that may encourage you to switch to serpentine. http://users.aol.com/gmaclaren/dyno.html At the very bottom is the a comparison of power loss on different belt + fan combi; /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00469.html (8,301 bytes)
19. Re: [spitfire-enthusiast] hub replacement (score: 1): Author: reed mideke <rfm@redshift.com>; Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 22:55:39 -0700; Dave Bean Engineering (http://www.davebean.com/) sell a seal 'nylos' seal which replaces the felt seals. I have purchased the kit, but have not installed it yet. so I can't really say if it is better; /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00592.html (8,328 bytes)
20. Re: Anybody mucked about with one of these? (Jag IRS) (score: 1): Author: reed mideke <rfm@redshift.com>; Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 03:05:49 -0800; We had one of kicking around for a while. Too big and heavy to put under a spit IMHO, unless you are doing some serious modifications. They do seem popular in hot rod applications, and there are peop; /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00603.html (8,139 bytes)

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