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21. Re: 1975 1500 Rebuild time (score: 1): Author: "Terry L. Thompson" <tlt@digex.net>; Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 10:47:45 -0400; Sorry, that .315 variance on the MB SLK230 should be .485 or a half a second from factory spec. (The math portion of my brain must be a bit off.) -Terry variance; /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00992.html (7,351 bytes)
22. Engine-bay pics of my spitfire (score: 1): Author: "Terry L. Thompson" <tlt@digex.net>; Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 18:34:12 -0400; It actually looks like a standard spitfire engine bay, accept for the chrome and aluminum stuff (alternator, air-filters, thermostat housing, etc.). The new engine bay pictures are the bottom five on; /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00139.html (6,732 bytes)
23. Mystery Magazine (score: 1): Author: "Terry L. Thompson" <tlt@digex.net>; Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 09:40:28 -0400; I came out of my apartment this morning, to find the May issue of Practical Classics (spit issue) sitting on the windshield. There's no such thing as the "magazine fairy" is there? Maybe the car has; /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00177.html (6,830 bytes)
24. Re: Seats (score: 1): Author: "Terry L. Thompson" <tlt@digex.net>; Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 13:57:23 -0400; I've had new seat foams and vinyl covers (Newton Comm.) installed since June of 1997 and haven't had problems yet (with compacting or disintegration). And it's been in top-down rain storms atleast 8; /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00199.html (9,220 bytes)
25. Q: Front wheel bearings and suspension (score: 1): Author: "Terry L. Thompson" <tlt@digex.net>; Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 16:51:40 -0400; I've got almost all of the components I need for my GT6 front rotor upgrade. I've disassembled, cleaned and painted all the parts. Thanks to Ted Schumacher for the expedicious delivery of the verticl; /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00313.html (8,155 bytes)
26. Re: Fuel (score: 1): Author: "Terry L. Thompson" <tlt@digex.net>; Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 11:57:55 -0400; I was always under the assumption that if it cost more, it must be better for the car (after all...it's SUPER UNLEADED PREMIUM! Doesn't that sound better for your car than Regular?) Anyhow. Because O; /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00449.html (10,994 bytes)
27. Z-bars (I think I got one from the vending machine the other day) (score: 1): Author: "Terry L. Thompson" <tlt@digex.net>; Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 14:38:44 -0400; I think you're all off your nut! Z-bars, anti-roll and camber compensation devices...it's all antiquated technology! My idea is to use a giant toilet paper roll holder. (Same diameter but about 4 fee; /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00460.html (7,431 bytes)
28. Bearings (score: 1): Author: "Terry L. Thompson" <tlt@digex.net>; Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 13:25:02 -0400; I put together my first GT6 verticle link (not mounted on the car yet), and noticed that the hub doesn't spin freely when you have the felt oil seal in place. Without the oil seal, you spin the hub a; /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00597.html (6,898 bytes)
29. Re: Electrical Tune Up & Electronic Ignition (score: 1): Author: "Terry L. Thompson" <tlt@digex.net>; Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 14:41:41 -0400; I think what everyone's main point is that the electronic ignition is better than points, but it's not a magical silver bullet for performance. If you're running an incorrect mixture, unbalanced/leak; /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00615.html (10,036 bytes)
30. Re: MG Midget vs. Spitfire (score: 1): Author: "Terry L. Thompson" <tlt@digex.net>; Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 15:16:54 -0400; Visually, my Spitfire has been compared to an Alpha Romeo, a Fiat Spyder (?) and an MGB. But I think for sleekness it beats all three. The B and the Alpha, have the rounded bonnet and round head ligh; /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00619.html (10,672 bytes)
31. Re: Which carb (score: 1): Author: "Terry L. Thompson" <tlt@digex.net>; Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 14:22:49 -0400; Optimal for power would probably be a quad Mikuni or Keihin set-up. (one carb per cylinder) http://www.prirace.com. But due to the cost ($1000.00?), gas consumption and lack of practical knowledge o; /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00731.html (10,577 bytes)
32. VB Bashing (score: 1): Author: "Terry L. Thompson" <tlt@digex.net>; Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 16:48:00 -0400; Not to bash any companies that help support my/our addiction to these LBCs, but I would also have to say that I would never trust VB to supply me with any important piece of my vehicle. Half the time; /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00824.html (7,269 bytes)
33. Re: oiling trunnions (score: 1): Author: "Terry L. Thompson" <tlt@digex.net>; Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 16:22:32 -0400; You're supposed to OIL the trunnions? The used GT6 front veticles I had were greased to the point of gobs of oil on the externals of the trunnion. That rubber boot on the top of the trunnion doesn't; /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg01217.html (7,825 bytes)
34. Disregard carb help (score: 1): Author: "Terry L. Thompson" <tlt@digex.net>; Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 10:41:41 -0400; Well, after writing that letter last night around 9:00 (at the office), I decided to go back home. And the spitfire wouldn't start! Even with full choke, I'd get a sputter of run and then it would di; /html/spitfires/2000-05/msg00005.html (8,335 bytes)
35. Another carb question (score: 1): Author: "Terry L. Thompson" <tlt@digex.net>; Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 11:17:56 -0400; It turns out that these HIF4's are still giving me a problem. And before I brake down and spend the $75 (quoted price) for a carb adjustment, I'd like to get some opinions to see what I can do to fix; /html/spitfires/2000-05/msg00117.html (7,741 bytes)
36. HIF4 problems (score: 1): Author: "Terry L. Thompson" <tlt@digex.net>; Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 21:18:24 -0400; Thanks everyone, For all the responses I received, regarding the backfiring and hesitation, the general response appeared to be that either there was a problem with the ignition or my dashpots were n; /html/spitfires/2000-05/msg00145.html (7,628 bytes)
37. GT6 rotor upgrade (score: 1): Author: "Terry L. Thompson" <tlt@digex.net>; Date: Fri, 5 May 2000 16:11:11 -0400; Spit listers, I got a set of GT6 calipers and ordered rotors for my 76 spitfire for what I've been told is a "bolt-on" upgrade to 10-inch rotors. Is there anything else I will need for this conversio; /html/spitfires/2000-05/msg00250.html (6,418 bytes)
38. Spitfire Magazine (score: 1): Author: "Terry L. Thompson" <tlt@digex.net>; Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 12:03:51 -0400; I've been lending mine out to people. (Maybe some future subscribers). Right now, I'm trying to track down the latest BRITISH CAR magazine. Which has a LeMonz (sp?) Spitfire on the cover (The parts g; /html/spitfires/2000-05/msg00316.html (6,449 bytes)
39. Re: Performance Fiberglass (score: 1): Author: "Terry L. Thompson" <tlt@digex.net>; Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 16:42:34 -0400; I think they may have gone out of business. I've sent them emails repeatedly over the past two months without responses. I found another company in NC that provides fiberglass bonnets: http://www.pi; /html/spitfires/2000-05/msg00434.html (7,186 bytes)
40. Re: ENGINE SWAPPING (score: 1): Author: "Terry L. Thompson" <tlt@digex.net>; Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 11:33:11 -0400; I have friends who owned the RX-7's. and from what they've told me, the rotary engine sucks up as much gas as a small block V-8. Hey! My spitfire gets 16 miles to the gallon! (blah) I know in the gra; /html/spitfires/2000-05/msg00724.html (9,957 bytes)

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