Re: VTR RED WING

2002-07-23 Thread Keith R. Stewart
Bob Harris asked: > Has anyone heard where the 2003 Convention will be held?? Hey, almost in your backyard! The scoop here the past few days has been that the 2003 VTR will be at TRF. Cheers _ _ | \ / |Keith R. Stewart | \ / |75 Camden Road | \_/

VTR 2003

2002-07-23 Thread BILL McDEVITT
Bob, You will be delighted with next years location, as it will be in your back yard!! The Oklahoma folks backed out and Charles Runyan has agreed to have it at the TRF. You won a trophy at Red Wing, but I don't remember for what?? I ended up with 3 trophies!! Happy to hear you made it home safel

Re: Introduction and Opinions Needed (long-ish)

2002-07-23 Thread Greg Rowe
>From: Matthew Milkevitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Fellow Listers; > >Since I am a new Spitfire owner and a new member of this list, I'd >like to take this opportunity to introduce myself and ask for some >advice. My name is Matt Milkevitch and I reside in Willow Grove PA >(north of Philadelphia).

VTR RED WING

2002-07-23 Thread Bob Harris
Has anyone heard where the 2003 Convention will be held?? I was at Red Wing,but had to leave before the banquet. Had a great time,Drove 1000 miles in my spit with fresh engine(125 miles when I left) and refreshed O.D. trans. No big problems. Bob

62 Herald For Sale

2002-07-23 Thread Gary Hutton
Hi All, I just picked up my new 64MK1 spit and noticed that the seller also has a 62 Herald convertible for sale for $200. Car is rough (floor pans and front fenderwells about gone), but restorable. Motor (1147cc) ran when driven in but is partially dismantled - all parts are present. Car is in

Re: crashworthiness

2002-07-23 Thread Jeff Gruber
OK. Now you're scaring me. At 08:31 AM 7/23/2002 -0500, Richard Stieg wrote: >I put new lap/shoulder belts in my '75. Then securely bolted 'em down to >the rusted paper thin floorboards covered with two layers of fiberglas and >epoxy. A header would probably result in my corpse flinging thro

Re: cooling-ignition-fuel???

2002-07-23 Thread Paul . Meyer
Hi Peter, First thing I'd check is that your fan belt is in good condition and is at the proper tension. I had a low battery condition combined with a warmer than usual engine temp, and it turned out my belt was loose. Next, I'd consider a radiator flush and fill. I had one done at Jiffy-Lube.

crashworthiness

2002-07-23 Thread Richard Stieg
I put new lap/shoulder belts in my '75. Then securely bolted 'em down to the rusted paper thin floorboards covered with two layers of fiberglas and epoxy. A header would probably result in my corpse flinging through the air attached to a goodly amount of floor pan and seat-sorta like an ejection

Seatbelts for 71 Spitfire

2002-07-23 Thread Pettis, Ward (NIDCD)
Jeff, Right now, I'm installing the seatbelts from Victoria British on my '76. I can tell you that the inertia unit and the shoulder belt guide can be mounted to the same places as the originals, however the anchor for the buckle will have to be drilled further back. If you look at the picture

Introduction and Opinions Needed (long-ish)

2002-07-23 Thread Matthew Milkevitch
Fellow Listers; Since I am a new Spitfire owner and a new member of this list, I'd like to take this opportunity to introduce myself and ask for some advice. My name is Matt Milkevitch and I reside in Willow Grove PA (north of Philadelphia). I have lived in the Philadelphia Metro region for