Re: [Spits] Bolt Patternon Spitfire

It's a pattern that is not that common, unfortunately, so it is not easy to find wheels off other cars that fit. Apart from the obvious (Triumph Herald, Vitesse and GT6, and possibly also TR7 but I could have remembered wrong) I think some 60's Lotus cars had the same size (used some of the same s

Re: [Spits] Spitfire Leg Room

Matt, I'm the same height as you, and I must admit I found the legroom in my Spitfire to be fine with the seat moved right back. Getting in and out was a bit awkward, but once in I was always quite comfortable. Fitting a 13" steering wheel helped. I was just over 30 when my Spitfire finally die

Re: [Spits] Non Triumph, rear disc brake question -

For a moment I wondered about the vertical forces - a caliper at the 3-o-clock position will be pushed up when braking, and one and the 9-o-clock position will be pushed down. But then there will be an equal and opposite force on the brake disc, transferred to the axle, and since both the axle and

Re: [Spits] solenoid or starter?

Sounds very much like the starter to me too, I've replaced a couple in my time. Rebuild starters won't break the bank. Richard Gosling This message (including any attachments) is confidential and may be privileged. If you

Re: [Spits] Timing chain cover nut

"British auto design and manufacturing collapsed years ago, especially after the Japanese auto industry rose." Not really true. British car design is alive and well, car manufacturers from around the world use the services of British consultants such as Lotus, Perkins (both of whom I've worked fo

Re: [Spits] Timing chain cover nut

OKCSpitfire - sounds like you are getting a little frustrated! I'll avoid the temptation to get into a slanging match on the relative faults of British and American cars ;-) I have no idea why Triumph chose such a random size for their pulley nut. One method for loosening the nut is to remove a

Re: [Spits] Help with hardtop!! Please!!!

I found with my hard-top that, with the rear edge lined up and resting in the right place, the front edge didn't sit properly on the windscreen, it rose up a bit, because the windscreen was a bit too far back. By leaning my weight on the hardtop, while pushing FIRMLY forwards on the top of the win

Re: [Spits] Seat modifications

Bill, I'm 6'3", so I appreciate your problem! One thing, DON'T GO FOR MAZDA MX5/MIATA SEATS, they will have you sitting appreciably higher in the car! BTDT, I ended up almost peering over the top of the windscreen, rather than through it, to see where I was going... I was happy enough with my s

Re: [Spits] (no subject)

Jeff McNeal has done this - find out all about it at http://www.totallytriumph.net/spitfire/projects2.shtml Richard This message (including any attachments) is confidential and may be privileged. If you have received it by

Re: [Spits] Disk Rotor removal.. Plan-D

Re-assemble with plenty of grease/copperslip so that it comes off more easily next time!!! Richard Gosling This message (including any attachments) is confidential and may be privileged. If you have received it by mistake p

[Spit] UK Govt. refuses to extend tax exemption

An e-petition on the Prime Minister's website recently asked for the classic car tax exemption to be extended - it used to apply to any cars over 25 years old, but when the current government took power it froze the exemption at 1/1/1973, where it has remained ever since (5 months too early for Sam

RE: [Spit] Rolling an empty Spit chassis around

The rear wheels will fall off. The rear wheels are held rigidly to the driveshaft, and are perpendicular to it. If you remove the diff, the inner ends of the driveshafts are free to flop around wherever they want to, thus allowing the wheels to adopt serious camber, and point left/right/wherever

RE: [Spit] Oiling front trunnions

"I believe that you should use 90W EP gear oil in the them, not Engine oil" Thanks - I was a bit hazy on what oil to use, it's been a while! Thanks for clearing that up. Richard Gosling This message (including any attachm

RE: [Spit] Oiling front trunnions

Just use a standard grease gun, but fill it full of engine oil rather than grease. It can be a bit messy, but it works. Richard Gosling This message (including any attachments) is confidential and may be privileged. If you

RE: [Spit] Early Spitfire4 heater box quandary

Suzie, I've got no idea about your heater box, I'm afraid - just wanted to say Hi, good to hear from you, it's been a while!!! Hope you get your issue sorted, anyway. Richard (no more Daffy) This message (including any at

RE: [Spit] a not-so-good clutch sound

Hmmm... That whirring sound doesn't sound good to me. My guess would be a worn throw-out bearing. But to replace that you'll need to pull the whole gearbox out :-( Richard This message (including any attachments) is confi

RE: [Spit] alive

Yes! But it's been a bit quiet for a few days... Richard This message (including any attachments) is confidential and may be privileged. If you have received it by mistake please notify the sender by return E-mail and dele

RE: [Spit] Loose lug nut

A nut splitter is the only idea that occurs to me. Richard This message (including any attachments) is confidential and may be privileged. If you have received it by mistake please notify the sender by return E-mail and del

RE: Great (Triumph Herald) one for those with broadband...

I'd agree that Clarkson has a strong opinion on just about every subject under the sun, and that many (most?) of them are, to a greater or lesser extent, uninformed. But then so do I, and so do most people in this world - who's got the time to inform themselves in sufficient detail on everything t

UK drivers - petition to change Historic Car Tax

As I'm sure most UK members are aware, historic cars are exempt from paying road tax. This used to be for all cars older than 25 years, but one of the first things the Labour govt. did when it came in (clearly a priority, above sorting out education, health, housing etc. etc.) was to freeze the exe

RE: car has no heat

Is the cable or mechanism that's attached to your temperature control broken or disconnected somewhere, so you turn the knob but that doesn't actually adjust the temperature? I'm assuming this car has a simple mechanical temp control knob and not some clever climate control electronic whizzbang th

RE: Repair Operations Times

Depends entirely on: How many other items you decide to do "while you've got everything apart" How much spare time you have How much money you have. My random guess is anywhere between 2 months (for someone who works short hours, and has no family, no friends, no other outside life, and does no ot

Headlamp housing

Brook seems to have problems posting to the list (although he receives OK), so I'm passing this message on. Any replies to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Richard I have been sending to spitfires@autox.team.net with no success. Is there a delay between time you send it and when it appears? Here was my pr

RE: Triumph owner death in Millersville, MD

My bet - nothing to do with alcohol or drugs, everything to do with the half-shaft UJ. I assume this has to be a Spitfire 1500, as the TR6 was out of production by '78 and the convertible version of the TR7 wasn't out yet (I think). I've had one of those disintegrate at speed on a dual carriagewa

RE: sagging rear/advice

I've seen Joe comment on all sorts of stuff. Joe is very knowledgeable about Spitfires, and I've found his advice good and reliable, on many aspects. He offers a lot more advice than he asks for, so is definitely a net contributor to this board. Yes, Joe is undoubtably convinced of the benefits

RE: early/late rear springs, was sagging rear/advice

..."However breaking that leaf will remove *all* the roll stifffness from the rear"... Not exactly - unless you manage to break the bottom leaf on BOTH sides of the diff. If you just break it one side, the bottom leaf will push down on the side that isn't broken, but not on the side that is, so t

RE: early/late rear springs, was sagging rear/advice

I'll add: 6. A lean to drivers side on a swing-spring car should be fixed at the front suspension, even if that lean is most easily seen by looking at the rear of the car. Richard -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe Curry Sent: 01 No

RE: sagging rear/advice

..."My 76 Spitfire 1500, my first Triumph, has suffered the dreaded drivers side lean for most of it's life. As I said, three spring changes in the rear has only resulted in a need for a forth"... I hate to say this, but I think you've put a lot of effort into the wrong fix. As I mentioned befo

RE: early/late rear springs, was sagging rear/advice

Doc, Your misunderstanding is in assuming that the angle of the wheel is related to the angle of the suspension upright, that connects between the hub and the spring eye. The suspension upright will change angle depending on the spring length. However, this has no (well, a negligibly small) effec

RE: sagging rear/advice

If the rear is sagging overall, then yes, the rear spring needs to be replaced. If the main problem is a lean towards the drivers side, then (on a swing-spring car, i.e. square-tail) the problem HAS to be at the front - there is not enough roll stiffness at the rear either to cause or to correct a

RE: Replacing rockers

Without the sills, there is nothing to stop the car sagging in the middle - and you don't want that to happen! So A) Finish one side before you start cutting anything off the other side B) If you have a hard-top, fit it, to add stiffness C) Particularly if you don't have a hard-top (and really

RE: Door Mirrors for Spitfire MK3 1970

The car that replaced my Spitfire (I'd better not mention its name, but it is a 70's coupe by a well-known British manufacturer with a two-letter name...) came with wing-mounted bullet mirrors both sides. Pretty, but pretty useless, as the actual mirror was so small I could see very little (also th

RE: door mirror

My (UK-spec) '78 had black mirrors when I got her, although I can't personally guarantee they were there from new. A friend who had an identical model (a '77 I think) was very keen on originality, and I think his door mirrors were black too. At least, his was a twin of mine (same colour), and I'd

RE: Video of fast spitfire

Completely whips that Peugeot 205!!! Richard This message (including any attachments) is confidential and may be privileged. If you have received it by mistake please notify the sender by return E-mail and delete this me

RE: Petrol

OK, the obligatory British comparison - this week the price just came DOWN to the equivalent of $6.35 per US gallon (was $6.78 a couple of weeks ago). We pay effectively about 400% tax on road fuel... Richard Gosling This

RE: Clutch fork pin

It is not uncommon for these pins to fall out completely - as originally designed, they are only held in by friction. Several owners have replaced them with long bolts (unthreaded except at the end), to stop this happening again. A "metal drift" is really any long metal thing that you can put one

RE: clutch

Re-building hydraulic cylinders is neither particularly hard nor expensive (the biggest faff is getting them off the car to start with!). If you're going into the clutch hydraulics, might as well do them both while you are at it. Also gives you the opportunity to switch to DOT5 silicon fluid, if y

RE: My Spit is now on eBay

Mike, Looks like you've got a buyer then - do you know yet what he intends to do with Carly's mortal remains? At least you got a couple of hundred more for her than I got for Daffy (although I made up the difference selling the bits my buyer didn't take, including the hard-top). What was with us

RE: seeking brake advice

1 & 2 - Sorry Jim, no special tips on installing lines 3 - I've frequently heard advice to use what is called methylated spirits in the UK, denatured alcohol in the US, to flush the lines of old fluid, then clear using compressed air, then fill with DOT5. It shouldn't cause any real problems if t

RE: Help: Engine Rattle

Sounds very much like the noise Daffy made a couple of months after I got her. Banging in time with engine RPM, got MUCH louder with revs. Car would still run. Cause - a conrod big end failure. By the time I limped her to TRGB the engine was pretty much toast, so they fitted a re-con unit for me

RE: 1500 project car for sale, Bedford, England

">Richard (now driving Sammy the Black Tulip '73 MG BGT) NOOO! Talk about going over to the dark side! " Yeah, well, I love Triumphs and MGs. I appreciate the friendly rivalry, but don't subscribe to it myself. I had a Black Tulip BGT before I got Daffy, that was the car I had wh

RE: 1500 project car for sale, Bedford, England

Hi Mike, Sorry to hear that Crunch Time has finally come for Daffy's twin sister! I remember you umming and ahhing about what to do about this a while back... My experience with selling Daffy's rusted remains is that I made more selling the spare parts that the buyer chose not to take on eBay, th

RE: GT6 Pistons

David, You said that, because of the scarring on the cylinder wall, that it "Looks like I'll have to have the cylinders bored one size bigger because of that" - you are planning to bore out all 6 cylinders then? Any cylinders you do bore out oversize, you'll need oversize pistons for too, so if y

RE: Overdrive questions

Greg, I'd agree with Joe. There's no need to use the clutch when switching the overdrive, but if nothing else, lifting the throttle slightly when you engage overdrive will prevent you getting a slightly jerky thump in the back! Feel free to switch the O/D on and off as often as suits you, they a

RE: Seats

Yeah, Paul, I used your instructions to mount the seats, as that seemed to put the runners as low as they could get compared to other peoples methods. But I didn't do any foam mods; maybe if I had I'd have been happier with the results. Oh well, Daffy is old history now, so too late to try and ch

RE: Seats

Jerry, I went the Mazda MX5/Miata route, and I was not too happy with the result. They fit in width-wise, but the bottom of the seat base is significantly higher than the original seats. This is partly because the base is deeper, but also because the underneath of the base of the original seats

RE: Do I tinker with my leaf spring?

Jamie, I haven't heard about this mod (but I know little of racing), and I'm not an expert on suspension at all, but my engineers gut instincts are: Removing leaf 3, or any leaf, will reduce the spring stiffness. This will result in a softer spring, and a lower ride height. Turning leaf 4 over

RE: 1972 Spit for sale update...possible scam

Yep, pretty common scam this one, happens almost whenever you list a car for sale on the internet and you give your e-mail address. In the UK they commonly claim to want to ship the car to Africa, which is where I suspect most of these scams originate, particularly since the quality of the English

RE: Electric Cooling Fan Isn't

I'd say the motor in the fan has died. There's no break in the internal wiring 'cos the continuity tester says there's continuity. But attaching a battery to the terminals makes nothing happen. Time to go shopping (IMHO). Richard

RE: Problems with Miata seats

BTDT, exactly the same problem. I'm 6'2". I too used Paul's method, which seemed to me to place the seats as low as they could go. In they end they were too high for me, and I found myself looking through the top couple of inches of the windscreen while driving. With either soft or hard top fi

RE: Gauge/voltage stabilizer questions

Bill, The gauge would read low if the voltage was low, you are right about that. Whether 6 and 11 volts can average out to 10V depends on the relative amount of time at each position - if it spends 4x as long at 11V than at 6V then that will average to 10V. I'd agree, if the fuel gauge reads ful

OT - UK members, sign up for Pipeline Card!!!

For UK listers who would like cheaper fuel (i.e. all of us!) - I've just come across a new scheme that hopes to save members 5p - 7p per litre. It's not operational yet, but they need as many people as possible signed up in advance to boost their negotiating power. Register now, and they are haggli

RE: Drive It Day - this Sunday

..."If you're at a loose end on Sunday, drive your Triumph to Brooklands, it will be an experience"... Well, thanks for the invitation Bill, I'll consider it, but it's a bit of a hike from Aberdeen... ;) Richard This messag

Drive It Day - this Sunday

For all UK members (and anyone else who wants to join in!) - This Sunday (and the 23rd April for every year from now on) has been declared by the FBHVC (Federation of British Historical Vehicle Clubs) as "Drive It Day", one day when as many as possible will get their historic vehicles out and driv

RE: Ultra bizzarre paint photography problem

WEIRD - I cannot believe that photos 2 and 3 can be of the same car!! Richard This message (including any attachments) is confidential and may be privileged. If you have received it by mistake please notify the sender by re

RE: The 6 cylinder FITS! So does the FI manifold!

Nice work Paul - keep that CoG towards the centre of the car!! Is there anywhere to put your legs now??? Richard This message (including any attachments) is confidential and may be privileged. If you have received it by

RE: Brake fluid

Oh, and on the subject of brake fluid, I remember seeing a program about motoring in Cuba (Motorworld, with Jeremy Clarkson). Due to the unavailability of brake fluid there they make their own - I seem to remember shampoo, and possibly brown sugar and alcohol, being principle ingredients! That's

RE: Brake fluid

I guess there are certain properties essential in brake fluid that other oil-based fluids don't have. A brake fluid needs to be particularly incompressible. It needs a very high boiling point. I suspect the fact that it can absorb water is important, so any water that makes it to the caliper doe

RE: The ragtop is here

"...Any reason why you would have to unlatch it to unzip the rear window?..." I should think the only reason is that, when you unlatch, you reduce the tension in the whole thing, so the zipper will be easier to move. Even more so when zipping it back up again. Depends on how taut you get it!! T

RE: Horn Testing

Not complicated - there should be two terminals on the horn. Use a spare 12V battery or your battery charger, connect one terminal to each side of the horn. If it goes beep it works. If it doesn't go beep you might try connecting the terminals the other way around, not sure if the horns mind whi

RE: rear sway bar

Joe, Should have known you'd chime in on this one! You suggest "...it will have another more positive effect. since the wheel tuck only becomes a problem when the unloaded wheel is allowed to drop and suddenly becomes loaded when the turn is reversed, the swaybar may actually help solve wheel tu

RE: rear sway bar

Doc, Larry, and all - Yes, the swing spring was implemented to minimise the inside wheel tuck. But how did it achieve this? Think about the difference in the systems - the fixed spring resists both wheels travelling in the same direction (thus supporting the car), and also resists one wheel trave

RE: rear sway bar

Larry, As I understand it, the whole point of changing from the fixed spring to the swing spring is, effectively, to remove almost all roll stiffness from the rear suspension (the lowest leaf, which remains fixed, is all the roll stiffness there is). The front roll bar is beefed up to compensate.

RE: Stereo/CD player/sat radio/speakers advice

If you don't want to cut the rear panel you can buy speakers with their own box, and just sit them on the rear shelf. Some sticky-back velcro should hold them in place. Or you could easily knock a box up out of chipboard yourself. You mention you've been to Jeff McNeal's site, he found some self

RE: 1976 Spitfire Stromberg CD Carburetor

The US Spitfires were down on power in comparison with the European variant, and the Stromberg carb is a large part of why (fitted to get through US emissions regs.). One replacement option is to revert to the twin SU carb set-up used for the European models. Another, more extreme, is to use 4 Ke

RE: About to pick up a GT6 MKI

Todd, First of all, CONGRATULATIONS on your purchase!! May it give you and your wife many years of driving pleasure! Yes, you are definitely in the right place. This list may be called Spitfires, but it really covers Spitfires, GT6s, and Heralds and Vitesses too. There's no shortage of friendl

RE: Spitfire & GT6 parts lists

Sounds a hell of a job, but one that would be very useful to many of us. There may be a bit of a challenge getting consistent data - I find that some of the catalogues give slightly different information than each other. I guess you need to pick one source (John Thomason's Guide to Originality?)

RE: How hard to mail to UK? off topic

Well, I can send up to 100g (3.5oz) to the USA by airmail for #2.16 ($3.80 or so). That should be more than enough for a CD. Magazines can be quite heavy, but it still sounds like your friend was ripped off, $26 is about #15, and that is enough to pay for a 780g (1lb 12oz) parcel. I can't belive

RE: Clutch problems and New Guy

Hi Greg, and welcome (belatedly) to Spitfire-dom! As Darrell said, if there is air in the lines you would have problems dis-engaging the clutch, but it would work fine while engaged. If the clutch is slipping it almost certainly means the friction surface of the clutch is either worn out or has g

RE: Inlet manifold for a Triumph 4A suitable for a Triumph 1300 e ngine?

Ronny, I couldn't say for sure, but I seriously doubt it. The engine used in the TR4A wasn't just a different capacity, it was part of a totally different engine range to that used in the Spitfire. A TR4A manifold is more likely to fit a Ferguson tractor than a Mk1 Spit! Richard This email an

RE: GT6 Fuel Pump In A Spitfire?

Just checked out the Rimmers listings for fuel pumps - Spitfire: http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/rimmer/spitfire/fuel#Fuel%20Pump%20&%20Fittings GT6: http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/rimmer/triumph/gt6/fuel#Fuel%20Pump%20&%20Filter For a start, there are 3 different fuel pumps for a Spitfire - straight lev

RE: Perma-fix for loose OD gearshift knob?

I found it easiest to do the final tighening on the shiny chrome cone-shaped bit below the knob. There is a pair of flats at the top so you can get an open-ended spanner on it (don't remember the size). Go carefully, so you don't spoil the nice shiny finish!! Richard This email and any attache

Smoking TR250 (was Hose to nowhere on valve cover)

Darrell, Hmm, I'm not sure about this, I haven't heard about it before but I guess it's theoretically possible. What you are suggesting is that there is increased pressure in the crankcase from blowby, then during the induction stroke the pressure above the piston will be lower than that in the

RE: Hose to nowhere on valve cover

James, That hose would originally have been connected to a port on one of the SU carbs. Dirty air ventilated from the crankcase would join the air from the air filter and would be fed into the engine, so any oil in the ventilated air would burn in the cylinder rather than going straight out to th

RE: Speedometer problems

Doug, Most likely options are, I reckon: A) Speedo cable has come (partially) disconnected from the back of the speedo - it can be awkward to get it to attach properly, and get the little plastic tab in place that's supposed to stop it coming off again B) Speedo cable damaged or sticky and not rot

RE: Test a Voltage Stabilizer

Paul, Were you using a digital meter, or one with a needle on a dial? It makes a difference. The voltage stabiliser (at least the original one, modern solid state replacements are apparently available) works by switching between the full battery voltage (14V as you got) and zero volts, so that y

RE: Indicator problem

Barry, First off - with only one flasher relay (which was the case on my 1500, and from your description also seems to be the case for your Mk2), if one indicator works and the other doesn't then the flasher relay cannot be the (only) problem - something has to be different between the left and ri

RE: Spitfire MK3 dash insert needed

If you don't find someone wanting to sell one privately, give TRGB (www.trgb.co.uk) a call. They've got lots of old dashes stashed in their stores, I picked up a complete 1500 dash in reasonable nick for not much money (don't remember exactly how much now), although it took a while of digging to f

RE: rad fan

Larry, Don't know about the radiator question (but if I had a hunch it would be to use the smaller radiator since you know it's good), just wanted to say that an aluminium flywheel doesn't really compensate for fan drag - they do totally different things. Fan drag will sap (a little) power, mainl

RE: Spitfire & Literary Award

Not only very dodgy writing, but not too well-informed on Spitfire carbs: As we all know, if a Spitfire has a Stromberg carb then it's only got one of them - he should have been dreaming of SUs. And there's not much 'adjustment' in the oil damper caps, they just need tightening down! Oh dear, my

RE: Weber DGV/Pierce manifold

Take this response with a reasonable pinch of salt, 'cos it's a half-remembered something I read a while ago, but there is a good reason for heating the inlet manifold. It's something to do with the fuel condensing on the surface of a cold manifold, which is not a good thing, since we want all the

RE: Seat replacement

The main supplier of seat kits that I'm aware of is Newton Commercial www.newtoncomm.co.uk. I'm fairly sure they supply most of the parts dealers, in the UK at least. I couldn't say anything for sure about the US market. Some owners have had success just getting a local re-upholstery shop to do

RE: voltage stabilizer for gauges

Yes, the small box on the back of the speedo is the voltage regulator. It should take the somewhat variable 11-15V you get at the battery, and output a steady 10V, so that the gauges always read the same regardless of alternator output. If it's not working you'll likely get the same voltage in an

Essential tool

Just finished on eBay (too late!!) there is an essential tool that I think every one of us should have: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem &item=4552711562 Richard Gosling This email and any att

RE: exterior door handle part and...

Don't know about in the US, but www.trgb.co.uk sells exactly this part in the UK for very little money, AND it is metal! I'm sure they'd ship one over to you. BTW, I don't know what metal they use, but it is a bit brittle, and the hole is a little too small (at least it was when I bought one a fe

RE: Depressing News

..."look around for a physically sound car that has mechanical problems"... Joe, Mike is in Bedfordshire (a bit north of London) in England, not Arizona. It rains a bit more around there! Inadequately maintained cars that nevertheless have a sound body are pretty much non-existant in these parts

RE: Depressing News

Mike, Very sorry to hear of your problems with Carly. I know just where you are - this is exactly what happened to Carly's identical sister Daffy, about a year and a half ago. Heartbreaking. One idea I toyed with was a Hurricane body: http://www.caburn.demon.co.uk/Contents/CaburnEngineering/Hur

RE: Speed Bleeders

A quick check of the archives takes you to this link: http://www.team.net/html_arc/spitfires/200011/msg00255.html The sizes it recommends are: Front - SB3824L Rear - SB3824HD Richard This email and any attached files are confidential and copyright protected. If you are not the addressee, any d

RE: swinging

When you de-arch the rear spring, will the spring rate change? I very much doubt it - the elasticity of the metal doesn't change, the amount of metal doesn't change, its layout doesn't change, the only thing that could change the spring rate would be if the shorter leaves were de-arched too much so

RE: Interrior Question

I believe the foams that come from most of the parts shops are originally supplied to them by Newton Commercial www.newtoncomm.co.uk. I'm reasonably sure that this includes the foams you can buy from Rimmers, which I've heard of more than once as being not-as-good-as-the-originals. Whether there

RE: Exhaust Downpipe Gasket

After having the same problem myself, I eventually just left the gasket out. Everything ran just fine without it, there was just a little gas escape from the joint, no real increase in noise, and no MOT tester noticed or objected. Worked for me, anyway! Richard Gosling This email and any attached

RE: Coil Over Rear Shocks

No specific experience, but an immediate engineering concern. Where the shock attaches to the upright is not directly above or in line with the hub, but is just behind it - offset from the load. This will create a moment trying to rotate the the upright, and also trying to bend the stub on which

RE: Must be the prince of darkness (NO LBC)

There's some kind of voodoo magic going on in there, this one seems to defy rational explanation to me!! Richard Gosling This email and any attached files are confidential and copyright protected. If you are not the addressee, any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. Unless

RE: Anybody Out There?

Well, there was one guy around your way, John Hobson. Check out his website here: http://www.spit1500.co.uk/. Sadly he sent a note to us all back in October to say that he was selling Saskia The Spitfire, so he is no longer part of this list. All I can suggest is that you hang out at the Spitfir

RE: Suggestions for front spring compression

..."What do you do with the wired-up compressed spring after you remove it from the car?"... Good question!!! Richard Gosling This email and any attached files are confidential and copyright protected. If you are not the addressee, any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited.

RE: Suggestions for front spring compression

Before I tell you my solution, I'll say that I strongly recommend not following this method if you value your own life and limbs. Having said that, here is the information, do with it what you will. This applied more to removing a spring from a shock, rather than fitting it, but the method could

RE: Double Front Anti-Roll bar

Larry said: "I think it is a front and rear. Brits confuse things." But why would anyone want to fit a rear anti-roll bar to a Spit? Surely that defeats the whole purpose of the swing-spring! And what's all this about Brits getting cofnursed??? Richard Gosling This email and any attached files

RE: late spoiler

I managed to knock the front spoiler off my 1500 while coming off a car lift. I can't say I noticed any difference either in handling or cooling, plus I thought it looked better without, so I left it that way. That said, it's not really like Triumph to spend money on something when they don't abs

RE: Charging woes

How recent is 'recently'? If I'd bought a new/recon alternator anywhere in the UK and it died like yours has within a year, I'd be sending it back for a replacement - I assume that would be the same in the US? A properly reconned alternator should be fine unless you have extra electrical equipmen

RE: Dished Pistons

James, So I guess you are after over-sized, dished pistons, and can find over-sized pistons, or dished pistons, but not both at the same time?? Just a thought - I don't know how thick the metal is on the crown of a normal-top piston, but maybe you could look into buying some normal-topped over-si

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