[Spits] Off topic, non Triumph unless you want to be our Uber driver, any Aussies out there?

2018-02-22 Thread v6spitfireguy v6spitfireguy
Australian listers... My wife and I will be traveling to the "land down under" (when we get there, do we refer to the USA as the "land up over?") Hopefully I haven’t already offended anybody, but I digress...we will be returning from a cruise to Sydney Australia, specifically Circular Quay

[Spits] Looking for Chuck Menge

2018-08-06 Thread v6spitfireguy v6spitfireguy
Listers, I am looking for Chuck menge (not sure of the spelling) but he resides in Los Angeles, has a beautiful early red round tail Spitfire (with the weld flanges ground smooth on a GT6 bonnet) with a Ford V6 installed been at several Triumphests. He tried to call me today, but got cut off

[Spits] Charles passing

2018-12-26 Thread v6spitfireguy v6spitfireguy
Sorry if this is a little winded, I don’t usually post things this long, but I felt the need…I'm sure many of you have similar stories. It was with shock, almost utter disbelief when I opened the first of a smattering emails on Christmas eave on the team lists that Charles had passed away.

[Spits] Triumph GT6 overdrive shift lever (155301)

2019-10-14 Thread v6spitfireguy v6spitfireguy
Since the GT6 overdrive gear shift lever for the knob mounted switch (part number 155301) is made of unobtiainum and finding hens teeth is easier than locating a used one, I would like to machine another, correct one for my GT6. Originally when I machined the one in my car now, I didn’t have

Re: [Spits] Triumph GT6 overdrive shift lever (155301)

2019-10-14 Thread v6spitfireguy v6spitfireguy
Yes, believe it or not, even has a different part number -155173. It's longer as well - > On October 14, 2019 at 3:07 PM Doug Braun wrote: > > Is the GT6 OD shift lever different than the Spitfire OD lever? > > Doug > > On Mon, Oct 14, 2019, 2:35 PM v6spit