12|0|f8speed|12/08/2000|07:15:39|Jeff McNeal|Wood refinishing suggestions sought.|I just bought a nice old wooden steering wheel %283 spokes with 5 drilled holes%29 that I wish to refinish before installing in my car.  %0D%0A%0D%0AC||87|0|13
3|0|Vegaman Dan|11/20/2000|11:46:56|Vegaman Dan|Parts Cleaners|http%3A%2F%2Fjarmac.picarefy.com%2Fspitfire%2Flicense.gif%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m getting really tempted to get a 20 or 40 gallon parts cleaner with circulat||108|0|3
7|0|Vegaman Dan|11/07/2000|14:16:53|Vegaman Dan|Painted Floors|I have a nice advantage of having a dry double car garage with a smoothly finished cement floor.  One side is definately storage and shares space the ||105|0|3
11|0|Jeff McNeal|11/07/2000|00:11:23|Jeff McNeal|Eastwood Parts Polisher%3F|My latest Eastwood catalog features a vibratory tumbler on page 50 that is used to descale and clean small parts like bolts and so forth by shaking th||71|0|2
9|0|Bill M|10/26/2000|10:36:59|Jeff McNeal|Cross-drilled rotors -- worth it%3F|Greetings all.%0D%0A%0D%0AI camethisclose to buying a set of cross-drilled rotors from a vendor at Triumphest recently%2C but held off at the last mom||124|0|1
2|0|Treetops|10/02/2000|11:26:14|Colin_Mk3_UK|No Fuel In UK|Thought you might be interested in the situation over here in the UK.%0D%0A%0D%0AThere is absolutely no fuel %28petrol or diesel%29 available anywhere||82|0|6
5|0|Treetops|09/30/2000|04:20:04|Vegaman Dan|Garage Floors|http%3A%2F%2Fjarmac.picarefy.com%2Fspitfire%2Flicense.gif%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27ve got a lovely smooth finished garage floor that I like working on.  But it%||91|0|2
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14|0|f8speed|12/18/2000|13:09:51|Jeff McNeal|Any Flash Rust Removal tips%3F|The previous owner completely sanded down the bulkheads and A pillar supports on my project%2C but didn%27t bother to follow up with a coat of primer%||93|0|5
15|0|Vegaman Dan|12/18/2000|15:42:46|Skip Callaham|Air Compressor Idea| I was just wondering about getting more reserve out of my air compressor. What about those 100 pound propane cylinders that Home Depot sells%3F I was||75|0|3
16|0|RayMan|12/19/2000|22:03:46|Jeff McNeal|MIG welder recommendations|Hi folks%2C%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m in the process of investing in some serious tools for my restoration project.  I don%27t know the first thing about weldi||70|0|2
8|0|tr3driver|12/24/2000|17:47:12|Rick|SU Tool Kit|My father gave me the neatest little SU adjusting tool I have ever seen.  Judging by the shade of yellow the instruction sheet has turned%2C I%27d hav||93|0|2
17|0|Rick|01/03/2001|13:19:15|Vegaman Dan|Shop Heating|Space%3A  double car garage%2C 20 x 30%2C ceiling height averaging 10 feet %28some areas lower%2C some higher%29. Total space should then be 6%2C000 c||88|0|10
19|0|Jeff McNeal|01/05/2001|16:26:09|Jeff McNeal|Urgent assistance required|Hello all%2C%0D%0A%0D%0AI have an electrician showing up tomorrow morning to install a 240v outlet for my new compressor%2C which I thought would have||114|0|12
74|0|catfishphil|07/19/2002|12:21:02|Jeff McNeal|How do I cut brake lines without collapsing them%3F|This seems like such a rudimentary question I%27m almost embarrassed to be asking this%2C but what have you used to easily and effectively cut brake l||64||3
73|0|Jeff McNeal|06/29/2002|12:23:42|Jeff McNeal|Vibratory Parts Tumbler Arrives...|I just bought one of these things recently and it arrived today.  It came with corn cob media %28great for cleaning brass shells%2C apparently%29 but ||47||3
69|0|Jeff McNeal|06/27/2002|18:20:52|John R Davies|The Mother of all rotisseries|All%2C%0AAfter the interest in%2C and problems with %27rotisseries%27 ealier%2C I thought you might like to look at this site%3A%0A %0A%0AThis one has||125||9
70|0|Vegaman Dan|06/11/2002|20:05:00|Jeff McNeal|3-D Sanders.  Anyone have one%3F|Always on the lookout for new and interesting tools to do my resto work with%2C I was hooked by a TV commercial this morning for %223-D Sanders%22 sol||56||5
68|0|Jeff McNeal|03/13/2002|21:19:04|Jeff McNeal|Pin Welders - Outstanding tool|Well%2C I finally broke down and bought a dedicated pin%2Fstud welder recently.  Some guy on eBay is selling them new%2C at about half the price of Ea||62||2
67|0|Vegaman Dan|02/28/2002|19:34:55|Vegaman Dan|Tire Changers|I picked up a manual tire changer recently and have been messing around with the thing.  A coworker a long time ago used to have the same thing and he||59||3
66|0|Tony_Etienne|02/26/2002|05:07:43|John R Davies|Dave Vizard%27s Triumph tuning manual published on %27Net|All%2C%0A  This site wil be of interest to anyone who wants to tune their Triumph.%0A %0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.141.com%2Ftriumphs%2Fvizard.pdf%0A %0A   It ||176||1
64|0|Ken C|01/16/2002|14:17:09|Jeff McNeal|Small metal parts fabrication - who do I call%3F|Hi again.%0A%0ASometimes I think that I started this site just so I could get all my strange questions answered.  Here%27s the latest...%0A%0AIn doing||59||10
62|0|jarredsdad|01/07/2002|10:19:06|jarredsdad|Grinding points|Hello%2C%0A%0ASanta left a wonderful air die grinder under the tree for me this year.  It came with a selection of grinding points all shapes %26 colo||47||2
63|0|Jeff McNeal|01/06/2002|23:38:35|Jeff McNeal|EP-200 %26 Casablanca|So what does steel-reinforced epoxy putty have to do with Casablana%3F%0A%0AWell%2C as Bogart told Raines %22I think this could be the beginning of a ||29||0
59|0|f8speed|12/22/2001|07:10:32|Jeff McNeal|Need advice for cutting sheet metal%2C please.|Can someone advise me as to the easiest tool to use for precision cutting through sheetmetal%3F  I need to cut straight lines and also rounded corners||58||6
60|2|SloSpit|12/17/2001|09:58:44|AndyG|Luggage racks - which way around%3F|I%27m planning a trip next summer to the south of France and then into northern Italy%2C where the summer sun is a bit more reliable than in the UK%21||44||8
41|0|John R Davies|12/13/2001|16:13:02|Cerberus|Rear Hub Puller|In my excitement to get a hub back on my halfshaft.. I neglected to check it fully....%0A%0AMy new wheel studs arrived today.. and guess what%3F%0A%0A||70||3
58|0|Jeff McNeal|12/13/2001|09:48:37|Jeff McNeal|Pressurized Sandblasting - HOLY MAMA%21%21|Awhile back I posted a question about those pressurized abrasive blasters and asked if they were really that good.  Nobody repliedm so I assumed that ||48||2
50|0|Jeff McNeal|12/09/2001|22:41:21|Jeff McNeal|A cool brake adjustment tool|Hi everyone%2C%0A%0ARecently%2C a fellow Spitfire owner%2C John T. Blair%2C e-mailed me an idea for a quick and dirty brake adjustment tool that fits ||76||5
56|0|Jeff McNeal|12/09/2001|19:07:24|Jeff McNeal|Need a little physics help%2C please|It%27ll be interesting to see if I get any replies to THIS one.%0A%0AWell%2C today was the day.  I got %22creative%22 in getting my project tub onto t||74||10
52|3|Jeff McNeal|11/30/2001|00:31:27|Jeff McNeal|My first welds.  Advice%2C please.|Well%2C the skies finally parted%2C the electrician rigged up the correct 240v outlet after the welding vendor gave me the wrong type for him to insta||75||7
53|2|Vegaman Dan|11/29/2001|23:12:24|Jeff McNeal|Adventures in welding - a couple of questions|Yesterday%2C I welded up some 1%2F4 steel plates to the square tube stock on my engine stand where the fixed wheels were previously attached.  To this||38||1
55|2|Vegaman Dan|11/29/2001|23:01:21|Jeff McNeal|Fed up with modern hose clamps|I seem to have this problem with modern hose clamps -- you know%2C the circular slotted bands with the 1%2F4%22 bolt%2Fscrew to tighten or loosen.  %0||57||3
26|0|Jeff McNeal|11/23/2001|16:53:19|Jeff McNeal|Pressurized Abrasive Blaster%3F|Just curious%2C I%27ve been using a gravity feed sandblasting rig with fairly good results so far%2C but I was wondering if any of you have tried one ||71||1
54|2|Jeff McNeal|11/17/2001|23:08:36|Jeff McNeal|Welding porosity -- how much is too much%3F|I%27ve been doing more welding lately and today%2C joined together sections of square tubing stock %281%2F4%22%29 for use with my tub rotisserie per D||30||0
13|0|Jeff McNeal|11/13/2001|17:44:30|Jeff McNeal|Tub stand%2Fsupport%3A Anyone have plans%3F|Shortly after the new year%2C I%27m planning on doing a frame-off restoration on my %2768 tub and another TTG member has explained how I can make a ni||168||20
38|0|Jeff McNeal|11/08/2001|21:09:32|Jeff McNeal|Removing needle from gauge - how%3F|I%27m trying a little experiment with a later model Smith%27s electronic tachometer%2C but I need to remove the needle to get to the face plate.  Can ||96||4
51|0|Jeff McNeal|11/07/2001|18:56:09|Spits|Sandblast Cabinets--part 2|I read with interest the thread from last November on sandblasting cabinets.  I%27ve been looking at the same cabinet that Vegaman Dan picked up.  I w||26||1
40|2|Jeff McNeal|11/05/2001|22:35:58|Jeff McNeal|Pin Welders -- Anybody%3F|I posted a message about this before%2C but it might have gotten lost when I moved the forum recently.%0A%0AI%27m at a stage now where I need to pull ||71||6
43|2|Ben Bacon|10/24/2001|16:18:51|78spit_1st|HVLP spray guns|Knowledgable ones%2C%0ASeeking input or comment the the new HVLP spray guns now available.%0AI%27ve seen the style that is used with a regular compres||81||2
47|0|justacar|07/05/2001|16:20:25|Pung4|What%27s your rust remover%3F|Hi all.  I was just wondering what you were using for getting rid of rust chemically. I%27ve asked people at auto stores%2C and the only thing they ha||136||5
42|0|Jeff McNeal|10/24/2001|09:43:36|Jeff McNeal|Welders%3A 135 vs. 175 amp -- that big a difference%3F|Hello all%2C%0A%0AI%27m closing in on the purchase of a MIG welder.  I%27ve narrowed by focus to the Hobart 135 and Hobart 175 units.%0A%0AThe 135 use||51||6
45|0|RayMan|11/29/2000|21:45:07|seantriumph76|spray gun and other tools for body work%3F|hi you all%2C                                                     it%27s sean again and yes I have another question. This time about body work. My unc||95|0|3
44|0|kwood|01/30/2001|17:16:09|snowygrouch|TIG welders|Kevin%2C%0D%0AHere is my advice%2C I have started a new thread as the old one was getting so big that it took ages to load on my PC and was getting a ||78|0|5
39|0|Jeff McNeal|09/15/2001|10:51:05|Jeff McNeal|Wire wheel advice|I%27ve just had my second flat tire in less than 500 miles due to botched installation of the tube.  I didn%27t know this at the time%2C but it%27s ad||26||2
27|0|Ken C|07/11/2001|12:59:32|Ken C|Overdrive lube|Just got back from an business called Gear Vendors. They%27re a manufacturer of trans%2Fod combos for RV%27s and other applications. One of the basic ||95|0|8
37|0|Jeff McNeal|07/11/2001|04:58:20|Jeff McNeal|Shrinking hammer advice sought|Okay%2C I finally have a good quality shrinking hammer and understand how it works.  I have an area about four or five inches around of stretched shee||47||0
36|0|marblepea|07/02/2001|16:58:51|vmock|radial tire repair kits|Has anyone used the Victor repair kits%3F Are they worth having in the emergency tool box%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AThanks for your input%0D%0A%0D%0Avmock||52|0|3
33|0|John R Davies|05/24/2001|09:13:28|Jeff McNeal|Special sanding tools|While working on some projects recently that involve sanding%2C I thought of two %22inventions%22 that would be perfect for the tasks at hand.  I%27m ||54|0|2
18|0|JohnC33|03/30/2001|21:41:13|Richard & Daffy|Magic Cure In A Bottle|[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Jan-02-01 AT 09:21 AM (Pacific)[/font][p]I am always deeply suspicious of any bottles of magic liqu||131|7|7
28|0|Jeff McNeal|03/12/2001|18:21:43|Jeff McNeal|How To Test Voltage Regulator%3F|Hello all%2C%0D%0A%0D%0AI just purchased a box of old Lucas voltage regulators.  The seller said %22some of %27em work%2C some of %27em don%27t%22.  M||153|0|3
30|0|Vegaman Dan|03/12/2001|11:17:10|Jeff McNeal|Roll Bar Questions|[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Mar-11-01 AT 11:01 AM (Pacific)[/font][p]I have a nice rollbar hanging from the ceiling in my garag||70|0|3
25|0|Jeff McNeal|02/07/2001|21:07:51|RayMan|The Great Brake Fluid Debate|Got to wondering if all the heresay about mixing DOT 5 with DOT 3 or DOT 4 was really true%3B you hear a lot of different things.  Decided to go look ||60|0|1
23|0|f8speed|02/07/2001|08:41:45|Vegaman Dan|Parts storage solutions|I find myself amidst a cluttered garage full of stuff that needs to be organized.  My major tools are on wheeled platforms so I can get around and mov||54|0|1
22|0|74spit|01/27/2001|00:09:40|Jeff McNeal|Draining Moisture From Air Compressor|I%27ve noticed that on all large air compressors%2C there%27s a directive to open the drain cock at the bottom of the tank daily to expell the water t||72|0|7
21|0|Jeff McNeal|01/12/2001|09:55:19|Jeff McNeal|Pressure regulator questions|Hi again.%0D%0A%0D%0AI got the compressor all hooked up%2C but clearly%2C I need some guidance on the fundementals of pressure regulator operation. %0||69|0|16
20|0|Vegaman Dan|01/08/2001|12:46:51|Jeff McNeal|Compressor Air Circuit Questions|[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Jan-06-01 AT 12:32 PM (Pacific)[/font][p]Hi guys%2C%0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C my new%2C giant honkin%27 co||58|0|3
75|4|totrod|08/02/2002|07:38:14|Jeff McNeal|Looking For Makeshift Paint Booth Suggestions|Well%2C after months of procrastination%2C I%27ve finally cleared out a two car space in my garage for the purpose of applying primer surfacer as we g||37||2
76|3|Bill A|08/04/2002|07:57:39|Jeff McNeal|Wood wheel refinishing%3F|Can anyone advise me with a step-by-step process for restoring a wood steering wheel%3F  The wheel in question is weathered%2C but the wood appears to||32||1
78|0|ifitsoldillflyit|08/13/2002|19:42:36|ifitsoldillflyit|Help......please help me find brake parts|I have a 9 inch assy on the rear left of my TR-3a and a 10 on the right.  Either would work to complete the set.....can anyone help%3F%0A%0AThanks....||22||0
71|0|Ken C|08/24/2002|08:13:54|Ken C|Cooling the beast|Has anyone else read the Patrick Bedard column in this months %22Car %26 Driver%22 %3F In it%2C he talks about some alternatives to the typical 50-50 ||57||5
65|4|haiqu|08/30/2002|22:18:41|SloSpit|Chrome Plating Prices|I%27m found a chrome shop here in Ca. %28Bakersfield%29 to replate my MKII bumpers and overriders. They want %24160 for the front%2C %24165 for both r||86||5
29|0|haiqu|08/30/2002|22:23:14|Jeff McNeal|Body Tool Recommendations%2C Please|I%27m ready to start some panel bumping on my restoration project and was looking for some alternatives to Eastwood%27s to purchase some decent tools.||103||11
77|2|haiqu|08/30/2002|22:30:31|Jeff McNeal|Who wants a mini shop press%3F|This is one of those ideas born out of frustration that just might have a place in your garage.   Then again%2C maybe not.  Tell me what you think%21%||37||1
79|0|Bill A|09/12/2002|15:45:52|Bill A|New Tool|I%27ve noticed over the last year or so of looking at different car forums including this one that whenever someone runs into a problem%2Cmost are rea||23||6
80|0|Ed_Seymour|09/23/2002|09:31:03|Ed_Seymour|Thanks for the tip%21|I remember reading a tip in this form regarding using shoe polish on a vinyl dashboard to make it look like new again.  My convertible top was looking||19||0
81|4|Jeff McNeal|01/04/2003|16:52:22|Jeff McNeal|Engraving recommendations for comm plate%3F|Can anyone suggest a good source to engrave my commission number onto a new plate%3F  The paint pretty much obliterated from the original commission p||41||3
82|0|80spitlizzy|01/05/2003|09:38:06|80spitlizzy|Keep it Clean%2C Clean%2C Clean|Here%27s a little challenge for you all.%0A%0AI was cleaning up my block after I got it back from the machine shop in preparation for assembly. The fi||29||2
72|0|Jeff McNeal|04/29/2003|06:12:28|Jeff McNeal|What do you think of this engine hoist plan%3F|Folks%2C%0A%0AI%27m in a peculiar position of needing an engine hoist%2C but unwilling to pay for the only kind that would work for me -- something co||369||30
86|0|RayMan|06/06/2003|15:43:33|Igbit|Churchill case spreader|Hi all%0A%0ALong time no see%21  %28Formerly RayMan.%29  %0A%0AI%27ve finally got my baby stripped down to the frame%2C and am starting the rebuild wi||178||2
84|3|gt6nut|08/07/2003|07:06:17|Munro|Starting to weld - why MIG vs stick or gas%3F|Gents%2C%0A%0AI%27m looking for a welding set for automotive repair use %28no specific application yet...thinking ahead here%29.  Planning to learn as||79||3
85|0|76|08/26/2003|08:26:47|crushnik|Fuel tank restoration|I have a 1974 Mk IV that was not properly stored%2C and now one of the things I still have left is the gas tank. It is really rusted%2C and I am sure ||143||8
89|2|David_J|08/18/2003|06:11:56|David_J|Engine Core Plug Replacement%3F%3F|Can anyone give me a How-To on replacing leaking core plugs%3F%0A%0A%0AHow do I get the old ones out%3F%0AHow do i clean up the hole%3F%0AHow do I get||29||2
88|2|David_J|11/03/2003|02:50:44|David_J|Exhaust System Assembly|Another %27How-To%27 request....%0A%0AI wonder if I can call upon the collective%0Aknowledge here regarding sealant %28if any%29 required for the asse||64||5
91|0|Andre Rousseau|11/13/2003|13:12:48|Youngbob|Air Compressor Questions|I%92ve decided that having an air compressor in my garage would be a good thing.  I%92d like some advise as to what I should look for when buying one.||37||3
92|0|gfxpulse|11/21/2003|12:57:21|Jeff McNeal|Engine warmers versus choke|I saw a catalog listing for an %22engine warmer%22%2C to make starting easier in cold climates.%0A%0AI%27ve also noticed that now that our evening tem||76||10
94|0|Bill A|12/18/2003|19:21:42|Tony_Etienne|Kas%27s new book|I got a copy of Kas Kastner%27s new book %22Triumph Preparation Handbook%22 for my birthday.  This is probably the greatest book ever written about ho||52||1
95|0|Jeff McNeal|12/22/2003|18:22:37|John R Davies|How does this tool work%3F|All%2C%0AI bought from Ebay a %27magnetiser%2Fdemagnetiser%27 tool.  It is %27Draper%27 brand%2C a 1x2x2%22 cuboid%2C with two rectangular holes throu||65||3
96|0|John R Davies|01/14/2004|16:44:53|John R Davies|Forget nitrous%2C forget turbo - ozone%21|All%2C%0ACame across this idea  . The discussion there was trivial.%0A%0A Ionize the intake air%2C so that some%2Fall of the oxygen becomes ozone.  An||49||3
97|0|SBT|01/31/2004|05:34:18|SBT|Snap Ring Installation|An interesting discussion came up on another site .%0A%0AIs there a %22 Right or Wrong %22 way to install a snap ring %3F%0A%0Ai.e. smooth face vs. fl||96||9
98|0|John R Davies|02/04/2004|15:23:31|John R Davies|New%2FOld tool|All%2C%0AI discovered this tool at the bottom of a box of bits I was turning out.   I bought 30%2B years ago and thought I had lost it %28Jeff wrote s||80||4
83|0|John R Davies|02/15/2004|16:17:49|John R Davies|Testing the temperature sender.|All%2C%0AI have several temperature senders that I could fit - I want to test them and see which works%2Fworks best.%0A%0AThey respond to a rise in te||114||5
99|0|tonymrfixit|03/10/2004|17:17:59|tonymrfixit|Two Stroke Triumph|O.K. Call me nuts but could our engines be converted to run on a Two Stroke cycle%2C I don%27t mean like your LawnBoy mower%2C but with a wet sump. Yo||31||2
93|2|Jeff McNeal|06/04/2004|12:20:08|Jeff McNeal|Best Headlamps In The World That Will Fit|Okay%2C that%27s what I%27m looking for.  As much as I am romantically attached to my Lucas PL700 tripods%2C I think there must be something better th||222||24
100|0|Voda2000|06/08/2004|09:37:20|spitmk3|Essential Tool Kit|Hi everyone.%0AI have had my 67 MK3 running about town a few times in over the past two weeks. I hope to post some more pics soon to show off the new ||95||16
102|0|JohnZissler|06/18/2004|08:11:07|JohnZissler|Headlamps|Hi All%2C Just a thought for some of you out there in Spitland that are not purists. If you are looking for some good headlamps for your Spit then why||56||3
101|0|rovantr6|06/20/2004|03:31:40|rush_050|I have found Original Lucas PL700 Headlamps On E-Bay %21|rush_on%0AHey everyone guess what I%27ve found......Yes Original Lucas PL700 Headlamps x2.  They are selling on E-Bay right now %21  I was going to ke||163||6
103|0|tonymrfixit|07/01/2004|17:22:19|John R Davies|What is a voltage stabiliser%3F Pics|All%2C%0AThe %22voltage stabiliser%22 is that little widget that goes on the back of your speedo or other gauge and is wired to the Fuel and Temp guag||66||10
104|2|Nick Jones|07/21/2004|11:22:15|Nick Jones|Electronic Tachometer|Any electronics genius out there%3F%0A%0AI have a Mk II Vitesse which originally had a mechanical tacho.  As the original distributor was past hope I ||21||0
105|0|Ronzo|08/03/2004|13:22:51|Jeff McNeal|Any good%2C inexpensive%2C DIY glass polishing tips%3F|I just picked up a single Lucas PL-700 headlamp on eBay to take the place of the one I had that fell apart.  So at least I%27ve got a complete set onc||45||3
106|0|Chris|08/04/2004|07:34:01|David_J|BHP vs Torque link to amusing debate...|Just been reading through this debate on another forum%0A%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.pistonheads.com%2Fgassing%2Ftopic.asp%3Ft%3D101220%26f%3D66%26h%3D0%0A%0A||27||3
109|0|Bill A|08/19/2004|18:46:19|Bill A|Small TR4|Sure wish I could have got this for my grandson. I%27ve bought real running cars for less though. %0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3F||14||0
110|0|John R Davies|08/22/2004|04:02:13|John R Davies|I%27m an electrical numpty - advice please%21|All%2C%0AI%27d be grateful for some electrical advise%2C please%21%0A  I%27ve been having ignition problems and have turned up some odd results that I||20||0
107|0|ZachZ|09/15/2004|06:03:49|ZachZ|Triumph in the Wikipedia|So I was thumbing through the wikipedia the other day %28www.wikipedia.org%29 and my curiosity took me to the Triumhp section.  There is an entry ther||43||1
111|0|tonymrfixit|09/16/2004|14:00:54|tonymrfixit|Valve Lapping|I%27ve just been cleaning up my cyl head while waiting for my head gasket to arrive%2C I%27m glad to say all looks well%2C I pulled the valves out and||47||2
114|0|tonymrfixit|01/03/2005|19:23:22|tonymrfixit|Fish Carburettor|I happend to mention %27Reese Fish Carbs%27 while talking to a bunch of British Car guys over Christmas%2C no one seemd to have heard of them%2C in fa||33||3
115|0|tonymrfixit|01/25/2005|09:25:17|tonymrfixit|Buckeye Link|Does anybody have a link to the OLD Buckeye Triumph Tech pages%3F I particularly would like the information on %27TR6 Clutches%27||88||4
116|0|tonymrfixit|01/28/2005|12:49:04|Youngbob|Where to but throttle plates for  SU HS4|I have too much air leaking around the throttle shafts.  I found some .010 over size shafts on ebay.  Can anyone reccomend a good place to purchase ne||58||4
112|5|Toledo Man|03/20/2005|12:01:10|David_J|Fibreglass Spitfire Le-mans style body%21%21|Just picked up a copy of %27Kit Car%27 magazine %28in uk%29 with an article about a company called T6 Motorsport who are producing a fibreglass %28wit||75||2
113|2|Quintin66|05/25/2005|16:30:45|Nick Jones|Fuel Injection %27Upgrade%27|It has been a long held ambition of mine to convert at least one of my Triumphs to an electronically managed fuel injection and possibly ignition syst||385||24
118|0|Quintin66|06/08/2005|18:30:10|Quintin66|I just saw a Flying Brick..%21%21%21|Congrads John%2C on making Triumph World.||46||4
119|0|Richard & Daffy|06/16/2005|01:23:54|Nick Jones|Boot %28trunk%29 lid stay|Had a flash of inspiration %28luck%29 at the scrapyard a while back.  For reason I decided that the gas struts holding up the bonnet on the Audi 100 %||33||1
120|0|Nick Jones|08/15/2005|10:43:50|DDV 463 T|New Brit on the block|Hi All out there%2C%0A%0ASo%2C DDV 463 T%2C is sitting 25 yards away. A Pageant Blue 1979 Dolomite 1300.  32%2C000 miles under its belt%2C a small amo||54||4
121|5|Richard & Daffy|09/28/2005|01:54:42|Richard & Daffy|Every car in every movie ever made...|... at least that is what they claim%21  There really are some very obessive individuals out there%2C and sometimes we have to be grateful for all the||17||0
122|2|John R Davies|09/28/2005|15:04:06|David_J|How to Change the engine oil - Without spilling it%3F%3F%3F|I%27ve just changed the oil and oil filter on my everyday runaround and yet again depsite being very careful I managed to spill used engine oil all ov||35||1
124|0|John R Davies|10/16/2005|16:14:22|John R Davies|New tool idea|All%2C%0AI%27ve been fitting a new gearbox%2C and as everyone who has done so knows%2C the final step is to wiggle the output shfat with the %27box in||35||2
123|0|Toledo Man|10/24/2005|10:14:19|Jeff McNeal|New Garage taking shape|We%27ve lived here a year and a half%2C but finally%2C I%27m seeing a light at the end of the tunnel with the garage.  I had the floors epoxy coated b||285||26
125|0|John R Davies|11/02/2005|05:47:16|John R Davies|CAD Sir%21|All%2C%0AAnyone have experience with CAD software%2C that doesn%27t cost the earth%3F%0AI%27ll be grateful for recommendations%2C to run on an ordinar||145||20
126|0|Andre Rousseau|11/02/2005|12:53:47|Ronzo|I have to make a fuss|Hello everybody%2C%0A%0AThis morning I just want to make it known how much I appreciate Mr. McNeal%2C his TNN%2C and the Internet in general. Quintin ||25||3
117|0|Andre Rousseau|11/18/2005|11:55:40|Andre Rousseau|YEAH%21|So%2C a few weeks ago I got word that a very skilled body man %2F Triumph owner %2F friend was looking for a side project. After hitting the 4 yr mark||555||38
128|0|John R Davies|11/24/2005|16:17:48|John R Davies|Best and worst at the track.|All%2C%0A You might like to read a recent thread on the  .   You won%27t know the circuits we are talking of%2C and we won%27t know yours%2C but it%27||24||0
129|0|ajohnson38|11/28/2005|17:39:45|John R Davies|Please go and contribute to a TSSC thread|All%2C%0AThere is an interesting thread developing over on the  .  The argument is about oil supply%2C is pressure the objective%2C how little pressur||29||1
108|0|Toledo Man|12/07/2005|11:26:19|Toledo Man|What about the Acclaim%3F|I%27m sorry if this is the wrong place to ask this question but the Acclaim seems to be missing in here.%0A%0AYes I know it was a rebadged Honda Civic||656||23
130|0|tonymrfixit|12/15/2005|16:49:17|tonymrfixit|Leather Steering wheel|I have just finished recovering my steering wheel with Calf skin Leather in place of the horrible%2C ratty Vinyl. I quite pleased with the results. %0||46||5
131|0|John R Davies|12/23/2005|03:48:56|John R Davies|Free car for restoration%21|All%2C%0ALooking for a Christmas present for yourself%3F Live in  San Diego%2C SoCal%3F %0AGet on over to www.triumphspitfire.com%2C where %27fairfalc||22||0
133|0|rdroe|01/03/2006|11:11:23|SBT|Aluminum Floor jacks|I was in Costco the other day and see they have a nice compact 1 1%2F2 ton jack combo with a creeper and 2 aluminum jackstands for %2499 . Also a 2 to||70||11
132|0|Andre Rousseau|01/04/2006|14:33:23|hk|Badges|Good day%0A%0AI finally found center caps that fit hhe 2 3%2F4%22  center hole in my old style mag wheels%2C yeah I know I said it was 2 5%2F8%22 hole||87||5
134|0|Jeff McNeal|01/11/2006|15:05:22|hk|Sealt belt anchor bolt|Help%21%21%0A%0ADoes anyone have a seat belt anchor bolt for an early Spit. You know the eye bolt that the seat belt snaps to. I lost one during my re||68||5
135|0|nevergiveup|01/27/2006|13:51:56|Ronzo|New tool evaluation|Morning all%2C%0A%0AI bought a %22Handy Packer Bearing Packer%22 because I read on the package that it would save me time and be less messy than packi||75||4
127|0|Nick Jones|01/30/2006|12:26:47|Nick Jones|Fuel Injection upgrade Part 2|Encouraged by the success of my Megasquirt EFI conversion I%27ve started phase 2.  The EDIS based distributorless mapped ignition.%0A%0AGot all the pa||88||4
136|2|tonymrfixit|02/07/2006|18:31:55|Nick Jones|What Gearbox%3F|My Vitesse gearbox will have to come out soon as it is enthusiastically piddling oil all over the clutch.%0A%0AAlso it%27s starting to get noisy %28es||34||7
138|0|Andre Rousseau|03/03/2006|18:14:31|Andre Rousseau|Do the drop%21|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justdrive.ca%2Fgt6%2F06%2F0302%2Fslides%2FDSCN0333.JPG%0A%0AYeah so we put an engine in last night.%0A%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.justdrive.c||24||0
140|0|Andre Rousseau|03/26/2006|17:19:57|Andre Rousseau|Nice Sun Light|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justdrive.ca%2Fgt6%2F06%2F0325%2Findex.html%0A%0AGod I could not help it%2C the sun came out and I had to install a door.%0A%0AA.%0A%||44||2
141|0|vagt6|03/29/2006|16:34:37|JohnZissler|Just renewed my Insurance|This is for the benefit of those in the UK. I have just renewed my Classic car insurance with HERITAGE %280121 246 5050%29. Cost %C2%A383.50%0AI had t||59||4
142|0|vagt6|03/29/2006|16:38:41|John R Davies|Save Triumph cars from the crusher - US side%21|All%2C%0AJust in case anyone didn%27t pick it up%2C see this thread on the  .  Save what you can%21%0A%0AJohn||17||1
143|0|Toledo Man|04/06/2006|11:52:24|JohnZissler|Champion or NGK %3F|Well I have just had my engine put onto a Diagnostic tester and been told to throw away those %22%C2%A3%24%25%5E%26%2A NGK spark plugs. I only bought ||69||9
144|0|hk|04/15/2006|10:17:59|hk|E C valve|Good Morning%0A%0AQuestion about the emmission control valve that sites on top of the intake manifold on my 67 MK3.%0AHow is that supposed to work%2C ||18||0
139|0|Richard & Daffy|04/26/2006|08:19:17|rdroe|Nearly froze%2C but loved it%21|Got up to about 45 or so in Maryland today.  Wind chill%2C however was about 30 with a pretty gusty day.  Couldn%27t resist%2C however%2C for a somewh||114||12
145|5|Richard & Daffy|05/05/2006|08:52:41|Richard & Daffy|UK members - sign up for Pipeline Card%21%21%21|For UK members who would like cheaper fuel %28i.e. all of us%21%29 - I%27ve just come across a new scheme that hopes to save members 5p - 7p per litre||23||2
146|0|Richard & Daffy|05/09/2006|00:35:16|Elio_Bargigli|Any idea %3F|The engine runs well and the last thing to do is the substitution of the brake lines with the %27aero%27 type.  I run my sweetie from my place %28Ladi||56||5
137|2|Kestral215|05/14/2006|21:36:07|David_J|List of nuts and bolts types%3F%3F%3F|Over the past few months I%27ve been thinking a little guiltily about all the times I have disassembled bits of my spitfire and reassembled using the ||204||21
148|0|JohnZissler|05/15/2006|01:33:14|JohnZissler|Windscreen Aluminium Capping|I wonder if any of you out there in Triumphland %28preferably in the UK%29 has a spare windscreen capping for my Mk2. It is the one with the extended ||16||0
147|0|rdroe|05/15/2006|09:55:50|rdroe|Roller rocker arms%2C a good idea%3F|I noticed that on eBay%2C there are a set of replacement rocker arms that are the roller type.  They advertize that they are a direct replacement for ||185||13
149|0|Jeff McNeal|05/16/2006|15:22:38|hk|engine rebuild|Reading Rick%27s roller rocker arm post has rekindeled my intrest in rebuilding the detuned 1972 Spirfire engine I have sitting out in my garage. I%27||37||4
150|0|Andre Rousseau|06/14/2006|17:09:18|Andre Rousseau|My Engine Fun|Since people were asking.%0A%0AIf you saw the video%2C%0A%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.igs.net%2F%7Eandregt6%2Fvroom-andregt6.mpg%0A%0AYou%27ll notice the GT6 r||36||6
152|0|spitmk3|08/01/2006|06:28:28|hk|wipers|Good Morning TTN%0A%0AAt the car show last weekend I realized my windsheild wipers dock on the opposite side than all the other Spitfires. I didn%27t ||51||8
151|0|rdroe|08/02/2006|12:11:38|rdroe|A new add to the stable..  I think.|Hello my friends.  I have been on vacation it seems%2C forever%21  But now that I%27m back%2C I went for a wonderful drive Sunday morning to re-bond w||78||13
155|0|John R Davies|08/20/2006|02:18:57|MacSpit|PO rant...|Any interest in a forum dedicated to the hapless morons from whom we purchased our beloved marquees%3F%0A%0AWhile i do understand some of us acquired ||15||1
154|0|John R Davies|08/20/2006|02:35:59|rdroe|Essential restoration tools..|As I toiled today over the Lotus restoration... with the Spit in the forground as an incentive%2C it suddenly dawned on me that I have several key go-||18||1
153|0|tonymrfixit|08/21/2006|19:15:36|rdroe|Oil aditives%2C and a great study%21|Hi all.  I ran across this on another Triumph board.  THought it was very well done and VERY usefull. Also prevented me from even thinking of using an||80||8
156|0|Nick Jones|08/25/2006|09:13:15|Nick Jones|Cosmic Alloys|I was fortunate enough to win another set of cosmic alloys on ebay recently.  These are 6%22 wide rather than the 5.5 %22 already on the car.%0A%0AThe||74||3
157|0|tonymrfixit|08/28/2006|13:14:17|Bill A|D Type Overdrives.|  I%27ve got a question for anyone with more knowledge than I have on D type overdrives. I%27m asking on this forum because as has been mentioned in o||119||3
159|0|John R Davies|08/31/2006|02:40:11|Toledo Man|Sugar in your fuel tank|This happened to me recently.%0A%0ASnowdrop%2C my Dolomite 1300 didn%27t have a locking fuel cap and at some point some sad f%2Ack%2Ar put sugar into ||21||2
158|0|tonymrfixit|09/01/2006|16:43:23|John R Davies|Oil plug threads|All%2C%0AThis arose in a discussion of how to fit a drain plug in a Triumph differential.   It looks simple to drill a suitable hole in the casing%2C ||103||10
161|0|Nick Jones|10/17/2006|05:24:50|Nick Jones|Seat Swap|My Vitesse seats were turning into back breakers and would be very expensive to repair properly.  Happily Ebay turned up some bargain MGF %28sorry%21%||34||3
162|0|hk|10/23/2006|17:45:25|David_J|Excellent animation... 4-cyl engine assembly %26 workings|Came across this today on the internet.  Apologies if it has been posted here before.%0A%0AAn axcellent quality animation of the assembly of all the p||52||2
163|0|tonymrfixit|11/14/2006|10:03:25|hk|K %26 N|Hi Guys%0A%0AI think I%27ve got my car in a fairly sound condition and winter is long so I%27m just doing some make it look pritty for spring stuff. I||76||7
164|0|Andre Rousseau|11/21/2006|09:47:25|Andre Rousseau|Latest %22Upgrade%22|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justdrive.ca%2Fgt6%2Frollbar%2Findex.html%0A%0AA.%0A%0A-- %0AAndre Rousseau%0Aandre%40justdrive.ca%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.justdrive.ca%2F||192||20
166|0|tonymrfixit|11/22/2006|18:53:37|tonymrfixit|Dangerous UJ%27s %3F|I don%27t wish to restart the recent thread on a tragic%2C fatal accident involving a fellow Spitfire owner. Speculating on the cause %28without furth||64||10
167|0|Jeff McNeal|12/03/2006|22:40:40|Jeff McNeal|Anglo Parts%3F  Know them%3F|Have any of our members done business with an outfit called Anglo Parts out of Belgium%3F  Someone just sent me their outstanding Spitfire catalog%2C ||57||3
169|5|Richard & Daffy|01/18/2007|02:17:57|Richard & Daffy|UK drivers - petition to change Historic Car Tax|As I%27m sure most UK members are aware%2C historic cars are exempt from paying road tax.  This used to be for all cars older than 25 years%2C but one||27||2
165|0|SBT|02/05/2007|04:21:30|JohnZissler|struts on Fluff|Here is a not so good pic of a strut that i use on Fluff.  It is 23 inches %28open%29 and as you can see it doesnt take much to fit it into the radiat||89||5
170|0|KevinR|03/17/2007|11:13:30|JohnZissler|Overdrive on eBay 1 day to go %3F%3F%3F%3F| Hi%2C I need a little expert help%2C I am looking at a gearbox with overdrive on ebay. %0A%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.co.uk%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FViewI||21||1
168|0|John R Davies|03/20/2007|07:02:35|Jeff McNeal|FYI - pretty cool battery tender|I found this online for about %2460.  It charges various 12v wet cell batteries%2C but the neat part is that it will maintain the charge and you can l||141||17
160|0|Toledo Man|03/20/2007|12:13:25|JohnZissler|Guess what %3F I just acquired a Dolomite|I dont really know why I bought it%2C but lets just say that if I hadnt then it would have gone to the scrapyard. I got it for a song but it does need||150||11
171|0|Andre Rousseau|03/24/2007|07:12:31|Nick Jones|Toyota 5 Speed in a Vitesse.|Those with long memories may remember that last year I was working on a 5 speed conversion using a Toyota Supra W58 gearbox.%0A%0AThe mechanical work ||85||6
172|0|bw_mkiii|04/09/2007|10:31:56|John R Davies|Video workshop|I%27ve started this thread because I want to learn%2C there are people here who can teach and I didn%27t want to clutter up another thread.   New read||59||3
174|2|Richard & Daffy|04/24/2007|04:01:41|Richard & Daffy|Wheel stud thread size%3F|Hi%2C%0A%0ADon%27t suppose anyone knows %28or can find out%29 what the thread size is on the wheel studs for a Stag%2C or big saloon %282000%2F2500%2F||86||3
176|0|tonymrfixit|05/28/2007|18:59:28|hk|Camshaft and headers|Good morning%0A%0AI%E2%80%99m hunting and gathering for my winter project and looking for opinions about camshafts and headers. For those of you that ||75||6
178|0|SBT|06/21/2007|03:14:46|hk|Rubber heater flap|Ya know sometimes there are stupid questions that got to be asked.%0A%0ACan anyone tell me what the rubber flap covered hole in the firewall leading t||31||2
179|5|Richard & Daffy|06/22/2007|00:52:40|Richard & Daffy|UK Govt. refuses to extend tax exemption|An e-petition on the Prime Minister%27s website recently asked for the classic car tax exemption to be extended - it used to apply to any cars over 25||42||2
175|0|ajohnson38|09/01/2007|22:23:49|hk|Dynamometer|Good evening%2C this is probably a realy stupid question.%0A%0AI%27ve always wondered what the true HP of my car is and would like to know. Ive never ||72||10
177|0|79Spit1500|09/04/2007|18:46:16|Toledo Man|I%27ve bought another Acclaim|I%27ve only gone and bought another Acclaim.%0A%0AI came across it on another forum and as it was local to me I thought I%27d check it out in case som||98||7
182|0|ajohnson38|01/05/2008|22:22:29|ajohnson38|race car updates|Well%2C now that the Run-Offs are over and I%27ve let the car age for a few months I finally decided to get to work on it.%0A%0AA quick 2 hours and th||27||0
181|0|ajohnson38|01/17/2008|19:02:46|ajohnson38|a week in the UK|John et al in the UK%0A%0ANext week %2816th thru 23rd%29 I%27ll be touring the UK.%0A%0AThe Trip goes like this%3A%0A%0ASunday night%3A Manchester - d||211||25
183|0|Andre Rousseau|03/07/2008|18:17:10|Andre Rousseau|Something new for the GT6|Finally my XMAS presents showed up.%0A%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.gt6.ca%2F08%2F0108%2Fslides%2FDSCN3023.JPG%0A%0AShould be a nice improvement to engine.%0A%0||109||12
180|0|Baxter|03/11/2008|13:25:41|Ronzo|Magazine article featuring Spitfire|Hey guys%2C%0A%0AAt Saturday club breakfast I was given a copy of the latest Classic Motorsports magazine %28November 2007 issue 129%29%2C and in the ||93||3
184|0|Ronzo|03/25/2008|16:02:08|Ronzo|Drill bit sharpening|Hey all%2C%0A%0AWho here sharpens their own drill bits on a bench grinder  %28effectively%29 by hand%3F%0A%0AWho uses a drill doctor or other speciali||50||5
185|2|Tony_Etienne|07/24/2008|16:49:37|Tony_Etienne|Brake Rotors|Some time ago I purchased some new brake rotors for my GT6 from an ebay sale. The rotors are AP Lockheed Part %23 1117 001 still in the original packa||125||7
186|0|tonymrfixit|08/06/2008|14:17:09|tonymrfixit|Little White Dots|Something I have been curious about for years. Just about every car I have had has had little Dots on the very outer edge of the instrument face. I as||34||2