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spitrover

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  1. After making the mistake of parting with my 1978 Spitfire 1500 2 years ago I have rejoined the TSS Club but find myself being a Club member but minus a car! I am in the market for either a reasonable condition / reasonably priced Spitfire or Herald 13/60 or dare I say it Vitesse Soft Top If the price is right. Nice to be back. Thanks Nigel Taylor
  2. Purchassed a Hi Torque starter from the club. Fitted easily. Turns over and starts a dream. Highly recommended. NT
  3. To start with electrics are not my bag. Started the Spit on Sunday and whilst she was struggled to turn over I noticed some smoke coming from the engine bay. The battery in a new 063 Bosh and the starter was replaces a couple of years ago. The battery is disconnected when not in use and is maintained by a smart charger - but always struggles to turn the car over On investigation it seemed that the lead from the solenoid to the starter was getting very warm and the cap at the solenoid end was beginning to melt. Is this due to the wrong thickness lead being connected or is there another issue? Any suggestions welcome Regards NT
  4. Not sure if Im allowed to ask this but here goes. The windscreen on my spitfire looks bare with no tax disc in it. I would like a peplica one. Has any one purchassed on recently - if so where from? Regards Spitrover
  5. Hi Kevin 1500 Std FM----------Engine, Std SU HS4 Carbs and everything else is std apart fro Twin sports exhaust and Competiton leads. Running on mechanical ignition. Not really wanting to be a speed merchant but hope mixture can be set with out doing any internal engine damage.
  6. Just Purchased 2 off K&N Chrome Filters 56-9310 Can someone advise if it is a case of a straight swap or should I be expecting some carb tuning issues. I have also purchasses stub stacks. The carbs were rebuilt by Andrew Turner a couple of years ago with little mileage done since. There are no other modifications apart from a set of Magnecor Competition Leads and s/Stwin pipe exhaust Nice to be back on the forum!!! Regards Spitrover
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