Greg Deyo


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Greg Deyo

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Member Status: Free Member
North Branch, Minnesota, USA  
Member Since: 2007-10-17
Home Site: The Triumph Experience
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Last Login: 2011-12-17 20:11:41
Last Forum Activity: 2011-12-11 21:25:50
Forum Posts: 390
I have always admired Spitfires and recently found a customer of mine going through a nasty divorce that wanted to get rid of her ex's Spitfire. I had to agree sight unseen, but now that I have seen it, it appears that I got a great deal. It is a 1974 Spitfire 1500 in French Blue. It has been garaged undriven since 1979. The body and frame appear to be rust free, though the paint has suffered through the years. The interior was redone seven years ago, but with all the mouse evidence, I don't believe it will be in that great of shape. I am trailering it home in two weeks and am very excited to start my winter project.

Greg Deyo's Vehicle Registry

Greg Deyo 1974 Triumph Spitfire Imperial Sapphire Blue

1974 Triumph Spitfire
SHESGONE


1 Vehicles -- Total mileage: 60,174 mi (96,841 km) -- Average age: 1974

Member Journal – Greg Deyo's Spitfire Journal

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Minnesota Triumph Sports Car Club

Posted on: Thursday May 20, 2010

I have always wanted to go to a Minnesota Triumph Sports Car Club meeting, but it meets at Fort Snelling's Officer's Club, and when I was unemployed last summer I couldn't afford the drive. Now I work five miles away and decided to go. They meet the second Thursday of the month. The meeting itself was boring, conducted as it was by classic rules, but I met some interesting people. It seems that almost everyone who drives a Spitfire is an insanely tall or large person. I thought I was big at 6'2"...

Dammit!

Posted on: Sunday May 9, 2010

I installed the clutch master and bracket onto the car. I was going to install the brake master, but I never tried test fitting it before I rebuilt it, and guess what? It is the wrong master. I bought it last summer from an out of state junkyard. I can't quite get it to fit and line up the bracket's mounting holes, and even if I did, the brake line in the rear would never attach. I guess I am better off buying a new one anyway. They aren't that expensive, and then I can be sure it will fit. Time...

We Can Rebuild It...

Posted on: Saturday May 8, 2010

I brought the brake and clutch masters into work at the transmission shop I work at. I disassembled the clutch master and it had dried up crap and corrosion but was not too bad. The brake master was full of very rusty fluid. I put all the pieces in the heated parts washer and cleaned them all up. Today I worked at Vrooom and after work I used the wire wheel to clean the external surfaces and they came so clean I changed my mind and did not paint them black. I polished all the internal plungers a...

Back At It

Posted on: Thursday May 6, 2010

Well, it has been a long time and many things have happened. I haven't touched my Spitfire since late October when Mom died. Dad has been in and out of the hospital and I spent most of the time living with him and taking care of him. I finally came back home and found a job and am working full time and more. Six days a week at two jobs. I really need the money. I had a new fuel pump, which I hoped would cure my running problems. The car would start and run, but had a hard time staying runnin...



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