Sunday, July 31, 2011

Spitfire restoration steering wheel

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Welded the little bars back on the outside and filled and painted >> one shiny steering wheel. Not looking as good as I was hoping but...

Steering wheel before the week end

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Spokes are broken on right and left side
Monday, July 25, 2011

SU Carburetors like new

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This time I had all I need...     The new parts I needed were mostly : - the rubber holding the tank in place as I noticed they hold the ta...
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Friday, July 15, 2011

Sunset on carb parts

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Unfortunately I won't be able to finish this week end because I realized there are additional worn parts that I need to replace as well ...
Thursday, July 14, 2011

Carbs rebuild

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Second time off but this time with the carb rebuild kit. Lets hope i have the correct needles.
Monday, June 13, 2011

Driven !

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Gas tank is back on and I could take an other drive around the block this weekend.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Tank paint

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Black gloss
Saturday, June 4, 2011

Gas tank

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Cleaning out the tank so i can use it and stop messing with small amounts to make the engine run
Sunday, May 22, 2011

We have a runner !

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Sometimes it helps, 2 heads scratching at the same time. My dad is here on vacation for a few weeks and gave me a hand. What did we do real...
Saturday, May 14, 2011

Title !

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Received the title, car is officially mine
Friday, May 6, 2011

Title application

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No photo for an exciting news but went to the DMV yesterday and they accepted my application for a title for the car. That + sales tax I had...
Sunday, May 1, 2011

Rocker cover

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Am still thinking about what could stop the engine from starting. Head scratch time. At least I managed to take the cam cover off using ra...

Carbs clean

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Received the rebuilt starter, couldn't wait. Now back to square, it doesn't start. Opened and cleaned the carbs as a lot was stuck i...
Saturday, April 23, 2011

New starter

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Frustrating ... Spent a few hours cleaning that starter motor top to bottom to realize that it's shorting somewhere. Next week's vac...
Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Grinding noise

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Hoping the noise is due to a stuck starter motor gear. Let's take it off. PS : testing the post on blog from email feature really :-) Ed...
Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Engine prep

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Tonight more engine prep work, put oil in the cylinders, bought a cheap battery. Removed the radiator to have easy access to turn the cran...
Monday, April 18, 2011

Battery and Spark plugs

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Taking a first look at the engine tonight, took the spark plugs out, I can see the top of piston 4, not looking pretty - black gummy deposit...
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Saturday, April 16, 2011

Where do I start ?

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I had lots ideas the previous nights but now that I look at it in my garage, I have no idea where to start. Number 1 is definitely getting...

Purchased !

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I have always been a fan of English cars but now that I live in the US I was browsing through the ads to find a pure muscle and what do I se...