Sunday, September 30, 2012

Floor bodywork

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Starting on the bodywork and will work my way from front to back, am still way at the front ! Unfortunately there's more damage than i...
Sunday, September 23, 2012

Spitfire hub puller

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Been wanting to have one of these triumph tools for a while... Basically due to the conical shape of the shaft and the hub, these 2 always ...
Sunday, September 16, 2012

Spitfire rotisserie blueprint

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Some have asked, so here is some more info on the rotisserie. Use it to make your own from whatever materials you have available, many have ...
Monday, September 3, 2012

Spitfire body is on rotisserie

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Big milestone today, the body tub finally moved from sitting on top the parts car to the homemade rotisserie. I can now start painting and f...
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Sunday, September 2, 2012

I hate paint

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Not happy with the paint result but eh it's all good learning. My best tips for next time : - keep the outside door opened - filte...
Friday, August 31, 2012

Protective coat

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Getting ready to spray more of that black epoxy coat on the hood and various bits. Improving the technique !
Thursday, August 23, 2012

Chassis paint

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Got some black epoxy paint. Did the top side with a brush hoping that it would fill ok. Not so good so i sprayed the other side.
Friday, August 17, 2012

Chassis prep

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A lot of banging and a bit of welding, the sandblasted chassis is getting ready for paint.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Guess who's back

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Back from media blasting already. Looking better than expected on the rear quarter panels. Can't wait to get started ! Next st...
Monday, August 6, 2012

Off to sandblasting

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Good milestone today, car is finally of to get sandblasted. Body, doors, hood and chassis.
Saturday, July 14, 2012

Doors ready

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Been procastinating for a while to get the doors ready for sandblasting. Kind of knew it was not going to be fun. Took 2 hours to get the ...
Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Spitfire paint removal

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You seriously have to see how easy it is to strip the top layer of paint on flat surfaces. All you need is a razor blade ! A video is...
Monday, July 9, 2012

Spitfire parts

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I might have bought a parts car... thanks Mitch ! I now have 2 spitfire projects in the garage, ouch.
Sunday, July 8, 2012

Spitfire chassis cleaning

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Stripped and cleaned the chassis this weekend. Sprayed degreasant and pressure washed. Looks like someone used that hole in the ...
Monday, July 2, 2012

The point of no return

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Pretty sure i have reached the point of no return. Body tub was lighter than expected but not so easy to handle so i am happy i had an extra...
Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Body tub strengthening

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Added 2 bars so the body doesnt fold at the door level. Did some banging on the trunk as well to set closer to straight. Looks the body ...
Monday, June 18, 2012

Floors prep

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Realized i had a few more things to do before separating the body from the chassis, such as removing a previous owner attempt at fixing the ...
Monday, May 28, 2012

Spitfire dismantling - part 6

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Good progress this week end, finished around the trunk area. Almost everything connected to the body tub is off. Next steps are prepare ...
Sunday, April 29, 2012

Spitfire dismantling - Part 5

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Wire harness is finally off the car, been looking forward to that moment, but not looking forward to when I will have to reconnect everythin...
Sunday, April 8, 2012

Spitfire dismantling - Part 4

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Visible progress made tonight, doors and windshield are off !