Sunday, December 30, 2012

Heater for parts washer

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Did an interesting upgrade to my parts washer today that I thought my interest some. As my garage is only a couple degrees over freezing in...
Thursday, December 20, 2012

Front suspension

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Front suspension is finally assembled, with poly bushes and all moving parts replaced. Assembly of the driver side proved more difficult...
Sunday, December 2, 2012

triumph spitfire front bearings replacement

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Since everything is apart it would be a shame not to replace the bearings as they are not expensive. Much easier when you have done onc...
Saturday, November 17, 2012

Changing the springs and shocks

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As always with this kind of operation precaution is the key word, actually made a plate as suggested in the spitfire magazine, and that made...
Sunday, October 28, 2012

Starting on front suspension

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Got one side completely dismantled then sandblasted and powdercoated the arms. Now need to order the poly bushes for an impeccable ride ...
Saturday, October 20, 2012

Rocker patch fabrication

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Been cutting templates out of thin cardboard, it's time well spent so the part fits right and need to use only very little filler bef...
Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Inner sill repair

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Behind the damaged rocker panel was a damaged sill... Turns out to be more work than ecpected but i want to do this right. Home made repair ...
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.