Friday, February 5, 2016

Sorting through sealed beam units for the spitfire

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Didn't know know these existed till i had this car. The glass and light bulb are one unit. I had some spares and had to try them al...
Sunday, January 31, 2016

Engine break in video

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Finally it's running !
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An attempt at fixing the spitfire heater valve

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As I filled the radiator with coolant liquid, within a few days it was leaking everywhere : Hoses, block drain tap, water pump and heater va...
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Thursday, January 7, 2016

Getting the spitfire ready for first start

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Last sprint to get everything ready for a first start ! - Gas : gravity fed by a bottle connected to the hood. - Oil : Got a temporary ...
Sunday, December 6, 2015

Putting oil in the spitfire gearbox and overdrive

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Tonight filled up the gearbox in preparation for the (soon to be I hope) first drive. There's square plug on the side where to fill ...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Spitfire water pump and valve gaps

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So... Now that I tidied my new garage and found all the spitfire parts, for the past 2 months I have been working on the car when I had a ...
Saturday, October 3, 2015

Time flies

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A lot of time went by since this happened. The spitfire was delivered in France in a container in April 2014. It had to go from the co...
Thursday, February 27, 2014

Spitfire gets on a boat

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This post is 2 weeks overdue. As maybe you could tell i had some serious fire under my &$$ to get this project moving ! Reason is w...
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Thursday, February 6, 2014

Did I mention massive progress ?

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A picture will speak better than words. Notice the freshly painted engine in the foreground. Big thanks to Ben and Thomas for helping pu...
Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Spitfire engine rebuild, part 2 - Crankshaft

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Really not an expert an this but after some mistakes 10 years ago I am really attempting to do this "by the book", see it's on...
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Sunday, January 26, 2014

Spitfire gearbox prep

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Started to prepare the transmission while the engine was being machined. Peeked inside and it doesn't look too bad. Apart from quite a...
Friday, January 24, 2014

Spitfire engine rebuild, part 1 - Machining

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Engine had been completely disassembled to realize that the bore measures at around 40 sometimes 60 over. So I decided to use the block from...
Monday, January 20, 2014

Steering wheel

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After yesterday's post I had to show this for the final result and motivation !
Sunday, January 19, 2014

Spitfire steering column and bushes

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Not been posting every day but I have been busy ! The steering wheel is back on the car and it should be not much appart from cleaning an...
Friday, January 10, 2014

Triumph spitfire heater box

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The spitfire heater presents a few fun challenges : 1. Some of the parts have become unavailable or extremely pricey. 2. From its exposur...
Monday, January 6, 2014

Homemade camshaft handle

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Pretty happy with my homemade camshaft handle for the spitfire. Just a fat washer with 2 holes drilled for the bolts and rod welded onto...
Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Major milestone !

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The body is back on the chassis ! I know, i know... it still doesn't look like much of a car but believe me this is a major step (i mig...
Sunday, December 29, 2013

Spitfire body tub mounting points

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Exciting, I prepared all the nuts and bolts for the tub coming back tomorrow. This might come in handy, here are all the connecting points...
Saturday, December 28, 2013

Spitfire overdrive retrofit, part 2 - The support plate

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Telling the story as i make progress. You will need a different support plate because the gearbox silent bloc is different on the overd...

Installing and greasing the spitfire universal joints

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Not a job I especially like. I somehow always end up putting grease everywhere (everywhere i dont want it like tools, hands and bench). ...