Spitfire Bonnet Repairs

I’m now in a position to be working on various parts of the car at the same time, building the engine up as well as getting to work on the bonnet which has sat in storage for two years while I worked on the rest of the body. The bonnet, along with all the other panels was chemically dipped to remove all the […]

Triumph Spitfire Electronic Ignition

I’ve spent quite a lot of time researching ignition systems for the Spitfire. Before I took it off the road for restoration, I had a basic electronic system that removed the points and added a high output coil. It did the job and was reliable. Since the points were probably worn I think it made for smoother running and a tiny bit of […]

Spitfire Body Paintwork

I finished repairing and priming the shell back in March of this year and spent the Spring building up the chassis and running gear. By the end of May, it was time to swap them back over and get to work on getting the shell finished. Having enlisted some help to get it back in the garage, I had a good look over […]

Spitfire Chassis & Running Gear

Now the body had been repaired, epoxy primed and sealed, I moved on to the chassis. I have actually been here once before and started to build up a rolling chassis a couple of years ago. I wasn’t pleased with the paint job though so the chassis went off to be stripped with the rest of the car. I basically had to start […]