2nd October 2021Bodywork, Spitfire 1500 Restoration 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 […]
30th September 202130th September 2021Bodywork, Drivetrain Spitfire Engine & Body Installation The body was painted and polished as far as I was happy with so next up was to install the engine and gearbox before lowering the body […]
22nd January 202128th September 2021Electrical, Electronics, Spitfire 1500 Restoration 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 […]
9th December 2020Bodywork, Spitfire 1500 Restoration 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 […]
16th May 202016th May 2020Drivetrain, Spitfire 1500 Restoration 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 […]
7th March 202013th May 2020Bodywork, Spitfire 1500 Restoration Spitfire Body Tub Repairs The time had finally come to get the body stripped down and start work on repairs. I decided to go down the chemical stripping route and in […]