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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
8th June 20149th June 2014Bodywork, Spitfire 1500 Restoration Painting the Chassis I finally got to the stage of putting some colour on the chassis today since the humidity was low enough at 50%. Although I’ve not been working […]