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 […]
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 […]
8th June 20178th June 2017Drivetrain, Spitfire 1500 Restoration Overdrive Rebuild Once the gearbox was complete the overdrive was next up. It’s a Laycock J type used on many cars of the era. Mine always worked quite well […]
30th March 20174th April 2017Drivetrain, Spitfire 1500 Restoration Spitfire 1500 – Gearbox Rebuild When I first took the Spitfire off the road I thought it would be best to exchange the gearbox for a reconditioned one as some of the […]
7th March 201515th May 2018Drivetrain, Spitfire 1500 Restoration Spitfire Diff Build It’s been a while since I posted anything but I’ve been working on the diff again recently. I ordered the carrier bearings and the two pinion bearings, […]