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 […]
Category: Drivetrain
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]