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 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 […]
7th May 201315th January 2014Spitfire 1500 Restoration Automotive Surgery Now it’s really coming on and there’s no turning back. I finished removing everything from the body tub this weekend. The pedals, fuel tank and hand brake […]