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 […]
Tag: spitfire 1500
Spitfire Engine
I originally stripped the whole engine nearly 4 years ago. The main caps and big ends/conrods were already numbered so I think it may have had new […]
Head Work
The diff is on hold until I can get hold of a pinion depth shim that’s on backorder so I decided to do some work on the […]
Engine Strip Down
While I’m waiting for sand blasting media to arrive so I can finish stripping the chassis (yes, I’m still stripping the chassis!), I could start work on […]
Small Car, Mammoth Task
I’ve owned my ’79 Spitfire 1500 for about 8 years now. It’s been used as my daily driver every year, through every season with the exception of […]
Spitfire 1500 Blown Head Gasket
Now I’m sure there are people out there that say one way of doing things is better than another. I don’t claim to be a mechanic here, […]