Triumph Spitfire Electronic Ignition
I’ve spent quite a lot of time researching ignition systems for the Spitfire. Before I took it off the road for restoration, I had a basic electronic […]
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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, […]
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 […]
Spitfire Engine & Chassis
The past few weeks have all been about getting the engine stripped down and painted. I’ve also stripped the chassis down, applied a couple of coats of […]