Tag: spitfire
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Spitfire Chassis Strip Down
So I’ve continued with the Spitfire today. Last week I removed the engine and gearbox along with the radiator. I removed the engine with ease using an electric winch I was given and my dad has installed in the garage to do just this (or lift motorbikes). I plan to work on the engine and…
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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 cable. Although I hadn’t realised the handbrake cable was still attached to the body initially. We tried to pull the body tub off the chassis and it didn’t…
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Spitfire Restoration Continues
I spent a fair while working on the Spitfire today. Mainly concentrating on the interior and the wiring loom. Last time I worked on it I removed the bumpers, lights, quarter valances, various bits of chrome trim and the boot trim. Most of that went fairly smoothly. The only bit I found hard was taking…
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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, this is just my experience with it all. If you have any advice for people, comments are welcome, scroll to the bottom of this page. Inside the rocker…
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Spitfire 1500 Clutch Replacement
The clutch went a couple of weeks ago on the Spitfire 1500 so I have replaced that and the slave cylinder. I’m not a mechanic by any stretch of imagination but here’s how I did it…. First thing I had to do was get the front of the car up on axle stands. This is…