[1964 Spitfire 4]

your car looks great Neil, a real credit to you.

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13 hours ago, johny said:

Looking good! How effective do you find those cherry bombs?

I would say the three combined are about the same as the old Bell sports system in terms of noise. But I do much prefer the neater look. I never liked the way the Bell barrow handles stuck out so far behind the rear end.

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Finally got the Weber carb to perform and took the old girl out for her first drive since 1997!

[1964 Spitfire 4]

Thanks Pete and Neil, much appreciated. I am close to that set up Pete just need to order up some new air jets..

[1964 Spitfire 4]

Hi Neil, when you say the Weber is “adjusted to the recommended settings”. Would you mind to share the settings please? Mine is driving me nuts trying to get it to run well!

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Made a little more progress, nearly got the interior back in.

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Thanks John a couple more snaps:

 

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Got it running! First time since 1998…

 

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Found these in the glove box, made me laugh a little…

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So not quite as plug and play as I would have wanted but all done now. The later pedal needs new holes drilling in the bulkhead just off to the right and requires a little bend in the shaft. The wiper motet base plate needed a little fettle to allow the cable to go through perpendicular to the bulkhead and then the throttle linkage can fitted, simples.

 

[Accelerator Pedal]

No, you will have to make a small modification to the base plate:

[Accelerator Pedal]

I am the process of doing the very same. I have drilled new holes in the bulkhead, simples.

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Thanks Josef and Peter, much appreciated. I have a cable type pedal unit on the way to me and will try to fit  it up as you did Peter. Then I have been looking at an LP1000 linkage system on carparts.eu to join to carb. Thanks again.

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I have got to the point of linking up the Weber DCOE 40 carb to the mk1 linkage. I am a bit stuck on how best or easiest to do it. I have read that I should convert to cable operating? Can I just fit a pedal unit from a 1500? Will the cable fit through the bulkhead with the early spitfire wiper motor? Then where do I go for the cable to carb bit? Help please..

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Yes it is just an alloy rear diff casing on the normal unit. I was hoping with the three silencer units it would not be too loud, fingers crossed…I am a couple of weeks away from starting it but will take some cine film when I do, pardon.

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Got a few more pieces back together:

[Adapting Spitfire Mk1 or 2 Bonnet Hinges to Mk3 chassis bonnet hinge points]

Hope these help:

[Adapting Spitfire Mk1 or 2 Bonnet Hinges to Mk3 chassis bonnet hinge points]

Like this:

 

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Well life jumped up and got right in the way not long after these posts putting a halt to things until the end of 2020. Since then a lot has been replaced. Both floor sides, boot floor, inner sills, bottom of A posts……Most recently I have been busy with the oily bits and finally am about to put the body back on to the chassis. Here are some snaps:

 

[Adapting Spitfire Mk1 or 2 Bonnet Hinges to Mk3 chassis bonnet hinge points]

Here are some snaps of my spitfire4:

 

[Camber Compensator]

Thanks Colin,

yes always wanted to be an interceptor pilot and had a huge infatuation for Lt Ellis...

Anyways have found Ralph Hansen of Apex Motorsports on Facebook. He has these reproduced in USA and sells them world wide. Mine is ordered......

[Camber Compensator]

Hi all,

Does anyone offer one of these for early Spitfire in UK?

Found this when googling:

http://www.spitlist.info/CamberCompensator.html

Interested in any advise or experience.

Thanks

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Hi guys,

yes she doesn't look too bad on top, its what lies beneath that will need some attending to. I bought her back in 1985 and joined the club in 1986. Sometime around then the courier ran some articles on welding with a SIP Migmate. Spurred on I got to work replacing wings and sills but only patched up the floor. On her last MOT in 1997 the tester told me he didn't think the passenger floor make it through the next test, so that is where I will start. May go all the way and take the body off the chassis, lets see how I go. More snaps to come.

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Pulled the old blankets and covers off my Spitfire this morning, first time she's seen the light since 1997:

Here starts the journey to putting the back on the road.....