Duane Posted May 12, 2022 Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 Trying to source a spitfire 1147 engine and gearbox please for mk1 1963 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Clark Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 Duane I've just been over to SpitBitz near Woking. Sheds full exclusively of old stuff but they say Mk1 stuff (which I needed) is getting very rare. Try sending them an email or calling. It's WWW.spitbitz.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josef Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 There’s at least three Herald 1147cc engines on eBay right now. One with a gearbox. The three synchro gearboxes are pretty easy to come by generally. Aside from the numbers the Mk1 Spit and Heralds had identical gearboxes. The Herald engines can be built up to Spitfire spec. They’re probably your best bet unless you’re desperate for the ‘right’ engine / gearbox number prefixes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 35 years ago I had my Spitfire engine replaced by, what was then, a local Triumph restoration company. The car ran well with no noticeable difference except that it didn't make nasty noises, add it's own smoke screen defences to the atmosphere, throw excessive oil and water everywhere...you get the picture. On recommendation a couple of years later it was stripped, balanced, ported and everything that you do to an engine in bits. It still runs well today with plenty of power etc. What this got to do with this thread you ask. Well, it was only when I contacted Padd*cks for spares and they asked for the engine number, that I discovered that the replacement engine that I had been running for all those years was a Herald 13/60 not a Spitfire. Needless to say, I was somewhat surprised. The company that fitted the engine is long gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josef Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 6 hours ago, Badwolf said: 35 years ago I had my Spitfire engine replaced by, what was then, a local Triumph restoration company. The car ran well with no noticeable difference except that it didn't make nasty noises, add it's own smoke screen defences to the atmosphere, throw excessive oil and water everywhere...you get the picture. On recommendation a couple of years later it was stripped, balanced, ported and everything that you do to an engine in bits. It still runs well today with plenty of power etc. What this got to do with this thread you ask. Well, it was only when I contacted Padd*cks for spares and they asked for the engine number, that I discovered that the replacement engine that I had been running for all those years was a Herald 13/60 not a Spitfire. Needless to say, I was somewhat surprised. The company that fitted the engine is long gone. You would’ve noticed faster if they’d put a Vitesse one in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 6 hours ago, Badwolf said: 35 years ago I had my Spitfire engine replaced by, what was then, a local Triumph restoration company. The car ran well with no noticeable difference except that it didn't make nasty noises, add it's own smoke screen defences to the atmosphere, throw excessive oil and water everywhere...you get the picture. On recommendation a couple of years later it was stripped, balanced, ported and everything that you do to an engine in bits. It still runs well today with plenty of power etc. What this got to do with this thread you ask. Well, it was only when I contacted Padd*cks for spares and they asked for the engine number, that I discovered that the replacement engine that I had been running for all those years was a Herald 13/60 not a Spitfire. Needless to say, I was somewhat surprised. The company that fitted the engine is long gone. Doesnt the serial number just refer to the block so the head, which presumably is different from a Heralds, could even be from your original unit? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 Johny - You may be right but I honestly have no idea. I will have a look for the original receipt which may give a clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanMi Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 a herald 1250 engine can easily be built to mk1 spec. Th only difference is the cam and the cylinder head has different valve retainers, maybe higher compression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josef Posted May 24, 2022 Report Share Posted May 24, 2022 @Duane an FC engine just showed up on eBay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/384906051341?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=CUw5zutFSMe&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=en_MztWYTyu&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY looks like the Nottingham sort of area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Posted June 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 Many thanks for this much appreciated, sorry did not reply sooner, work and holiday tied me up lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josef Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 No worries, just happened to spot an FC gearbox too! In Liverpool. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185453410948?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=8Fbn2h6BShC&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=en_MztWYTyu&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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