DVD3500 Posted April 15 Report Share Posted April 15 Pretty good show on restoring a Spitfire... Not sure about hoods/bonnets not rusting much though... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AppkpUXuaVs&t=1372s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted April 15 Report Share Posted April 15 Sadly I can't get that on my Firestick, too tight to subscribe to Discovery +. I do like the show, though, Henry suits my mentality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Faulds Posted April 15 Report Share Posted April 15 I watched that on TV. I wouldve had a go at repairing the origonal bonnet, didn't look too bad to me. Hope they didn't throw it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted April 16 Report Share Posted April 16 16 hours ago, Ian Faulds said: I watched that on TV. I wouldve had a go at repairing the origonal bonnet, didn't look too bad to me. Hope they didn't throw it out! They heated and bent the bonnet tube to get the gaps correct? Bit of a bodge there... especially given the fit of the doors to the sills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVD3500 Posted April 16 Author Report Share Posted April 16 They claimed it was because it was a federal hood/bonnet but I am not aware of any differences in the hinges etc. ... More likely the welding was not not as straight as it could be and/or something else was twisted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanMi Posted April 16 Report Share Posted April 16 Fuzz also said that there were only about 20 MK1s left, obviously looked on howmanyleft.com for spitfire MK1 of course very few were ever registered as MK1 as that was never used until the MK2 appeared. there are many more than 20 left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Works Spitfires Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 Only 20 MKI's left, what a load of tosh! If that were true we have a quarter of the survivors here! We also have over two hundred customers who identify as Spitfire 4 MKI owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 remember its a tv program made not to be questioned , worrying that some simple facts are easily obtained from any club or supplier but they dont do any homework . same as any film with steam loco's involved where they intermix all the lner.lms gwr southern all on on trip on the footage detectives they questioned why so many old prewar cars had only one headlamp working i remember that was common on dip of the day . guess we should be pleased its not Russian TV well the suns out for a change Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjit Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 One bit I found very confusing was they had a chassis with a bent D/S hinge box and front chassis rail so to "save money" bought an entire Spitfire chassis for £250. A Spitfire chassis with a rusty D/S front chassis rail. To replace the damaged D/S chassis rail/hinge box, parts you can buy for less than £250... Ech? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 2 hours ago, Pete Lewis said: remember its a tv program made not to be questioned , Classic Car Garage yesterday (admittedly on UKTV Play streaming) had a white 1980s Jaguar, the owner complained that the oil gauge was showing empty, even when just filled... so they dipped the car, oil was halfway, then checked the gauge which was now showing 'a yellow line just below half-full, which is accurate'. Trouble is they showed the oil pressure gauge, and I could not for the life of me spot any oil-level gauge in the instrument cluster. Owner went away happy, I was just bemused. This morning they had a Standard Super 10 with a duff headlight, only three wires, but the 'mechanic' had to call for help as the car was 'before his time'. I'd have thought that was one of the easier repairs, just a broken connector behind the headlamp. I like the series, but if they're going to try to pull the wool they need to look again at their audience, who will no doubt vary from the enthusiastic amateur to the expert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamB Posted April 22 Report Share Posted April 22 My father had a 1960s Rover 3 litre, straight 6, overhead inlet, side exhaust. There was a switch that when depressed with the engine off, displayed the oil level on the fuel gauge. A long time ago so I hope I remembered correctly. I have not seen the episode, but from your description, it sounds as if the owner did not know how an oil pressure gauge worked. Zero when stopped, yellow needle half way at idle when cold would be normal for a pressure gauge. Where do they find these people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted April 22 Report Share Posted April 22 On 15/04/2024 at 14:42, Colin Lindsay said: Sadly I can't get that on my Firestick, too tight to subscribe to Discovery +. I do like the show, though, Henry suits my mentality. It is free to view, seems to be the only show on Discovery plus that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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