Colin Lindsay Posted October 7, 2021 Report Share Posted October 7, 2021 On 04/10/2021 at 08:42, wimpus said: Long time ago bought covers in rubber for the front body mounts from a CT member from Scotland (last pic). I haven't seen those in a long time; I bought a set for my Herald back in the early 2000s but never used them in anger. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted October 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2021 Today had a look at the A-post. Triumph missed some spot welds at the factory it seems (look at the first pic...). Even the part behind it was cracked/broken off ages ago, crack was rusted (welded the lip back on). So fixed it all good now, no more movement ! 🙃 Very happy that i've fixed it now. Also sandblasted the front of the chassis crossmember outer parts, as they where rusty. Then rustconvertor and (my famous green) zink phoshate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordfunker Posted October 9, 2021 Report Share Posted October 9, 2021 Looking good, I’ve got that to look forward to on my Herald at some point. Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted October 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Mathew said: Again, nice smooth welded in repairs. Wish mine were that neat. How much is left to do now, you must be getting near to completion. How is your trim holding out with all the mileage you use the car for? I 'think' this was the last bit of welding on the body. Still needs to be sanded down with 400 or 800 wet. Only then we can see if some parts are flat/straight or not. Main problem is.. she needs to be taken fully apart, so need a backup car. + the weather is getting worse 🙄 What do you mean by trim? The interior ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted October 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Mathew said: Yes the interior My seats where bad after 3 years, as was my armrest. So bought leather ones from Owen around 2017. Beginning of the year my bottom seat cover, the stitching failed. Another Spitfire owner that I helped out fixed it for me. The carpets are getting a bit worn after 8 years. But in a way, still look good. My doorcards where very rotten.. So I got the vinyl off and made new wood (do got a new set of door cards from Owen in my stock. Dashbord is cracking and on the sides damaged from moisture. Planning to buy a new dash from a guy in Ireland once Fox is painted. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan.gilbert_6384 Posted October 10, 2021 Report Share Posted October 10, 2021 IMG_0431.pdfHi, I got mine from the guy in Ireland, went for the one piece as I think it looks much better than 3 with scores showing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted October 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2021 1 hour ago, alan.gilbert_6384 said: IMG_0431.pdfHi, I got mine from the guy in Ireland, went for the one piece as I think it looks much better than 3 with scores showing. From Peter Heary I guess. Thats the guy I was looking at to, know a few people that bought from him. The think is mine is pretty light of color and.. like it so much ! 😅 Dont like the dark walnut etc dash's (sorry!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted December 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2021 As I cant do much of bodywork with the cold and rainy weather.. Decided in november to get the old engine apart. Doesnt look to bad after 200.000miles Today dropped it off at a local machine shop 😅 Ofcourse done with Fox 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted December 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2021 Been cleaning up engine bits etc. + been cleaning up all the bolts Engine needs a rebore 0.020 (cilinder oval) Crank needs a regrind to 0.010 + head rebuild. Well.. not to bad for an engine with this milage ! Flywheel is a bit worn to. 3/4th of the surface has a deep groove. But probably found a good used one. Now to order parts 😅 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted December 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2021 First parts arrived. Had a try to see if the conrod bushes had play with the new pistons / pin. Oh yes.. (what did you expect after this milage !) Do have NOS (Unipart) bushes. But they need reaming, will put them in and ask the machineshop to get it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted December 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2021 First parts arrived ... Also ordered a 25/65/1 camshaft from Canley. Also found a good used flywheel and didnt cost me much. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted December 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2021 More parts arrived ! Delivered the parts that the machine shop this morning. And where impressed how fast I got the parts. They are going to look at the conrod bushes for me to. Now waiting on the delivery of the camshaft 🙃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted January 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 First start uo from the year ! Had a bit of problems with cold starting for weeks, but its gettibg better after some carb adjustments. 20220101_124537.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamB Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 Strange that when I played the video I could smell the exhaust! Something to do with Ivan Pavalov? My Spitfire takes longer than that to prime the fuel system after standing for more than a week but starts first time for the rest of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 I had to turn the volume down but that's something to do with Pierre Smirnoff. The manuals used to recommend hand-priming the system using the lever at the pump before using the electric starter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted January 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 2 hours ago, GrahamB said: Strange that when I played the video I could smell the exhaust! Something to do with Ivan Pavalov? My Spitfire takes longer than that to prime the fuel system after standing for more than a week but starts first time for the rest of the day. Welll.. she was only standing for like 20hours. She drives daily, so never sleeps longer then 8 hours 😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted January 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Colin Lindsay said: I had to turn the volume down but that's something to do with Pierre Smirnoff. The manuals used to recommend hand-priming the system using the lever at the pump before using the electric starter. 🤣 1500's never had the extra lever on the pump. I did have an electric pump for 3 years and it started up great with that. But failed in september and thanks to brexit I could not buy the same one again. But did find the same just after christmas.. so maybe going to electric again.. Now an aftermarket mechanical one is on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted January 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 Look what I collected today ! 🙃 £788 later... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted January 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 Core plugs removed and cleaned out (still the originals). As you can see.. 2 where a pig to remove ! And then paint ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted January 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 A bit of engine building done today. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted January 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 7 hours ago, Mathew said: Looking good, nice and clean. What engine paint have you used? Motip engine paint Dont know if you can get it in the UK or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted January 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 More done on the engine today 🙃 Need to a few little things and then need to find time to fit it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted January 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 The water return pipe.. Always find it so annoying that its very hard to remove the manifold if you need to change the gasket etc. as the tab that holds the pipe is on the rear manifold stud. So had a look ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted January 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 Yesterday startes to de-rust the bootfloor. But found out I best get it all to bare metal.. Sadly in the early afternoon needed to stop. Seems I had some side effects from my booster shot I had on friday evening. Got Fox in the garage and even today didnt do anything. I had asked to use a lift for sunday etc. But that will be for later. This curve had so much rust ! (Water/salt get mostly there..) My strip discs for an angle grinder got rid of everything in no time. (Yes the white paint is original paint) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 On 16/01/2022 at 18:35, wimpus said: The water return pipe.. Always find it so annoying that its very hard to remove the manifold if you need to change the gasket etc. as the tab that holds the pipe is on the rear manifold stud. So had a look ... Nice mod!! I've just bought one of those pipes for the 13/60, same mounting point. I'll hope it fits better than the 1200 version I bought; the mounting point on the pipe isn't even close to where it should be. I never thought of adding a bracket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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