cylinders

Spitfire Engine

Posted 30th June 20181st July 2018 JoeLeave a commentPosted in Engine, Spitfire 1500 Restoration

I originally stripped the whole engine nearly 4 years ago. The main caps and big ends/conrods were already numbered so I think it may have had new big end and main bearings or something at some stage. The pistons look like the original ones as they are stamped with “Stanpart”. I knew the big end […]

Spitfire Engine & Chassis

Posted 20th April 201428th May 2014 Joe1 CommentPosted in Bodywork, Engine, Spitfire 1500 Restoration

The past few weeks have all been about getting the engine stripped down and painted. I’ve also stripped the chassis down, applied a couple of coats of Por15 and a couple of coats of self-etch primer specifically designed to etch the Por15 and provide a suitable surface for the top coat. I think the chassis […]