bodywork

Spitfire Body Paintwork

Posted 9th December 2020 JoeLeave a commentPosted in Bodywork, Spitfire 1500 Restoration

I finished repairing and priming the shell back in March of this year and spent the Spring building up the chassis and running gear. By the end of May, it was time to swap them back over and get to work on getting the shell finished. Having enlisted some help to get it back in […]

Spitfire Body Tub Repairs

Posted 7th March 202013th May 2020 Joe6 CommentsPosted in Bodywork, Spitfire 1500 Restoration

The time had finally come to get the body stripped down and start work on repairs. I decided to go down the chemical stripping route and in February last year, sent all the body panels, body tub and chassis to Prostrip Ltd in Nottingham. I had the chassis done since I wasn’t really happy with […]