spitfire 1500 – Joe blogs.

Spitfire Engine

30th June 20181st July 2018 JoeEngine

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[…]

Head Work

7th April 20158th June 2017 JoeEngine

The diff is on hold until I can get hold of a pinion depth shim that’s on backorder so I decided to do some work on the cylinder head. Having read a fair bit about[…]

Engine Strip Down

2nd February 20142nd February 2014 JoeSpitfire 1500 Restoration

While I’m waiting for sand blasting media to arrive so I can finish stripping the chassis (yes, I’m still stripping the chassis!), I could start work on the engine. So far I’ve removed the gearbox[…]