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My Spitfire before the restoration
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This is me modifying a Mk3 exhaust to fit my Mk2
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This is me modifying a Mk3 exhaust to fit my Mk2
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This is me modifying a Mk3 exhaust to fit my Mk2
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Picture of the front suspension
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Picture of the front suspension
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Picture of the front suspension
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The front suspension with parts missing..
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The front suspension with parts missing..
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The front suspension with parts missing..
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The parts..
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No suspension..
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Picture of the left side (two years before the restoration)
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Picture of the right side (two years before the restoration)
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The actual restoration! Stripping the interior.
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You can see the rotten floorboards.
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Rust (and some sort of primer?)
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The boot is also rusty (and there's the primer again..)
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A popular place for rust
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Inside the boot
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There's some metal missing.. (right-side of the boot)
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You can see some welding
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Rust..
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The rear valance is rusty at the bottom and dent
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The stripping continues..
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The stripping continues..
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The stripping continues..
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The stripping continues..
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The doors. They look OK but are dent and "fixed" with body filler
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The stripped car on transport to my welder
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The stripped car on transport to my welder
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The rust was brushed away and the bare metal is treated with a rust eater
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My gearbox and starter engine
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The engine. You can see that it's a little oily..
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The engine
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The gearbox will be revised
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The engine
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The engine
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The sump
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The body. You can see the replaced rear valance.
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The rear wings are fixed with replacement parts
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The inside of the body is spray painted with etching primer
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The front floor pans have been replaced
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The feet of the floor!
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The body
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The inside
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The old doors. You can see the drilled holes used to pull the dents out. It needs to be replaced..
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The window frame without any paint
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The doorskins have been replaced, and the doors are attached to the body
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The doorskins have been replaced, and the doors are attached to the body
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The doorskins have been replaced, and the doors are attached to the body
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The front of the body is spray painted with etching primer
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The chassis as it was
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The chassis as it was
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There's paint missing and a lot of dirt and grease
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The chassis as it was
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The chassis as it was
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The body
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The rear spring and drive shafts
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Cleaned and spray painted
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The engine with it's timing chain exposed. It needs to be replaced.
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The engine with it's timing chain exposed. It needs to be replaced.
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The sump is also removed so it can be cleaned, painted and new gaskets can be fitted
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The engine is spray painted with a heat resistant paint
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The cleaned and re-painted chassis. I used 4 layers of special paint to protect it. The front of the chassis is still bare metal, it will be treated later on
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The Chasis
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The revised rear suspension is attached. I also renewed the differential seals
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The rear suspension
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The chassis
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On transport
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On transport
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On transport
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The spray painted body returns!
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The spray painted body returns!
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The spray painted body returns!
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The spray painted body returns!
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The petrol tank wiring
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The tail light wiring
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The body above the chassis
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The front brake lines
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The chassis from another perspective
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You can see the teflon spacers I used to give the central spring more stiffness
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The brake lines and the gas line
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The rack-and-pinion steering is in place
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The front suspension will also be revised
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The front suspension will also be revised
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The front suspension will also be revised
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The engine is back in place
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The engine is back in place
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The revised gearbox
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The wheels
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The springs (cleaned and repainted), the shock absorbers were only 1 year old, so I didn't change them
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What will it be?
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An attached body!
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The body and chassis attached
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The body and chassis attached
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The body and chassis attached
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The body and chassis attached
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The underbody coating
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The underbody coating
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The doors are removed, to easily access the dashboard and the interior
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The car without doors
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The first replaced part!
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A photo of the new / revised parts that will be fitted to the car
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A photo of the new / revised parts that will be fitted to the car
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The dashboard cleaned
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The revised front suspension. The most parts are powder coated.
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The revised front suspension. The most parts are powder coated.
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The boot with carpeting
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Tail lights
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The fuel tank panel
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The fuel tank installed
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Builing the car!
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Builing the car!
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The rear panel with chrome speaker grill
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Builing the car!
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Builing the car!
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The master brake cylinder in place
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The internal wiring (and brake pedal)
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The new stainless steel exhaust system is in place
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The new stainless steel exhaust system is in place
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The new stainless steel exhaust system is in place
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Builing the car!
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Builing the car!
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The window frame is in place
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The DR-11-96 from behind
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Builing the car!
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The DR-11-96 from behind
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The cooling fan in place
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The master clutch cylinder in place
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You can see the revised carburetors
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The revised carburetors
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The DR-11-96 from behind
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The DR-11-96 from the front
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The engine bay
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The engine bay
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The boot lid
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The DR-11-96 from the front
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The engine bay
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The DR-11-96 from the front
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The engine bay
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The engine bay
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The steering column
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The grill
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The cleaned and spray painted radiator
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Building the car!
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The DR-11-96 from behind
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The inside
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The radiator installed
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The engine bay
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Overview
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The new carpeting
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The new carpeting
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The dash
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The engine
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The interior
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The dashboard
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The dashboard
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The interior
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The bucket seats
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The bucket seats
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The glove compartments
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The interior complete! (only the seats are missing)
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Spray painting the bonnet
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Spray painting the bonnet
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Spray painting the bonnet
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The seat frames and the soft top frame in place
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The doors (with the locks and windshields) in place
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The doors (with the locks and windshields) in place
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The soft top
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The soft top
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Almost done!
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The bonnet in place with head lamps, grills and the TRIUMPH badge
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All we need are the bumpers!
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As good as new!
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As good as new!
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As good as new!
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As good as new!
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As good as new!
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As good as new!
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As good as new!
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As good as new!
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As good as new!
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As good as new!
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As good as new!
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As good as new!
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As good as new!
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As good as new!
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As good as new!
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As good as new!
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As good as new!
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