Right on target Bill. I forgot about the hinge points in my post. Those are the most obvious differences in Spitfire frames and very likely are different on the one he is planning to use. But if that part is ok from the frame he is replacing, he can certainly cut that off and weld onto the donor frame.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Davies Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 3:59 PM To: 'Robert Rutherford'; 'Digest Spitfire'; 'Digest Triumphs' Subject: Re: [Spits] Frame swap on Spitfire > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Robert Rutherford > > Hi all, I have perforation rust in the rear frame rails of my 78 > Spitfire. Am stripping an older frame (unknown year but has 6 leaf > rear spring) for bead blasting and POR-15 painting. > Can anyone confirm my belief that all Spitfire frames are > interchangeable? Not strictly true. While the basic frame is the same, the front bar and bonnet pivot points were substantially different on the roundtail cars, ie all those cars with the fixed rear spring. The frames can be converted, but why bother when later frames are readily available? There were also detail changes to the frame where the wider exhaust twin downpipe of the 1500 passes. Additionally, late US cars had frame extensions for additional crash protection under the boot (trunk) floor. These were never fitted to home market cars, they are not a structural necessity - it's your call whether their absence bothers you, Cheers, Bill. [email protected] http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires http://www.team.net/archive _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html [email protected] http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires http://www.team.net/archive
