You will prob find lots of small detailed parts with the body and engine that will be completely different to the later spit you worked with before. and if you find that youre missing some parts then you might have trouble locating new or replacement parts. I know Ive always had trouble with the early door latch parts; either they're missing or just broken. and my header tanks always leaked. If you ever have any trouble with the early stuff let me know if I can help... as Im truly addicted to the early spits. I would highly suggest you get yourself a copy of the Spitfire and GT6- A guide to originality. its my bible when it comes to small changes thru its production. Douglas A. Hansen www.1147cc.com
----- Original Message ---- From: Mike Vasquez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 12:09:48 AM Subject: [Spits] General questions/comparisons: 1962 Mk 1 - 1975 1500 I've done a lot of work in the past (1990/91) on a 1975 1500, that I took apart and put back together as my first "learn about cars" experiment. (Sadly, it's now sitting unloved in Prattsville, Arkansas....) Now that I'm older (but not wiser) -- I'm looking at a 1962 Mk1 as a project with my 11 year old son. We've got 5 years to make it his car! So, back then: I ordered everything from either Victoria British or McLeod's British Cars in Arkansas (plug for Ron McLeod -- great guy). I'm mainly wondering/requesting... Tips: Great resources? Where you've found it best to order parts from? Good resources? I'm not sure what's changed in last 18 years since I had my first Spit. Except the Internet. Any good sites? This list seems to be the best thing I've found, btw. Just want to know if I'm missing anything. And between the 2 models: what am I in for? I'm no car expert. I learned a lot by doing, all self taught, made mistakes along the way. I got frustrated with the electrical issues at one point on the '75, and ended up venting by taking it all apart, body off chassis, so on, etc. Then, i cleaned it up and put it back together. Ron guided me by allowing me to bring a part in and giving it a once over, advising me how the engine looked, what needed rebuilding (lower engine), what was ok (trans/diff), etc, and I took it from there. I put it back together, did some bodywork painted it, and it even ran! So, I'm not afraid, but for instance, terminology isn't my strong point. So: between the 2, are there any gotchas, words of wisdom, pitfalls, big mechanical differences (beyond engine size), etc, that I should know about? Haven't gotten it yet, but expect to go pick it up in a week if all the details get worked. Getting excited! _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html [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
