Category Archives: Rust

Restoring the Firewall – Pictures of All Connections, Hardnose Paint

Posted on December 26, 2011 by brucejon2

So I am trying to get the interior done.  I have had the carpet for almost 2 years now, and keep finding other things to do first.  I was going to install it, but then thought to my self that … Continue reading →

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Replacing the Driver’s Side Door

Posted on May 15, 2011 by brucejon2

As you can see in the picture at the banner, the driver’s side door is a mess.  While parked in the garage, the previous owner’s grandma had entered the garage at a bit too wide a turn, and dented in … Continue reading →

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Stopping a Spitfire after 21 years in a garage – redoing the brakes

Posted on July 26, 2010 by brucejon2

Ok, we are back in Santa Cruz after a couple weeks in North Carolina.  I have been looking forward to working on the Spitfire… If you read the “about” page you know the whole funny story about the rear brakes being … Continue reading →

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Starting a Spitfire after 21 years in a garage – dealing with the old gas in tank/line

Posted on July 1, 2010 by brucejon2

Opened the gas cap, and whew it stank.  No idea how much gas in the tank, as the sender/gauge was not working, but less than 1/3rd of a tank. I imagined and feared that the whole fuel system was gummed up.  Here … Continue reading →

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With only a few days, where do you start??? A bath and DMV.

Posted on March 18, 2010 by brucejon2

OK…   I just bought this Spitfire on an impulse. I only have a few days until I fly back to North Carolina where I live most of the year.  I won’t be back until the week of July 4th.  What do … Continue reading →

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