Happy New Year! 2022!!

Happy new year!

Firework @ new years eve!

 

So your door does not stay in the lock. Lock Mechanism 914695

 So after fixing the door handle some time ago:
http://triumphspitfireiv.blogspot.com/2021/01/520260-520261-triumph-spitfire-control.html
http://triumphspitfireiv.blogspot.com/2021/01/door-lock.html
http://triumphspitfireiv.blogspot.com/2020/12/door-lock-mechanism-cleanup.html

I wanted to mount the door latch (lock mechanism 914695)
But the door would not stay in it's lock...

On the passenger side the lock mechanism was working just fine....

So after some work on the Lock itself i found that the Spring was broken:

Grind the little pin on the back of the lock

And on the front of the lock

Then you can open it and see how the lock works.

Testing with the new spring:

Without the outer plate:

Now the door has a good lock! 

Passenger door. Paintwork DONE

 

So i guess the paintwork is done for the Spitfire. After 10 Year struggle and learning curve.
It's far from perfect but maybe one day when i win the lottery i will give it to a proffesional painter...

Drivers door and inner headlight bowl

The drivers side door is finished

Working on the headlight parts. Some are crusty some are 'ok'

 

getting somewhere

The bonnet paintjob

 

A warm december day (12°) was all it took to paint the bonnet

So far i'm happy with the results.

Now the left and right doors and i'm done painting! (i think)

Fuel tank in the spitfire

 

Fuel tank from the driver side

Fuel tank from the boot

Mounted the rear axle plate

Added the return fitting and a proper seal

Fuel Gauge test

 

Working fuel gauge!

made in Seneffe (Belgium)

Very sporty looking race spitfire

Assembled by British Leyland industries, Seneffe, belgium

Rear lights

new RVS screws, gaskets, polished ready to service

added primer

 

Triumph spitfire IV rear lamp to lens gasket 520091

 3D & 2D File: GRABCAD

BRSCC A Hard Days Fright 1964

Small update

rear leaf spring cover in primer

another primer layer on the bonnet. 

 

rear lights

Rear lights gaskets 1-1 scan

 

rear lights

Too cold to Paint so back to cleaning up parts... 

Rear radius arm bracket

The old brackets are more than worn out

So after some sheet metal bending and welding

We got a test fit on the car.

Welded the extra top plate and added some primer

My dad is finishing the bonnet