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