Triumph Spitfire competition car - latest

The spitfires chassis is now painted and all the suspension has been rebuilt and fitted. New polybushes have been used throughout, New bearings, new drive shaft joints and everything has been painted. A lowered rear swing spring is fitted along with uprated front springs. Adjustable AVO dampers have been used - the fronts being adjustable for height as well as damping.
Rebuilt GT6 uprights have been used on the front, as they are stronger and provide bigger brakes - with new discs and refurbished callipers being used.

1965 MGB roadster - Finished

Its been a long while since I last posted anything, so first of all ill give a quick catch up on the '65 MGB roadster. The rebuilt engine and gearbox were fitted with new mountings, all ancillaries were either new or rebuilt components. All brake, clutch and fuel lines were made up new and the brakes and clutch bled and tested. All clips, nuts and bolts were of course, new.
A few modifications were added, in the form of a thermostatically controlled electric fan, electronic ignition, and a facet fuel pump and pressure regulator.

Under the car, as well as the rebuilt suspension, a rebuilt propshaft was fitted, a new stainless exhaust system, stainless fuel tank and all the pipes and wires routed as original.
The wiring loom is a new item with the correct braided covering, supplied by Autosparks.
A new dash top covering was fitted, and a refurbished windscreen bolted in place.
The car was then delivered back to its owner, who is going to fit the interior, bumpers and lights himself, and hopefully the car will be back on the road and being enjoyed before the summer is over.

MG Midget competition car - For Sale

Yes, my own Mg Midget sprint/hillclimb car is up for sale. Anyone seriously interested please contact me - find my contact details on my main website (there's a link above).

1966 MG Midget, the car is road legal, and has just been MOTed and is of course tax exempt.

I built the car 4 years ago on a brand new shell. Every part on the car is either new or rebuilt. Over 10k spent on parts alone. Those aren't ripples on the bonnet, they're the reflection of the clouds in the sky...This in one very presentable and well looked after competition car.
Finished in Tartan red and Old English white - works colours.

Built to comply to MSA rules for the 'road going' class for sprinting and hillclimbing in the up to 1400cc class. The car is competitive, and has the potential to do well. It could be used for many things, including the MGCC sprint championship, and various historic events, subject to rules.

1380cc engine built to a very high standard, superb power curve and dynoed at 107BHP and 95 lbs/ft of torque and has only covered 1000 miles. Straight cut close ratio gearbox, built on a new JK gear set, again, has only covered 1000 miles. Suspension is fully rebuilt and modified, 370lb springs, 3/4 anti roll bar, one off adjustable camber top link conversion (replaces lever arm shock) and AVO adjustable shocks back and front. Also comes with rebuilt lever arm shocks for the front, should you wish to use it for historic events. There are too many small tweaks to list (or that I don't wish to disclose!) but the car is well set up and handles really well - capable of running in the top of its class.
Brand new 4 pot front calipers and discs - only used for one event, again comes with rebuilt original calipers and fittings for historic events.
Comes with various spares, hard top and soft top, 2 sets of wheels and tyres (road tyres and soft compound Yokohama track tyres)

I could literally write pages on the car, but the easiest thing is if any potential buyers give me a call.

Looking for offers in the region of £7000

1965 MGB roadster - rolling again

Another project Ive not mentioned since last year, is the 1965 MGB roadster. After the body was painted, the underside was given several coats of a high quality stone guard, and the sills, doors and all the box sections were injected with copious amounts of cavity wax. It was then time to start rebuilding some mechanical parts to get the car back on its wheels. The rear axle and differential were fully rebuilt with all new bearings and seals, and refitted to the car with all new bushes and bolts. The front subframe was fully rebuilt in a similar manner, replacing any parts that were past there best, and anything good enough to re-use was thoroughly cleaned and painted.
With the car now rolling on a set of 'slave' wheels, the slightly nerve wracking job of fitting new stainless body trims was undertaken. The results are pleasing, and its certainly nice to see the 'B' looking more like a car again.
The most recent task has been the rebuilding of the engine. The engine being used is a later 5 bearing B series, with a few minor tweaks. As usual, everything was checked, and anything that needed to be replaced or machined was. The engine is bored +30 with new pistons, the crank was polished, all new bearings were fitted and the flywheel had a new ring gear fitted. The cylinder head has been mildly re-worked to improve breathing, and a fast road camshaft has been fitted along with new timing and rocker gear.

The next job is to rebuild the gearbox, and then both engine and gearbox can be fitted back into the car.

Triumph Spitfire competition car - latest news

Its about time I wrote whats been happening with this project, since I introduced it last year.
Once stripped, the body was fully sand blasted, as was the chassis, and then given a coat of primer to stop surface rust forming. The body was then bolted back onto the chassis to keep everything in alignment.
I wont bore you with all the details, but quite alot of the shell was replaced, both floor pans, the inner A panels, inner and outer sills, rear valance, o/s rear wing not to mention numerous repairs to various other small areas. The inner sills which are just a flat sheet of steel, were cut from much thicker material than standard, to hopefully add a little rigidity to the bodyshell for its competition future.
Once all the welding was done to the body, it was time to weld in strengthening plates to take a bolt in FIA legal roll cage. As well as making the car legal for whatever form of motor sport the owner chooses to take part in, it also adds some much needed stiffness to the whole structure.
The body is now removed from the chassis, and the next stage will be to paint and build up a rolling chassis, with new parts where needed, and various modifications to tame the handling.

1972 Audi 100s Coupe

Plenty of work has been happening on the Audi 100s coupe in the last few months, and here's some of what's been happening.
The first thing to receive attention was the rear arches, although they looked reasonable, they were infact mostly made of solid body filler that even sand blasting didn't remove!
The main problem with the 100s is availability of parts, and body and repair panels just don't exist, even second hand. However, a pair of Audi 100 saloon rear arches were the correct profile for the job, but were a bit short on either end.
The first job was to cut away the old wheel arch, and also large sections of the corroded inner chassis leg.
The 100 saloon rear arches proved a good substitute for the originals. Repairs to the inner chassis leg and the front of the arch are also visible, along with the bottom of the rear 1/4, which had previously been 'repaired' with a piece of tin tacked in place, and lots of filler.
Also, a repair section had to be made to join the inner arch to outer, as there was virtually nothing left of the original edge.
And once one side is done, it's time to repeat the work on the other side. Again, repairs were also needed to the inner chassis legs and inner arch. The rear quater in front of the wheel arch was also severely dented, with about half an inch of filler hiding it!
A lot more repairs have already been made to the shell, hopefully some more pictures to follow - if you happen to have any Audi 100s coupe panels or parts stashed in your garden shed, please contact me!