Spitfire4 - Branch Manifold

These pictures are quite old (they date from around August 2002) but I've just found them on an old PC. They document my attempt (and subsequent failure) to fit a 4 branch manifold to a Spitfire4. There were issues with clearing the breather pipe, and the rod style throttle linkage. Not to mention the fact the flange face was thicker then the inlet manifold flange (making it impossible to clamp to the cylinder head), the inlets themselves were seriously cracked underneath (resulting in air leaks) and the Y piece on the manifold exited skew-wiff on the chassis...

Disappointingly, I gave up on the project, nearly loosing the car during at attempted respray and sold it on in 2008. The manifold resurfaced on my Herald Coupe restoration following major surgery to make in clear the Shorrock Supercharger installation.

Spitfire Sold

I should have posted this one last month - after a lot of thought I decided to sell my Spitfire 4. It's a great car with lots of potential - it just needed some TLC to bring it back to its former glory. Rob Sparrow is the new owner - he came down with his Dad to pick up the various spares - fortunately they realise the rarity of an early Spitfire in original condition, so I look forward to seeing it back on the road soon.

Here's a picture Rob took collecting the car outside Karl Dandridge's workshop.

Spitfire 4 sees daylight again

After a stalled restoration (to be honest they never even started it), I managed to get my Spitfire 4 back after 4 years of "storage". Here it is on the back of a trailer ready for Karl Dandridge at KDTriumph to sort the floors and wings...