Week 7: November 18th 2000


Body Work:

It’s going very slowly and here is the body work done so far:

Here is the battery tray & windscreen wiper motor assembly being built on the left side:

Old cylinder holes filled:

Luggage rack holes filled:

Second power antenna hole filled:

Interior shot of the left hand bulkhead:

Week 4: October 21st 2000

Strip down completed:


The strip down process has been completed, the master cylinders, pedals, brake and fuel lines have been removed.  The engine and fuel injection setup has been paid for and should be shipped next week.  I should be able to get the car to the body shop next weekend.

Week 3: October 14th 2000

Finishing the strip down:


Continuing with the process of stripping the car, I have finished taking the door locks out & the quarter windows have been removed.

Interior door panels etc removed:

Another shot of the stripped car:

Radiator removed in preparation for taking out the engine:

Engine and Transmission assembly being removed:

Empty engine compartment!

Week 2: October 7th 2000

Moving the car into the garage:


The car was taken out of storage today and put into the garage.  Here are a couple of shots of the car before I started anything:

Hood, bumper, and front trim removed:

Rear bumper, lights, and trunk stripped:

Top removed:

Photo of engine compartment:

Just a reference shot of the lower dash:

Reference shot of e-brake – little piece of the original green carpet peeking out there

More 70’s green 🙂

Carpet Stripped:

Instrument pod being removed:

Dashboard removed:

Heater hoses & Vents removed as well as steering column & supports taken out

Rear parcel shelf stripped:

Week 1: September 28th 2000

Wheel Refurbishment:


Here are two photos, before and after of some original TR8 alloy wheels that I picked up out of somebody’s front yard.  I think they turned out rather nice!  The wheels were sandblasted, powder coated and then covered with clear coat.

Week 42: (July 18th 1999)

Finished

Well, It’s been a long process and I hope you enjoyed looking at the web site as much as I enjoyed working on the car and keeping this site up to date for you.  This page has a lot of pictures of the finished car for you to take a look at and so depending on your internet connection, this could take quite a while to load.  Please wait and enjoy the photos, I know they are worth it.

If you have any questions regarding the spitfire, how I approached a particular problem, comments, or for any other reason, please drop me a line at hupshall@triumphcars.com.

Photos:

Week 41: (July 11th 1999)

I did not get the gas tank back in time for this weekend so the leaky tank is still installed.  This will have to be done during the week.   I do have new tires installed as well as the front end has been aligned.  I asked the shop to bleed the brakes and they have informed me that the master cylinder is defective.  I have ordered a new unit and will install it as soon as I get the car back!  Last Wednesday after I got the car from the tires place I took the car to the painter.  The car is having it’s paint re-done in a few places (where I chipped it) as well as being buffed and wet sanded down in a few places.  I will post some photos of this later on in the week.  All that is left to be done is install the door glass, door trim, soft top, misc capping chrome, and the speakers.