"I hate buffing out wax, it's too much work". If you like a shiny car, and this is you, try this quick & easy approach. When my new old...

In the interest of not becoming a "recipe" site where you read through 10 pages to get to the ingredients, I'll condense my pages at the...

One of the weak spots on the Spitfire seems to be the head gasket. This is based on my own experiences (I am doing this job for the 4th time now) and online boards. All anecdotal in the scheme of things, but it happens enough that I thought perhaps having a basic style write up would help some newcomer have a smaller heart attack. Here we are at the end of basic disassembly Symptoms Your headgasket goes in between the cylinder head and the block. This means it is not only co

An old pic, the filters were all renewed long ago. The chassis is dated 4-14-70 for "Test" The front panel is metal (not perspex/plexi)...

“The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft a-gley.” - Robert Burns "Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth" -...

This Lisajous pattern means, "Your amp is angry!" In our little online world we run into folks who work with musical instrument amps in a...

Like any passenger car, there are a various compromises that were made as the Spitfire made it's way to various markets around the world, and based on market demands/expectations and regulatory requirements. For myself, I had a couple of issues I wanted to address: Brakes . Everything else on the road today has ABS. I need my brakes to be the best they can be. Engine . The EU cars had almost 2X the HP of the mid 70's US cars. I targeted 80-90 reliable HP so the car can get

The stock Delco in the '74 Spitfire was very handy with respect to finding parts - it used Chevy 6-cylinder points. I could find those practically anywhere. But the unit itself was not well supported or very serviceable. And it had the gear drive for the tachometer so it would be tricky to replace. What to do? Well, I talked to some buddies and found a TR6 distributor on eBay. I found a nice 1970-ish unit with a fine timing adjustment thumbwheel, and the mechanical tach drive

I had the stock Stromberg emissions carb when I got the car. It's hard to tune, has a terrible intake manifold and does not really work...

" In theory, theory and practice are the same in practice they're different ". - some smart quotey guy I know On paper it's a nut up top...

One of the first things I did after I bought the car was clean it and then buff out the paint. I also replaced broken or cloudy lenses on...

The principle "driver" behind the 1974 re-design were US bumper laws. The cars had to be able to take a 5mph hit with no damage. So we...

One thing that you get really hammered home with an older car is just how many different things there are there that can stop working. It...

As with any hobby, there are the parts you think you need to know, and then all the other stuff you learn along the way. The hard knocks,...

What do we do when our amp is "too loud"? TL;DR Your amp makes some power, that power may easily be too much to play at home - or even...

Hi, my name is Joe and I am addicted to Korean style wings. I first discovered them through friends that lived in Korea, and then later...

Not a hard job, but maybe a few helpful tips. In getting the car into shape I looked at typical safety stuff, brakes, tires, fuel lines,...

In which I have a serious jones for a Telecaster and my friends convince me that I can build one. The finished product, drilled and...

"In God we trust; all others bring data" - Mike Bloomberg I am speaking of course about tube guitar amps that hang their tubes upside...

Given how far ahead of the curve my colleagues at Ardsley Partners were, I have to give some kind of shout out here. The year was 1997,...