1964 Triumph Spitfire

After going to the track I had a better idea of what was to be expected with the car for the suspension, I made a bar angle change to reduce the anti squat.I proceeded to tidy up a few more details, and get the car ready for a dyno session at Millcre...
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At this point I had the car mostly ready to go, aside from some details associated with the street driving portion of the car. I had set up the suspension as a 4-link equal length bar, the bar length was very short so it was a good thing to test the...
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After changing just about everything, there were a few parts that stayed the same, the 4l80e and the budget converter. Again I thought it best to refresh the trans and get everything right, turns out there was an underlying issue with the case of the...
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It was time to start thinking about Sick Week 2023, the goal for me was to finish with an 8 second average time. I could do it as I had already ran 8.8's with the current setup, but it was not the safest configuration chassis wise. My wife and I spok...
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The good thing about finding the weak link is that you now know what needs to be beefed up, in my case it was the stock axles out of the 8.625 rearend from a 90's Bazer.Ordered up some Chromoly axles and we were ready to try again! Finally we had a r...
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Going to the track after making a lot of upgrades is always an exciting time, but it doesn't always turn out the way you had planned. One way or another you will find the weakest link in the system.
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The converter is a huge part in making the engine perform the way you want it to, selecting the right stall to keep the engine at optimal rpm.
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I try to make the best of a crappy situation, while we had some issues with the plumbing at the house I felt it was necessary to give the plumber a ride in the Triumph.
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With great power come great instability, so it is important to control what the chassis is doing. Installing an antiroll bar was a huge help in keeping the car straight down the track.
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I like to think I am fairly in tuned engines, I notice if there is a noise that shouldn't be there. I often go to great lengths to fix these issues but sometimes it's not so easy to pinpoint.
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A lot of the time I want to go Stright to the track after making changes to the car, expectably if it is to increase the HP of the engine. However it is best to figure everything out before hand, fixing the small details ahead of time will save a lot...
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Sometimes the simplest things can cause the biggest problems, catching them in time is the difference between breaking something or succeeding. In this case it was as simple as an o-ring, but that little part means life or death to your engine if not...
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I didn't know a lot about the LS platform but what I did know is that the internet is full of free education, I tuned into a few videos from Sloppy Mechanics and decided on a few engine upgrades.
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It's not always looking good that gets you places in life, you don't have to have the best looking ride to win.
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Not five minutes had passed sense we made it home from our first event and I was already looking up parts to make the car faster, I had two turbos laying around and I knew just what to do with them!
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We had a blast out at the first event with the little Spitfire, going in unprepared and complete noobs to the whole drag and drive sense, we finished and the car never skipped a beat. Call it luck or happenstance, we made it either way.
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It was time to leave! Had I finished everything I needed to? Was I forgetting anything?
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Through the entire build I made sure I was taking care of the essential first, get everything operational and worry about the creature comforts later. It was nearing time to wrap up the build when I was reminded by my lovely wife that it would be a s...
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I have created a monster, this first road test was a blast. I found that this car was going to be a little bit of a handful with small drive tires and a hard shifting transmission.
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Sometimes it's best to do the things you don't want to do, in my case I knew there was something going on with the transmission, best be safe than sorry.
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I had everything more or less ready for the first test drive, the Terminator x made the wiring and first start up and drive really easy. With the first drive came a few problems, but still plenty of time to get things sorted out before the trip.
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I wasn't going for any awards for best looking or cleanest ride, I just needed everything to fit and work. Time was running out and there were so many things left to do.
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Watching Tom Baileys YouTube channel announce the introduction to a new Drag and Drive style event, I decided to submit and expression of interest form. A few weeks went by and I received an email stating that I had made it in! Now the pressure and m...
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As with most projects, one thing or another happens and you find that it has been a while sense you last worked on the project car. Rust as crept up in new places and spider webs begin to collect in the corners.
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Now that I had some the frame, suspension and a fair grasp on the build it was time to see if I could get a v8 and a huge 4l80e transmission to fit in a very small British sports car.
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After purchasing the Spitfire I had to make a few decisions, the easiest was deciding to rebuild the rusted chassis. I wanted something I could put some decent power through and drive on weekend adventures. First step was to cut out the floors and an...
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I purchased the Spitfire in the Fall of 2019 for $500 from an old friend who has your typical 'mechanic's lot' filled with all of those rusting cars that could have had so much potential if they hadn't been left to rot for one reason or another. Orig...
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