Hi,

My 1979 Spitfire recently died a death on the A322 - either the clutch or
the gearbox has gone to the great scrapyard in the sky (sob). Seeing as
it's got to go into the garage, I thought I might as well spend a bit of
money (ok, a bit more money) on it and make some improvements. Other than
general repairs and tuning, is there anything else that anyone can recommend
that is worth adding/replacing ont he car? I'm looking for best
value-for-money upgrades that make a noticable difference to the
handling/performance/ride quality. As far as I know, the mechanicals of the
car are mostly original. Oh, and it's had an unleaded coversion.

Cheers,

Pete Frederick

"Fredster" <peterf (AT) bmtech (DOT) nospam.co.uk> wrote

I don't think anything will improve the ride quality - it was never good on
any Spitfire but any there was was traded for better handling when the rear
was decambered. If you don't have an overdrive fit one it makes the car
quieter and also gives you overdrive in 3rd which is a very handy ratio
when waiting to overtake on a B road.
One worthwhile mod is greenstuff brake pads -- never tried it on a Spit but
works wonders on other cars.

"Fredster" <peterf (AT) bmtech (DOT) nospam.co.uk> wrote

some of the bits.
I'm just up the M3 from you in hampton
If you already have one I'll fix it anyway.
Jonners

Change the shit in the drivers seat

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"Phil Matthews" <philmatthews (AT) blueyonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote



LOL - I think you'll find that the best upgrade for a Midget is a Triumph
1500 engine - oh, yes the factory did that didn't they ;-)

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J <Iam (AT) it (DOT) again> wrote

Not a good negotiation point Jason - the 1500 engine was very unreliable in
the Midget application due to the different airflow characteristics of the
engine bay. In the Midget the 1500 has a nasty tendency to throw rods out
the side of the block. I've seen dozens of Midgets failed in this way, but
only one Spitfire 1500. I'm not a big fan of the 1500 engine full stop -
give me a small crank 1300 or 1147 for longevity and revability (is that a
real word?) any day.
In my opinion (having owned and worked extensively on both cars), the Midget
is more cramped than the Spitfire and horribly noisy at any kind of touring
speed due to the absence of overdrive. Fine if all you want is a country
lane thrashing machine, but not so much fun on a long run. From an
engineering viewpoint, I was always struck by the crudity of the Midget's
construction.
Cheers,
Bill.

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