Ali,
Welcome aboard.
I also have a spitfire that is titled as a 79, but the door jam plate
says it was made in March 78, and it has the chrome bumbers. I thought
I was the only one. My guess has always been that Triumph shipped it to
the US very late in the year, and it was licenses as a 79.
Perhaps someone else knows if this guess is true or not.
Brad Richardson
Portland, OR
2 79 spitfires, one as above, and one a true 79.
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Ali Mohempour wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
> I'm new to the list...in fact I'm a proud new owner of a '79 Spitfire 1500
> (first non-japanese car I owned ever!)
> The door jam says '78 but the title and paper work says '79. It does come
> with those nice chrome bumpers though, which I've been told were replaced by
> rubber ones in '79. So could this be an early '79? It has 50K on it, and
> has been sitting in a garage for couple of years. Starts, but rough idle.
>
> Anyways, here are my real concerns:
>
> 1. The radiator is dead! what should I do replace it with a new one or
> recore it? There seems to be some clear jelly like stuff stuck to the lower
> part of it, kinda like a temporary seal.
>
> 2. There is gas in the tank, but after 2 years of sitting what should I do,
> take the tank out, and clean it?
>
> 3. The battery box (need I say more!) what should I do? where do I get
> replacement?
>
> 4. The body and frame are rust free but there is some in the front where
> the washer bottle and stuff sits (I call it the ledge). Also some surface
> rust in the driver side food area. Whats the cheapest way to fix it up?
>
> I'll have many more questions later. The main thing is that I'm on a
> student budget and I really want to drive the car, and don't care if my
> chassis is power coated or my exhause system is fully chromed (who can see
> that anyways). Please help me since I know nothing about these cars. It's
> kinda sad that I know how to modify the ECU in hondas and mess around with
> the ignition system, but look like an idiot in fron of a carbeurator
> (spell?).
>
> Thank you all.
>
> Ali
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