[Spits] General questions/comparisons: 1962 Mk 1 - 1975 1500

[Spitfire4]

You will prob find lots of small detailed parts with the body and engine that
will be completely different to the later spit you worked with before.  and if
you find that youre missing some parts then you might have trouble locating
new or replacement parts. 
I know Ive always had trouble with the early door
latch parts; either they're missing or just broken.  and my header tanks
always leaked.
If you ever have any trouble with the early stuff let me know
if I can help... as Im truly addicted to the early spits.
I would highly
suggest you get yourself a copy of the Spitfire and GT6- A guide to
originality.  its my bible when it comes to small changes thru its production.
 
Douglas A. Hansen
www.1147cc.com
 
 


----- Original Message ----
From:
Mike Vasquez <mike.vasquez at gmail.com>
To: spitfires at autox.team.net
Sent:
Friday, July 25, 2008 12:09:48 AM
Subject: [Spits] General
questions/comparisons: 1962 Mk 1 - 1975 1500

I've done a lot of work in the
past (1990/91) on a 1975 1500, that I
took apart and put back together as my
first "learn about cars"
experiment.  (Sadly, it's now sitting unloved in
Prattsville,
Arkansas....)

Now that I'm older (but not wiser) -- I'm looking
at a 1962 Mk1 as a
project with my 11 year old son.  We've got 5 years to make
it his
car!

So, back then: I ordered everything from either Victoria British
or
McLeod's British Cars in Arkansas (plug for Ron McLeod -- great guy).
I'm
mainly wondering/requesting...

Tips: Great resources? Where you've found it
best to order parts from?
Good resources?  I'm not sure what's changed in last
18 years since I
had my first Spit.  Except the Internet.  Any good sites? 
This list
seems to be the best thing I've found, btw.  Just want to know if
I'm
missing anything.

And between the 2 models: what am I in for?  I'm no car
expert.  I
learned a lot by doing, all self taught, made mistakes along the
way.
I got frustrated with the electrical issues at one point on the '75,
and
ended up venting by taking it all apart, body off chassis, so on,
etc.  Then,
i cleaned it up and put it back together.  Ron  guided me
by allowing me to
bring a part in and giving it a once over, advising
me how the engine looked,
what needed rebuilding (lower engine), what
was ok (trans/diff), etc, and I
took it from there.  I put it back
together, did some bodywork painted it, and
it even ran!

So, I'm not afraid, but for instance, terminology isn't my
strong point.

So: between the 2, are there any gotchas, words of wisdom,
pitfalls,
big mechanical differences (beyond engine size), etc, that I should
know about?

Haven't gotten it yet, but expect to go pick it up in a week if
all
the details get worked.  Getting excited!
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