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James, I'm James. Hello. I am so glad I found this video. My '74 Spitfire had a button under the column. The horn brush was in pieces but it looks like someone used the horn relay for an electric fuel pump. Your excellent video gives me a bit of direction I was lacking. I live in rural Arizona and there are no real Triumph aficionados here. So thank you. I have hope again.

thank you for the video. This is the first I've seen some one use a bearing separator to remove the trunnion. Do you think using a press with the bearing spitor holder would have worked on the other axle that you had a problem with?

Hi James hope you are keeping ok and well, Kev UK🇬🇧👍1969 MK3 Spitfire owned 26 years this year take care.

I bought a bottle from a different supplier - but same problems :-( In the end I used a quality AM one-way valve inline.

Hey James, great videos, helped me a lot with my ´82 1500 Spitfire. Thank you.

I second the recommendation for Rimmers. James Paddock can be cheaper, but seriously unhelpful when things go wrong.

Hi James, I just found your videos. I'm recommissioning a GT6 in Christchurch and looking forward to seeing what you've done :-) Great to see this sort of thing being done in New Zealand; sometimes the tips & tricks from overseas aren't so easy to carry out here (!)

As a fellow Spitfire owner and condo dweller, I'm so envious of your tool shop/garage space! Nice job sorting out your '66.

hows the spitfire james? haven't seen any vids in a year.

Greetings James! Do i have to drain the water/fluids if just want to swap out the Heater Valve? (the one that connects to the dash knob)

I bet John Kipping in Christchurch pulled out large quantities of his hair watching this UJ vid ;-)

This is one job where the proper Churchill tool or a made up copy is really a MUST. If you don't you are unlikely to succeed in getting the hub off without distorting the hub flange and ending up with a wobbly wheel. When the new hub is assembled it will fully set how far it seats down the axel shaft. The same applies to the shield if you have removed it. I would not put the trunnion bush kit in until everything else is assembled and the vertical link goes on. Once you grease something it becomes a magnet for dirt and grit. The assembled bush kit on the hub should be VERY close to 2" wide. Many aftermarket kits are the wrong specification and the vertical link would be forced apart getting it on. So when the spring is bolted to the vertical link it pinches the trunnion bushbinding it up, which will possibly cause inappropriate pressure on your new inner roller bearing and will bend the vertical link.

Did you have to spread the vertical link uprights apart to get it over the new trunnion bush kit ? It looks very wide at the spring attatchment end. Many trunnion kits are wrong, they are too wide when assembled and will bind on the hub

James, this is great! I just got a 65 spitfire and it's missing the entire wiper and washer assemblies. I bought a kit like you did. Did the washer knob just secure in the dash or was there some kind of back plate behind the dash that it also secures into?

Thank you so much for this video!

Not metric ? Is it a Wentworth or British Standard ??

two years abo already. time flys. love the jack stand.

Thanks for the videos. Just took ownership of a neglected 65 Spit and starting the process... I'm sure I will learn much from your videos. Signed, Shane from Jackson

nice job on the wiring. Just found your channel today. Subscribed I just got a 66 MK2 myself. it has been parked since 1989.

Thank you. This saves me the time to go and look at a base model - looks terrible.

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Hi James, Thanks for posting the video... very interesting as I'm planning to do the same on my spitfire. Just out of curiosity, what size wire did you use for the earth strap. Cheers John

Yes I must admit my first drive was nerve racking and exciting at he same time with fingers crossed that all the work we put into these cars is going to hold up. Only time I broke down was my condenser wire had come loose from the points. Working my way through your videos Kev👍👍🇬🇧

Hi James I just gone back to your introduction video. You are a braver person than me driving back all that way, I can see that your spitfire needs some love and attention and your just the person to rescue your 1960,s time capsule beauty. Mine is a mk 3 jasmine paint code 34 and registered Nov 1969 now owned by me 25years this year.. Keep up the great work I still love my car and every journey is an adventure with a connection you cannot get from a modern vehicle take care Kev in Devon UK 👍👍🇬🇧

Wel done James job well done Kev UK Devonshire 🇬🇧👍👍

Awesome!

Had you considered converting to the latter Swing Spring ?

Surely there should be two horse shoe clips that lock into each other ?

I need to fix a new fuse box on my 76. The 3 fuses I have are in inline fuse holders just laying in the glove tray. A pain to check.

Simple things like hinges...never know how much trouble they might be

80 ????? Did you say 80 ???? Here its half of that!

Nice video! The Hyundai Ioniq 5 looks absolutely amazing! It is spacious, flexible and has a sustainable interior made from sugar cane components and crushed PET bottles.

EV conversion.... on the spitfire?

james if the new freeze plugs aren't leaking then job accomplished.... but i wanted to mention that up here in canada where it gets very very very cold..... freeze plugs are installed cup side down. in other words the hollow side of the freeze plug is on the outside. if they don't leak don;t bother. but if they do.... you might want to try this way. cheers,

Why have you covered the dip stick with a plastic bag?

Morning James! Couple of questions from this vid as I do battle with my own '64 gearbox. The seven bolts for the rear extension, did you use thread sealant for the top4? When you removed the top of the gearbox, it looks like you didn't do any messing around with the gears or rails (nor will I) but did you do any sort of cleaning/spraying/flushing of the interior of the gearbox? I'm thinking about how to clean it to get all the (in my case VERY dirty) old gear oil out as well as any metal shavings that might be lingering about?

Thanks for reviewing the base model.

Hi James. Thanks for the videos, I’m about to start a body off restoration on my 69 Herald your videos will definitely come in handy. Keep up the great work and I’ll be looking forward to seeing your progress! I’m in Auckland btw

The base model is harder to find than a sanctioned Oligarch!

Terrible review

excellent work

Awesome job, James! She sounds great. Always something to do so I look forward to more videos!

Thank you for a strong critique on this car. I've been looking at many reviews and many of them only say good things and it feels like hyundai paid for their review.

if for any reason you need to remove the spring again.... remove mineral oil and the product to use on leaf springs is two or three coatings of graphite. not worth doing unless you need to, but the graphite does not attract dust or dirt and performs very well in this application.

enjoying the vids. noticed the alfins a few vids back. let us know what you think of them in usage. cheers.

For anyone else doing this work, I found out later the spring needs to be attached before the shock is bolted to the upright

Keep these coming man, I'm getting ready to work on a '64 Spitty and your videos are pure gold for a medium savvy guy like myself. First battle is a new clutch, I've got your video bookmarked!

This car interior has more cheap plastic parts than my 1995 Renault Clio! 😲🤔 They've also roll the car out of the factory prematurely and forgot to put the logo emblem on the steering wheel; instead opting for horizontal holes! 🙄🤔 I'd probably skip this base model... But alternatively I will look at the *BMW i3, or better yet, the BMW i4!*

Is there enough space under the cargo floor to fit an aftermarket compact spare tire?