Jamie's Spitfire Resto Journal

Jamie Richardson

Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Total Posts: 44 – Latest Post: 2011-11-11 04:48:45
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Dash

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Jamie Richardson — Posted on The Triumph Experience
Friday November 11, 2011 4:48 AM

The dash is solid walnut and the door tops are walnut veneered. The shifter knob, window crank knobs, e-brake handle and door pulls are all walnut as well.

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Journal Entry: Dash rated 8 out of 10 based on 1 ratings and 2 user reviews.

Comment by James Lockett at 2011-11-13 13:24:53

Rated this: 8/10

How did you get out the instrument cluster above the steering wheel? Did you have to
disconnect the wiring blindly? Also, what kind of primer did you use?

Comment by Jamie Richardson at 2011-11-16 05:00:04

No I plotted out the wiring slowly and made a new diagram as it was disconnected. I also had both original wiring diagram and the suggested wiring that came with the kit. It was rewired so that all the instrument wiring is its own little harness. I can show it a little better in the future as it get hooked up.
The primer is a 2part urethane labelled DTM(direct to metal) made by Autoextreme, but available through other suppliers I am sure.

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Dash

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Jamie Richardson — Posted on The Triumph Experience
Friday November 11, 2011 4:43 AM

This is the solid dash and intrument panel that I am working on right now. I like being able to remove the wood panel while leaving the gauges/switches mounted to the dash.

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Stripping

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Jamie Richardson — Posted on The Triumph Experience
Friday November 11, 2011 4:38 AM

Was way too afraid to sandblast the body when the floor pan was done so asked them not to go near it. Body parts were all hand stripped with furniture stripper and was surprisingly easy and quick to do.

Bodywork got started at this time with a first cut of metal reinforced bondo.

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Details

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Jamie Richardson — Posted on The Triumph Experience
Friday November 11, 2011 4:26 AM

I really wanted a clean interior so the flange on the rear deck was eliminated and welded up.

The lip in the wheelwell was cut in half and a 3/16 rod was welded in. This gives me a clean strong edge and a more tire clearance.

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Frame Stiffener

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Jamie Richardson — Posted on The Triumph Experience
Friday November 11, 2011 4:12 AM

Wanted to improve overall rigidity of car and thought it would help to tie together the firewall, suspension tower, and the front of the frame. This is what I bent up to achieve this(hopefully).

By the time it was all together the doors still swung properly even when the car was held up by the bumper mounts. The rad cradle is eliminated now as the rad mounts to the struts.

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Rotated

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Jamie Richardson — Posted on The Triumph Experience
Friday November 11, 2011 4:04 AM

If you are redoing a car and are not using a rotating deck you should stop now and make one. Seriously. This is the first one I have had and it makes the job so much easier and comfortable.

Welding on the bottom to finish up rear pan. There is no lower flange left anywhere on the car.