This list will be added to as I remember items that need to be added, or remember past travesties of the DPO.
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Based on Spitfire Mk3 (Commission Number 2FD 33683), the following modifications were made:
- Original dash is cut off, leaving a thin lip of metal. A new dash is fabricated to hold the GT6 instruments. In a new approach to weight reduction no metal is added behind the dash, the wood is screwed to the remaining metal lip left by the old dash;
- GT6 Mk 2 bonnet is fitted;
- Triumph 2000 engine mated to a GT6 box is slotted in to chassis, raised on custom mounts (technical term for great chunks of metal that barely serve purpose) to clear sump, as this has been fitted with home made baffle (one day I must remove the engine to see this marvel);
- GT6 like radiator fabricated and fitted;
- Later model Spitfire/GT6 seats with headrests are fitted;
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DPO
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Before my purchase
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Fabricated metal for new dash & secured steering column.
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My father & I
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Post purchase
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Sorted initial wiring problems (more to come - there are ongoing problems)
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My father & I
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Post purchase
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Sourced & installed centre console
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Me
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Post purchase
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Fitted GT6 front suspension and renew all bolts, bushes
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Me
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2000
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Fitted new steering column bushes, painted steering column and recharge battery (bloody thing was flat)
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Me
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May 2001
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Make up new brake pipes, fit new flex hoses
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Me
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Future
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Get wheel alignment
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Me
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Future
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Fit snap together plug to front wiring loom to aid bonnet removal
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Me
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Future
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Fit snap together type plug to instrument loom to allow quick removal of dash
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Me
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Future
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Fit GT6 Mk2 rear suspension & renew all bushes. Will require welding new mounts for lower arm & modifying radius arm mounting points.
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TBA
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Future
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Pull gearbox and renew synchros, check for other problems. Renew clutch & fix the problem with clutch locking halfway open
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Me
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Future
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Pull engine, remove "baffled" sump, check engine for obvious signs of wear. Remove bodgy engine mount mods & refit engine correctly
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Me
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Future
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Purchase extractors. Rimmers or Moss Europe likely contenders at this stage.
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Me
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Future
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Pull head, have modifications as outlined in David Vizard's book "Theory and practice of cylinder head modification" done - plus some of the mods from Kas Kastner's Competition Preparation manual
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Me
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Future
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Install triple Webers
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Me
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Future
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Fit racing harness & seats
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Me
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Future
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Tackle interior & bodywork
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Me
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Future
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Fit 4 pot calipers and cross-drilled, ventilated discs to front end - likely candidate is the Performance Research Intitute kit
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Me
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Future
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Fit alloy hubs?
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Me
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Future
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If chassis feels right and body comes good, go crazy. Fit Mazda 13B EFI, Mazda 5-speed and Datsun 510 differential and half-shafts. Look to add rear disc brakes. Lighten everything.
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Me
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Way in the Future
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Purchase TR250, fit Nissan SR20DET & five speed, Datsun 240Z or similar diff & halfshafts, convert rear to shocks, fit ventilated & cross-drilled discs with 4 pot calipers to front & Monarch rear disc conversion, and make all those other relevant mods to the car that have shown up over the years to make them go hard & fast
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Me
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I wish...
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