Reports of the death of my project have been greatly exaggerated

by "BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228)
Published 03/05/2017 at 19:11

Tags: Spit6
STARS: 8

Crappy weather and other bits and pieces that needed doing means it’s only come along at a slow pace over the winter. Still, boxed in the other half of the chassis today :) just a couple of little corners and bits and pieces to weld then it’s officially a complete unibody Spitfire :)

Replies (8)

"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
03/06/2017 at 06:21, STARS: 1

keep going!

"davedave1111" (davedave1111)
03/06/2017 at 07:12, STARS: 0

Good stuff, I’m only hanging around here these days waiting for it to be finished so I can blag a ride :)

"BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228)
03/06/2017 at 13:04, STARS: 0

Haha! Might be hanging around a bit longer, but that ride’s not a problem ;)

"davedave1111" (davedave1111)
03/09/2017 at 06:34, STARS: 0

Awesome. Summer 2019 too optimistic? :)

"BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228)
03/09/2017 at 08:20, STARS: 0

I was planning to take it out for my retirement ;)

Nah, realistically it’s closer to done than I think. I’ve got 90% of the bits, and the last bits of welding are coming together now. I’ve also said that my mate can use it as his wedding car so I’ve been getting cracking :)

"davedave1111" (davedave1111)
03/11/2017 at 08:10, STARS: 1

Arf. Retire early, retire often :)

Aren’t you going to need to have the whole thing painted, too? Or is that also DIY for you?

"BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228)
03/11/2017 at 14:48, STARS: 0

It is also DIY, but a right mission :S I remember painting just the bonnet of my old Jag and that felt like it took bloody ages so no idea how long it’s going to take to get this prepped inside and out :S

I might get a quote for a paint job just to check it out. If it isn’t monumentally expensive I might start saving for it now...

"davedave1111" (davedave1111)
03/13/2017 at 07:57, STARS: 0

AFAIK painting it isn’t too expensive once you have to buy the paint anyway, but it’s the prep that’s the hard part.