Spitfire Update: Massage Therapist

"BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228) 03/25/2014 at 20:27 • Filed to: Spit6

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To clear the Spit's chassis you either have to chop up the 2.5l sump or fit the sump from a GT6. Unfortunately, the GT6 sump is too shallow to clear the longer throw of the 2.5l crank so you have to massage the shallow end a little to provide clearance. 'Massage' being the posh word for 'hit with a hammer' of course :)

Here's the tools of the trade. Oxy-acetylene torch and a ball-peen hammer. Then it's just a matter of marking where the crank makes contact and knocking it out.

Lastly I thought I'd wire-brush all the rust and paint off the outside. It's been prepped for painting too, so hopefully I'll get to that tomorrow :)

Agrajag > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 03/25/2014 at 22:46

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Never more fitting.