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Sorry! I forgot how to post pictures.

Graham

A couple of pictures and an update on my V8 Spitfire. I'm a member of the Triumph Sports Six club who hold an International weekend very year at Stafford Showground. This year the theme was modified Triumphs so I managed to get my car on the club stand at the front of the hall. The car is running we...

mgbv8 wrote: A liitle spitty with a 50 shot of gas. Big engine, light body and a shed load of torque. Who wouldnt ??

I'm inclined to believe that the only thing there would be a shed load of would be back axle!!

Graham

One more try!


Cracked it



Cheers for now

Not quite got the hang of this yet have I
Will have another play tomorrow.
Cheers
Graham

Thought you might be interested in this photo'

Thanks Paul, Did you have a look at some of the cars on the BritishV8 web site. It was this site and putting a V8 in my mates MGBGT that persuaded me to have a go with the Spit. There are some real works of art on that site. I visited the Pod back in the 70's but have not managed to get back since. ...

I too suffered with low oil pressure at tickover when hot (around 5-10psi) it picked up well enough with revs, but seemed frighteningly low to me on tick over having been used to a straight six Triumph. I have been told by an "Expert" in Rover V8's that these engines have low pressure high...

Thanks for the welcome. I will make an effort to get my pictures into photobucket or similar. With regard to future works, I guess one day I will have to do something with the rear suspension/drivetrain. Currently I am running on a renewed Spitfire rear, 1500 diff, new UJ's, new wheel bearings, a ne...

The web page is an article I did for British V8, I have lots of build photo's showing the modifications to the Spitfire to get the V8 in but they are only on my computer.
Is there no plan to allow adding Jpegs to the forum posts?

Graham

Hello, my name is Graham and this is my modified Spitfire[http://www.britishv8.org/Triumph/GrahamBingham.htm]. She started life as a 1974 MkIV 1300, I upgraded to 2 litre straight six and then a couple of years ago to 3.5 Rover V8. Spec is as follows: 3.5 Rover V8, with SD1 heads, Offenhauser 360 ma...