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Sorry, no experience of those 2 options, but I've been very happy with Falken Sincera SN832 Ecorun (175/70 R13 ) on my Spit 1500

My fast-road spec 1500 engine has TRW pistons (supplied by my machine shop), but I'm told "County" are decent quality as well. Bearing wise - I went with modern glyco (formerly glacier) all round. Engine has done about 8 thousand miles including RBRR and 2x rolling road sessions and seems to be doing well. In terms of rings - I just went with the ones that came with the pistons. For reference I'm running at a +.060" over-bore due to cylinder damage when the engine dropped a valve.

Nice to meet and chat at Flamborough!

Did you fit the "wrong" kit Clive? (GT6 brakes on a Spitfire upright or vice-versa) Curious as I ordered the Herald/Spitfire kit and didn't need any other parts.

Oh no! That really sucks @Dannyb. Time to carpe diem and go trunnionless? Any chance you can claim against the recovery co. for the damage to the oil cooler?

Thanks Clive! Appreciate the update / info

Road tax expired 1 June 2016, V5 last issued 1 June 2015. So looks like it sold/transferred in 2015 and has been off the road since 2016.

Welcome! Nice looking car. Engine looks like a nice tidy fit.

I hope it goes to a good home!

Newman make excellent camshafts. (In my opinion)

It's possible that a head gasket issue is causing the engine to lose coolant into the "steam cleaned" cylinder. If that's the case I'd expect to see some steam from the exhaust, although so far it might be so little that it's hard to see. You could consider a chemical test on the water for combustion products - a simple relatively cheap kit helped me diagnose a similar head gasket issue on my Dolomite. Another possibility is the water pump. I've had very mixed experiences with them on my Spitfire, so leaking after a very short period of time. Check around that area for any tell-tale signs of dried out coolant.

Hope it works! Let me know if it does.

I thought a new seal on mine had stopped dribbleage... but no. So interest to see answers/opinions.

My 2 haven't, they've only indicated the reg "as supplied by the person requesting the certificate" - I guess that would be dealer data rather than factory.

Great prompt to remind me to get my renewals sorted.