Amy Wade

20 hours ago, Steve P said:

One on e bay at present, not cheap though!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/276130611881

Steve

That's about £500 too expensive. 

45 miles away in a different county. 

He knows they're a rarity- he's got another one in his workshop.  He also knows they're not worth the sort of money the rarity should bring. 

As for if he's likely to get round to it, he's got 3 or 4 GT6s, a spitfire and the second Courier van in his workshop, while talking to him I got the impression he realises his limitations. 

I've no idea how much the decomposing remains of a Courier van is worth & also don't have the time/space or money to consider it.

17 minutes ago, yorkshire_spam said:

Shame to see such a rarity rotting away like that. 

It needs someone to rescue it. 

I think it's one of those 'projects' that will never be started...

I had a look on the DVLA database, the last time it was taxed was  1992, 2 years after it was in the RBRR 😒 

I stumbled upon this earlier today, it has a 1990 RBRR sticker on the door & a green/yellow club Triumph sunstrip. The owner says it's one he plans to do one day...

Welcome @TurningSpanners I  love the slot mags on your Dolly.

My money pit, AKA Ellie is looking like this at the moment.  When I started the work on her in February there were a few jobs I needed to do & thought I'd be driving around in her by summer...

That's better 😊

It fits... almost. 

I'll have to shorten the pushrod & that'll be me with a brake master cylinder 😊

On 14/10/2023 at 16:32, Wendy Dawes said:

Already got  half a car dotted  around the house 😂  most women would have a fit 🙄

Only half a car? You need to try harder 😁

6 hours ago, drofgum said:

Nick,

No, they weren't the same. Triumph changed the brake master cylinder for the Mk3 Spitfire to one with a larger reservoir at a right angle to the bore. The one Glang posted a pic of looks right.

Even the Mk1&2 had different master cylinders for brake and clutch. The reservoir on the brake cylinder was about 12mm taller. 

Regards,

Paul

As I'm only the third owner & the previous owner seemed to be averse to changing parts, I have no reason to believe mine originally had anything other than the one Glang posted. I was toying with the idea of a clutch master cylinder but decided against it, I  don't think a weeping wheel cylinder would take long to empty the small reservoir 

I have now ordered the rather expensive but correct master cylinder from Rimmers.

https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-GMC224ORIG

Thank you everyone for your help. 

1 hour ago, glang said:

Looks like you need an original from Rimmers then at 114 pounds shown below! The only alternative is a cheapy 5/8 master cylinder available on eBay but the reservoir is clutch size so quite a bit smaller...

Ouch, that's more expensive than the dual circuit ones (which definitely won't fit) I'll do as Wendy suggested and try Flitcetts in the morning, if they can't help (and beat the price) it looks like Rimmers will be getting an order.

Thank you for the help 😊

39 minutes ago, glang said:

check part GMC224 at Rimmers - two versions, expensive and very expensive, but correct....

That's the same as the one I bought at Stoneleigh, the reservoir diameter is too big, the wiper mechanism passes through the bulkhead directly behind the brake master cylinder on a Mk3, it would be fine on a Mk4/ early 1500 where the wiper mechanism passes through the bulkhead to the right of the master cylinder. 🫥

27 minutes ago, PeteStupps said:

Not the answer you are looking for but it's not too taxing to clean up and rebuild the original master cylinders. Hardest part is ejecting the piston assembly from the bore - I managed to force mine out using air pressure from a foot-pump. New rubber seals and aluminium lids are available

Unfortunately my original is long gone, the bore would never have been able to seal due to heavy pitting and scoring.

14 minutes ago, yorkshire_spam said:

A slight tangent... are the clutch and brake master brackets the right way round? They aren't the same, if I remember rightly mine were the wrong way when I got the car meaning the clutch one was low and the brake one too high....

I found an old blog post about it: https://yorkshire-spitfire.blogspot.com/2013/08/mixed-up-things.html

Might be different on the MK3 though?

 

They're the same as in the photo in the link you posted.

Hi peeps, 

I'm in need of a new brake master cylinder & so far I've received 2 different ones which are both wrong, the car has single circuit brakes.

So far I've had one which I bought at Stoneleigh earlier this year, the reservoir on that one is too big a diameter & fouls the wiper mechanism.

The second one I purchased clears the wiper mechanism but is too tall.

Does anyone know what master cylinder I need to order? I can't find one identical to the original. 😒

First photo is the old one, second shows the height issue of the second one & third one shows the problem with clearance with the wipers. 

3 hours ago, Howard said:

Can anyone assist with the following problem which has been passed to me while Rob Pearce continues his recovery.

"Hi Howard. I have just replaced the rear spring on my early  1972 mk4 spitfire. But now the rear wheels seem to kick out a long way at the top, the spring is the same length as the old floppy one. Can you give me some advice please. Cheers Vic Ayres."

Many thanks

Howard

 

Assuming the old one was just giving a low ride height, it would probably be the best option to rebuild the original one with new buttons.

2 hours ago, yorkshire_spam said:

I replaced the rear spring on my 1500 with one from a reputable supplier, but ended up with a high ride height AND positive camber. The only solution seemed to be to fit a lowering block to bring in back closer to the original position/alignment. 

They might have some luck pushing back to the supplier, but I doubt it. 

I had exactly the same issue & came to exactly the same solution. 

Error 404 showing when I click the link too.

Their delivery times are only a couple of days & they sell lots of different size adapters, it would be worth taking the hose off, measuring the ID & ordering the size to suit. 

7 minutes ago, PaulB said:

Tim, I know what you mean I don’t think it looks right the way it just sticks in.

I like Amy’s suggestion, so may go down that route and use that instead of the thermostat switch provided with the kit. I also plan to wire a manual switch in the dash as a back up. 

Amy’s link points to a 95 degree switch, should I go for a 90 degree switch on a Spit as Clive 

The switch has a 10°C operating range, it switches on at 95°C & off at 85°C. The off temperature has to be above the thermostat opening temperature, I'm running a 82°C thermostat therefore it would be the correct one for me. They do lots of other switches with different temperature ranges & it's a nice anodised aluminium housing.

Another alternative to having a boss soldered to the header tank is to use one of these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174003529483

Your video was my inspiration, I was looking forward to doing it this year, unfortunately my Spitfire needed far more work than I expected. There'll be no excuse in 2025 & I'll hopefully make it all the way round. 

Good luck for your journey 😊

1 hour ago, Wendy Dawes said:

Collected Mabel’s newly refurbished HS2 carbs from Andrew Turner of Turner Carbs in Colsterworth Lincolnshire.  A lovely job he made of them.   Now to get a mk2 spitfire exhaust manifold then to get them fitted during winter lay up along with the J type overdrive gearbox and replace the front trunnions 

Looking good 😊