PabloMoorzio

On 16/08/2022 at 11:37, yorkshire_spam said:

I'm not a million miles away (depending on where in Manchester you are!) as I'm over the hill in Halifax.

What's the situation with the motor? What has changed since it last ran? Have you ever had it running? I'm just trying to gauge whether its a situation where it just needs the carbs and timing setting up (and maybe fault find the fuel pump or something like that) or if it's a mystery solving exercise (like if the carbs have been rebuilt etc.)

 

Hi Spam

I'm just down road from you in Oldham. I had it in a garage last year and had loads done to it  new coil fuel pump and brakes and other bits, cost me a fortune but was never "right". Choke wouldn't come out any etc.. so assume they did some fannying around with that rather than adjust carbs 😞

Wouldn't start and as left for few weeks without trying  not turning over so bought new solenoid but I am so daft I don't know which wires for what.

I "think" needs carbs adjusting. Am dying to get this thing on road as just gonna rot otherwise.

Like I say, not expecting someone to come and fix it up for nowt, sick of gettinv ripped off by clown garages who don't know owt without computer chip though!

Who knows their way around Spitfire 1500 engine/carbs able to help get mine up and running? Will gladly pay some cash for any helpful assistance ax I'm tosh at it!

1 hour ago, Ray Nugent said:

Irlam near 10 mins from Trafford Center 

give us a bell if you want to pop over. 
07771890719. Ray

Ledgend. Cheers Raymondo

9 hours ago, Ray Nugent said:

Got some mx5 seats in my spitfire. 
I live in Manchester if you want you can try my seats see if you like them. 
not to had to fit. 

You beauty, where abouts are you based boss? Would love to see how they are

Hello folls, bought new solenoid as spitfire wasn't turning over, unfortunately I disconnected everything and not kept note of what goes where! Embarrassing I know but what can you do????

Anyone help an amateur out?

Manchester, bit far for me that! 😁 

Cheers all. Next Q then, where would you refurb? Tried drivers a couple year ago, made right balls up of it 😁

I've heard about MX5 seats being chucked into spitfires but does anyone know what year MX5 I'd need to be looking for and anything else needed, rails etc..?

Any advice appreciated

Just now, Rubce said:

A suggestion from one of our local members is TR Bitz. Tel no. 01925 756000. Ask for Craig. They ate located near Warrington 

https://www.trbitz.com/

Good luck

Bruce 

 

I'm in Oldham. Thanks for this pointer, I'll give him a shout.

Bugger doesn't start much and when last did lumpy as fook. Last place who stung me appear to have amended my choke so is constantly on full blast. Place before that "helped" by readjusting carbs to help pass emmissions. In short, everyone has twisted and turned everything. 😞

I'm in dire need of someone who can help me out with getting a 1976 Spit 1500 up and running. Everywhere I take it I get ripped off for a grand here, 2 grand there and never ends up running. Please can anyone point me tk someone in Manchester/North West who knows how to setup carbs on an old car?