Its been done. Take a look at:
http://www.westpro.com/Beast_Folder/Beast_Main/Beast_Visit.html
to see a V8 in a Spit.
Peter s
----- Original Message -----
From: Terry L. Thompson <tlt@digex.net>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, June 18, 1999 10:15 AM
Subject: New to list/Question
>
> To anyone on the list,
> I've just joined the Spitfire mailing list. (I was a member of the Triumph
> mailing list ~ 8 months ago, but got tired of filtering through the 100+
> messages per day.) So, I hope I'm not repeating a recently asked
question...
>
> 1) The poor body work the PO had done on the bonnet is starting to show
> through (the bondo separating from the bonnet).
>
> Years ago, when I first got my spitfire, I picked-up a magazine (I think
it
> was British Classics or something of that sort), that had an article
> regarding a racing spitfire (owner in England) that had a fiber-glass
> bonnet and trunk.
>
> Does anyone know if there is a company in Britain or US producing
> fiberglass bonnets for Spitfire/GT6 or was this a custom job they had
done?
>
> I'd appreciate any information anyone can give me.
>
> 2) I'm almost done working with the '50 ford F5 as my summer project this
> year. And I'm considering upgrading the 1500cc engine in the spitfire to a
> more respectable Ford V6 (2.8 L?) Has anyone on the list done this
> conversion that would be able to offer me some tutelage on this?
>
> Terry L. Thompson
> Maryland
> '76 Spit 1500 (inca yellow)
>
>
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