Restoration story of my Spitfire convertible

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spitfire (spitfire) 2010-08-23 14:23:43 +0500 #4281

Driver's side glove boxes ready with the exception of roof....
So made pattern of roof....

spitfire (spitfire) 2010-08-23 14:29:36 +0500 #4282

Asked Abdul to cut it (The boy who works in the kitchen)...

spitfire (spitfire) 2010-08-23 14:32:06 +0500 #4283

Cutting aluminum angle iron pieces to join the roof....
Marked for holes..

spitfire (spitfire) 2010-08-23 14:33:53 +0500 #4284

Drilling holes....

spitfire (spitfire) 2010-08-23 14:36:11 +0500 #4285

Angle iron Fitting to the roof plate....

spitfire (spitfire) 2010-08-23 14:38:05 +0500 #4286

With nuts/bolts first...then replaced with split rivets...

spitfire (spitfire) 2010-08-23 14:40:39 +0500 #4287

A closer view of split rivets....in place...

spitfire (spitfire) 2010-08-23 14:42:46 +0500 #4288

Inside story....Hammered to achieve smooth n flushed surface...

spitfire (spitfire) 2010-08-23 14:46:34 +0500 #4289

Roof fitted to one glove box and one to go...as I told you before that we made two of driver's and two of passenger's side glove boxes for both cars...

spitfire (spitfire) 2010-08-23 14:50:52 +0500 #4290

So like this we fabricated our glove boxes....
very strong..

spitfire (spitfire) 2010-08-23 15:04:59 +0500 #4291

Front view.....hinged lip is missing but made which will be fitted later...

jadoon (jadoon) 2010-08-26 06:12:06 +0500 #4292

the best ever restoration project in PW simply mind blowing awsomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee waiting for more pics of the project
splitfire awsomeee work

iiqbal (iiqbal) 2010-08-26 06:45:13 +0500 #4293

hope to see this beauty on pakwheels eid millon party

spitfire (spitfire) 2010-08-27 16:02:54 +0500 #4294

@jadoon.....
Thank you so much dear for appreciation and your nice n kind words...more pics/updates are here....

spitfire (spitfire) 2010-08-27 16:07:15 +0500 #4295

@iiqbal...
Trying hard to complete this car before Eid or at least on the road with some details missing,which will be sorted out afterwards...lets see...
BTW Iqbal Bhai,Are we celebrating Eid this year..?

spitfire (spitfire) 2010-08-27 16:43:30 +0500 #4296

Salamz Brothers....
work going on....more updates....
After making glove boxes for both the cars...decided to put back fuel tank which was reconditioned,cleaned and painted (I have posted pics in the previous pages)...
It was wrapped in polythene shifting places from one store to another...

spitfire (spitfire) 2010-08-27 16:46:38 +0500 #4297

Some cleaning.....

spitfire (spitfire) 2010-08-27 16:51:03 +0500 #4298

Here is the place where it is fitted...transversely between rear wheels right behind convertible top..

spitfire (spitfire) 2010-08-27 17:26:48 +0500 #4299

Closing all holes with masking tape to avoid entry of dust in it....because filler cap and pipes are going to take some time to be fitted......

spitfire (spitfire) 2010-08-27 17:33:14 +0500 #4300

Fuel tank going in place.....