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Still remember the din those things made. As a kid on a bike in the '70s you'd always know when a Simca was behind you 😄 Why were they so noisy?

Those little hairpins instead of split collets are soooo cute! 🤗

Yeah, I did look into it out of curiosity, and it looks like their state laws are so diverse you could drive across the line and be illegal. Quite weird when you're used to EU standards of mutual acceptance etc.

YT channels like Vice Grip Garage routinely seem to drive stuff hundreds of miles home with no MoT or basic roadworthiness. I have no idea of what US regs are, but there are clearly nothing like the controls we have here.

Great to see you working through the niggles! Spotting the overdrive switch flash is great - that will be the problem. I had forgotten all about butterfly poppets, if I ever knew about them in the first place. I knew I'd balanced the carbs properly, and the mixture was OK, so couldn't understand what caused the shut throttle stumble. Good find!

That thermostat switch is £10ish of finest Chinesium. Purchase was a triumph (geddit?) of hope over experience. Your plan sounds MUCH better. The hood fit is a bit TADTS. I think it could be improved - I didn't fit it - but the window seals will always be crap because BL. When I got the car, the back rail was missing, and I fitted the new one wrongly. The hood is supposed to be glued down to the rail then male press studs fitted into the hood. This is so you can fold down the hood then use a hood cover or tonneau. Folding the hood is shown in a few YT vids - you basically lift the centre part and fold it back over the boot, then fold the lot behind you into the space. Easier shown on a vid. Believe it or now, your Spit is rigid and rattle free compared with others I've driven! Good job you never drove it as I got it, missing the dash support, steering column brace and lower column bush 😉

Yes, I had the switch down as a probable fog light switch. The hazard switch itself should flash when operated, so doubt if the extras are for those, and they look too old to go with the electric fan setup.

I never worked out what those extra lights were for either. Definitely a good prune in order for the wiring!

140mph speedo in a Spitfire would be quite cool anyway 🤣

Diff is the highest ratio Spits came with. 3.63:1 I think. Only higher is the 3.27:1 in late GT6. I'd leave it too.

Nice pussy, btw.

I've told him VERY CLEARLY not to 🤣

Too many cars, a Mini 25 waiting to be finished, and not enough time mean the Spitfire is now gone... ...but the new owner is on here. I'll let them reveal themselves 😉