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New Ownership Information
A page telling new owners about the hobby and what to expect.
Frequently asked questions
This page answers some the of most common questions we receive by new owners.
Spitfire
& GT6 Models and
Options
A year-by-year listing of all models, commission numbers, options available and number made.
Spitfire
4 (Mk1)
Spitfire
Mk2
Spitfire
Mk3
Spitfire
Mk4
Spitfire
1500
GT6
Mk1
GT6
Mk2
GT6
Mk3
Spitfire
General Dimensions, Weights and
Capacities
Commission
Numbers
A year-by-year listing of commission numbers
including prefixes and suffixes.
Vehicle
Identification
Numbers
VIN (commission) numbers for 1979-80
Spitfires
Engine
Numbers
Lists for engine number prefixes, suffixes
and sizes for Spitfires and other Triumph
Models.
1147cc
Engine Service Training
Manual
Download a pdf file made from the training
manual for Triumph mechanics.
Final
Drive (Differential) Ratio
Numbers
Ratios, Specs, lubes for your final drive
(differential).
Torque
Specs
Torque specs to general areas of the
Spitfire.
Lubrication
Specifications
List of fluid (oil, anti-freeze, etc.)
requirements and types (from 1975 Owners
Manual).
Tune-up
Data
List of info for tune-up and timing specs
your Spitfire and GT6.
Maintenance
Schedule
A comprehensive listing of maintenance
performed by Triumph Dealers (from 1975 Owners
Manual).
Substitute
& Interchangable
Parts
This page lists substitutes for no longer
available parts or interchangeablility between
Spitfires, GT6's and other cars' parts. This
page will stay in a constant state of
construction.
Luggage
Racks
This page shows measurements for the factory
luggage rack and another small version that was
probably not factory.
Triumph
Spotter's
Guide
This page is meant to be a very general overview
of these models divided by body
styles
Spitfire
& GT6 track
times
Autocar and Road & Track Magazines' test
times for 0-60 and top speed
Spitfire (car) vs. Spitfire (plane) Comparison
Remarkable similarities.
English
to American
Dictionary
"what's a spanner?!?"
Electrical
Fuse
System
Describes the systems controlled by each
fuse (from 1975 Owners Manual).
Relay
System
Describes the relays on late model
Spits
Wiring
Diagrams
Links to download some excellent wiring
diagrams by Tom O'Malley including overdrive
diagrams
Front
lights
Information about the front lights on early
Spits
Blinker
Troubleshooting
Page dedicated to troubleshooting
blinker/flasher problems
Wheels/Tires/Suspension
Differntial/Final
Drive Info
General info and rebuilds
Factory
Wheel/Tire
Information
Stock tire & wheel specs including
width, size, pressures, etc.
Tires/Wheels
Survey
Triumphspitfire.com's visitors rank tire
brands, sizes, wheels
Wheel
Stud
Upgrade
Change Spitfire wheel studs to heavier,
longer studs for aftermarket wheels
Aftermarket
Wheel Brands for Your
Car
A list of wheels that will fit
Spitfires/GT6's
Wheel
Alignment
Specs.
Camber, caster, etc for Spitfire and
GT6
Front
Spring
Information
Info about front springs on 1962? Spitfire,
Herald and Vitesse
Rear
Suspension/Differntial
Information
Info about repair and diagnosis of noise in
rear end
SpeedBleeder
Sizes
The correct size of Speedbleeders as Spits
require two sizes
Wire
Wheel Care
From a 1969 Triumph Service
bulletin
Wire
Wheel Information
Appearance
Photo
Pages
Pages that contain photos of Spitfire &
GT6's, carbs, wheels, engines, etc.
Car
Photos Index
Mk1
&
2
Mk3
&
IV
1500
(up to 1977)
1500
(1977-80)
GT6
Herald
Sports6/Vitesse
Spitfire
and GT6
racercars
Spitfire
Oddities
Engine
photo pages
Zach's
Engine
Repository
Photos of various Spitfire engines in
different states of tune
Firewall
photos
Photos of various areas of the ignition
system, relays, distributors, etc.
VTR
Spitfire Carburetor
photos
Photos of carbs fitted to Spitfires (SU,
Zenith/Stromberg, Weber DCOE &
DGAV)
Aftermarket
Wheel photos
The French Spitfire Club's wheel
page
Interior
photo pages
Dash
Related Links
Links to examples of other dashs with
different wood or gauges
MK3
Dash Diagrams
Diagrams of instruments, switches and
controls.
Paint
& Trim
Codes
Codes for the paint colors; find out what
the color your Spitfire or GT6 was
originally.
Seat
Cloth
Inserts
This page shows the difference between the
two houndstooth cloth inserts and vinyl
styles
  Factory
Side
Stripes
This page discusses colors and locations of
factory stripes.
Paint
Schemes
This page shows owner designed stripes. It
also shows other color schemes such as British
flag and other unique paint jobs.
Badges/Decals
This page shows the locations of decals, and
badges on your Spitfire/GT6. Under
construction.
Body
Modifications
This page shows and has links to pages that
deal with body modifications for Spitfires and
GT6's.
Front
Turn
Lights
This page discusses the proper location and
size of the front running lights and turn
signals on Mk1 & Mk2's
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Tune-up
Data
List of info for tune-up specs your
Spitfire.
Maintenance
Schedule
A comprehensive listing of maintenance
performed by Triumph Dealers (from 1975 Owners
Manual).
Top
10 Spit
Problems
List of problem areas to be
checked/monitored on your Spitfire
Manifold
Clearance
Problems
Some 1500 Spitfires have clearance problems
between their manifolds causing vacuum
leaks.
Electrical
Problems
This page lists problems with your gauges,
blinker/flasher and other wiring problems and
possible fixes.
Fuse
System
Describes the systems controlled by each fuse
(from 1975 Owners Manual).
Relay
System
Describes the relays on late model
Spits
Blinker
Troubleshooting
Page dedicated to troubleshooting
blinker/flasher problems
Wiring
Diagrams
Links to download some excellent wiring
diagrams by Tom O'Malley
Ignition
Troubleshooting & Resources
Items I have found
regarding ignition systems
Gauge
Problems
This page lists problems with your gauges and
possible fixes.
Front
lights
Information about the front lights on early
Spits
Testing
Voltage Regulators
(outside link)
Testing of the standard Lucas Control Box or
Voltage Regulator installed on all Triumph
Spitfires (and many other models) that have a
DC Generator.
Dead
Battery (outside
link)
Battery going down overnight?
Bulletin
Board
Post a question that maybe another owner can
answer
Top
10 Tools
A "tongue & cheek" look the strange
tools we need to fix our cars
Tips
&
Tricks
Those little tricks that make working on
your Spitfire and GT6 easier
Tips
Submission
Triumphs
Only's Technical Service
Bulletins
Service Bulletins as they were originally
provided to Triumph dealers from British
Leyland
Maintenance
Sites
Links to maintenance sites and
FAQ's
Parts
Suppliers
Links to parts suppliers
Bulletin
Board
Ask or answer Spitfire & GT6 related
questions
Ignition
Resources
Items I have
found about ignition systems
Crane
Electronic
Igniton
Photos and pdf of installation
instructions
Lunenation
Electronic Ignition
Photos
Photos of the ignition system on Howard
Baugues' 76 Spitfire with Lumenition
ignition
Piranha
Ignition
System
Photos and pdf of installation instructions
for Piranha Ignition Systems
Ignition
Timing
(outside link)
An informative page explaining why your car
may need to be timed differently than the
manual states.
Firewall
and other electrical
Photos
Photos of the ignition system, distributor,
relays, etc.
Carb
Resources
Items I have
found regarding carb systems
Carburetor
Troubleshooting
A general overview of the steps required in
troubleshooting carb problems
Zenith
Stromberg Rebuild
Instructions
Pages scanned from the rebuild kit for ZS
carbs.
Spitfire
Carburetors
VTR's page dedicated to adjusting those SU or
Zenith Stromberg carbs
Zenith
Stromberg Tech
Tips
VTR's page dedicated to troubleshooting those
Zenith Stromberg carbs
Weber
Sites
List of Sites that deal with Weber
conversions, troubleshooting and
tuning.
Emissions
Diagrams
This page shows diagrams for emissions
systems for 75-80 cars.
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HOW
TO...
(more
info is on this page than listed below)
Windshield
Removal and
Replacement
How to remove and replace that broken or
scratched windshield.
Get
More Power
Information about making your car more
fun.
Slave
Cylinder
Replacement
Don't bother looking for an easy way.
Budget
Hub Puller
Directions for building your own home-made rear
hub puller.
Door
Related Information
Door
Clips
Placement
There are two different door clips
holding door panels on 1500's. This page
shows the specific location of each
kind.
Door
Panel
Removal
Removal and installation of door
panels
Waist
Seal Removal and
Refitting
Refitting the rubber and furry seals that
run along the top of the door
Monza
Exhaust System
installation
Step by step instructions for installation
from Monza.
Selecting
a Roll-Bar
All you need to know to buy and install a
roll-bar in your Spitfire.
Your
Convertible
Top
Care and proper lowering of your convertible
top, from the 1975 Spitfire owners
manual.
Consumer
Reports' Surprising Oil Test
Results!
Consumer Reports tests different oil brands
and changing intervals.
Heel-Toe
& Double Clutch
Techniques
Learning while behind the wheel
MIG
Welding
How-to
PDF file of the article from issue
#9.
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Buying
a Spitfire or
GT6
Things to know when considering the purchase
of a Spitfire or GT6
Buying
Check List
Spitfire
(and GT6) only"
Classifieds
Buy or sell cars, parts cars, parts or
wanted ads, our new classifeds have many new
features; advanced searches and the ability to
update existing ads.
North America map for placing an ad
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Triumph
and British Car Clubs
Car
Shows and Events
Car
Games
Event
Submission Page
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JUST
FOR FUN
Engine
Swaps
Not happy with the power of your Spit? Change
the engine!
Engine
Swaps
Links
Other sites that feature engine swaps.
Electronic
Greeting
Cards
Send a friend a card!
Spitfire
Trivia
Did you know...
Trivia
Submission Page
Vintage
Magazine Advertisements
Spitfire
GT6
TR3
TR4
Triumph
Racing
Other
Triumphs
Other
British
Cars
Misc.
Ads
Links
to other Print Ads
Jokes
& Humorous
Stories
It is a good thing we can laugh
sometimes
Joke
Submission Page
Sounds
There is nothing like the sound of a sports
car!
Spitfire
Music
The two tracks from the promotional
"Spitfire" record album
Racecar
Sounds
Sounds of racecars from the 1958 Sebring
race
Logos
Logos saved as vector EPS (Adobe Illustrator
5.0) suitable for hi-rez printing for both Mac
& Windows including bonnet/boot logos at the
correct size
Triumph
Fonts
Homemade Truetype fonts for both Mac &
Windows
"You
want how much for your
MG?!"
The Marketplace section of the March 1964
Car & Driver (large jpeg file)
"I
thought Maserati teamed up with
Chrysler"
From the classifieds of the local paper
7/16/99 (small gif file)
Quick
Quiz
Archive
Results of all past "Quick
Quizes"
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SPITFIRE
& GT6 MAGAZINE
Magazine
General Info
Submission
Information
How and where to send stuff to Spitfire
magazine
Story
Ideas
This page lists ideas and requests for
certain stories and articles
Magazine
Ad Rates
Subscribe
via Snail Mail
Subscribe
Online
Back Issues
Change
Address Online
Table
of Contents
(of all magazines)
Feature
Stories
Reader's
Cars
Spitfire Magazine's subscribers'
cars
Engine
Swaps
Stories about engine swaps and upgrades
to reader's cars
Owner's
Story of the
Month
The trials and tribulations of LBC
ownership
GT6
Giveaway
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OTHER SITES
Current
"Spit & Polish" Award Winner
Past
Award Winners
Winner's
Instructions
Award
Requirements
Submit
an Award for Consideration
Links
Page:
Spitfire
GT6
Owner's
Other
Triumphs
Racing/High
Performance
Ads/Sales
Literature
Engine
Swaps
Other
Marques
Catalogs
Lists/Boards
Models/Manuals
Magazines
Misc.
Links
Pages
British
Car Webrings
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1147cc
Engine Service Training
Manual
Download a pdf file made from the
training manual for Triumph mechanics.
Piranha
Electronic Igniton Install
Instructions
Pdf files of the installation
instructions
Sounds
There is nothing like the sound of a sports
car!
Logos
Triumph, Spitfire bonnet and boot logos
saved as vector EPS (Adobe Illustrator 5.0)
suitable for hi-rez printing or sign
companies. Available in both Mac &
Windows formats.
Triumph
Fonts
Homemade Truetype fonts for both Mac
& Windows
Spitfire
& Triumph
Movies
Movies and AVI files
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