The Morning After (The Night Before):
After my last post yesterday, I headed off to meet my mate in a pub and, thankfully, I was driving, so I couldn't drowned my sorrows.
As, prior to
Mister Towed's post yesterday, I was actually feeling really happy with my progress on the rear arch.
Then either of these two images would sum up what I thought had just happened to my project, as I was really gutted.
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Mr T - Don't get me wrong, I'm much rather know if I am making a mistake.
So thanks for taking the time to point out something that would never have occurred to me.
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Pops - Thanks for your reply too, as I saw it just before I went to bed and it did give me hope.
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Wheel Alignment - General:
Part of my "master plan" always involved getting some professional help for a few areas prior to the car's first MOT.
Getting the wheels aligned was one of those areas, but I clearly didn't think through the possible impact of changing the set up.
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Wheel Alignment - Spitfire vs. Herald:
After some internet searching, I now know more about "toe in" today than I did yesterday.
This page showed what the set up should be, but I have no way of telling what set up I have now.
http://www.triumphspitfire.com/align.html
It also highlights the shims (in red) that could be used to adjust the radius arm position.
The next thing to point out is that the radius arm on the Spitfire is attached to the body shell, not the chassis.
This is
GaryH's Herald chassis, as I remembered he fitted adjustable arms on his car.
This is
Swifty's Spitfire chassis, with the arms attached to his home made frame.
I used the original Cordite rear framework, but added a "hollow" to the floor for the arm bracket bolts.
And this is a recent photo showing the radius arm holding the hub in place.
With hindsight, clearly adjusting the radius arm would change the position of the wheel in the arch.
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What Next?
If I get the chance, I will add a skim of normal body filler to the bottom corner of the rear passenger arch.
As if the whole arch is actually in the wrong place, re-doing a small bit of filler work would be the least of my worries.
That might be a convenient point to down tools for Christmas and worry about everything else another day.
Cheers, Paul.
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