News from the Spit in the Pit

Successful attempt at starting the engine, with a screwdriver of all things. Victory!

Need to purchase control box and bulb meter.

We'll be back with more news soon.

Too cold to work

Basically this is just an update to let you know there is no work being done on the Spitfire. It has been snowing like crazy here in American Fork and it just keeps coming. Not to mention the average daily temperature is below 30 degrees fahrenheit. I priced having a heater installed in the garage, but I just can't afford it. So we'll have to update you again in the Spring. Maybe things will warm up a bit and the boys can get back to work. Right now they are out making igloos and snow caves. I'll provide pics soon.

Stay warm out there!

No work on the Spit Fire

So...there is nothing to report on the SpitFire. We are storing a friends stuff in our garage and there is no room to get to tools or the old car. So hopefully soon we can have the garage cleaned out again and be actively working on it again. That would be good. Over and out.

Back to Work

It's been a few weeks, bow hunting season and a million spiders later, but the boys are back to work. T and his Dad drained all the icky gooey oil out of the Spitfire and Ri mopped up the mess. They didn't know so much oil was in the little old car I guess....note to Mom: buy lots of shop towels. T got the shop-vac and vaccuumed all the cob webs out of the engine. Dad was going through the engine and making lists of parts they need. It's going slick as oil so far.

Eigh Legged Freaks...

It's time to investigate the Spitfire. The boys went out to inventory parts needed for the engine, KC also wanted to check inside to make lists of what needs to be cleaned up, repaired or replaced. He looked under the driver's seat and found a black widow...........eeeeeeeeeeeeek! Scott got out the bug bomb and detonated it. We won't be in the garage for a few days....bummer.

more pics as promised...

Spitfire Ownership Day One

The boys & their Dad bought the Spitfire today for $900 cash. The title and the old car are all theirs! KC says the Spitfire is "old, fast, and needs allot of work". T says "it's AWESOME!" and he's so excited they own it now. Ri says "I can't believe I'm doing this". Dad mostly wants the boys to know what it takes to purchase a car like this and all the work that it's going to need. He laid 9 $100 bills on the table and had a discussion about money. A few handshakes and a conversation later they were on their way to the "seller" to make a deal. They paid $900 for the Spitfire and it was delivered this evening...more pics to come!