Greg Deyo's Spitfire Journal

Well, it has been a long time and many things have happened. I haven't touched my Spitfire since late October when Mom died. Dad has been in and out of the hospital and I spent most of the time living with him and taking care of him. I finally came back home and found a job and am working full time and more. Six days a week at two jobs. I really need the money.
I had a new fuel pump, which I hoped would cure my running problems. The car would start and run, but had a hard time staying running when the throttles opened. The pump was the new style, so I had to buy a spacer. I finally had the money and bought the spacer and gaskets a few weeks ago. I installed it today and charged the battery. I finally got it running again and I have the same old problem. Dammit! I have to believe the problem is in the carb, even though it was the easiest rebuild I ever had. I will continue to play with timing and such and see what I can do.
I was looking on eBay for a clutch master cylinder and the mounting brackets for both it and the brake master. I scored a $10 clutch master with the bracket and asked the guy if he had the bracket for the brake master and he did. I got it for $5.25. I disassembled the rusty old pitted clutch master and tossed it and the brackets in the heated parts washer at work. Then I hit Victoria British and ordered rebuild kits for the clutch master, brake master, slave cylinder, and wheel cylinders. They were out of caliper kits, but the local Napa had them in stock for some reason. I also ordered clutch and brake pedal pads. I have to buy a small cylinder hone, but I cleaned up and put new seals on the internal parts of the clutch master. I put my dirty old used brake master in my car so I can take it to work tomorrow and clean it up. I would like to get this thing mobile, even though the body work has yet to be done. The interior is almost complete, so mobility would be nice.