Cheers mate 👍🏻

Cheers dude 👍

Cheers mate, Ian's TR6 is on EFi and it's quite the animal

So true 👍

Cheers Tush 👍

Hi Jonathan, yes the process of fitting a soft top to a Spitfire 1500 frame would be similar to that of a TR6. Start at the back with the rear deck. Attach the soft top, then work your way forward like we did in the video

It’s not too bad of a job to do, just gotta take your time and keep things tort. I won’t deny a job like this is easier with more hands to keep the soft top tight. I’m not sure what seats are in Ian car, on a guess they are custom MX5 custom seats

I’m not sure where Ian got his top from, most out there are pretty reasonable, just with a bit of time put into fitting them and you can’t go wrong 👍

Now your asking a question, I believe it was £4500, that included powder coating the chassis, transporting it, and wax oiling it. I know there's arguments for and against powder coating chassis, but my view point on it is, I never go out in the rain, and the car is kept in a dry garage. You do loose a little originality with a CTM chassis with the rear spring suspension mounts are square, not round, but that a small price to pay. Overall the CTM chassis is excellent, and has all the strengtheners in place. My theory is if the car lasted 50 years with the original chassis and say 20 years of that is was a daily driver. It should last 70 years before the CTM chassis needs any work doing to it. I'll be long pushing up daisy's by then and won't worry too much about it. Cheers Steve

@@SteveDentonClassics Thanks Steve.

No probs 👍🏻

Hi Don, they are Mazda MX5 seats 👍🏻

@@SteveDentonClassics thank you

@@SteveDentonClassics they are really great looking!

@@SteveDentonClassics what year are they from?

I really don't know any details other than they are Mazda MX5 seats, as this is not my car

Cheers John, Ian's TR6 is running on EFi and currently pushing 180bhp, his planning on getting up more than that. My TR6 is older than Ian's by about 6 months

@@SteveDentonClassics Thanks Steve. I guessed it was breathed on , as they say, but my goodness it will be very quick when lain has finished tuning. Does he do the engine work or is it taken to specialists.

In all honestly, I really don’t know. Ian lives a far few miles away from me, so I only normally see him at club meets or events

He he, my humour is so advanced even I don't understand what I'm on about!

It was raining on and off all day

If you don't like British weather, just wait a few minutes...at least it was a good day for the road test of a new soft top!

On something more substantial than a small rivet head, I completely agree with you, due to the aluminium build up. However, with a 3/8 rivet head ground for a fraction of a second per grind, is barely going to heat up enough for anything bad to happen. It's a good point worth noting either way with grinding aluminium 👍

Cheers, I understand what you are saying, however I don't have unlimited funds, and do the best with the equipment I have 👍