[brian_]

Ouch! Sorry to hear about that.

So- anybody know of a low rust Spitfire, pre-1977, with a great body and frame, decent interior and a blown engine? Or maybe a TR3 this time? With (likely) a parts car to salvage, anything other than Spitfire would likely be crazy on my part, but the gears are already turning...

Ours is a quite good shape, given the vintage and unknown history, but it's a 1979 and it wouldn't be worth shipping across the country anyway.

 

[brian_]

Couple of thoughts for your replacement

(1) - a Hurricane
If you can find a kit - this was a fiberglass body for a spitfire
...

The body kit makes a lot sense to me, since what has been damaged appears to be only the body (not chassis or powertrain). On the other hand, aside from the difficulty of actually buying a kit, go into any kit very carefully, considering all of the federal and provincial rules.

 

[CanadaLT28]

I do have this going spare...…….

Interesting thing, is, that it has a 5.5:1 rear axle in it, perfect for going electric with no flywheel/clutch/gearbox...…

Leaf motor reducer is roughly 9:1 so how would a motor like that fare without the reducer but going directly into a 5:1 diff?