Perfectly Serviceable XE

 

The strip down commenced

Car up on stands, engine crane hooked up to lower the engine

Engine lowered to the ground

Lower cross member cut out, and engine walked out on rubber mat, ready for a Long Term Triumph Spitfire project.

Ian T straight in with a spot weld drill, to remove the old mount

Polishing up with a grinder

Nice and clean ready for the new mount (tomorrow)

New lower crossmember fabricated in finest 3mm Steel angle

Me welding in the brackets to lower the cross member

Marking up the new position for the radiator

Drilling the holes for the lower radiator mounting lugs