Mid-engined turbo Triumph Spitfire

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The car now has a radiator so I can leave it running, the turbo is not attached but the maf is connected to the intake. All air leaks blocked and running nicely

Well I tried, packing the car away after working on it, tried to drive it into the garage. The clutch is spongy and I couldn’t engage gears, brakes weren’t much better. The only way to stop moving was turn off ignition

4-22-2020

Yes it did, 0 -100 mph without moving an inch. Brakes and clutch bled and filled with nice new dot 4 fluid. All other stuff flushed out. Sounds sweet, turbo pipes coming later this week. Also handbrake works :)

 So tonight I finished off the handbrake and it rocks. Fully adjustable and a clone between the Audi system (rear hubs and handbrake cables and the spitfire lever). I’ll clean it all up at the weekend and make it look nice.
I also bled the brakes and clutch, the stuff that came out was a horrible milky colour! It wasn’t like that when it went in 2 weeks ago. Anyway flushed it out and filled with dot 4.
I then went for a drive, at one point hitting just under 100 mph. There is no noise from the drive train, it sounds so sweet. Checkout the video ?

 I get the induction pipes later on this week so I can then plumb in the turbo.