{"id":164,"date":"2020-03-21T23:58:28","date_gmt":"2020-03-21T23:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nickt.net\/wordpress\/?page_id=164"},"modified":"2020-07-22T16:14:58","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T16:14:58","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nickt.net\/wordpress\/?page_id=164","title":{"rendered":"Vlog &#8211; Here I will update as I do stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">22 July 2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the latest update on the Spitfire, moving slowly..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A quick update on my mid engined turbo Spitfire\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oF5MshixE2k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">17 July 2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday i finished all those little welding jobs I have been putting off. I added a strip to the passenger side front wing to adjust the door gap, ground down the welds on the passenger side door and added a bit of steel to the last hole in the door, so its now all welded up.  I also extended the wires to the GM-Audi fuel sender adapter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"16:7:2020 - Walk around the mid engined turbo Triumph Spitfire\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iEcnOWj-vRs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>16 July 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the little car is getting some good attention in Facebook groups and on the internet, I&#8217;ve even been approached by a magazine to run a feature on it when its painted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last night I sorted the passenger side door, the top was really rotten, I&#8217;ll post a video later.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In one Facebook group I was asked about the use of the Audi TT bonnet hinges, so here is a short video updae, removing the Dolly Partons (aka the huge over riders that hang off the front bumper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Taking the Dolly Partons \/ overriders off the mid engined Spitfire\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5G44paQ5G6I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14 July 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the first of my video blogs, just a quick walk around the Spitfire<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A tour round my cars and a walk around the mid engined Spitfire\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PRtpNW-oykM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>21\/3\/2020&#8230; Today more wiring, stripping out all the unwanted Audi electrics. I wired up the brake pedal and low brake fluid sensor and I also installed the coolant header tank and cut some perspex to cover the fuel\/temp gauge&#8230; I&#8217;m happy \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it all looks a bit of a mess.. Tomorrow I pick up my fuel tank, only 2 gallons, but it will do for now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nickt.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_24831-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-174\" width=\"456\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nickt.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_24831-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nickt.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_24831-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nickt.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_24831-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nickt.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_24831-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nickt.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_24831-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nickt.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_24831-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nickt.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_24831-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>23\/3\/2020 &#8211; I now have a fuel tank. Its only 2 gallons but it will do for the moment. I have connected the IAT sensor. So another item off the list. I have also cut some perspex to fit into the fuel and temp gauge holes in the dash.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>22 July 2020 Here is the latest update on the Spitfire, moving slowly.. 17 July 2020 Yesterday i finished all&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-164","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nickt.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nickt.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nickt.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickt.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickt.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=164"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickt.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1400,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickt.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/164\/revisions\/1400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nickt.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}