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« Reply #30 on: August 13, 2014, 09:48:53 PM » |
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Nice. Will have to have a chat with him. I would like to go for an aluminium airframe type of construction but costs may rule that out, so aluminium clad ply may be used. Familiar looking engine. Still stripping the chassis. All bodywork removed apart from front wings and scuttle (run out of room to store the removed bits). I have been trying to remove the floor pans. Six pans held on with a total of 78 bolts that are all rusted solid and to add to the fun, someone has added two rivets between each pair of bolts Oh what fun I am having.
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« Reply #31 on: August 13, 2014, 09:52:54 PM » |
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Sounds like a job for Mr Angle Grinder!
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« Reply #32 on: August 13, 2014, 09:54:49 PM » |
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Saint Angle Grinder surely?
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« Reply #33 on: August 14, 2014, 09:13:04 PM » |
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Trying to refrain from using the angle grinder. Soaking the bolts in Wd40 seems to be working. Not a lot of progress today. Took most of the old body to the tip and got some strange looks. Just the front wings left of the fibreglass to remove then the plywood bulkhead and steel inner wings. The pedal box is made of steel and I might be able to reuse it, or at least it will make a good pattern.
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« Reply #34 on: August 15, 2014, 08:33:13 PM » |
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The more I pull this apart, the more I realise I am doing the right thing. The bulkhead was made of thick ply. Notice the use of past tense. It was so rotten that it was more like corrugated cardboard and the gearbox mounts while being made of substantial angle iron were welded to the floor pan and not the chassis. For that at least I am grateful as it means the chassis has not been butchered.
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« Reply #35 on: August 15, 2014, 08:36:50 PM » |
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« Reply #36 on: August 15, 2014, 08:42:23 PM » |
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I find it quite scary that vehicles like this no longer need an MOT -not every "classic" is well preserved.
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« Reply #37 on: August 15, 2014, 09:44:11 PM » |
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Very true. Luckily the chassis itself is in excellent condition, only needing a new rear cross member. This is made of a much lighter gauge steel than the rest of the chassis.
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« Reply #38 on: August 15, 2014, 10:10:46 PM » |
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From my memory of my old Series E that isn't unusual ! I had a 2 door back in around '75 .If memory serves me correctly watch out for the chassis itself as it's back to front ie it's U /C section with the OUTER being plated in with thin gauge as opposed to the normal other way round.
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« Reply #39 on: August 15, 2014, 10:31:49 PM » |
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At least the important bits you want off it are good , would have been some project trying to restore it
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« Reply #40 on: August 16, 2014, 05:28:59 AM » |
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Olds, that's not a '40's BMC motor/box, surely, the "8's" were running SV motors then, as were the early Minors. Looks more mid 50's and onward to me, but??...................Morrag
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« Reply #41 on: August 16, 2014, 07:00:27 AM » |
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Correct as always Morrag Yep someone has put in an A series engine and remote change gearbox. Probably from a late Moggy 1000. That would make it a 1098cc and seeing as the engine turns over and seems to have some compression, I will go with what is fitted. Though I will have to seriously rework the engine and gearbox mounts.
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« Reply #42 on: August 16, 2014, 06:47:48 PM » |
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« Reply #43 on: August 16, 2014, 07:06:42 PM » |
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I prefer it and its box to the Reliant!Mwahhhh! Don't listen to him children!
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« Reply #44 on: August 16, 2014, 11:17:59 PM » |
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