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« Reply #15 on: August 11, 2014, 07:01:29 PM » |
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Pics and details as promised. The 'thing' is a 1960 Autobee mounted on a 1940s Morris Eight chassis. Picked it up today with help from Scottie of movinghotrods.co.uk He seems to think it would make a unique gasser.
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« Reply #16 on: August 11, 2014, 07:02:26 PM » |
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« Reply #17 on: August 11, 2014, 07:07:53 PM » |
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Plan on cutting the body off very soon as all I want is the chassis and running gear. Pair of steel seat buckets came with it and these may get used but will probably make aluminium versions.
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« Reply #18 on: August 11, 2014, 07:12:33 PM » |
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Once I have the awful body off, I should have a lot more room. Chassis seems to be very solid. Preliminary drawing of what I plan on doing. A snug two seater.
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« Reply #19 on: August 11, 2014, 07:49:09 PM » |
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Ahh, that would explain Scottie's odd post on FaceBook. I'm surprised he didn't make a detour to Loony's yard with it! I kinda like that body -you don't fancy restoring it then?! Those steel buckets would look great in something like, I dunno, a T bucket?
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« Reply #20 on: August 11, 2014, 08:51:00 PM » |
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Save the Autobee!
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« Reply #21 on: August 11, 2014, 10:47:22 PM » |
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olds i know i,m being a cheeky monkey but if you dont use them seats could i have the option of swapping you some beer tokens or something usefull for them only they look almost identical to what should be in my 451GMC i only have the remains of one of my old seats. cheers, ,,mike,
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« Reply #22 on: August 12, 2014, 07:21:02 AM » |
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Sorry Mike but there is already a couple of folk ahead of you wanting the seats. Perhaps I should start making copies. Started pulling out period bits that I may need and adding them to the pile of new stuff that came with the wreck. Luckily the new parts it came with include five 4.50-17 tyres, handbrake cables, shocks, exhaust (that I probably wont use) and other bits I haven't sorted through yet. Other bits I will Ebay. I have two front screens door glass with winders and rear screen but have no idea what they are from They will probably go to the tip local waste recycling and disposal facility, along with the other junk. I will be on the lookout for a set of 17" wire wheels, six stud 4" pcd as fitted to the earlier models (yes Shaun, WIRES ). Oh, this also came with a pair of strange, optional extra, tail fins.
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« Reply #23 on: August 12, 2014, 02:33:33 PM » |
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Fins are always cool!
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« Reply #24 on: August 12, 2014, 07:07:17 PM » |
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There has got to be someone out there who will want to buy that body Dave. And its all cash toward the build fund.
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« Reply #25 on: August 12, 2014, 07:32:41 PM » |
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To late. And to be honest I have seen washing up bowls with more structural integrity. Most of the body off now. Not a hope in hell of getting it off in one piece. Not only were most of the fixings rusted solid but the body had been glassed to the chassis. The rear extension to the chassis is bolted on. So far there are only minor repairs needed where bits have been cut off and a couple of bits of angle iron need cutting out. The floor pans could do with replacing but as these are bolted in so it's easier to make new than repair.
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« Reply #26 on: August 12, 2014, 11:58:58 PM » |
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Flippen ek you don't hang around
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Why do every five minute job take all day, and if it can go wrong it will go wrong
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« Reply #27 on: August 13, 2014, 06:48:38 AM » |
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Superb Old's old chap and wires Mmmmmm as an aside.... I was chatting to a chap with a Buggatti body sitting in his shed at the weekend... he is looking for an aero engine for the build
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« Reply #28 on: August 13, 2014, 07:51:59 AM » |
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Think I saw a pair of air cooled Lycoming engines for sale on Ebay the other day. Didn't know that you could make fibreglass this thin. Average thickness 1.5mm some areas are less than 1.3mm. No wonder it was breaking up.
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« Reply #29 on: August 13, 2014, 09:23:55 PM » |
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A couple of photos of Mr Brock's roadster project. Plywood body, covered with hessian, mounted on a Pop chassis with Reliant engine.
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