Early Javelin Restoration

[Grumpy Northener]

New panel ready for welding

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Tacked up

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Welded in / cleaned up

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Now ready for bumper iron reinforcement panel & new air tube to be fabricated

[Grumpy Northener]

Bit more progress to report - yet more fabrication & welding

Bumper iron reinforcement panel made up

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Spot welded into place and bumper iron reattached

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[Grumpy Northener]

Air tube was well gone so I did the same as for the offside and fabricated a new one

It always helps when you can put your hands on the right kit though - E bay find Garbo box pan folder makes light work of jobs like this

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Air tube trial fit - made up from 3 sections with the bulkhead return cut & reused from the old one

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Air tube & backing - sprayed with zinc rich primer proir to being spot welded together

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[TerryG]

I will admit to knowing less than nothing about these cars but your restoration skills are amazing. That looks superb.
Only question, what is the "air tube" for?

[Grumpy Northener]

Repairs to the inner wing included small flange sections like this

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Crease from previous accident damage removed to allow for correct fitting of suspension mountings - trial fit at this stage ensures simple assembly once the bodyshell is painted

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[Grumpy Northener]

Air tube welded in place with the exception of a few welds on the underside

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Just a few minor bits to finish and that will be the front inner wing panels complete

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[Grumpy Northener]

I'm not the only one that's been busy - Keith has been advancing the mechanical inspections and sourcing the parts

Front hubs - brakes were all rebuilt recently so not too much to do here apart from strip / prep / paint / reassemble - brake hoses although newish are U/S as they left them twisted / chaffing (whoever did the previous work)

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Steering box gets a clean bill of health - just requires prep & paint - just as well has to access it you have to split the case which is braised together

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[Grumpy Northener]

Upper yokes - early type was mechanical (fitted / lower in the image) & rubber (upper in the image) the car had some form of not quite correct hybred / Hienz 57 fitted when it arrived so we probably have to utilise some of our stock to get the set up right

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King pins show 4 thou wear and are rust pitted so these are on the scrap bin list

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[Grumpy Northener]

I will admit to knowing less than nothing about these cars but your restoration skills are amazing. That looks superb. Only question, what is the "air tube" for?

Terry - The air tube was fed from a cowel on the engine side of the inner wing which transfered fresh air in to the car

Air cowel sits behind front grille and directs fresh air up the air tube

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This flap sits between the inner bulkhead / inner wing and adjusts the amount of air you require in the car

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[Grumpy Northener]

Bit more done today

Air tube now fully welded

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Air cowel rewelded in situ & cleaned up

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Noticed that a factory weld had split on the front bulkhead cross member - so this got sorted at the same time

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So thats both front inner wings sorted