If you have any extra spare time and fancy doing my morris minor that could do with some TLC
BRAVE or just FOOLISH RM RESTO
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That looks superb! Well done on your persistance.
If you have any extra spare time and fancy doing my morris minor that could do with some TLC
If you have any extra spare time and fancy doing my morris minor that could do with some TLC
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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Cheers chaps,
Terry, the boy has just fetched home a rather (actually VERY) decrepit 2 door Range Rover so I'm afraid I may be busy with the welder a while longer, else I'd have been straight on the moggy for you.. Honest
Anyway, last post of 2013, got round there bloody quick................the world doesn't seem to have ended with the passing of that Mayan calender thingymugig or whatever it was, though it does seem rather dark, wet and windy, hang on, thats just December in Caithness
Not an awful lot to see again but progress is being made, any slim hopes of a trial run have been put back a few months but hopefully not too long now.
So although it seems slow going at the moment, I've been fettling the decrepit doors and rear wings, pictures below, forgive the quality as it is barely getting light here at the moment, and forgive the layers of dirt that have built up again
So, passenger side doors on, the back one has been trimmed up with glass etc, the front will have to wait until I can order up weather strips etc.
Rear drivers side door is also repaired and fitted, again it needs trimming up with glass etc, ignore the poor looking fit in the photo, the catch isn't on yet and its just pushed to.
I got the wings and boot lid back from the chap who was shotblasting them, deciding it was easier to store the drivers door than the wings I diverted onto wings and boot lid.
Ive repaired the ravaged edges of the rear wings, and after much sanding, filling, sanding, painting, sanding (you get the whole soul destroying, mind numbing idea) I have the passenger rear wing and bootlid on.
Offside rear wing is now in paint and ready for fitting
so the front wings and rear spats are awaiting attention, here they are, lots more welding, sanding, filling etc to go.
Rear wing spat
The better of the two front wings needing only minimal welding, but has a lot of old dents and plenty of rust pitting to sort
The offside front wing, this has a lot of ragged edge to deal with along with a lot of small corrosion holes along its joint seams to be dealt with as well as the pitting and dings
So plenty still to go at, but looking back to this time last year "rusty" has come along and is now looking like a car that can see the road again. It's been a bit of a frustrating year with one thing or another diverting my attention from the car, but most nights I've managed to find an hour or at least half an hour, so if I only keep that up there should be light at the end of the tunnel soon.
Its that time of year, so all I have to say now is Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year to you all
Terry, the boy has just fetched home a rather (actually VERY) decrepit 2 door Range Rover so I'm afraid I may be busy with the welder a while longer, else I'd have been straight on the moggy for you.. Honest
Anyway, last post of 2013, got round there bloody quick................the world doesn't seem to have ended with the passing of that Mayan calender thingymugig or whatever it was, though it does seem rather dark, wet and windy, hang on, thats just December in Caithness
Not an awful lot to see again but progress is being made, any slim hopes of a trial run have been put back a few months but hopefully not too long now.
So although it seems slow going at the moment, I've been fettling the decrepit doors and rear wings, pictures below, forgive the quality as it is barely getting light here at the moment, and forgive the layers of dirt that have built up again
So, passenger side doors on, the back one has been trimmed up with glass etc, the front will have to wait until I can order up weather strips etc.
Rear drivers side door is also repaired and fitted, again it needs trimming up with glass etc, ignore the poor looking fit in the photo, the catch isn't on yet and its just pushed to.
I got the wings and boot lid back from the chap who was shotblasting them, deciding it was easier to store the drivers door than the wings I diverted onto wings and boot lid.
Ive repaired the ravaged edges of the rear wings, and after much sanding, filling, sanding, painting, sanding (you get the whole soul destroying, mind numbing idea) I have the passenger rear wing and bootlid on.
Offside rear wing is now in paint and ready for fitting
so the front wings and rear spats are awaiting attention, here they are, lots more welding, sanding, filling etc to go.
Rear wing spat
The better of the two front wings needing only minimal welding, but has a lot of old dents and plenty of rust pitting to sort
The offside front wing, this has a lot of ragged edge to deal with along with a lot of small corrosion holes along its joint seams to be dealt with as well as the pitting and dings
So plenty still to go at, but looking back to this time last year "rusty" has come along and is now looking like a car that can see the road again. It's been a bit of a frustrating year with one thing or another diverting my attention from the car, but most nights I've managed to find an hour or at least half an hour, so if I only keep that up there should be light at the end of the tunnel soon.
Its that time of year, so all I have to say now is Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year to you all
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Merry Christmas to you too mate - that car is looking terrific now, you've done a handsome job on a very limited budget. Don't worry about it taking more than a year - I took 7 years to do my Midget, and it wasn't as bad as yours to start with!
Good stuff, keep us posted!
Cheers
Good stuff, keep us posted!
Cheers
Some people are like Slinkies - they serve no useful purpose, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them downstairs.
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This thread is awesome, made more so by this latest bout of activity. 
These wings show just how thick the steel must have been to start with, that's real quality right there.
These wings show just how thick the steel must have been to start with, that's real quality right there.
J
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
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Thread mosh of the Year... say no more.
You show us all up, M8
alfaSleep
You show us all up, M8
alfaSleep
'the french will always be there when they need you'...Monty ;<)
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junkyarddog
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Excellent work Mr Arceye,
the old girl is really taking shape now,
the repaired doors look like a very good fit.
Keep it up
JYD.
the old girl is really taking shape now,
the repaired doors look like a very good fit.
Keep it up
JYD.
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As a new member, I hadn't seen this topic before - an amazing transformation compared with the original state of the car on page 1 - finished breakfast so no time to read all 13 pages at the moment but have bookmarked this for a proper look later
Mike
Mike
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really enjoyed reading this thead today
never had the chance to work on a timber framed car,looks like fun
i think the seats have come up well,i would enjoy them as they are
well done good work cannot wait to see picks of it finished now !
never had the chance to work on a timber framed car,looks like fun
i think the seats have come up well,i would enjoy them as they are
well done good work cannot wait to see picks of it finished now !
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tractorman
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Great stuff arceye, she's really taking shape nicely.
I wonder what your "expert" brother thinks now - I hope you have a very large slice of humble pie for him!
I wonder what your "expert" brother thinks now - I hope you have a very large slice of humble pie for him!
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Cheers chaps, thanks for the lovely comments, they do help keep the will to finish her going, will hopefully have more to show before too long into the New Year.