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Re: Early Javelin Restoration
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 9:53 pm
by 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
Re: Early Javelin Restoration
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 9:24 pm
by 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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Re: Early Javelin Restoration
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 9:31 pm
by Grumpy Northener
Re: Early Javelin Restoration
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 9:33 pm
by 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?
Re: Early Javelin Restoration
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 9:36 pm
by 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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Re: Early Javelin Restoration
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 9:40 pm
by 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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Re: Early Javelin Restoration
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 9:48 pm
by 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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Re: Early Javelin Restoration
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 9:54 pm
by 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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Re: Early Javelin Restoration
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:18 pm
by 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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Re: Early Javelin Restoration
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 10:44 pm
by 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