Sophers
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Sounds great! A lot better than when I last heard it here that's for sure. ;D
Be great to see it at the gathering. I'm planning to get my Morris there too, fingers crossed haha.
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Steve
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No probs Jim.....I don't intend to keep the running gear standard for long as i expect the leasurly pace will prob bore me to tears ;D.....oh and by the way....i much prefer the earlier shape to this so will be watching your progress  Hope this makes it to the gathering Soph, would be nice to get this and the Morris together for a pic  |
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Steve
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This happened yesterday.......  The front has come down a few inches....there would be pictures but some dope  forgot to take them! If I'm honest it does look better but its a very gentle drop and will look a million times better when the front wheels have been changed(i hope) Will try and get a pic when the rain has cleared Steve  |
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v8jim
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sod the rain go get some photos.
are those the standard springs you've chopped?
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luckygti
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Great work Steve, look forward to seeing this at the Gathering and by the sounds of it, it has a stablemate with v8jim And like he says, sod the rain, get out there and show us proof |
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Steve
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Apr 10, 2012 21:02:48 GMT
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Cheers Pete Jim, they are indeed the original springs just with two coils missing and the bumpstops cut in half also. The springs look pretty similar in diameter to Land-Rover so if needed might pick up a couple from work and cut them down to test their use as "upgrades" |
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Steve
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Apr 10, 2012 21:23:19 GMT
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Right then.....on with the pics!   At this height the original tyres touch the arches on full lock...i can either roll the arches for some clearance OR can wait till i have some skinny 15's with slightly lower profile tyre which should ditch the problem altogether ;D Todays progress was slow but much needed... Started with going to get a tyre taken off a rim so i could test fit it on the rear:    Might have to cut and reprofile the front edge of the arch if I'm to have any hope of fitting a decent size tyre. I also mocked up the wheel trim....  Me likey ;D So with that over and done with i moved on to stripping the brakes down for a clean and adjust, also removed both front hubs, degreased and re-packed them with fresh grease which has improved them no end(stuff that came out was like treacle!)  Whilst i was sat under those arches came across some some more rot requiring attention so got the car up on stands all round and started stripping the front end down...  The offending rot...  Need to pick up some gas tomorrow and then the fun begins! More soon Steve |
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luckygti
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Apr 10, 2012 21:34:50 GMT
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Love the wheels, I was looking at it thinking "mmm, not sure how they're going to work", but with the trims on, bloody genius mate ;D Love it.
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v8jim
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Apr 10, 2012 21:41:41 GMT
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That looks better,have you lowered the back? It looks to be sitting pretty level in the photos.
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Steve
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Apr 10, 2012 21:46:45 GMT
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That looks better,have you lowered the back? It looks to be sitting pretty level in the photos. I aint touched the back  but it was quite nose high when i got it Later when id finished the brakes i greased all the steering joints and worked the steering back and forth on the ground and then it dropped some more which highlighted the tyre - arch interference.......it was then sitting more noticeably nose down |
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Apr 10, 2012 21:46:48 GMT
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Great to see some progress on this Dude. I have to say, like Pete has said, the wheels are a stroke of genuis. I too wasn't sold on them until I saw them with the wheel trims on....POW...instant win!
I wouldn't bother to fill the cut-outs up, with the centre caps on they look brilliant as they are.
Can't wait to see more updates on this. ;D
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Sophers
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Apr 10, 2012 22:14:50 GMT
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Great wheel choice! Looks loads better with the nose down ;D
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Apr 10, 2012 23:53:04 GMT
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New ride height and new wheel choice with the hub caps is inspired, and works lovely. Sorting out the rot is eminently sensible too.
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stealthstylz
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+1 on the wheels. I think I cried a little when I saw the first pic, then jumped for joy when I scrolled to the picture of them with the hubcap. Look quite period (remind me of pop wheels) but in useable sizes. Winner.
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Colonelk
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Apr 11, 2012 11:28:35 GMT
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Loving every idea for this dude  Cant wait to see you rolling in this. Love the fact they are 4x130 too, great for wheel choice! |
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Apr 12, 2012 20:08:27 GMT
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Oooh, exciting
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Steve
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Aug 26, 2012 16:53:04 GMT
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I'm back! After all my plans for the Gathering went south I kinda lost all interest in this and tried selling it on but alas all I got were messers and dreamers winding me up so kept it and have decided to aim for RRG '13 as a deadline to getting this on the road.....lets see how that pans out ;D Soooo where were we......oh yea, made a start on that pesky bit of rot in the RH front chassis rail  Rust be gone! As I'm just aiming to get this road legal there wont be any "modifying" just yet so went ahead and simply replicated what was there originally   Job jobbed ;D Even though I had got the car to run pretty well it still didnt feel like it was happy, cold starting took awhile and even when warm it misfired and wouldnt rev freely so having checked all the usual suspects I decided that the only culprit could only be the carb(and its worrying lack of gaskets between float chamber and main body ) So this happened  To be replaced by this  HIF SU from a 1ltr Metro Obviously there is a bit of a fitting issue here soooooooo started off by making a couple of these   Lack of a hole cutter does make the job twice as long and twice as painful  but once finished the two flanges are mated together  Welds cleaned up and araldited to seal Test fitting  Very happy with that so this morning I go out and pick up some gasket paper, whilst I'm making gaskets I give the adaptor a coat of paint  Then slap it all together....  BEHOLD....the traveller SU conversion it born ;D fired up quite quickly and after a bit of fiddling now runs a damn site better than with the standard 50yr old worn out rubbish.....it even revs up quicker and higher than before but somehow I doubt I'd notice that on the road  And thats it upto today! Having also had another poke about can now confirm that at least 3 body mounts will need rebuilding along with half the boot floor and putting some strength back in the running boards.....no welding needed to the floors as they are made of wood and have been recently replaced More soon Steve |
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Aug 26, 2012 18:34:39 GMT
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I'm really happy to see progress on this Loving the traveller SU conversion ;D |
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...proper medallion man chest wig motoring. |
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richrolls
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Aug 26, 2012 20:21:05 GMT
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Really nice to see this one back up.
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DutyFreeSaviour
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Aug 27, 2012 12:31:49 GMT
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Most excellent - was sorely tempted to put this into a shed somewhere and await that rainy day - but glad it's getting put back in order and will be rollin' soon. Lovely looking car....... good luck with her. |
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Back from the dead..... kind of
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forgot to take them! If I'm honest it does look better but its a very gentle drop and will look a million times better when the front wheels have been changed(i hope)
but it was quite nose high when i got it
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but once finished the two flanges are mated together
