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Morris 18-22 Restoration

rovamota Part of things Posts: 74	Morris 18-22 Restoration rovamota @rovamota
	Mar 11, 2015 21:03:58 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	This Morris 1800 was donated to www.leylandprincess.co.uk by Practical Classics legend Sam Glover on the proviso that it was either kept as a monument to BL failure or restored to its original condition. We agreed to take on the car and it was delivered to us at the NEC classic car show last November. This was the first time I'd clapped eyes on it and when I did my heart sank. There was a LOT of work to be done! We decided to have a bit of fun with the car at the NEC show so we let visitors to our stand write their messages of condolence on the car. Then, it was time to drag it to its new home in Hampshire.
	Last Edit: Mar 11, 2015 21:10:33 GMT by rovamota

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rovamota Part of things Posts: 74	Morris 18-22 Restoration rovamota @rovamota
	Mar 11, 2015 21:17:07 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Once home, the monumental task of assessing the work required was undertaken. Rust, rust and more rust... And all this was before we pulled out the carpets...
	Last Edit: Mar 11, 2015 21:18:30 GMT by rovamota

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rovamota Part of things Posts: 74	Morris 18-22 Restoration rovamota @rovamota
	Mar 11, 2015 21:28:59 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Interior removed and it was obvious this car needed a LOT of welding.


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79cord Posted a lot Posts: 2,612	Morris 18-22 Restoration 79cord @79cord
	Mar 12, 2015 11:43:52 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Certainly an epic project there. Best wishes for it.
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stuartp Part of things Posts: 698	Morris 18-22 Restoration stuartp @stuartp
	Mar 12, 2015 12:09:50 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I can only look on in awe what a feeling of satisfaction that'll give when it's all solid again!


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grifterkid Posted a lot Posts: 3,627	Morris 18-22 Restoration grifterkid @grifterkid
	Mar 12, 2015 12:33:41 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	That is nothing short of epic... That car looks way too far gone to save but you've stepped up to the mark and gone for it which is great! I look forward to seeing this all finished and shiny as it's one heck of a rare car!!! Superb...
	*GARAGE CURRENTLY EMPTY*

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RetroWarwicK Posted a lot Searching...... Posts: 3,906	Morris 18-22 Restoration RetroWarwicK @maph2
	Mar 12, 2015 12:39:24 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	drop the shell over a stripped mx5 chassis
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PHUQ Part of things Posts: 861	Morris 18-22 Restoration PHUQ @phuq
	Mar 12, 2015 12:51:18 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Nutters I saw pictures of it at the NEC and don't think I'm alone in thinking "yeah, right...". Impressed that you were brave enough to even start it!
	1973 Morris Marina 1800SDL Estate "Mud", lots of shiny parts, some assembly required. 1936/ 1928 Austin 7 Chummy- ish Special. Yellow. A big yellow motorbike and a Peugeot 406 2.1TD for when I actually want to get somewhere.

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rovamota Part of things Posts: 74	Morris 18-22 Restoration rovamota @rovamota
	Mar 12, 2015 20:16:41 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Yes, we were slack-jawed at the amount rot in this car, but undeterred we sourced a welder of good repute and even he questioned our sanity but we convinced him it was worthwhile and got him to work. Once the floor was welded we decided to start at the back as we had most of the panels ready to go on. The whole of the inner and outer arch were rotten so it was cut out and replaced with new arches. Then it was on to the other side. And then the lower panel was replaced and a replacement boot lid sourced.
	Last Edit: Mar 13, 2015 19:24:18 GMT by rovamota

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rovamota Part of things Posts: 74	Morris 18-22 Restoration rovamota @rovamota
	Mar 12, 2015 20:20:05 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Then we had to pay attention to the outer sills. Years of bodges meant we had to cut off the nearside completely but luckily we found a NOS replacement. Unfortunately we don't have an offside sill.
	Last Edit: Mar 12, 2015 20:22:14 GMT by rovamota

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Foxy Posted a lot Making pink manly in the north! Posts: 1,913	Morris 18-22 Restoration Foxy @280sexy
	Mar 12, 2015 20:22:13 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	You're a braver man than me thats for sure and I own a 30 year old Jag!!!!
	I'm the handsome fella with the cheesy white specs or is that the cheesy fella with the handsome white specs?

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rovamota Part of things Posts: 74	Morris 18-22 Restoration rovamota @rovamota
	Mar 12, 2015 20:27:21 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Having a breather, this is how it should look once completed. Flamenco red with a blue vinyl interior.


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Mercdan68 Posted hell of a lot Posts: 9,104 Club RR Member Number: 68	Morris 18-22 Restoration Mercdan68 @forddan68 Club Retro Rides Member 68
	Mar 12, 2015 20:30:17 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Just superb to see it being restored
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markgenesis Posted a lot Posts: 1,322	Morris 18-22 Restoration markgenesis @markgenesis
	Mar 12, 2015 20:42:01 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Love this, my sister had a Morris 1800 wedge around 1985, same bright red colour, her then boyfriend wrote the car off when he drove it off the road and crashed over a tree stump wrecking the underside These and the Wolseley versions very rare cars now, nice to see this one being saved.
	72 Pontiac Firebird Formula 400. 95 BMW E34 525i Manual. 80 Lotus Elite, sold 86 Mk4 Escort RWD V8, sold

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PHUQ Part of things Posts: 861	Morris 18-22 Restoration PHUQ @phuq
	Mar 13, 2015 12:22:56 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Flamenco looks nice with a good polish- looking forward to seeing the end result. Lots of lovely NOS BL panels going in there I see
	1973 Morris Marina 1800SDL Estate "Mud", lots of shiny parts, some assembly required. 1936/ 1928 Austin 7 Chummy- ish Special. Yellow. A big yellow motorbike and a Peugeot 406 2.1TD for when I actually want to get somewhere.

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grifterkid Posted a lot Posts: 3,627	Morris 18-22 Restoration grifterkid @grifterkid
	Mar 13, 2015 12:28:57 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	That is going to look really very good indeed once it's all done, I can sense awesomeness...!!!
	*GARAGE CURRENTLY EMPTY*

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rovamota Part of things Posts: 74	Morris 18-22 Restoration rovamota @rovamota
	Mar 13, 2015 18:22:27 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	The A pillars were giving cause for concern as they were both very rotten and a bodged repair had probably made it worse. The only way to properly repair them was to get the pillars from a donor car. Luckily we managed to source a screen surround from a scrap car. Then we had to drill out the spot welds so that the pouter skins could be attached to the original A pillar frame. Of course, the frame was treated and primered before the donor skin went on, and the rest of the lower screen frame area and wiper arm apertures then had to be fabricated.
	Last Edit: Mar 13, 2015 18:35:04 GMT by rovamota

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qwerty Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 2,410 Club RR Member Number: 52	Morris 18-22 Restoration qwerty @qwerty Club Retro Rides Member 52
	Mar 13, 2015 19:13:40 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Epic work. Well done for taking it on and seeing it through!
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MK2VR6 Posted a lot Mk2 Golf GTi 90 Spec Posts: 3,329	Morris 18-22 Restoration MK2VR6 @wafers
	Mar 13, 2015 19:14:56 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Bloody nora! That's a 'from the heart' rather than head restoration! I assume the bill with the welder bloke you've taken on is going to be mammoth?! Cap doffed for giving it a new lease of life though; I've seen Minis and mk1 Escorts in that sort of state fixed up once again for the road, purely because of their restored value, but this is more for the preservation of a rare car, I guess? BOOKMARKED! *Edit: Digging around tinternet a bit, I now realise this Wedge is a pre-production one. Still barmy, but brilliant work at the same time!
	Last Edit: Mar 13, 2015 19:48:55 GMT by MK2VR6

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retrolegends Club Retro Rides Member Winging it.....Since 1971. Posts: 3,719 Club RR Member Number: 94	Morris 18-22 Restoration retrolegends @retrolegends Club Retro Rides Member 94
	Mar 13, 2015 19:17:45 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Epic work, I am sure I remember reading about this car years ago. A quick question though, how come it's an 18-22 and its on a 'R' plate? Bookmarked!
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