Post by peppib on Dec 29, 2014 16:02:14 GMT
OK - so it's not a Landcrab, but it is quiet in here so thought I should do a Blue Peter and 'Here is one I made earlier'
I had finished restoring my beloved Cath (Morris Minor, sadly sold earlier this year) and fancied doing something else so the ubiquitous ebay offered this.
Bit of a state. Divorce and the ex husband had left it in the garage and the wife just wanted rid. Those bits were collected on a recovery truck, and the rest in the back of a rather large van.
Bit of poking around
So let the work begin
There was no useable wood or aluminium panels. Panels bought new off the shelf, and a complete set of wood purchased from a guy who had had it stored for years. The car is 1968 ad the wood was wrapped in newspaper dated 1967
A rough mock up and further welding
Metal bends, wood doesn't, so it was a case of see where the wood sits and move the metal accordingly
4 new wings fitted, front pattern metal, rear glass fibre, then get some paint on (all the blue was sanded off prior to painting - guess who now has asthma!)
New front panel
The wood is wrapped in cling film. Roof is held on by carpet tacks through the gutter channel
Engine checked, cleaned and painted
Wood reattached to body
Engine dropped in
There was no interior with the car, so good old eBay again. I found (sepatately) a set of green seats and door cards, and a dark green set of carpets. Carpet for the back was an offcut from a local warehouse
Underlay
Back completed
Interior fitted
Wheels sandblasted (bead actually) masked, and painted
Finished and doesn't look too bad
Flew through its MOT and I sold it to someone in the Irish Republic. I agreed to deliver her to Stranraer and the day before I was due to travel took her for a spin - and she jumped out of third gear. Oh, good (or words to that effect) Quick call to a mate for a replacement gearbox, hour to fit and all good.
IF my memory serves me correctly, the car was £250, wood £350, other panels and parts (including new radiator, tank and tyres) about £650
Took 10 months of my life to do the job. Yes that is a working (family owned) garage so expert help there if required. Poor Rachael has refused to work on any more vehicles!
I had finished restoring my beloved Cath (Morris Minor, sadly sold earlier this year) and fancied doing something else so the ubiquitous ebay offered this.
Bit of a state. Divorce and the ex husband had left it in the garage and the wife just wanted rid. Those bits were collected on a recovery truck, and the rest in the back of a rather large van.
Bit of poking around
So let the work begin
There was no useable wood or aluminium panels. Panels bought new off the shelf, and a complete set of wood purchased from a guy who had had it stored for years. The car is 1968 ad the wood was wrapped in newspaper dated 1967
A rough mock up and further welding
Metal bends, wood doesn't, so it was a case of see where the wood sits and move the metal accordingly
4 new wings fitted, front pattern metal, rear glass fibre, then get some paint on (all the blue was sanded off prior to painting - guess who now has asthma!)
New front panel
The wood is wrapped in cling film. Roof is held on by carpet tacks through the gutter channel
Engine checked, cleaned and painted
Wood reattached to body
Engine dropped in
There was no interior with the car, so good old eBay again. I found (sepatately) a set of green seats and door cards, and a dark green set of carpets. Carpet for the back was an offcut from a local warehouse
Underlay
Back completed
Interior fitted
Wheels sandblasted (bead actually) masked, and painted
Finished and doesn't look too bad
Flew through its MOT and I sold it to someone in the Irish Republic. I agreed to deliver her to Stranraer and the day before I was due to travel took her for a spin - and she jumped out of third gear. Oh, good (or words to that effect) Quick call to a mate for a replacement gearbox, hour to fit and all good.
IF my memory serves me correctly, the car was £250, wood £350, other panels and parts (including new radiator, tank and tyres) about £650
Took 10 months of my life to do the job. Yes that is a working (family owned) garage so expert help there if required. Poor Rachael has refused to work on any more vehicles!
