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The Hutt car park eh.

Here's a pic from the only time I can recall going there.

Looking pretty!

Can you give a summary of what products you used from Resene, also what gun you got in the end?

This one is pretty close, Terry.

http://www.fenixautoparts.co.nz/index.php?route=product/product&path=64_85_764&product_id=2084

Did I mention cheap? I think that one is too tall.

I'm looking for a generic aluminium radiator - about 500mm wide and 400 high. Had a poke around Trademe and staparts but didn't seen anything that suitable. Bonus points if it has 39mm outlets.

Anyone have a link to a good generic catalog?

Windscreen is broked.

Where is Ohura?

https://www.google.co.nz/maps/place/Ohura/@-38.7803606,174.854838,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6d14c5722f44340d:0x500ef6143a2edd0!8m2!3d-38.8439123!4d174.9816397

Attacked the spares pile.

New badge, I think this is for the tailgate.

Plenty of spare lights, mostly tatty though.

Bits in the middle are new front suspension uprights and pins. There's a new generator armature and some gennie Lucas brushes there too.

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I think I'll drop off the main part of the front valence to the dip-strip man in Tawa, as it won't ever be any easier to get it cleaned off.

Also need more 18g steel - might have to order a sheet.

Needed to make a mirror of this brace for the other side where it had rusted mostly away.

Paper should be strong enough, right?

Here's where I'm at tonight. All fits together OK. I need to flatten the front piece out a bit as it has a slight bow in it then make a hole in the rear piece for the crank start tube.

New brace in the back.

Made new bits for the rusty crossmember from 1.6mm steel.

Missed out on borrowing the folder up at Rod Clifton's so had to do it the slow, noisy way.

Chassis punches to make the hole for the crank start tube.

First panel done, except for trimming.

Then made the rear face. More hammering to tip the flanges.

Been working on this, making plenty of noise.

Cleaned up areas where the spot welded flanges go - removing spot welded joins is a drag.

Replaced the rusty bit of the rail with some 2mm plate.

Ground and primed.

Someone should start a wagnats thread.

Good work on the rust repair G.

Is it predictable that one of those plates is on a commodore, and one on a Falcon ute now?

Is Mr XXX yours Al?

A RWD 1275 (Marina or Sprite) would be an easy swap.

If you want to go slow a 1098 or 948 Minor would get you moving.

Too bad that the timesheet is from Ben's L200.

Current state of play

Drilling out spot welds isn't much fun. Have fixed one side rail and removed most of the valence pan remains. Can make too much noise late at night.

Fine enough to unload the trailer today. The lift makes a good engine crane.

Some of the spares are in cool BMC boxes

I've got a 2TB sitting around.

Also a 186

Mighty 1622cc

Dang, I was hoping it would be faster than an HZ Police Car

Might have to investigate turbo options now.

Found this stuck under the back seat.

Smoking pass!

(Although the Ben Dude reckons its from his tow car)

Thanks Albert.

It's going to be a front-to-back adventure.

Mercury survived a run up to Cambridge and back for the NSRA Nationals.

I have mostly fixed the PS leaks with a new feed hose (thanks to Pirtek for a freebie that was much more suitable than the heater hose BNT sold me)

Developed a lean backfire on acceleration while on the way to Hamilton to pick up the Oxford parts (probably a protest) which was somewhat cured by advancing the ignition timing a little bit. I need to investigate the tune-up further.

Also one of the welded brackets has broken off the bellflower pipes.

Towing a trailer load of B-series bits through Taihape.

Crossmember full of rust and crud - and holes

After hacking it out, the passenger side 'rail' needs some work.

Drivers side is better, appears to have more oil leaked over it - just needs a small patch, and the corner brace is still mostly there.

Need to scratch up some 2mm sheet steel for the replacement bits.

Photo host is back up.

The crossmember is part of assembly that includes the splash pan behind the grille.

There's a lot of spot welds that are inaccessible when its all assembled, so some dismantling with cut-off wheels and cold chisels ensued.

Stage one

Trucked down from Hamilton by Rod Clifton, fully loaded with spare parts.

I drove it home from his place up on SH1. Runs OK but I found the column shifted 4-speed "challenging" - more practice required.

There are now a large amount of spares on my garage floor.

We also collected the extra engine, two gear boxes, front suspension unit, towbar and some wheels this weekend while up in Cambridge for the NSRA Nats.

It's pretty solid on the whole, and a first look didn't show anything too scary, except maybe that lower tailgate.

Then...

This is the frame crossmember that sits under the radiator.

Much carnage has ensued and now that area is mostly rust-free.

It's also metal-free which needs addressing.

The radiator was also sad so has been taken to a Barry who is doing an inspection (including the spare rad). It might end up cheaper to source a replacement from something rather than recoring the original.

Anyway, plans are to get it back on the road asap:

- Fix rust

- Check brakes/replace brakelines

- Other shit.

I now own two Morris Travellers - one with metal rot, one with wood rot.

Tell me I'm an idiot/genius

//oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/50305-guypies-1961-morris-oxford-discussion/

BTW I got this sight unseen and am happy that it was fairly described by Guypie.

OK, so this Wagon has turned up at my place.

Am at the Beach and it's OK.

I know a place we can shelter nearby if it gets too wet.