vk327 Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Hi All Im Drew Been A long time lurker and now a contributing member This is the story of our 1973 Hillman Hunter Super One night browsing trade me I came across this gem of British engineering excellence and suggested to Nicole that she needed a project/oldschool car. (also something i can use until i eventually get my VK Commodore going) Shes a genuine one lady owner car with a genuine 88812 miles on the clock, Shes sat in storage up dairy flat ways for 10 years from when her owner passed away, we brought her off the owners grandson who hadn't had the time or knowledge to fix her up, with the promise we would get her back on the road. We picked the mighty hillman up on the 7th of august and brought it back to Hamilton. after an oil change and some fresh fuel with a little tlc the little 1725cc Rootes engine fired into life for the first time in 10 years The brakes were totally seized all round so a full rebuild was in order, including the brake and clutch mater cylinders, pulled apart and cleaned the cooling system to find a few bits needed replacing replaced the ingnition system and removed a good 40 years of the oil and gunk builtup around the motor and the underside of the car. We also replaced the crossply tubed tyres on the front with some new rubber before we took her in for a WOF on the 12th of september where we cleansheeted the wof inspection. a quick stop for some rego and "Bessie" (as Nicoles named her) is road legal for the first time in 10 years, bring on summer cruising starting with hamilton oldschool night this thurs. Heres some of the pics of the journey to get her back on the road Discussion //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/54099-drew-nicoles-1973-hillman-hunter-discussion/ 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vk327 Posted September 19, 2016 Author Share Posted September 19, 2016 pics of how she was in storage also came with a full dealer workshop manual 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vk327 Posted September 19, 2016 Author Share Posted September 19, 2016 when we got her home 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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vk327 Posted September 19, 2016 Author Share Posted September 19, 2016 more progress and the thermostat housing i had to fabricate 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vk327 Posted September 19, 2016 Author Share Posted September 19, 2016 as she is now ready for summer also the cool old AA badge and the valentines sticker anyone have any idea how old that is? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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vk327 Posted September 19, 2016 Author Share Posted September 19, 2016 Should add this is supposed to be my partner Nicoles car.... really its an excuse for me to have something oldschool to drive while i work on my VK... project thread to come soon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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