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[victor young]

Wow love it all will be better than new when its done i'm thinkin, a world away from my attempt 

Don't let the results fool you smeg, I started almost 35 years ago brush painting and knocking up old cars and over the years you learn and each time it gets better so keep on plugging on and as long as it ends up as a car in the end and you are pleased with it then it is an achievement.

[victor young]

I have two fresh air heaters so decided to restore both of them  but I need a right hand ear to finish the second one off. I don't suppose anyone has one for sale or a swap for my spare left hand one.

 

Some more  photos of the progress so far....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[victor young]

Had a couple of flexi days off and it was raining so only one thing to do ...... Rainy days @ nuts and bolts 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[jcslocum]

Looks great! Keep up the good work and keep posting pictures. I love the pics!

[Jared Mk3]

Looking really good, starting to get an idea of the finished product.

[minimissions]

Wow thats coming together really nice and fast. Love seeing cars go back together. Do you have dead line for this buid?

[victor young]

I think it will be a few good months yet as it is stating to get to some expensive bits. I have two engines in a hundred pieces and going to overhaul my original with the best parts of the two.

 

I am going to rebuild the original with +60 pistons and a re-ground crank, overhaul the gearbox with new bearings and syncros. 

 

So I would think it might be ready about this time next year pending the pennies.

[scrumpymini]

Such a great car and the workmanship is something to behold, now are you sure there is only one of you and you are not part of a clan of super fast car restorers, you put the rest of us to shame lol.

[victor young]

Thank you for you kind comments and  I can assure you that there is only one person beavering away in my garage and a very understanding wife.

 

I love what I do and have to keep my hands busy doing something whether working in the house on DIY or in the Garage, I am a fully time served heavy goods technician and am still in the trade after starting as a YTS at 16 and now i am 48.

 

I think if you enjoy what you do it makes all the difference and the nuts and bolt part of a car restoration is very therapeutic to me as it is what I do for a living but never get a chance these days with the throw away engines,gearboxes and computer diagnostics on items that you can not even take apart and repair.

 

I try to repair or refurbish as much as I can to keep the integrity of the car or bike which I think gives a more realistic finished result and it is a lot cheaper than renewing throughout which gets very expensive. 

 

Next steps are get the wheels back on and push it out of the garage and give it a good clean out, seal the wood and trial fit it when the car is on its wheels, prepare the bodywork as much as I can and then get it out for a respray. While the car is out for the respray i will get the engine and box rebuilt ready for it's return.

 

So that's the plan and I will keep you in touch with my progress.

 

Thanks again

 

Vic

[MrBounce]

Vic it's awesome. It has also inspired me to do more on my car, so Sunday will see stuff done. Thank you

[leaky]

Still keeping it on singling leading drums then vic?

[victor young]

I am trying to keep it as factory as I can, Just the way nature intended 

[leaky]

Fair enough. On ours were gonna fit some later ones so it actually stops but we have kept all the other bits so if it was ever sold to anyone that wanted it totally original to put in a museum or what ever we can. We are planning on using it as much as we can and with some of the tits you get in the road these days we thought we better make the brakes a little better. Didn't want to go to discs though as it makes the wheels stick out too much on the front too look right so we have got a good half compromise.

[victor young]

I agree I am not a purist just a skinfilnt   I try to reuse as much original items as I can, if it had been upgraded over the years of it's life I would have reused them but just so happens it was on original running gear.

 

I am 6ft 2 with size 11 feet so I can press the pedal quite hard and it makes it a bit more fun when your heart skips a beat when you do press it and very little happens.

 

I would love to put an original set of 10 inch Woolfrace slot alloys and a wooden steering wheel on the finished car but i can not bring myself to do it. But if I see someone else with their spin on rebuilds I admire and respect them for their finished projects ( mind you some are hideous ) but everyone to their own.

 

Today will consist of preparing the wood for a trial fit and then lots of coats of varnish ready to refit once the respray is done

I have stripped two engines and now waiting for a re-bore on one original block to +60 so got a huge pile on engine and gearbox bits littered all over the garage floor.

 

Vic

[victor young]

Unpacked the ash frame and sanded all the rough edges and loose splinters off. Using Epifanes varnish which has good reviews on most forums on vehicles with ash frames, The first coat is 50% diluted with thinners,2nd 25% and the third 10% with sanding in-between with 220 sanding paper and one sealed I will trial fit the wood to make sure it fits okay with and fettling needed. once happy with the fit I will remove it and give it 7 top coats with sanding with 400 in-between.

A long task but should be worth all the effort.