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Simonsud wrote:Not fan of the ka at least you like welding as they seem to be the only modern car that still rust badly

A pillar is it Kev?

Yesterday I was working on another of my projects - and this is where all those 40 IDFs have gone!
It is a Jaguar V12 that is going into a tube framed MGB GT. The inlet manifold is fabricated from Alfa top flanges and Jag fuel injection block flanges with aluminium tubes to join them. All the flanges are welded and I will be tidying them up - but I couldn't resist putting them all on the block with the carbs and ram pipes........

i wouldn't like to try and balance all those


looks fab though, bet it'll sound even better

Cool Philip !!
Looks very impressive looking forward to seeing it fitted.

From the sublime to the ridiculous - yesterday I was working on.....

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I'am in the middle of fitting a ford cross flow and type 9 gearbox in a Morris minor not as old as that one its a 1972 I'am doing

Well the Moggy has passed its MoT but it is so gutless with the 803cc engine! The Ford cross-flow sounds much more entertaining......

Entertaining getting it to fit !!!only real issue has been getting bell housing to clear steering rack but sorted that and had a real head ache with getting a clutch as it turned out it had a lotus cortina flywheel and no clutch I ordered fitted but found a lightened standard escort flywheel and all was good

Driving the Morris down to the IoW - and driving back in the white convertible Morris that I built two years ago.

Looks a little gem

Yesterday I was finishing off the Ronart - taking off the IVA bits (round edges/soft caps/alloy wheels etc) and putting the pretty bits back on.

Yesturday I had to get an mot for this......
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As Kev and Philip have mentioned on the "Suds in the sun" thread, it is not far away now.
So I did a few local repairs in the engine bay.
I had been meaning to get them done as I overloaded the primer when restoring the shell. Over the years it has cracked and split open.
Pleased to say that when ground out there were no signs of splitting or corrosion, just product abuse.
So I got the old girl in the air and removed the exhaust to get access to the bulkhead. Awkward job to do with a fitted up engine bay but glad it is done.
Just need to clean the mess up now, still, I have two weeks............

top work mate, never knew you had an issue there

think it was really just an excuse to clean the road dirt off myself

looks incredible as always mate

KevJTD wrote:top work mate, never knew you had an issue there

think it was really just an excuse to clean the road dirt off myself

looks incredible as always mate

Ditto!

Cheers guys,
I was aware of the cracks a while ago, but a couple of eagle eyes spotted them at Duxford.
It wasn't anything nasty, just overloaded product, but as we know Suds are prone to fracturing bulkhead and inner wing areas so I needed to address it as some folk my have thought the worse.
Glad the weather is picking up, I got caught out the other week and she had a right soaking
See ya soon

made up this little tool tonight, can you guess what it's used for?

Kev !! shouldn't this be on the puzzle post ??
Looks about 17 mm.
Is it for the Lancia?
Pleased to hear you have sorted an Intergrale for yourself, another one for my dream garage

Tightening the bolts on Frankenstein's neck......?

lol, should have put it on the puzzle post, might have lasted a bit of time before you guys would recognise it's use.
it's a 22mm spanner chopped down with a 1/2" drive socket on it.
made it up to enable the oil pressure gauge sender to be removed without having to struggle with a long spanner, even less easy on a single carb engine than the twin.
long extension and the sender can be undone.
mine had packed up so swapped it out for a spare.
good excuse to take the car out for a spin

I have finally got a bit more done to my BGT project..... I had a go at mocking up the steering column.
I had a spare Morris Minor one that I thought would be useful........so I cut it in half and, with a temporary extension, it all fits.:bigsmile:

Wow Philip !!
That is going to be a real hairy beast.
Will it be for the strip or street legal ?
You will be busy this winter
Nice one.

Wow that's going to be a monster

Kegsti66 wrote:Wow Philip !!
That is going to be a real hairy beast.
Will it be for the strip or street legal ?
You will be busy this winter
Nice one.

Hi Kegsti and John
The intention is to make it sort of road legal........ but it is mainly "garage candy" with the odd bit of strip RWYB action. I really wanted to build something with the V12 as I have got 4, 6 and 8 cyl cars and I do like engines

Back to my regular part time work - its another Morris Minor! A Blue two door that I have stripped. The bodyshell has been resprayed and the panels are to be sprayed next week.

In the meantime, I was able to use the welder today - so I finally repaired my lacy gusset!

Then I got stuck into bendy tubes - or rather stuck bendy tubes to exhaust flanges.





Then I had to put the temporary steering column back into its correct location to put the rear three pipe on.

Have been on this for a few weeks now. Finally in colour and will start flat and polishing in a few days.

Wow!


What a beaut!

When can I pick it up