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henry ham
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Posted: 21st Jan 2012 01:28
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here are a few shots of my latest restoration project.they were taken on the day i got her. shes a 1936 morris eight series e tourer, one of only 500 made.









since the photos were taken i have stripped off all the body panels repaired all the bad parts & made a start on the respray.

cheers henry

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Mr Bigglesworth
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Posted: 21st Jan 2012 07:34
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Dang, I bet that would go for a pretty penny when it's all restored.
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Posted: 21st Jan 2012 07:56 Edited at: 21st Jan 2012 07:56
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First the Luger, now this.. Why you gotta do this to me?



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MrValentine
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Posted: 21st Jan 2012 09:55
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Freaky... Henry the creepy thing about this... I pictured this car whenever I read your name...

its a beaut... man can not wait to see it looking all dirty huhem I mean shiny and new...

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Phaelax
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Posted: 22nd Jan 2012 19:20
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Wait, did you say a Morris? Why do I have this strange urge to want to drop a piano on it?

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MrValentine
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Posted: 22nd Jan 2012 21:27
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Ahahahahahahhaha Phaelax

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DeadTomGC
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Posted: 22nd Jan 2012 21:32
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Yes, when you restore this I'll buy it for a very pretty penny indeed. Only one though.


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henry ham
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Posted: 23rd Jan 2012 00:02
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Quote: "Wait, did you say a Morris? Why do I have this strange urge to want to drop a piano on it?"


lol you gotta love the top gear guys but this car is from the time morris made good cars

Quote: "Yes, when you restore this I'll buy it for a very pretty penny indeed. Only one though"


as long as its made of solid gold & the size of a house its yours

here are a few shots of the front end with all the panels off





cheers henry

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JLMoondog
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Wow, I was expecting a horror show under that hood. Does it turn-over?

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Posted: 23rd Jan 2012 01:56 Edited at: 23rd Jan 2012 01:57
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Oh my! It looks like someone stole most of your motor! You better get the hood back on before they get the rest of it.

What happened to the other two you got a while back?

Brian.

!retupmoc eht ni deppart m'I !pleH

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MrValentine
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Posted: 23rd Jan 2012 06:01
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engine surprised me...

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henry ham
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Posted: 23rd Jan 2012 19:49
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Quote: "Wow, I was expecting a horror show under that hood. Does it turn-over?"

yes mate it starts & drives spot on

Quote: "Oh my! It looks like someone stole most of your motor! You better get the hood back on before they get the rest of it"


its an English car mate everything is smaller over here 918 cc Morris Type USHM Sidevalve engine top speed of 58 mph down hill with a tail wind

Quote: "What happened to the other two you got a while back?"


we ended up robbing the red one for parts for the blue one.blue is now stripped down to the chassis,the engine has been rebuilt & my dad is now trying to sort out the bodywork (but there is a lot of holes to sort out )then its onto the rebuild & respray.

Quote: "engine surprised me..."


why ?

cheers henry

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MrValentine
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Posted: 23rd Jan 2012 20:10
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I was expectine a onespeed bently style engine lol with a billion valves and... more substance for the size of the vehicle... so power to weight ratio is low... can you plugin a cheap modern motor perhaps?

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Posted: 23rd Jan 2012 21:00
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Quote: "can you plugin a cheap modern motor perhaps?"


I think they made a 2 hamster wheel upgrade for that car.

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MrValentine
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Posted: 23rd Jan 2012 21:07
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Brian... fingers off no hijavking this sweet thread...

[wheres that darn airmail piano service number...]

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Posted: 23rd Jan 2012 23:56
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sweet ride dude


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henry ham
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Posted: 26th Jan 2012 17:31
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Quote: "can you plugin a cheap modern motor perhaps?"


yes but then i would need to upgrade everything else brakes etc to cope with the extra power.remember its a 1930s car built with 1930s technology.

Quote: "I think they made a 2 hamster wheel upgrade for that car"


no mate your mistaken,this is the sloth powered one with gerbil backup

here are a few new shots 1 of my makeshift spray booth



& 2 of the finished wings sprayed & ready for the rebuild





cheers henry

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Nice work so far; amazing how simple engines were back then! I also noticed that your driver's side front tire on the black car seems to be low?

-Keith

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Posted: 26th Jan 2012 19:15
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Bold choice to go with black. I hope your body work is perfect. I'm sure it is.

Brian.

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henry ham
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Posted: 27th Jan 2012 17:10
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Quote: "I also noticed that your driver's side front tire on the black car seems to be low?"


lol yeh its the wifes car she not big on maintenance,i will pass the message on to her.

Quote: "Bold choice to go with black. I hope your body work is perfect. I'm sure it is."


its only the wings that will be black the rest of the bodywork is going to be maroon,this was the original color of the car.it was painted RAF blue in ww2 as the owner was a WAF officer & used it as a staff car.

heres what im aiming for



cheers henry

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Posted: 27th Jan 2012 17:55
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Looks good Henry and will look great once you get it back to the original look. Car restoration projects are great. I remember working on a 68 Chev Impala and a 56 Chev in my younger years. I look forward to doing a car restoration with our youngest son when he is older.

Quote: "its the wifes car"


Quote: "its only the wings that will be black the rest of the bodywork is going to be maroon,this was the original color of the car.it was painted RAF blue in ww2 as the owner was a WAF officer & used it as a staff car."


So down the road we will see Mrs Henry in the back and Mr Henry chauffeuring her around?

Cathy and I will look forward to the final outcome to this project.


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Posted: 27th Jan 2012 18:51
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I see you've got the most important tool for the job readily accessible (the cup of tea perched on the wheel)!!

Nice re-spray BTW

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Benjamin
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Posted: 28th Jan 2012 01:31
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Not a big fan of cars but this looks like a pretty cool project! Looking forward to seeing how it comes along.



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henry ham
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Posted: 16th May 2012 10:52
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a picture paints a 1000 words so here are a few to show you how shes coming on



















cheers henry

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MrValentine
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Posted: 16th May 2012 11:06
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bloomin heck man!!! where can I buy this?

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Posted: 16th May 2012 12:29
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Very very nice!

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You should have taken the dents out of the rear before painting it. I spent a lot of my childhood with my mate, and his dad restoring old cars. He had about 12. Now he uses them for weddings.

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henry ham
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Posted: 16th May 2012 20:03
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Quote: "bloomin heck man!!! where can I buy this?"


lol theres not many left now mate only about 20 to 30 still hanging about.

Quote: "You should have taken the dents out of the rear before painting it"


there not dents mate its just the reflections in the paint,i had to go out to the car just to check lol

cheers henry

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Quote: "there not dents mate its just the reflections in the paint,i had to go out to the car just to check lol"


Oh, that's a strange optical illusion.

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That Guy John
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Very Nice Henry.

I am more of a 60's Chevy Pick Up guy, but you are turning out some good work here. Can't wait to see it completed.

I have a lot of respect for those that restore these sheet metal beasts no matter the make or model. These things are a part of history and once they end up sitting in a field and rust down to nothing.. that is it.. they are gone.

Thank you for not chopping it up into some "custom creation".

Wish I had the time and money to pick the hobby back up again.

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SageTech
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Quote: "Bold choice to go with black. I hope your body work is perfect. I'm sure it is"


Well, as anyone who's done body work can tell you, any imperfections in the body work get covered up by the paint. /Sarcasm
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