Austin 850 Speedwell 1964

[e-type]

Not much done the last month, been busy with house and racing Minis.

Bodywork is moving forward though.

[tedmcedd]

What a great project! the engine will be very nice im sure! I wish I had access to all those machines!!

the body looks great too! Although It didnt look that bad when you started!!

Ed

[e-type]

Not much haas been done recently, but my friend Mogens has finished the body welding.

I was not happy with the non genuine front wings and the repaired lower windscreen panel, so they had to be scrapped.

The genuine parts was better, but we still had so cut the left hand front wing to get it to fit.
It was between the headlamp and bonnet the problem was.

Now it is back in my own garage, and waiting for some sandblasting.

Thomas

[Chalkie]

Very nice project looks good

how hard was it to do your boot floor? mines rotting out under the rear bulk head (seat back) and meets the boot floor

Thanks Stephen

[e-type]

Not that easy, but my friend Mogens is retired , and has the time for such a job.

Thomas

[Chalkie]

Okay thanks

I thought it be hard bloody minis!

[e-type]

Got the subframes sent off for sandblasting today.

Thomas

[e-type]

Still not much done on the 850, broke the thumb on the wifes car with a big hammer.

But I have done this Danish cargo bike called a Long John

It is a 1961 model, and was in a very bad condition.

[slowboy]

nice project and love the "long john" is that a pashley guvnnor in the background of another picture ??

[e-type]

No it is my own creation, but I have looked closely at the Pashley guvnnor.

Frame is British Hunter from 1963, Imported to Denmark by Nelleman, same company that sold Minis

Thomas

[e-type]

Trying to get the project started again.

Finished the conrods, they are now balanced end to end, and are now 640g

[e-type]

Crank and flywheel has been balanced, and is now fitted to the block.
Back plate is 22G270 Cooper S, and has been lightned 1 kg

[JC T ONE]

Good to see some progress on your own car

Nice details

[rich@minispares.com]

was that bike made for jc?

I bet he could ride it ok if you put the handle bars in the correct place!

[e-type]

It will need the pedals moved to the front wheel as well, and then it will be front wheel drive as JC like it

[e-type]

Distributor drive is so rough cast, so has been turned for better balance

[graham in aus]

I've gone on about this before, but make sure you don't leave sharp edges on the caps where you have thinned down the rods, it's a real stress raiser!



Cracks can propagate from these sharp edges......

Ask me how I know!



Aologies to those who've seen this before!

[Goldbrocade_62]

I've gone on about this before, but make sure you don't leave sharp edges on the caps where you have thinned down the rods, it's a real stress raiser!



Cracks can propagate from these sharp edges......

Ask me how I know!



Aologies to those who've seen this before!

Typo Graham

[rich@minispares.com]

Apologies to those who've seen this before!

of course, the problems with lightening rods using grahams methods is the difficulty in matching the other three.....

[gs.davies]

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