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What do you reckon of my new resto project?
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 7:59 pm
by COOPERMAN
Re: What do you reckon of my new resto project?
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 8:09 pm
by ricardo
There's a human hand on the bulkhead too. Don't forget to drop it at the police station
Re: What do you reckon of my new resto project?
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 8:30 pm
by Pandora
I presume the rocker cover is the restoration project, and you are going to weigh in the rest of it?
if not, you are a braver man than I!
Re: What do you reckon of my new resto project?
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 9:02 pm
by LDR209H
Which canal did you find it in ??
Re: What do you reckon of my new resto project?
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:08 pm
by InimiaD
Looks like a scene from the "Adams Family".
Re: What do you reckon of my new resto project?
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:10 pm
by cookie1071
Re: What do you reckon of my new resto project?
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:11 pm
by Pandora
The clocks threw me at first, but all the other details look like a Mk1. Hard to tell when you look for the external hinges and that much of the A pilars are missing!
did you find it, or was it washed ashore?
Re: What do you reckon of my new resto project?
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:13 pm
by Frogeye61
I think the bulkhead needs a bit of rustOleum. Nice valve cover. Twin carbs and oil cooler; maybe it WAS a cooper. and maybe it can be again.
Re: What do you reckon of my new resto project?
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 12:10 am
by Lord Croker
A formidable challenge, but if all else fails, the guys on channel 5's Classic Car Rescue will get it all fixed up for you within about 28 days!
Re: What do you reckon of my new resto project?
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:24 am
by Tedwong
Don't forget the oil pressure gauge on the floor!
Re: What do you reckon of my new resto project?
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:05 am
by georgek
With a job this big, two pairs of hands are better than one.
Re: What do you reckon of my new resto project?
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:16 am
by JC T ONE
COOPERMAN wrote:
Thought you guys might like some pics of my latest restoration project
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think she might need a fair bit of work!
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I would ask for my money back if I was you --- someone has nicked the revcounter
Re: What do you reckon of my new resto project?
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:11 am
by ronie
You could always auction it.
With the current trend it'll probably reach 50-60 grand easily.
Re: What do you reckon of my new resto project?
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:28 am
by COOPERMAN
Like the second hand ...very clever
..perhaps i should have put it on fleabay as you say, with all those genuine early accessories i`m sitting on a fortune! ... still if the block is what i think it is, it will finally give me the EN40B crank i wanted for my 1275 GT `S`, along with the con-rods etc...fingers crossed i can get it all apart
Re: What do you reckon of my new resto project?
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:21 am
by guru_1071
ricardo wrote:There's a human hand on the bulkhead too. Don't forget to drop it at the police station
years ago my brother bought a rotten triumph herald
that was burgandy as well....
the boot was full of rusty shite, when he started digging through it he suddenly shouted 'christ, theres a foot'
mixed into all the cloths and damp card boxes was a plastic foot - for a second it did look real!!!
Re: What do you reckon of my new resto project?
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 12:23 pm
by Chalkie
/\ story above is brill!!
but dude! seriously! is it worth saving haha good luck
Re: What do you reckon of my new resto project?
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:09 pm
by foxy52
....just a tad !!! the hands in good nick but scrap the rest of it.. !!! lol... best of luck foxy52
Re: What do you reckon of my new resto project?
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:31 pm
by COOPERMAN
I`m surprised i am having to point this out to some of you guys but i was not serious about restoring this, all i had was the bulkhead and engine, the rest is still in the hedge!
I managed to separate the engine from the wreckage today and it looks like the block will be ok
, it definately has an `S` crank pulley, the head is a 12G 940 and it has tappet covers on the back, so its looking promising, the `S` brakes look pretty shot but the calipers and driveshafts look ok, i will try and get the head off next week and see whether i bought a turkey or not
Re: What do you reckon of my new resto project?
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 11:15 pm
by tintoptom
prof peach wrote:Looking at it again, think you've done well there, early heater, Mk1 column and a interesting steering wheel, dash switches, rocker cover,
early rad, oil cooler, disc brakes and callipers, as well as the S block, Wheeeheyyyyy!!!! next you'll be telling us it's got a 333 box or a 190 :shock
I reckon you're right - some details like the sports coil, rocker cover, cooler, etc. make me wonder what you'll find when you examine the head and engine internals... brush away the flakes from the head and maybe find a code punched in (downton? - you never know!!). if it was dumped 20 years ago then the modifications must have been very long standing even then, not to mention that this sort of thing just wasn't valued back then..........
Best of luck!
Re: What do you reckon of my new resto project?
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 7:46 am
by 999 ORX
A bit of T-cut is all you need!
