MORRIS TYPE JB VAN FROM 1959 (AUSTIN 101 Version)
Body work begins!
March 2013 update
'George' has been away for a couple of months now having his body work restored.
He is in the capable hands of Maurice at MTR Restorations .
Work so far has involved repairs to:-
'George' has been away for a couple of months now having his body work restored.
He is in the capable hands of Maurice at MTR Restorations .
Work so far has involved repairs to:-
- The rear offside hinges, outer skin corroded and rotten.
- Rear cross beam cut away from chassis. beam had been welded in the wrong position some years ago.
- New cross beam made by Maurice.
- New sills made by Maurice.
See photos following:-
Jan 9th 2013- Start of a long journey.
Offside- lower door hinge and body repairs.
Offside- upper door hinge body repairs
Colour Schemes
Well here we are, full of hope and anticipation, for a good year,.... and some progress on George this year!
The general plan is to get the body work repairs started in January and take it from there.
In the mean time I have been pondering about what colour to paint him and what sort of paint scheme to do.
So I decided to create a number of drawing views on the PC to help. I ended up with four views, front, back, offside and nearside and can now colour all parts just as I want. They may not be 100% accurate to scale but do give a good idea of what the finished van may look like.
Below are a few examples of my schemes to date.
PS have also modeled Morris front views. ( see below)
I have created all these using Serif DrawPlus 8 software. If you have this software and want to have copies of the masters just email me. If you want me to do you some schemes just let me know the colours and I will send you some pdf files to view. ( No charge!) I can change wing mirrors lights and any other parts if you send me some details.
emails to:-emailmikebell@sky.com
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Doors & grill painted
Sept 2012
Progress has been very slow, (waiting for body work repairs beyond my current skills), but during a few days of fine weather I did manage to spray prime all the doors and front grill. This was my first attempt at using a spray gun and it all seemed to go very well with good results.
After the first coat I did spot a few minor dents and blemishes which I filled and sanded before re-spraying. Have about 4 coats of primer on to date and all looks blemish free!
Here are a few pics after the first coats.
Progress has been very slow, (waiting for body work repairs beyond my current skills), but during a few days of fine weather I did manage to spray prime all the doors and front grill. This was my first attempt at using a spray gun and it all seemed to go very well with good results.
After the first coat I did spot a few minor dents and blemishes which I filled and sanded before re-spraying. Have about 4 coats of primer on to date and all looks blemish free!
Here are a few pics after the first coats.
YMJ 702 reclaimed.
With the help of the Morris Commercial Club 'George' has got a new identity...or rather his old one back!
He is now to be known officially as YMJ 702, his original vehicle registration number.
The process of change turned out to be fairly straight forward taking just under 5 weeks from start to receiving a new V5C.
So many thanks to Nigel Harrison of MCC for his help along the way.
On the downside I wasted quite a few hours restoring the old plates ' LSV 492' !
If anyone has any information or history on YMJ 702 I would be glad to hear.
He is now to be known officially as YMJ 702, his original vehicle registration number.
The process of change turned out to be fairly straight forward taking just under 5 weeks from start to receiving a new V5C.
So many thanks to Nigel Harrison of MCC for his help along the way.
On the downside I wasted quite a few hours restoring the old plates ' LSV 492' !
If anyone has any information or history on YMJ 702 I would be glad to hear.
More Bits & Pieces
While waiting for body repairs to be carried out I have made a couple more parts.
Wing mirror arms.
Made these from 5 mm steel plate and 10 mm bar. The triangular shape uses and covers existing holes where the previous mirrors were fixed.. When installed the screw holding the arm can be slackened from inside the van, the arm rotated to suit and the screw re tightened. Will shorten the arms to suit when installing the mirrors later.
Budget locks for door.
Bought locks and made handles from 10 mm bar, bent, filed a square on the end and tapped a 5 mm thread in the end.
Wing mirror arms.
Made these from 5 mm steel plate and 10 mm bar. The triangular shape uses and covers existing holes where the previous mirrors were fixed.. When installed the screw holding the arm can be slackened from inside the van, the arm rotated to suit and the screw re tightened. Will shorten the arms to suit when installing the mirrors later.
Budget locks for door.
Bought locks and made handles from 10 mm bar, bent, filed a square on the end and tapped a 5 mm thread in the end.
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