For some unfathomable reason.......

[Isaac Hunt]

  On 07/01/2019 at 17:05, colc said:

Purports to be a 1946 Austin 12...............with a "B" series..............rod brakes, and no front shockers........ahem......

My Morris Marina had a B Series and it had hydraulic brakes and lever arm shock absorbers. It didn't go round corners or stop very well, so I wouldn't let that put you off.

 

A few bits of featherboard and you'll be right

[Crispian_J_Hotson]

Sorry mayte! Posted in wrong thread. Oops... Move along... Nothing to see here...

[Rocket88]

That's ok..............your comment was pretty relevant!

[Cheggers]

Is the cab definitely old and not one of those modern generic "faux vintage" ones used for furniture vans & wedding wagons?

[Rocket88]

Did cross my mind, but the suicide doors and opening screen makes me doubt that.........and it is old....and steel

[Junkman]

  On 07/01/2019 at 17:33, SierraMikeHotel said:

What are you going to do with it?

 

[drum]

  On 07/01/2019 at 20:33, colc said:

If anyone in 'shite land can identify the cab, I'd be grateful..........

Massey Ferguson 135 on backwards.

 

Couple of patio chairs on the rear deck and you're sorted.

 

 

Looking forward to seeing what you do with it

[hairnet]

  On 07/01/2019 at 18:10, PhilA said:

Flathead 8 please.

 

Phil

bad man

[hairnet]

speak to dez on rr

 

does this kinda thing for a living

[eddyramrod]

Brave man!  I'd love to have the nutz to tackle something like that.  GR8 project.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

What happened to that Burlington or NG or whatever it was that you were doing the Aeromax roof on? Have you still got that?

[LightBulbFun]

  On 07/01/2019 at 22:47, hairnet said:

speak to dez on rr

 

does this kinda thing for a living

 

is that said persons actual name or just their user name?!

 

because last I checked all I do for a "living" is mess with old computers and lightbulbs while browsing a beige internet forum and getting all goggly eyed over invacars and other assorted chod, nor do I have a Retro Rides account 

[Guest Hooli]

That's fantastic. I've no idea what it is but I'd like to see it on the road.

[DaveDorson]

  On 08/01/2019 at 01:09, LightBulbFun said:

is that said persons actual name or just their user name?!

 

because last I checked all I do for a "living" is mess with old computers and lightbulbs while browsing a beige internet forum and getting all goggly eyed over invacars and other assorted chod, nor do I have a Retro Rides account 

 

His name is Dez, Stringer Fabrication I think is his company, or DDS metalwork, it's one or the other.

 

He's a bit of a rusty old steel licker, and a handy fabricator, likes to put diesel stuff in hotrods, builds all sorts of stuff.

[DaveDorson]

By the way, I properly love this, and definitely would.  it'd look great in the works carpark with all the BMW's and Audi's

[Slartibartfast]

In the land of apparently not needing your car to be roadworthy they would buy a much better car, take the engine and drive train out of it, hack it about appallingly, put several thousand dollars worth of EFI and machined heads on it, allocate one day to fit it, work for 48 hours straight then with a couple of hours sleep set off and drive it 800 miles.

[fordperv]

  On 07/01/2019 at 17:35, sutty2006 said:

Needs either

 

A. A whopping big V8 dropping in

 

Or

 

B. A whopping big V8 dropping in.

 

A or B is fine with me.

Don't forget

 

C a big v8 diesel sticking in

[Cheggers]

  On 08/01/2019 at 09:48, Slartibartfast said:

In the land of apparently not needing your car to be roadworthy they would buy a much better car, take the engine and drive train out of it, hack it about appallingly, put several thousand dollars worth of EFI and machined heads on it, allocate one day to fit it, work for 48 hours straight then with a couple of hours sleep set off and drive it 800 miles.

Get you some of that and all that old bollocks.

[Rocket88]

4 pot staying for now..........having new hydraulic brakes [rod brakes are ok..up to about 12 mph] new steering, shock absorbers fitted, new rear axle. [MGB, possibly] door skins made, and a mild roof chop, and  front cycle wings. Going to be safer, and look a little less like a mobile phone box....oh, and some glass........

[DSdriver]

Are you sure its a B series? Looks like an A series from my armchair, 803cc for the win

[Rocket88]

Purports to be a 1498 cc [possibly ex Morris Oxford] B series...........I'll know more when I've actually seen it! Collection this Saturday........

[Datsuncog]

  On 08/01/2019 at 10:39, colc said:

I'll know more when I've actually seen it! Collection this Saturday........

 

Colc, Sunday morning...

 

[Rocket88]

This would appear to be a pre-war Austin 12/4...............scuttle lines are right, although suicide doors are a bit of a mystery.........

[DodgeRover]

Before you do anything check out what the hell its registered as and make sure the chassis agrees with the logbook, otherwise a world of pain and hassle with the dvla await.

Does it have a build history or record of being on the road pre '88 in a modified state?

 

  On 08/01/2019 at 10:00, colc said:

4 pot staying for now..........having new hydraulic brakes [rod brakes are ok..up to about 12 mph] new steering, shock absorbers fitted, new rear axle. [MGB, possibly] door skins made, and a mild roof chop, and front cycle wings. Going to be safer, and look a little less like a mobile phone box....oh, and some glass........

Read up about the 8 point rule please before you start on swaps, it's getting short on points already unless you have proof it was modded pre '88 when the rule came in.

[Rocket88]

  On 07/01/2019 at 23:20, Mr_Bo11ox said:

What happened to that Burlington or NG or whatever it was that you were doing the Aeromax roof on? Have you still got that?

 

 Sold that last summer................

[Rocket88]

  On 08/01/2019 at 17:37, DodgeRover said:

Before you do anything check out what the hell its registered as and make sure the chassis agrees with the logbook, otherwise a world of pain and hassle with the dvla await.

Does it have a build history or record of being on the road pre '88 in a modified state?

 

 

Read up about the 8 point rule please before you start on swaps, it's getting short on points already unless you have proof it was modded pre '88 when the rule came in.

 

Registered as a '46 Austin 12............and has been for years. Replacement engine fitted in the 70's. It'll be getting hydraulic brakes [drums]..............any mods will be [ahem] discrete.

[Bren]

You could make a replica of the corgi "old macdonald" truck.