All Alloy Cup progress

[David Stepney]

The radiator shell looks fantastic. I can't wait to see the finished car!

[Mike Costigan]

No stopping you now, Bill!

[Charles Levien]

fabulous! What is the thang about having the plates at an angle? Were they like that in contemporary photos?

Streamlined number plate — good for another .001 mph?

[Chris KC]

You won't need headlights with a rad shell that shiny!

[AllAlloyCup]

Hi Chris

I think I’ll like going out in the dark as I am in
Love with the dinky side lights, showing a nice ruby red to the driver as well as
The Cars which will be overtaking this nearly 95 year old chassis.

Planning to fit LED dipping headlamp bulbs, though I’m not sure they look too good
Through the clear lamp glass of the NOS CAV headlamps.

We’ll see. The LED sidelamps, tail lights and flashers
are all nice and bright so other drivers should be aware
of the car on the road OK, even in the dark.

I need to make some wedges to align the headlamps
as the adjustment on the stalks isn’t sufficient, plus I
need to make a second, lower cross strap at the base of
the shell, as per advice from Ruairidh and photos of the
Fred Dash Car. I’ll need to take great care that I don’t over stress the shell
in case I crack the plating!!!

Finished last weeks garden landscaping project so
back to the garage today.

Thanks to all for the encouragement I may need it.
A former Cup owner has not been very complimentary
about how they drive, but time will tell.

Regards

Bill G

[AllAlloyCup]

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Spent an afternoon adjusting the shell fixtures and fitting
the top, Austin badge and the support brackets.

Several of the holes in the shell were closed up slightly due to
the extra copper and nickel so had to be carefully filed
to make clearance for the fasteners.

I refitted the original aluminium Austin lettering and also
the stamped nickel radiator badge.

Surprisingly I only discovered today that the headlamp mounting holes
Weren’t  level! These photos were taken before I adjusted the holes!!

So had to level these mounting holes by adding 1/4”
Up to one and 1/4” down to the other. There’s pressed brass shrouds which
Will easily cover this adjustment and the headlamp stalks.

The stalks themselves will need wedges to make the lamps point forward
and I’ve cut these from a heavy steel tube Neil kindly bored out for me on
his lathe.

Won’t be long till the radiator is on the car!!

Hope to get the exhaust fabrication finished tomorrow too.

Regards

Bill G
Aka AllAlloyCup

[Mike Costigan]

Bill, just a little thing, but please adjust your Austin script! The 'A' needs twisting perhaps 20° clockwise so that the bar of the 'A' is parallel to the bar of the 't' ...

[Ruairidh Dunford]

Here you are Bill...

[AllAlloyCup]

Hi Mike

I had already twisted it after I had taken this photo
and before your email!

This badge is quite fragile at that point so won’t want to
bend it too often!

Thanks Ruairidh for the nice coloured card
not seen that image before.

Regards

Bill G

Ps Neil helped me finish off the downpipe this morning.

[Chris Garner]