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RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - Parazine - 26-12-2021

Bristol Austin 7 Club Boxing Day Run.

   

Through and out of the murky weather this morning to a bright, sunlit Stonehenge. All the cars performed faultlessly and we had fun wandering around the site. 

   

The drive home, in the dark, with rising mist, fog and scuttle headlights was not so good......

RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - Dave Wortley - 27-12-2021

Peter, still "working" ( hobbies only) but without remuneration. BUT far more enjoyable!
Cheers,
Dave

RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - Jack in the Box - 27-12-2021

Successfully removed the rear springs from the Biggs special today. Fortunately there was plenty of oil and grease about, so cotter pins, spring pins and springs themselves came out without drama or any swearing! I had driven the car down our bumpy lane with the fixings loosened beforehand, as recommended on this forum.
Confident that they have not been removed since they were fitted in the 1940's; as I had to make two holes under the seats to remove the bolts. I'll clean the springs up before deciding on resetting or replacing. 

Alan


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RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - Tony Press - 28-12-2021

"Through and out of the murky weather this morning to a bright, sunlit Stonehenge. All the cars performed faultlessly and we had fun wandering around the site." 

And if you had been wandering around in 1905 it would have looked like this:

   

Before the Edwardians 'cleaned it up'

RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - Biddlecombe - 28-12-2021

   
This from 1951. Me with my older brother, now passed. My grandfather wearing the trilby aged about 60 with my Gran and my dad. Dad said we went in the Ruby from Ringwood!!!

RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - Tony Press - 28-12-2021

(28-12-2021, 11:16 AM)Biddlecombe Wrote: This from 1951. Me with my older brother, now passed. My grandfather wearing the trilby aged about 60 with my Gran and my dad. Dad said we went in the Ruby from Ringwood!!!

Apparently the fence was removed sometime after 1905 - I remember wandering around the stones in 1979 - the safety elf wound have been hysterical- all those stones that had been around for thousands of years might suddenly fall on someone  !  Big Grin

RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - Tony Griffiths - 29-12-2021

(26-12-2021, 06:06 PM)Charles P Wrote:
(26-12-2021, 11:41 AM)Reckless Rat Wrote: Before leaving I was involved with officers from Sheffield City Council when they were looking for a suitable name for the road which led from Europa Way to our Operations Complex. I plead "Guilty". (look up S9 1XY)

I wondered who managed to wangle that gem through planning. Very many congratulations.
Much better than naming it after some soon to be forgotten alderman


Charles

Very amusing indeed - Letsby Ave leading the police HQ

RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - Dennis Nicholas - 29-12-2021

Tuesday a little progress on the Nippy special rebuild. Fitted the offside front backplate and Hydrate 80 (Bilt Hamber) on ends of the 4 X  5/16 BSF bolts, king pin cotter - both ends and radius arm nut + touch of etch primer when dry.
The full process was:- 4 bolts cut to size and ends rounded off so flush and no thread protrudes from stub axle and therefore can't go rusty and damage the axle threads if needing to be taken out; shot blast bolts to remove any old paint; thoroughly cleaned and treated with Bilt Hamber hydrate 80; quick spray of heads and new tab washers (with tabs slightly bent up ready for final locking) with etch primer; next day spray 2 coats gloss black engine paint. 

Today - started fit of nearside front backplate.  2 bolts had to be ground slightly shorter (one thread too long) and rounded off; Treated Hydrate 80, etch primer then 2 spray coats engine paint.  Ran 5/16 tapered tap down the 4 threaded  stub axle holes to clean out the KBS Coatings black paint where it had run into the hole ends at the back of the stubs (the paint is very strong and would probably have damaged the bolt thread end).

   

   



I am beginning to wonder if it is going to be ready for the centenary!!!!  But I never ever want to do any more rebuild on any of it.

Dennis.

RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - Reckless Rat - 30-12-2021

Warm and sunny today so had a run out into the Ardeche and back. The old Peugeot pick-up is still there...

RE: What have you done today with your Austin Seven - Duncan Grimmond - 30-12-2021

I'd be tempted by that one Reckers...