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What have you done today with your Austin Seven

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What have you done today with your Austin Seven
Mark McKibbin Offline
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#631
07-04-2019, 01:57 AM
Speaking of Aero engined cars. I was at our weekly "Motoring Lunch" when a Mate turned up in his Hispano Suiza rocket ship, it has a vintage Hisso chassis and a 1918 WW1 11 or 12 litre V8 engine, not sure what the gearbox but it's someting like an Albion truck box and the diff is probably out of the same vehicle but with the outer reduction gears removed so it's about 2:1 . It sounds and goes wonderfully.


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David Stepney Offline
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Location: Bala North Wales
Car type: 1933 RP Standard Saloon
#632
07-04-2019, 02:01 AM
Went to Barmouth.


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#633
07-04-2019, 09:15 AM
"Stripping back to bare metal was not the original plan but once you start....

It all started when I found rust under the previous black paint and so decided it had to come off to see what was there.

I started with gel paint stripper (poly strip), then a pressure washer, then a combination of wire brush wheels, flap discs, scourer disks and lots of elbow grease.

When I thought it was done I cleaned it with grease and wax cleaner, then wiped over some phosphoric acid, wiped it off, then cleaned it all again. Tommorow it will get a coat of etch primer.

The main ingredient is the elbow grease!

Andrew "

Thank you, Andrew. So it's off to Screwfix for some elbow grease, if they have any in.

Regards,

Jamie.
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Mike Costigan Offline
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Car type: 1938 Talbot Ten Airline
#634
07-04-2019, 09:57 AM
I don't think H&S permits the sale of traditional elbow grease these days, I think you have to use the electrically powered version, which is not as effective ...
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Duncan Grimmond Offline
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#635
07-04-2019, 10:28 AM
There used to be a wonderful cleaning product called "Gumption". IIRC it was made by Chemico and was basically pumice powder in a softened soap

Not really relevant but Elbow Grease and Gumption are often associated....
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David Stepney Offline
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#636
07-04-2019, 10:29 AM
(07-04-2019, 09:57 AM)Mike Costigan Wrote: I don't think H&S permits the sale of traditional elbow grease these days, I think you have to use the electrically powered version, which is not as effective ...

Elven Safety doesn't apply to me. I'm a gnome! Big Grin
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#637
07-04-2019, 06:00 PM
   

I've done some competition with the Ruby, but this was the first time we've been up against a Mini Cooper and a full rally spec Escort. Luckily the day was based on navigation, not speed. The Bullnose Morris  in the background was the winner. There were a couple of rallying Minis, with straight cut gears. One could hear them coming from quite a considerable distance.
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#638
07-04-2019, 06:27 PM
thats a nice plate on the mini. Bet s/he was.
Had a Caterham go past me today 'NCK IT'
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#639
07-04-2019, 06:33 PM
I was just wondering what the dog thought of the mini...

"Ruff"
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#640
07-04-2019, 07:01 PM
Thoughts of dog "I'd lift me leg on that"
I collected Mathildeux on the trailer from my auto sparks pal today. When I got back to the workshop I noticed that the elbow and initial section of exhaust had come off the manifold in transit. My own fault for not tightening it up adequately! I drove slowly back along the 8 mile route but it is nowhere to be seen, I even stopped and looked in a skip by the roadside in one of the villages I passed through but no sign of any stray pipe.
Anyone got a spare they might part with in exchange for beer tokens?
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