I'd like you to meet... Henry

Discussion in 'Show Us Your Bit On The Side' started by scrooge95, Jul 23, 2022.

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  1. davidoft

    davidoft Sponsor

    At least it will be spot on when done :D
     
    davidoft, Mar 29, 2023
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  2. scrooge95

    scrooge95 Moderator and piggy bank keeper

    ….and so we go again.
    MOT day.
    Good luck Henry.
     
    scrooge95, Apr 26, 2023
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  3. scrooge95

    scrooge95 Moderator and piggy bank keeper

    And…….


    apparently the brake drums were so gunged up and sticky that it took too long to sort them out and the MOT will be tomorrow.
    I foresee another bill that is bigger than I’d hoped.
    Still, if the brakes were binding that badly and we still managed to move both forwards and backwards, and at a decent pace, I’m quite excited to know what we can do now! Henry’ll be a flying machine! :D
     
    scrooge95, Apr 26, 2023
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  4. Flakey

    Flakey Supporter

    Sorry quick hijack, one for @Faust
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    Flakey, Apr 26, 2023
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  5. Faust

    Faust Supporter

    Nice Austin version ...Difference to the Morris the Austin bonnet badge compared to the Cowley symbol wavy grille and no bonnet side strip ...horn badge will be Austin think thats about it . Nice motor ...might take a look at this cheers Dunc .
     
    Faust, Apr 26, 2023
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  6. Faust

    Faust Supporter

    Looks like the owner has moved the side mirror to the door from top of the front wing and left a gromit where it was .
    Come to think of it you need good eye site when its that far off ...wouldn't be at all surprised if the person is about my age .
    I am off to Ireland soon so don't think i will be able to view this till i get back .
     
    Faust, Apr 27, 2023
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  7. scrooge95

    scrooge95 Moderator and piggy bank keeper

    The brakes have proved troublesome.
    But...
    Hallelujah, I can give the 'orrible plastic rollerskate Toyota Aygo loan car back now...
    Henry has an MOT! :)
     
    scrooge95, Apr 28, 2023
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  8. scrooge95

    scrooge95 Moderator and piggy bank keeper

    As is tradition on the day of an MOT pass, the long way home :)

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    scrooge95, Apr 28, 2023
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  9. F_Pantos

    F_Pantos

    Is he the new daily, then?
     
    F_Pantos, Apr 28, 2023
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  10. scrooge95

    scrooge95 Moderator and piggy bank keeper

    No, but the garage is en route…. and I will use him for work on sunny days, much like I take the camper sometimes.
    ….On those weeks when I start counting the days til retirement, somehow a nice vehicle makes it fractionally better!
     
    scrooge95, Apr 28, 2023
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  11. CollyP

    CollyP Moderator

    No ice cream enroute?
     
    CollyP, Apr 29, 2023
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  12. Merlin Cat

    Merlin Cat Moderator

    Fab photo :)
     
    Merlin Cat, Apr 29, 2023
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  13. scrooge95

    scrooge95 Moderator and piggy bank keeper

    No, which was very disappointing! Not a Mr Whippy van in sight :(
     
    scrooge95, Apr 29, 2023
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  14. Chrisd

    Chrisd Supporter

    Now there's an idea for Henry - traditional, authentic, home made ice-cream for sale. Who could resist:)
     
    Chrisd, Apr 29, 2023
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  15. scrooge95

    scrooge95 Moderator and piggy bank keeper

    Finally, finally, the slightly wider pick-up wheels (4.5inches rather than 3!) have come back into stock, so Henry has some new shoes. Looks like that'll be my job for the weekend :)
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    I needed to replace all the tyres anyway, and the current wheels are rusty and in need of some paint or powder coat, so it seemed the logical option.
     
    scrooge95, Nov 23, 2023
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  16. scrooge95

    scrooge95 Moderator and piggy bank keeper

    One down, three to go

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    scrooge95, Nov 25, 2023
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  17. Chrisd

    Chrisd Supporter

    Come-on, it's only 4 nuts....:p
     
    Chrisd, Nov 25, 2023
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  18. scrooge95

    scrooge95 Moderator and piggy bank keeper

    I don't think I'll be worrying any of the F1 pit crews!
     
    scrooge95, Nov 25, 2023
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  19. scrooge95

    scrooge95 Moderator and piggy bank keeper

    And so it rolls around again, with very little work having been done on the poor neglected Morris.... it's MOT day.

    ....you'd think after getting that welding done last year, and also the brakes done last year we could at least pass the blasted test.
    But No!









    ....damn that brake light bulb ;)
    Fixed and sorted, we have a Pass!

    now we just need the better weather to stick around so I can make a start on sanding and varnishing the wood.
    Still, we're on the road for another year :)
     
    scrooge95, Apr 22, 2024
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  20. MrF

    MrF

    Nice, I had a moggy van as one of my early car projects 30+ years ago, it was rotten as a pear and ex-rspca and I think that had hastened the demise of the van panels but it was cheap and a bit of fun. I fitted it with disc brakes from a marina using some kit from millhil that cost hundreds but just turned out to be two spacers to use the marina hub right on the minor stub axle that you could make on a lathe in 10 minutes and a pair of flame cut caliper adapter brackets with 0 instructions, and some other bits and bobs and converted it to a pickup by slicing it along the swage lines and rolling them over and tubbed it at the rear and made some internal crossmembers out of box section and a internal front cab cage & gas welded all the front panels into one piece and hinged it at the front as a steel flip front. When it was nearly finished someone pestered me to sell it and I let it go because I had the offer of a v8 powered 103e Popular, and with the new owner it never got finished. My mates used to see it at a scrapyard sitting forlorn for years.

    Back in the day another popular swap besides the disc brakes and trunnion swap was the fiat 2l twin cam, someone made a kit making the conversion a bolt in weekend exercise, but now the fiat engines are rare and hard to find at a reasonable price and probably most would want to keep a traveller powered from the morris family anyway.
    Also saw the gearbox rebuild, mad thing when I was at college doing vehicle engineering, we had to rebuild a moggie gearbox as part of the course to teach us how selectors and gear clusters worked! its been a while though, like... 35+ years.
     
    MrF, May 6, 2024 at 6:16 PM
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