1950? Austin J40

[akku]

Ku Jnr's first car.

It was her 5th birthday on Sunday and no surprises I didn't get it ready for then...

But.

Its suddenly moved on a pace, and you have to know thats not down to me. Anyone who's been following the progress on Rods n Sods will know Paul G & his lad have been doing the heavy fabrication stuff for me as otherwise she'd be 18 and it still not done.

So.... ages ago I had a plan, and an eBay win and some assistance in recovering the body



Stuck that in store with my own rusty dead tat



Then more ebay winning



the plan is obvious



this is where Paul & Martin come in.

Trial fit of the body and chassis looks good



strip down



and adjusted wheelbase



steering features Escort Mk2 UJ's on the original column which is chopped and dropped to suit





the boss made to suit and fitted with a Mountney I bought off John DTHP.



then stance had to be determined and the body mounted appropriately



so then Paul and Martin could start fabricating the new battery location stuff, and so on





You will notice its been tubbed at the rear, pro street style yo!



The rear valance was a DIY one which came with it. Paul adjusted the fit.



tinwork in the boot done



Dash and steering column are done



batteries, motor and so on in.



indicators



tail lights



coming on....



grill and repro Vespa spotlights as headlights



and then back over to mine for finishing off....

She has chosen the colour



Right now I'm in the middle of decorating bedrooms and all so its stalled slightly again

But we are so nearly there.

I've had a drive of it, now its a runner.

[glen62]

Thats excellent.I WANT ONE! ;D

[dungbug]

Awesome little project, the body is a really nice shape......Alot nicer than the plastic curse word that sold in the toy shops........Get some pinstriping on the rear hatch ;D

[Colin]

Akku! You are a bad influence! I just went and bought this www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mobility-Scooter-striped-down-ready-build-Toylander-Ride-car-Project-/330715790670?pt=UK_Toys_Games_Outdoor_Toys_ET&hash=item4d00327d4e

Its going under a J40 shell too bought that a year or so ago - will be much more awesome than paying crazy money for j40 axles/pedals

My daughter is 5 in a couple of years so plenty of time yet

[dubscum]

amazing

[trekkerglenn]

superb, gutted to not see a finished pic at the end of the post lol

more info on the caddy too ??

[grizz]

That is a great gift, and family heirloom you are creating.

Love it.

[wyer1972]

awesome

[akku]

Caddy? I had a Fleetwood Brougham but I sold it ages ago.

2nd thought - you mean the pickup? Its a Ford Ranger and it belongs to a mate's garage.

Finished pics coming as soon as its, erm, finished. I have to sort out her new bedroom first, but that should only take a couple of days when I get onto it.... Then a couple of days on the Austin and it's done. Trying to get the Buick running thats in the garage so I can get that out to have more space to spray it in...

[Deleted]

That is absolutely excellent.

Out of interest, who is sitting in the pedal car and why have you badly Photoshopped Speedman's face onto him? ;D

Apr 10, 2012 19:44:39 GMT akku said:

[stefan]

Looking good

[10mpg]

muchos orsomes..

Wish i had the time to do something like this, i just went and bought garish pink 4x4 style thing oh and a electric quadbike...

Must try harder.......

goes off to search ebay..

[craig]

Nice, had one when i was 1. Dad built a dropped tube front end for it and gave it some flames. Looked nice but the tyres rubbed the arch and when i used to race it down the driveway the bumper would bottom out on the curb. It did give me some strong legs though! I'm 28 now and i'm glad i never let him sell it but not so glad i cant fit in it anymore.

[slackerTHEpinstriper]

Thats absolutely brilliant, really love that.

Some mobi scooters have moon discs on em! That would be kool


if you want your daughters name sign writing on the back gimme a shout

[hamps]

Wicked update needed

[akku]

as soon as I finish a few bits of the house (update on the house thread is also overdue) then I can get my ass back into doing the finishing off on this.

[fogey]

I had one of those (the J40, not the mobility scooter . . .) when I were a lad (early 60s) (passed down to me by my older brother) When I outgrew it dad donated it to a Scout Jumble Sale

[pedalcarjoe]

It looks like we have had similar ideas

I started with a few pedal cars for my grandson Joe but found the J40's far too heavy but then I got to this stage a couple of years back.



and then onto this petrol version



the pic was taken on the day it arrived back at mine , first thing to go was the Jaguar which was replaced by a nice chrome cap.

Last I heard this was still on the hot rod scene but now painted satin black

[akku]

everything gets satin blacked eventually...

[grifterkid]

Eeeerrmmmmm, WOW...!!! Any updates on this, it looks the utter nuts...