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Rob Posted a lot You know, for kids! Posts: 2,515	1970 Morris Oxford - 20/9/24 - Rob @robche
	Dec 23, 2007 0:27:45 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Seth - we've never met but I'd buy you a beer - I just like the lilt of your walk. Hope that's not too gay for ya Rob
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Ether Posted a lot Posts: 4,450	1970 Morris Oxford - 20/9/24 - Ether @streetrules
	Dec 23, 2007 1:59:37 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Good work captain. Is this bad boy gonna be making an appearance at Spring Riot (only 85 shopping days left!)?


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Pid363! Posted a lot Madness is all in the mind! Posts: 1,044	1970 Morris Oxford - 20/9/24 - Pid363! @pid363
	Dec 23, 2007 8:48:17 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Seth its great to see you have made a start on the brakes and even better to see my name at the top of the waiting list many thanks. I just wish i had kept my 16/60 with the disc,s on or more to the point pity we didnt make notes when it was done. Keep up the good work.
	Stupid is as stupid does!

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Seth South East MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi Posts: 15,536	1970 Morris Oxford - 20/9/24 - Seth @seth
	Dec 23, 2007 9:38:17 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	streetrules said: Is this bad boy gonna be making an appearance at Spring Riot (only 85 shopping days left!)? Ha ha ha !!! You do make me laugh sometimes. ;D
	Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.

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Seth South East MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi Posts: 15,536	1970 Morris Oxford - 20/9/24 - Seth @seth
	Mar 3, 2008 19:52:53 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Hmmm. Got on with some work on this today for the first time in a couple of months due to MOT's on the Herald and prepping the Saab for sale . Somehow I'm not sure if I feel like I've made any progress. Started tackling the very rusty inner wing/bulkhead area on the passenger side by removing bits one at a time to establish how it was put together as I didn't want to butcher the whole area and have to make it up as I went along. Ended up taking the plunge and chopping off part of the wing to give me better access when welding it back together as I don't want to ever re-visit this area. Just resulted in finding more work to do.
	Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.

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Deleted Posts: 0	1970 Morris Oxford - 20/9/24 - Deleted @Deleted
	Mar 3, 2008 20:25:51 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	keep up the good work sir !! I nearly bought one of these once and wished I had now.. she hadn't had underfloor welding and where you have got big triangles she had two seperate bits of outrigger that looked like 50/50 box that followed the outline of the triangle.. just noticed tonight on the way home a wolseley in this shape appeared local to me with various technicoloured panels so must have been undergoing a resto somewhere and is finally onthe road!


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Harold Ramp Bumface Fandango Posted a lot Posts: 4,835	1970 Morris Oxford - 20/9/24 - Harold Ramp Bumface Fandango @cavmad
	Mar 4, 2008 8:49:50 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	What a fantastic thread! I can honestly say it's been one of the greatest car-related threads I've ever read. Should be an inspiration to anyone tackling jobs on their own cars who might feel like giving up.
	Corsa Apology Champion 2014.

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Pid363! Posted a lot Madness is all in the mind! Posts: 1,044	1970 Morris Oxford - 20/9/24 - Pid363! @pid363
	Mar 4, 2008 9:26:43 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Yet more great work Seth and all still done in the front garden? Lets just hope its done in time for the national rally.
	Stupid is as stupid does!

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Paul H Posted hell of a lot Posts: 7,208	1970 Morris Oxford - 20/9/24 - Paul H @amazonsprite
	Mar 4, 2008 9:55:42 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Ouch - didn't realise it was that crispy Look forward to seeing the finished results though ;D
	1967 Volvo Amazon 122S o/d estate, 1961 Austin Healey Sprite Mk2 & 1961 Catamaran

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Oldbus Posted hell of a lot If it won´t go force it.......if it breaks, it needed fixing anyway! Posts: 6,352	1970 Morris Oxford - 20/9/24 - Oldbus @oldbus64
	Mar 4, 2008 10:13:22 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I thought Ford were the only idiots to weld in front wings...... Looks like you´re ging to be busy the next few weekends, sure you´ll get it sorted though! ;D


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Seth South East MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi Posts: 15,536	1970 Morris Oxford - 20/9/24 - Seth @seth
	Mar 4, 2008 10:48:52 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	rottie007 said: keep up the good work sir !! I nearly bought one of these once and wished I had now.. she hadn't had underfloor welding and where you have got big triangles she had two seperate bits of outrigger that looked like 50/50 box that followed the outline of the triangle.. Thanks. Original outriggers are almost the Holy Grail of Farinas. The triangle plates are/were often just welded over the top of a rusty mess as had been done on mine. I didn't see the point of replacing it all with factory style mud traps though hence my decision to go for decent triangle sections. cavmad said: What a fantastic thread! I can honestly say it's been one of the greatest car-related threads I've ever read. Should be an inspiration to anyone tackling jobs on their own cars who might feel like giving up. Blushes! pid363 said: Lets just hope its done in time for the national rally. Ha ha ha! Good one Pid! amazonsprite said: Ouch - didn't realise it was that crispy Look forward to seeing the finished results though ;D Yeah. One day..... oldbus64 said: I thought Ford were the only idiots to weld in front wings...... That wing is already a patchwork and I've welded it to the sill and front valance to smooth things off. Good wings are really scarce/expensive. Maybe it'll get one next rebuild... Looks like you´re going to be busy the next few years, sure you´ll get it sorted though! ;D
	Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.

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Seth South East MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi Posts: 15,536	1970 Morris Oxford - 20/9/24 - Seth @seth
	Sept 14, 2008 0:13:04 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Bumping this from page twelvety six hundred and three... Last posting in March and I've actually not lifted a finger on this since then what with Hillman happenings and all. But! Got my backside in gear this week, cleared various stored bits out the boot and safely tucked away in my mum's shed. Poked and prodded here and there and found some more crusty bits that will need work. Hey ho, its only metal. Made some actual progress on the brakes front though (here's Pid cheering from 100 miles away! ) I did this CAD model some time ago. I'd already made the hex headed wishbone inserts and milled downa trial conrod but had stalled as I needed some metal to make the thrust washers. Got some Phos Bronze this week so turned some slivers. Then found the bush I needed to shorten that goes between bolt and kingpin to hard to turn. Some advice on the main board had me clamping the angle grinder to the lathe... Carefully does it! I was all suited up with goggles and gloves in case it all went Pete Tong! Job done I had a kit of parts, That finally enabled me to fit an MGB king pin to a Farina wishbone. Hoorah! I want to do a trial fit of this with a stub axle to the car to see if there are any geometric effects. All should be fine though as there are cars out there with this kind of thing already done. There are also serious moves afoot that all being well will soon see the car tucked up somewhere nice and dry where I can actually get on with working on it properly. Here's hoping an extended weldathon can soon recommence.
	Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.

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mustang427 Part of things Posts: 108	1970 Morris Oxford - 20/9/24 - mustang427 @mustang427
	Sept 14, 2008 1:15:56 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Nice project.Liking the fifties style of the flames.And your enthusiasm inspires me for some of my projects ;D.Good look with the weldathon ahead.
	I'll love V8'S till the day i die.....

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Oldbus Posted hell of a lot If it won´t go force it.......if it breaks, it needed fixing anyway! Posts: 6,352	1970 Morris Oxford - 20/9/24 - Oldbus @oldbus64
	Sept 14, 2008 6:28:23 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Great bit of engineering Seth. Looking forward to see lots of holes being welded up! ;D


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Pid363! Posted a lot Madness is all in the mind! Posts: 1,044	1970 Morris Oxford - 20/9/24 - Pid363! @pid363
	Sept 14, 2008 8:29:05 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Its like winning the lotto twice in a week in fact its better. Great work Seth.
	Stupid is as stupid does!

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hairnet Probably posted too much I AMUSE YOU.....? Posts: 10,998	1970 Morris Oxford - 20/9/24 - hairnet @83golf
	Sept 14, 2008 12:31:35 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	love it (having not read it before) ;D
	2001 HONDA CT110 (NOT RCV)

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slater Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 6,390 Club RR Member Number: 78	1970 Morris Oxford - 20/9/24 - slater @slater Club Retro Rides Member 78
	Sept 14, 2008 21:03:58 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	haha glad I'm not the only one bolting angle grinders to lathes


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arthurbrown Guest	1970 Morris Oxford - 20/9/24 - arthurbrown @GUEST
	Sept 14, 2008 21:10:45 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Excellence! We need to discuss logistics this week methinks.


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Seth South East MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi Posts: 15,536	1970 Morris Oxford - 20/9/24 - Seth @seth
	Oct 19, 2008 19:17:58 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Does taking stuff apart count as progress? Hell, its the first time the actual car has seen any actvity for some months In preparation for a soon-to-come move, the old 1800 and 3 synchro box came out of the old thing today. Stylin' Bosozuko! Up she comes. Three cheers for spanner monkey (and awesome knot tie-er) Mr PaulH. This engine and box may one day see action again if a car in my mind ever comes together. The adaption bits to fit them together are certainly worth hanging on to. Tidied up, sat in car on a stool to make brum noises and poked some holes through rusty areas in the engine bay. Hoorah!
	Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.

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topcat Part of things Posts: 289	1970 Morris Oxford - 20/9/24 - topcat @topcat
	Oct 19, 2008 19:27:23 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Good stuff, I've been waiting to see more come out of this thread! Is that an MGB engine onto a cambridge 'box? It looks smaller than the MGB 'box. I had thought of trying to put an MGB engine into my morris but thought the MGB's gearbox would need to cut lots of sound original floor out.


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