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Reg Shaw
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 Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 7:10 pm Post subject: 1947 Austin Eight AS1 six light saloon |
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Hi folks, new to this place but am well chuffed to see there a couple of Eight owners on here. I've had it for a good few years but for the last ten it hasn't seen much use as a house move and renovation got in the way. It was basically greased up and garaged. It has never been a mint restored job as far as I know so is a bit 'loved' round the edges but its still in decent condition. It needs a few bits sorting, mainly on the cosmetics side so I'll hopefully get some hints and tips along the way. The plan is to get it up and running again pretty soon. What is the deal with the MOT and tax? Its a 1947 AS1 sixlight saloon which has spent most of its days in the Lancaster / Morecambe area judging from the previous owners. A few things it needs or that need sorting are rear quarterlight window rubbers, drivers door stay, the sunroof has 'sunk' at the rear edge, a new battery plus the inevitable wiring issues from being basically unused for ten years. A true barn find, though embarrassingly it was in my barn!!! Here's some pics.
Ian.
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Reg Shaw
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The window sticker is a lovely period 'City of Lancaster' logo, with the Lancaster red rose at its centre. Amongst the spares I have is a dismantled engine, its the cars original engine but its in need of total overhaul, what needs doing to it when it gets rebuilt for use with modern unleaded fuel??
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Rick
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| Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Reg Shaw wrote: | The window sticker is a lovely period 'City of Lancaster' logo, with the Lancaster red rose at its centre. Amongst the spares I have is a dismantled engine, its the cars original engine but its in need of total overhaul, what needs doing to it when it gets rebuilt for use with modern unleaded fuel??
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You may be able to get hardened valve seats fitted to the block while it's in pieces, as it needs a rebuild anyway, but if it was up and running I wouldn't bother to be honest. By all accounts more of an issue is ethanol that's being introduced slowly into modern fuels.
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Richard H
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| Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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That is absolutely beautiful, perfect in every way. Please don't restore it! 
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Greg
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| Richard H wrote: | | That is absolutely beautiful, perfect in every way. Please don't restore it! |
Yes, I agree, just a bit of tinkering and a really good clean as it looks great! |
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welshrover
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thats nice . dont restore it i like to see honest history / wear and tear.
i think cars that dont need restoring should be left alone to show its life and battle scars . . |
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Reg Shaw
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Thanks folks, rest assured, the old feller isn't getting restored, just a fettle of a few issues and it'll be great. I haven't had the headlining out to see what the issue is with the sunken sunroof, its almost as if it come off the runners or something, anyone had similar with an 8 sunroof in particular?
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colwyn500
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Reg, you possibly don't need to worry about unleaded. My Austin is a bit earlier than yours but long ago, I read lots of technical stuff that said that old side-valves were designed before unleaded became available.
Additionally, the relatively low revving engines are much less likely to suffer from erosion than more modern ones.
I am sure someone with much better and detailed knowledge will contradict me (or otherwise) on this.
I have run my Austin for more than 10.000 miles over 20 years without any engine problems. It hadn't even been overhauled prior to that. maybe I am just lucky?
I like the car; it reminds me of the 1938 Austin 10 I used to drive. Is it a Pytchley roof?
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colwyn500
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Reg Shaw
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Reg Shaw
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Spent a good few hours today on my sadly neglected machine. Had all the hubs off and stripped, cleaned and re set the brakes, they work nearly as badly as they did before, in a perfectly acceptable kind of way!!!
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colwyn500
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| Reg Shaw wrote: | Spent a good few hours today on my sadly neglected machine. Had all the hubs off and stripped, cleaned and re set the brakes, they work nearly as badly as they did before, in a perfectly acceptable kind of way!!!
Ian. |
Ian, are they Girling brakes? |
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Reg Shaw
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| colwyn500 wrote: | | Reg Shaw wrote: | Spent a good few hours today on my sadly neglected machine. Had all the hubs off and stripped, cleaned and re set the brakes, they work nearly as badly as they did before, in a perfectly acceptable kind of way!!!
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Ian, are they Girling brakes? |
Is that the brand or the system? I'm guessing both since I have memories of Girling cylinders in a green and white box!?? The brakes on this chap are rod operated, through numerous bushed bellcranks. Before the car was shame fully left neglected in a garage for ten years, the brake adjusters were backed right of and the bits copper greased up. The system stripped surprisingly easily, just one stuck piston on the front passenger wheel. I'd also forgotten the humorous system for jacking the car up, lift a small panel in the front footwells and insert the jack from inside, you don't even have to get off the seat if you have 'staff' available for the mucky outside type stuff!!
Happy days!
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