Classic cars forum & vehicle restoration.

[clan chieftain]

That you couldn't buy...A few years back I needed an exhaust downpipe for my 1800 marina estate and I couldn't get one anywhere. It wasn't for the want of trying. Then I was told about Simons Custom Exhausts in East Kilbride who made one for me within a week. I was working with Dingbro Motor Factors at the time and the bloke who ordered in the exhausts tried everywhere and couldn't source one. This bloke in East Kilbride can make any exhaust, even in stainless. Have you ever made your own part or had to get it made.?
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[DM]

Could have bought some of them but have made -

Lots of parts for my Austin 20 including -
24 brass wheel nuts for the wire wheels.
Set of head studs.
Rear axle combined brake pivot and shock absorber mounts.

Recently some bits for a Jampot 350 A.J.S -
Rear wheel axle Spacers, nuts, snail chain adjuster.
Set of engine studs.
Dynamo mounting block.

[Penguin45]

I suspect that Rdover has just about built an entire car from specially made parts.

Make most of my own repair panels for projects.

P45.
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'67 Wolseley MkI 18/85, '70 Austin MkII 1800 The Landcrab Forum.

[peter scott]

I've had to make a few parts for my car in the past. I made the boot lock keeper out of some quarter inch brass and a plumbing fitting!

http://www.scottpeter.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/New%20page%2016.htm

Peter
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1939 SS Jaguar 2 1/2 litre saloon

[lowdrag]

Got fed up with looking at the red plastic battery cut-out on the dash, so had this one made which looked much more in keeping.



But since it is forecast that we'll all have 3D printers in the next few years we'll all be at it!

[Ray White]

When I bought "Trundles" my 1930 Austin Swallow saloon, as is often the case, it was missing it's glovebox vanity set. These these exquisite silver plated items were originally produced for Swallow Coach works (Coventry) by Houbigaunt of Paris.

At that time I was Editor of the Swallow Register news letter "Swallow Ramblings" so was in a good position to judge the demand. As a result of extensive market research, I was able to commission Charles Neale of North London to produce 25 exact replicas. The cost was rather eye watering, but selling for £100 each I was able to recoup my costs. Today a new set will sell for £200.

[MikeEdwards]

Most of the floor, chassis rails, inner sills, inner wheelarches, bulkhead sections, rear inner panel for my current project. A mixture of things I can't get, and things I can get but had got into the swing of making by then so copied instead.

[Ray White]

There are 25 meters (Yes!) of braiding in an Austin Swallow saloon. Correctly termed "pasting lace"; it comes in single and double edge forms. Thought for many years to be obsolete, I have been fortunate indeed to locate a firm locally who have the original loom on which the braiding was made. Not only that, but they have records of every size, pattern and colour combination with swatches of everything produced from the 1920's.

I have become friends with the managing director and been able to get a batch of the correct pattern pasting lace - enough for two cars - reproduced at a reasonable price. As a stickler for authenticity, to me this is probably the most important development in recent times...

[Ray White]

It is ironic that just at the time when I have been able to find someone with the skills to reproduce the unique "Swallow" tax disc holder, an extremely rare original example was advertised on Ebay. Having committed to the repro. I was reluctant to pay well over the odds for an original disc especially as it was in need of restoration.

The difficult bit is the blue enamel "Swallow" badge. The disc holder is in two parts; the base is stuck onto the windscreen and the outer part can be removed for inserting the paper disc. I have a replica of a 1930 tax disc - it even has the correct issuing office!

Again, quite a good price for yet another piece of the complete picture.

[OuBallie]

Oh I like that lowdrag!
Definitely added to the projects list.

Geoff -How many can that list hold before collapsing?
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1935 Austin Seven Ruby ARQ
1957 Austin A35 2-door
1967 Morris Minor 2-door
2007 Fiat Doblò MultiJet (It carries the spares etc)
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[Richard H]

My Somerset now has stronger/thicker A40 commercial rear leaf springs, so I had to have new, longer U-bolts custom made for them by a company in Birmingham.
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[Rick]

The old truck had plenty made for it, as long-term forum-ers will recall.

Here, for instance, are the specially-made side trim, window frames made from channel commissioned at an engineering firm in Stoke, newly-made rear corners, re-skinned rear body and doors ... and so it went on


http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/dodge_rebuild/part28-restoration.htm

RJ
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[Ray White]

How is Big Dodge these days? Haven't heard much about him lately...

[Rick]

[clan chieftain]

There are some clever blokes on this forum.
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