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Rick Site Admin
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Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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Junior's been busy here learning about IT at home, in-between home-schooling, today he uploaded a short, 3-minute, video about the Morris Minor, its development, and where to look for rust in a project car. He wrote and produced it. If you're able to give him a Like on YT, that'd be great, thanks.
https://youtu.be/JjGLggCswHI
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Ray White
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Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2021 12:17 pm Post subject: |
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Excellent!
The photos give a good record of the work done but you and I know they cannot even begin to show the sheer frustration that accompanied that particular restoration. !
A most enjoyable watch.
Thanks for taking the trouble to share it. |
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Peter_L
Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Posts: 2680 Location: New Brunswick. Canada.
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Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2021 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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Re Big Dodge Time Lapse: Thanks Rick, that was indeed excellent. What was the original "spark" that ignited the purchase and renovation plan ? I presume it was never considered as an "at home" project. |
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Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2021 3:47 pm Post subject: |
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Peter_L wrote: | Re Big Dodge Time Lapse: Thanks Rick, that was indeed excellent. What was the original "spark" that ignited the purchase and renovation plan ? I presume it was never considered as an "at home" project. |
Stumbling across it looking derelict was how it all began, none of it was planned, then one thing led to another ... The plan from the beginning was to put it back to its post-war configuration, trying to replicate the original look and only use in-period bits wherever possible. Hence having lots of one-off beading made for the body when off-the-shelf would have done the job, etc etc. And buying a NOS steering wheel in Australia when the one I'd previously found from a 3/4 ton truck would have done the job just fine.
I did initially think about doing it at home, but the sheer amount of space required once dismantled kind of put paid to that, plus I'd have had to farm out a lot of the work anyway, especially when it came to re-constructing the rear body which had sagged either side due to the weight of the car it had carried.
By comparison, the Commer (which I'd like to sort out one day) is in much better condition.
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Peter_L
Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Posts: 2680 Location: New Brunswick. Canada.
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Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2021 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the reply Rick, do you ever envisage donating/loaning it to a Museum or selling it ? |
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6320 Location: Derby
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Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2021 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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Rick wrote: | Ray White wrote: | Excellent!
The photos give a good record of the work done but you and I know they cannot even begin to show the sheer frustration that accompanied that particular restoration. !
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Thanks Ray, you don't know the half of it either!!!!! There were some significant humps in the road I can tell you.
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I read every word of your blog on the restoration.
Such trials and tribulations.!
All I can say is you must be made of some pretty stern stuff.!! |
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