Body Work and Paint Spray Classic Car

[Juice1 10]

Hi Andrejaun, glad the blog is ok it represents a lot of time on that car and still more to come its not been straightforward, really could have chose one which would have been easier but wanted to save it from the scrapman.

Your dad had an A55. A manumatic? Was that a gear change but with no clutch to operate? I remember Dafs when they first seemed to have taken over now they too are classics

 

Regards

Juice1

[smithy266 21]

Might be better to get a guy who will come to your home and work there, then you can keep an eye on the job, and maybe learn on the way. This is what I did with my 1966 Landie, I had an expert welder to use my equipment (I have the tackle but not the expertise) who happened also to be a Landie nut and an MOT tester to boot. Your owners club may just have someone like this on your books. If you take it to a garage, it may prove expensive, and gather a lot of dust. Meanwhile, I am doing a total rebuild on my Morgan following a contretemps with a fence. Having got really stuck in, I am enjoying the experience, there are always knowledgeable folks who will drop in and help/advise.

[Juice1 10]

I really would recommend Carters of Chapeltown. I have seen some of the work they have done on classic vehicles and had my 22 year old escort cabriolet restored by them. they have had to fabricate panels (door skins for the cabby). they aren't cheap but not extortionate either

 

Thanks Priorylady another one for me to check out

 

Regards

 

Juice 1

 

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Might be better to get a guy who will come to your home and work there, then you can keep an eye on the job, and maybe learn on the way. This is what I did with my 1966 Landie, I had an expert welder to use my equipment (I have the tackle but not the expertise) who happened also to be a Landie nut and an MOT tester to boot. Your owners club may just have someone like this on your books. If you take it to a garage, it may prove expensive, and gather a lot of dust. Meanwhile, I am doing a total rebuild on my Morgan following a contretemps with a fence. Having got really stuck in, I am enjoying the experience, there are always knowledgeable folks who will drop in and help/advise.

 

Thanks smithy266 its another option

 

Regards

 

Juice1

[andrejuan 10]

Hi Andrejaun, glad the blog is ok it represents a lot of time on that car and still more to come its not been straightforward, really could have chose one which would have been easier but wanted to save it from the scrapman.

Your dad had an A55. A manumatic? Was that a gear change but with no clutch to operate? I remember Dafs when they first seemed to have taken over now they too are classics

 

Regards

Juice1

 

Yes John, it had the column change but no clutch. I remember being fascinated by how the clutch seemed to magically disengage when my Dad put his hand on the gear stick.

He explained to me that it (the clutch) was worked by iron filings and magnetism, your hand

earthed the magnetised filings from solid to powder so you could shift gears.

Next day I went off to school and got a teacher to recreate it for me class.

That's if I remember correctly :hihi:

[Juice1 10]

Yes John, it had the column change but no clutch. I remember being fascinated by how the clutch seemed to magically disengage when my Dad put his hand on the gear stick.

He explained to me that it (the clutch) was worked by iron filings and magnetism, your hand

earthed the magnetised filings from solid to powder so you could shift gears.

Next day I went off to school and got a teacher to recreate it for me class.

That's if I remember correctly :hihi:

 

Ahh. I had a mate several of us use to knock around together in the 70s. He has an RSU 90? Was it? That just had a gear lever no clutch and guess the same principles/technology. It also hada wankel engine which was forever having to remove the spark plugs to get it to run ok, (think he either cleaned them up or dried em off not sure) Anyway back on yer dads car you were right it was advanced back then in motoring terms

 

Regards

 

Juice1

[jdamarine 10]

Ahh. I had a mate several of us use to knock around together in the 70s. He has an RSU 90? Was it? That just had a gear lever no clutch and guess the same principles/technology. It also hada wankel engine which was forever having to remove the spark plugs to get it to run ok, (think he either cleaned them up or dried em off not sure) Anyway back on yer dads car you were right it was advanced back then in motoring terms

 

Regards

 

Juice1

Do you mean NSU RO 80?

[Juice1 10]

Ahh yeah its nearly 40 years ago now it must be the NSU R0 80?

 

Juice 1

[andrejuan 10]

Ahh yeah its nearly 40 years ago now it must be the NSU R0 80?

 

Juice 1

 

 

They got a bad press that was undeserved in my opinion.

 

The rotor tips in the engine used to wear out and it was expensive to replace them. Hence, lots got converted to Ford engines. This was a shame because the rotary engine was fantastic.

Problem occurred because of the semi-automatic gearbox. This had a really efficient torque converter so people used to just set off in 4th gear and use it like a fully automatic.

This caused the engine to labour and the tips would "chatter" and wear.

 

Has anyone fallen asleep yet :hihi:

[Juice1 10]

They got a bad press that was undeserved in my opinion.

 

The rotor tips in the engine used to wear out and it was expensive to replace them. Hence, lots got converted to Ford engines. This was a shame because the rotary engine was fantastic.

Problem occurred because of the semi-automatic gearbox. This had a really efficient torque converter so people used to just set off in 4th gear and use it like a fully automatic.

This caused the engine to labour and the tips would "chatter" and wear.

 

Has anyone fallen asleep yet :hihi:

 

Yeah I remember my friends NSU being very good performance wise, guess it just needed improving

 

Juice 1