Morris C8

[Jonathan Moore]

It was only when I was repairing the passengers side mudguard, that I realised that the mudguards are in fact different and I assume, either from different models of the Morris or one of them is from a different vehicle, although I have no idea what vehicle that would be.

Jon

[Mike K]

I admire your tenacity and perserverance ! You have done more Morris restoring in 3 weeks than I have done in 20 years ... not kidding. Are you welding the thin body panels/patches with a MIG ?

The chap in Argentina is certainly a clever bloke, he supplies much of the odd ball brake spares that would otherwise be unobtainable.

[Jonathan Moore]

Hello Mike,

At the moment, I am a man on a mission. I am trying to make some space in the workshop but I know if I move the old girl out as she was, it would be some time before I got round to doing anything to her. This way, I can move her out once she is painted and reassemble her at my leisure over the winter months.

Yes it's all mig welded, sometimes its like welding net curtain but time and patience. When I started the HUP I had never mig welded and everything was done with an ARC but 0.8 is a bit thin for an ARC so I had to invest.

I will have to have a closer look at what the Argentinians actually got for sale, I honestly thought that I would be waiting weeks for delivery but it was here in about 6 days so highly recommended and thanks to whoever first mentioned him.

Jon

[Shaun Mastin]

Hey mate , good work so far , are you sure the right fender isn’t Inst just buckled or twisted ?

[Jonathan Moore]

Hello Shaun,

Its hard to see from the pictures but it is a totally different profile, it's ok though and I don't suppose anyone else would notice. The outer edge has been altered at some time to incorporate the outer curve and the rear has more of a flair to it.

Jon

[Shaun Mastin]

Fair enough , maybe to fit bigger tyres ?

[Jonathan Moore]

No I don't think so as there is less room between the top of the tyre and the passengers side mudguard than the correct one on the drivers side.

I decided that I would repair the tilt sticks before disassembling it all and am I ever glad that I did. To do it, I had to take the windscreen apart and found that it had been welded shut and is in pretty poor shape. The tilt frame locations, either side of the windscreen frame, had been repaired but at different levels which put the frame on askew. The observation hatch was a bit of a problem as I didn't have any dimensions.