Morris C8

[Jonathan Moore]

Evening All,

Chassis and axles in green, ready for re assembly. I have decided to do something that i have never done before and that is to reuse some of the old nuts and bolts. I Lot of the 3/8" and bigger bolts are in such good condition it seems a shame to scrap them, so I am cleaning, re threading, dipping them in rust killer and the dipping them in a thin 2k black mix. it does require some planning, as it has to be done about 12 hours before use but I think its well worth the trouble. I cleaned the gearbox today ready for painting and found that the original colour was in actual fact brown, so I am now in two minds as to what colour to paint it.





Jon

[Jonathan Moore]

Over the last couple of days i have been trying to clear some of the smaller items that needed mending, remanufacturing and the last two major components pertaining to the drivers cab, the doors and the windscreen frames. All the rails for the windscreen frames were in a very poor condition but repairable, apart from one, so I decided to make a new one.

Jon

[Jonathan Moore]

It seemed a shame to throw the side light away just because the bezel had turned to rust.

Jon

[Jonathan Moore]

And finally.

[Jonathan Moore]

The wiring is nearly finished, it just needs connecting to the various components. I am a bit reluntant to assemble any more of the front until after I fit the engine.



Jon

[Jonathan Moore]

I have had a bout of the dreaded man flu and as I am unable to sit still for too long, I decided to rise from my death bed and start the canvas covers for the seat bases. I have an old back rest cover for the drivers seat, which I can use as a pattern to make a new one but does anyone have a picture of the passengers seat back rest. It's attached to the rear bulkhead by four turn buckles but that's all I know.

I don't want to assemble too many parts to the front of the vehicle before I fit the engine and as we are now in week five of a four week production schedule for the engine and that's before I get it back for rebuilding, I decided to start the rear body. There's not much of the original body left and what is left is very rusty, so its start again. There are some sections that I can use, the front bulkhead but the lower section was rusted out and needed replacement. The strengtheners for the wheel arches that are in excellent condition. Front body corner sections that need repair And the wheel arches that are in fairly good condition.

The new base, is based on a picture that I took at the Coberton collection, I assume that it is original, I think that I may have gone over the top a little but surprisingly, in its current state, its no heavier than the old body, but then as my wife pointed out rust doesn't weigh that much.


Jon

[Jonathan Moore]

A few more.

[Owen Evans]

Originally Posted by Jonathan Moore

I have an old back rest cover for the drivers seat, which I can use as a pattern to make a new one but does anyone have a picture of the passengers seat back rest. It's attached to the rear bulkhead by four turn buckles but that's all I know.

That sounds similar to the passenger backrest in the CS8 (see below photos, which I must admit aren't great). If it's the same, there is (or was) a very nice CS8 Office truck at the National Army Museum with the same set up.

Or maybe someone with access to a CS8 can provide better pictures?

Owen.

[Jonathan Moore]

Owen,

Thanks for the picture, that looks very promising and it's attachment looks very similar to what's in my cab.

Jon

[Jonathan Moore]

At last, one rear body finished and ready to be fitted.


Jon

[Jonathan Moore]

Evening All,

Between the rain showers on Saturday, we managed to get the body back on the chassis and today I started assembling all the remanufactured parts on to it. I picked the engine up from the machinists on Tuesday, so all being well I should start to rebuild it this week.

Jon

[Owen Evans]

Originally Posted by Jonathan Moore

Evening All,

Between the rain showers on Saturday, we managed to get the body back on the chassis and today I started assembling all the remanufactured parts on to it. I picked the engine up from the machinists on Tuesday, so all being well I should start to rebuild it this week.

Jon

Great work Jonathan. Did you have any difficulties getting those tyres to fit the british rims?

Owen.

[Jonathan Moore]

Hello Owen and thanks.


So far, touch wood, I haven't had a problem fitting tyres, either these or the ones on my C8a, on to either British or Canadian produced rims. Also I haven't found the need to use any special tools, just lots of the tyre snot that's used by my local tyre fitters and basically fill them full of air and they pop on.

[Jonathan Moore]

Evening All,

The engine in went in well, once we had worked out the correct angle of entry, in fact I was surprised how easily it mated to the gear box. Hopefully over the Christmas period I will get it up and running, if my dear wife will let me. I am not sure about the rear light arrangement but I am going to live with it for now and see if it grows on me.

Jon

[pauldavies]

Jonathon you have the two fuel lines coming in at quite a height where mine are down level with the cab floor/pedals, where did you get that idea?
Paul

[Jonathan Moore]

Hello Paul,

That's how they were when I got the vehicle. The attached pictures were taken as I disassembled the vehicle so I could replicate where everything was originally routed and I am using the same pipes, in their original bent form.
Hopes that explains it.

Jon

[Jonathan Moore]

This is a pre-disassembly picture, the curly pipe goes to the fuel pipe, I suspect that it should have tighter curls.

Jon

[pauldavies]

Hi Jonathon and I see what you mean, I had all sorts of dramas with not enough fuel going in then too much till I sorted it all out, See how you go but the carbi is sensitive to the fuel pressure going in, have a great Christmas and New year.
Paul

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by pauldavies

Hi Jonathon and I see what you mean, I had all sorts of dramas with not enough fuel going in then too much till I sorted it all out, See how you go but the carbi is sensitive to the fuel pressure going in, have a great Christmas and New year.
Paul

Hi . The carbies were gravity fed on the earlier models like the CS8 , these have a vacuum petrol system . The carby on the C8 , the military updraft is I think the same gravity fed type and it requires a low pressure feed otherwise the float bowl is overfilled.