Ford Blitz Restoration/Rebuild

Private_collector · #1 21-08-11, 12:07

Drove to see a fellow who has a number of bits which I need, including engines.
No engines rebuilt but may easy runners with minimal work needed.
An engine would cost me $1000, but includes gearbox, carb & filters (air and oil), distributor, generator, starter and spark lead piping. At present, this is above the amount I can budget for, so I will continue to look around.

One engine has been removed from vehicle by cutting chassis fore & aft. This one has the brake booster on the chassis bit still. Can anyone advise what prices Bendix brake boosters have been bought for?
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The major coup of the day was this set of seat upholstery, which I have now started to clean up. Seat bases will be sent to blaster on Mon or Tues & I should have them back by the weeekend. I have put the nose panel in for blasting last week & this is now ready for pickup. Nose will definately require some metal work, including plating of 2x holes, one each side where I suspect non original turn signal lights were wired or bolted.

I also bought some seat springs & rings, repairable left side guard, another cab step with brackets & was given a good speedo cable.

Bob Moseley (RIP) · #2 21-08-11, 12:20

Hi Tony - as stated earlier I could be able to help you out. At the moment I am working on a couple of contingencies that hopefully will be resolved within the next couple of weeks. If you can just hold off doing any other major work for this time I will be able to let you know what I can offer. Sorry I can't be any clearer at the moment but I find if I pre-emt something it can go pear shaped.

Bob

Private_collector · #3 21-08-11, 12:48

Cheers Bob,

(or 'international man of mystery')

I will wait until I hear from you.

I've got plenty to go on with for a while.

Looking forward to seeing the seats finished. As Andy C. & I were discussing today, seeing something completed is our 'small win'. even though it may be somewhat off at a tangent from the big picture.

Private_collector · #4 26-08-11, 12:11

I have received two interesting books this week.
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Notice this is pamphlet No. 1 Mechani'z'ation???
Interesting book, but has little in the way of pictures. Mostly relating to basics of vehicle running and light maintenance. Some good pics of the V8 engine & associated bits though. Has anyone seen one of these books before? It's a new one for me!
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This is the other & far more interesting one. Not directly related to any one type of vehicle but a real eye opener to read.
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I suspect they may be a tad optomistic with their expectations for repair of this vehicle!!!!
Was it that ugly before the accident? I suspect it may have been.

See more interesting pictures from this book in next posting.

Private_collector · #5 26-08-11, 12:50

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Good to see some body repair tools have not changed over the decades.
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On the other hand, we have moved on a bit with these....er.....hand tools.

Keith Webb · #6 26-08-11, 13:23

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Good to see some body repair tools have not changed over the decades.
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On the other hand, we have moved on a bit with these....er.....hand tools.

Well found. The mechanization booklet is a good find.

cliff · #7 26-08-11, 18:26

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This is the other & far more interesting one. Not directly related to any one type of vehicle but a real eye opener to read.
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I suspect they may be a tad optomistic with their expectations for repair of this vehicle!!!!
Was it that ugly before the accident? I suspect it may have been.

Chysler Airflow. In the 1930's these were light years ahead of their time in design and almost sent Chysler bankrupt. Mosr were powered by a straight 8 motor.

Thanks for sharing

Bob McNeill · #8 27-08-11, 02:48

We have had several regularly on rallies over the years, from the Chrysler club in Sydney.

Private_collector · #9 28-08-11, 12:38

Firstly, Bob I conceed those cars are actually quite attractive provided they haven't been rolled or had a 'crocodile' tank walk over them

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With the poop weather this weekend, I didn't get much done. I got the nose panel back from sandblaster....in the pouring rain...under a tarp. My shoes are still drying from the muddy yard at the engineering co. who does my stripping. On the more possitive side, we got 75mm of rain in 48hrs (3 inches). It's 'good for the wheat' as Basil would say!

Did get some disassembly & blasting done for one of the seat sliding mechanisms. The seat base/back itself will be blasted professionally, later this week.

I'm having trouble uploading photos right now, so I'll edit this & add more tomorrow.