Traveller gutter ..rear

[Horsellframing]

Hi all
New to forum so Hi!

Have a 71 traveller. Rear gutters are bent so would like to either repair or replace. Question is: how do you re,one and how do you replace. Assume they must be riveted or something similar?

Many thanks

Matt

[bmcecosse]

Held on with nails....

[Horsellframing]

Really! Wow. Therefore reasonably easy to remove and replace? naive??!??

[panky]

Hello and welcome
A bit of info here

http://www.mmoc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f= ... 21&start=0

[whyperion]

If gutters are bent, is it actually worth replacing ? ( maybe straighten a bit around a wooden dowel former?)
To my mind the Traveller is a a working car, and the odd knock to the roofline is not a big problem to the useability/drivability of the standard car.

[Horsellframing]

Hi Whyperion

I think that as the rest of the car is undergoing respray etc., would be a shame not to do this bit as well. I think it would draw my eye and get on my nerves otherwise

[Horsellframing]

Sorry. Can't seem to find a picture of the gutters. Assume they are preformed? Cheers


Matt

[Mark Wilson]

Another excellent thread here - essential reading for any Traveller restorer!

http://www.mmoc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f= ... &start=300

[Horsellframing]

Fantastic info on link. Thank you! Have decided to replace and have the new gutter. Should galvanised nails or similar be used?

Thanks


Matt

[ASL642]

No the nails used are copper and applied using a small light hammer gently

These are available from from any morris supliers

[Horsellframing]

Great... Forgot to order. Will these do if cut down ? Too wide.?
http://www.screwfix.com/p/solid-copper- ... pack/15204

[ASL642]

If you are going to do it properly I would order the correct pins from a supplier. Give ESM/Bull Motif or Steve Foreman (Woodies) a ring. They will usually just pop them in a small packet and send them in the post. Using the wrong size may distort the guttering and you will be back to square one.