Morris Minor Owners Club

Anyone tell me what thickness / guage of metal was originally used to build the LCV chassis ?

Thanks.

Paul Humphries

18 gauge - 1.22mm. I thought it would be thicker too. but it ain't

bigginger wrote:18 gauge - 1.22mm. I thought it would be thicker too. but it ain't

That is a lot thinner than I though.
I suppose it accounts for the fact that a lot of chassis are / have suffering from rot.
I was expecting at least 14 or better still 12 gauge.

Paul Humphries

I think the Henric chassis' were 16gauge.

M25VAN wrote:I think the Henric chassis' were 16gauge.

Do you know if the Henric chassis rails were pressed sections, as original, or fabricated out of flate plate ?

Paul Humphries

From memory the straight bits at the front and middle looked like a folded U section with a plate welded on top. The curvy bits over the axle and back had a bottom welded to to sides (done very well) and flat plate on top. Fitting was very good, with no problems. They really looked very professional and If I could buy another I would.....

M25VAN wrote:From memory the straight bits at the front and middle looked like a folded U section with a plate welded on top. The curvy bits over the axle and back had a bottom welded to to sides (done very well) and flat plate on top. Fitting was very good, with no problems. They really looked very professional and If I could buy another I would.....

That's interesting as it fits in a little with what I've got flowing around my mind - using all the ready made repair panels available and fabricating the rest.

Anyone a link to what a Henric chassis looks like ?
I've been downloading every picture I can find on web sites of the original type chassis but I believe the Henrics was also slightly different in that it was more angular.

Paul Humphries.

this may be of some help just found it, maybe worth giving the advertiser of the sire an email and get the guy that is selling his phonr number

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C06171

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That's interesting as it fits in a little with what I've got flowing around my mind - using all the ready made repair panels available and fabricating the rest.
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I think the bits over the rear axle and the curved tube for the front spring mounts would be difficult.

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Anyone a link to what a Henric chassis looks like ?
I've been downloading every picture I can find on web sites of the original type chassis but I believe the Henrics was also slightly different in that it was more angular.
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Pretty much like the two pics in this ebay ad...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MORRIS-6CWT-VAN-N ... dZViewItem

If you want I can try and take some pics of areas of interest but won't be until the weekend.

I have some naked chassis' here, if you want pics, it's dead easy

That's interesting as it fits in a little with what I've got flowing around my mind - using all the ready made repair panels available and fabricating the rest.

I think the bits over the rear axle and the curved tube for the front spring mounts would be difficult.

Actually the curved tube is easy.
I know of a local company who put the item into a copying machine and can then CNC duplicate the shape.
Main use is custom exhaust pipes but no reason why the tube on a Minor couldn't be made.
The bits over the rear axle are a litlte more difficult but again not impossible to fabricate.
I "know a man" with a CNC plasma cutter who could, in thoery, cut the flat plate to correct sizes for welding. Difficult aspect would be making a jig to hold them in place.

This is where the LMC Hadrian jigs would be wonderful or they could be persuaded to run off a limited number of new chassis to Henric spec.

Paul Humphries.

I also have a 'curved tube' I can chop out, if you're after one.

hello andrew
well got my van now see sig

any way the rear left hand side (looking from the back) the chassis has a 3" bit of rot, can you cut me off a 20 inch peice from the back if its good and the rest is bad

I think it's pretty bad - the bit immediately over the axle certainly is, top plate gone, but I'll check with tape measure in hand tomorrow. Just the rear 20 inches?

An original after its 5th coat of paint on Saturday



One more coat to go and the the inside to be waxoyled

thanks andrew well as much as you can get would be fine
thanks again
dennis

oops its the right hand side looking from the back ( drivers side)

Ah - I hold more hope for that side Should be fine.

It isn't. Completely gone (as in separated) around the spring hanger, sorry.

thanks for looking what about the other side, are they handed, at the worst i would only need about 4" past the hanger