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Traveller gutter ..rear
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 8:33 pm
by 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
Re: Traveller gutter ..rear
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 8:36 pm
by bmcecosse
Held on with nails....
Re: Traveller gutter ..rear
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 8:44 pm
by Horsellframing
Really! Wow. Therefore reasonably easy to remove and replace? naive??!??
Re: Traveller gutter ..rear
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 8:52 pm
by panky
Re: Traveller gutter ..rear
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 12:05 am
by 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.
Re: Traveller gutter ..rear
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 7:45 am
by 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
Re: Traveller gutter ..rear
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 8:09 am
by Horsellframing
Sorry. Can't seem to find a picture of the gutters. Assume they are preformed? Cheers
Matt
Re: Traveller gutter ..rear
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 2:44 pm
by Mark Wilson
Another excellent thread here - essential reading for any Traveller restorer!
http://www.mmoc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f= ... &start=300
Re: Traveller gutter ..rear
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 8:49 am
by 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
Re: Traveller gutter ..rear
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 9:05 am
by ASL642
No the nails used are copper and applied using a small light hammer gently
These are available from from any morris supliers
Re: Traveller gutter ..rear
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 9:19 am
by Horsellframing
Great... Forgot to order. Will these do if cut down ? Too wide.?
http://www.screwfix.com/p/solid-copper- ... pack/15204
Re: Traveller gutter ..rear
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 9:52 am
by 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.
