Morris Minor Owners Club

Sand, fill, sand, fill, spray, sand, fill, sand, gloss....etc

Finally getting there. Upper paintwork should be even nicer. Bleedin' ICI paint is very expensive, though.
1949 Lowlight tourer (Previously owned by Carlo Pegoraro)[frame][/frame]

Looking great Rob
Can't wait to see her when she's finished

Well, it wasn't exactly a rust bucket to start with but he's done a fantastic job (Custom Classics, Barry, Wales) with blasting it and sorting out the bits I couldn't finish myself after that spinal surgery. Makes you wonder what it was that they did differently with the early cars to leave so many decent early shells whilst 1970s BL stuff all rotted away.
Need to order some Dinitrol.

PS Carlo, did you get the message about the hinge? He'll try to keep one for you. I'll get it posted down ASAP.

Thinner steel and more salt??
Colin

Same steel I think, but different paint?
I have 2 of them, a 1950 and 1951, but not much rusted. Before I had a 1954, with much more rust, and the Netherlands has a lot of salt.
I repaired a front damage on my Prius on a quick and easy way, no expensive painting behind the covers, and 3 year later a lot of rust....

RobThomas wrote: did you get the message about the hinge? He'll try to keep one for you. I'll get it posted down ASAP.

Yes thank you very much Thought it may be better being asked face to face rather than over the internet!

Looking super dooper Rob!

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Almost pornographic, innit!

That really does look excellent!
Sounds like you have gone orgasmic at the sight of it?

Very nice . I assume that is Mist Green? It really suits it and makes a nice change from black or grey. It will look stunning when finished.
It has certainly been painted rather more thoroughly than when it was new and has probably consumed 3 or 4 times the quantity of paint

As you say, the ICI paint is very costly but worth it if you want a top job.

Better than new!!, makes mine look like a brick toilet. Have you all noticed that the boot lids and bonnets are a lot heavier on early MMs than later Morris cars. It means the press dies last longer , the cars are lighter and therefor go faster or do more MPG!!

respect, this really looks nice

Looks absolutely fantastic,now for re assy
Regards
BrianR

Thanks for the comments.

Yes, it is Mist green which isn't standard for the year but it isn't my car so I didn't have much say in the matter. None of the panels needed much work other than preventative cutting round the corners of the sills to ensure there wasn't any chance of rot getting in. The front wings needed a bit of fettling and the bootlid had at some point been folded up over the hood rail and creased a bit. The rear bumper on one side was very out of shape but investing in a TIG welded made it possible to fix it without the aggro associated with MIG. Both doors were a little grotty on the bottom lip and I had to make new sections since the supplied ones were rather poorly pressed.

We haven't had the bill yet.

When finished I think it will have cost us twice what we could have bought an identical car for about 8 years ago. There are quite a few bits left over so I might recoup some money via Ebay later on.

Was this an original tourer?
I see open holes on the side, is this correct?

Yes, original Tourer and all the original panels. Never had ANY welding until I clipped the corners of the sills to get pinholes of rust out of it. Holes in the sills are on all Minors, aren't they? Certainly out '52 2-door has them. I did have a '56 convertible shell but someone had welded flat sheet over the holes to beef up the structure, although the car had sagged so the doors no longer fitted.

Home for Christmas!![frame][/frame]

It fits inside the Transit van with a few inches to spare. I'll soon have the roller frame going spare if anyone needs it.[frame][/frame]

The back end uses the forward rear spring mount and the front end has 2 screw threads to can be wound outwards to slip through the eyebolt holes. Gives maximum room to get round the frame for painting. Still light enough for a couple of people to roll it onto its' side. Might be a bit harder with a saloon, though.