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Adieu.....
The Monaco will be going to France, where many of its brethren already reside. The vendor is happy with this result.
I can't say I'm enamoured with the grille......... https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...4f2fde08_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...49ea3659_b.jpg Regards, Mick |
The Mating Season
Yesterday, at long last, good weather coincided with the availability of help. A 17 point turn was once again needed to get the chassis back in front of the body. Without a steering column and wheel this is hard work for a coffin dodger!
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...ca80176f_b.jpg Hopefully, this is the final mating of body and chassis :). https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...55de8a25_b.jpg I dug out the container of mounting fixings and bolted it down with a smear of copper grease on the threads. All these fixings are A2 stainless so any future dismantling should be hassle free. Today I'll build the pedal box and master cylinders back in and have a game with my pipe flaring kit. Regards, Mick |
Well done, Mick, it is indeed a great feeling when you get the body on for the final time. :eusa_clap:
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Now what Mick? I for one will miss your reports. Don't be long.
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https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...6b698647_b.jpg Thanks for kind comment regarding my posts, given the many hiccups along the way so far, I'm sure there'll be a good few more to report on before the thread morphs into 'on the road'. Regards, Mick |
Never say never! I'm 75 and still feeling the madness.
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Sure someone turned up recently somewhere with the sherpley moulds
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At 74 I'm close behind, but, I've got enough toys to play with. A series 1 Landrover with a dodgy gearbox and a Marlin roadster needing refreshing. 'You don't stop playing with toys when you grow old, you grow old because you stopped playing with toys'! But I have noticed some things have got a lot heavier in the last 30 yrs.
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This Sherpley was unsold on eBay and the item said it came with the moulds....
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You could easily create your own Bentley lookalike. There are lots of options if you use a commercial vehicle rolling chassis. Probably not many old Sherpa's about which had the leaf spring front axle but still lots of other potential donors. You don't need much in the way of pre moulded parts, at least half the car is flat panels. The main body tub could be made from plywood and clad with leather.
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There’s a Sherpa chassis on retrorides for sale
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At a mere 71 I'm somewhat humbled by the above posts from my seniors. I shall try to man up. Regards, Mick |
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Been playing with car builds since the early 1960's. Can't stop! |
Molleur, Why would you want to stop? You'd have nothing to live for, doing stupid(?) things is what makes life worthwhile. Growing old is inevitable growing up is optional.
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Never said that I wanted to stop. Looking ahead to a possible
Morgan F2 replica from scratch. I can get a Kent engine and 4 spd gearbox locally. Build the front suspension and use a shaft driven motorcycle rear. I'll give her a go in alloy too! |
Hi Mick, There is a Kit car business for sale in St Helens only £10k.
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assisted with the assembly. He also raced the second Healey 100 ever brought into the USA. |
I blame Blue Peter with John, Pete and Val ! Working with card board and sticky back plastic still comes in useful on a kit car build !
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.....and again.
This appeared on my Moss Owners' FB feed this morning. Our near continental neighbours seem to have most of them!
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...379ee4e9_c.jpg Regards, Mick |
Looks good on skinny wires, no mud guards and the racing green paint.
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Ford based judging by the front suspension....
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Plugging On......
Progress is slow but sure at the moment, none of it really worth a picture.
Now that the body's bolted down, it's just re-assembling all the pre-paint bits and pieces. I've bought a re-build kit for the DCD and will post an engine bay picture once it's all put together. I'll try and get one of my driver's side footwell today as it's forecast sunny. The aluminium side to the gearbox cover was fairly simple to fabricated but needed contortions to fit, as did the right angle speedo drive which would have been a doddle pre body mounting :rolleyes:. Regards, Mick |
that's looking very nice Mick
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Feeling pleased with myself that the transmission tunnel saga was complete, I remembered that I hadn't secured the thick earth lead with the clips I'd riveted under it, so the side panel had to come off. Worming my way upside down into the footwell, I managed to contort myself sufficiently to correct this omission, reminding myself that my spring chicken days are long gone. Whilst the ally panel was off I decided to add a rudimentary clutch foot rest, something that came in very handy in both the A352 and its Marlin predecessor. Tin snips, three bends and four pop rivets later this was in place. I bolted the side panel back for what I hope will be the last time: I'll put a couple of Tech Screws through the bottom flange into the GRP floor to make it fully secure. I trial sat in the drivers side to make sure that it was possible to operate the pedals OK. The well is so narrow that I think feet bigger than my size 43s in anything other than very light shoes would have a problem.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...d2e7c7ac_b.jpg I fitted the back body items last week, finding that the silencer was too close to the fuel pipe from the bottom of the tank. I bought another stepped connector, this time longer with a 20% bend from the invariably excellent 'Any Exhaust Part' Ebay emporium. This took the silencer well away but I still added an ally heat shield. Belt and braces, as ever. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...23ae4eb7_b.jpg The bulb socket and terminals in the number plate lamp didn't inspire confidence, so I fabricated another LED 'bulb'. This consists of four white 12v LEDs Araldited together in an ally mount which I riveted to the body of the lamp. The 60s style reversing lamp also has one of these concoctions. I'm waiting on two new 4" instrument dash gaskets before I can bolt the dash back and crack on with connecting the front loom to everything. Regards, Mick |
Slow Progress
I don't seem to have got a lot done this last week, although I've spent quite a bit of time in the cave. The depressing weather doesn't help, neither does my being full of cold. The dash is now in place and the front loom installed. Everything bar the lights and indicators is connected.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...2465e82e_b.jpg Today's forecast is once again for rain so I'll concentrate on refitting the scuttle brace and steering column. I offered up the former yesterday to find that the car seems to have changed shape as the brace doesn't fit as it did on fabrication. Weird! I also had a close look at the so say 'refurbished' callipers yesterday. The nipples are seized and the pad pins have their ends painted over. The pads are new. I don't hold out much hope for them so would one of you knowledgeable chaps tell me what their type number is please as new ones will likely be required? https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...625feef8_b.jpg Regards, Mick |
Looking great Mick.
Loving the looks and particularly taken by the wheels too. Dave |
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Mick - Good to see this all coming together nicely. :cool:
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A New Hope (with apologies to Star Wars afficionados).
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Hang in there Mick, it will eventually all come together for you!
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French Monacos
I've mentioned before that the French are mad for these cars. It seems there's a Prime Suspect, of whom I'm not a little jealous: There was an enquiry on my Moss Owners FB page regarding the worth of a Monaco which the poster was considering buying. Here's my new hero's reply - bear in mind that English is not his first language...
i owned 11 Monacos....no one was the same price...depends a lot of the finish, and wish engine is inside... also, the prices aee different in UK or France, Germany...ect...because they re difficult to register...when it s not impossible... but i can say without reach a fortune, price are going higher...but it s the same for many kit cars... few years ago...you baught a monaco to the builder...who was an enthusiast, just selling the price of the parts, to build a new car... now you buy a kit car to the guy who baught the kit car to the enthusiast... My 11 Duttons, out of many thousands, seems a puny total compared with 11 Monacos out of 88. His FB name is 'Lucky ******'. Regards, Mick |
Not me !! Is this person using my forum name on facebook ?
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Many thanks for that, I was on the verge of posing my question in the 'Small Chassis Triumphs' feed on FB. Best Regards, Mick |
...and still they come.
This appeared on Ebay yesterday. I'm sorely tempted by that unmolested body; the wheels could be passed on; but the rest?
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...9f746fb0_b.jpg Regards, Mick |
Go for it Mick, you know you want to! Just think how good it will look!
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