wee scottish traveller

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Re: wee scottish traveller

Post by Fingolfin »

It doesn't look like the brakes were even touched during that expensive restoration! Look at all that rusting on the backplate and hub. :roll: You've got your work cut out for you, but the repairs to the front end and roof look like good quality. Good luck with the woodworking!
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Post by irmscher »

The roof repairs and what you have done up to now look great :D
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looks like great dedicated work. Was the car outside/open to the elements from 1996 to when you got it?
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sorry ive not posted ,the car was put under a tarp in 2001 and left outside till june2013 when I got it heres some more pics of the rebuild[frame]Image[/frame][frame]Image[/frame][frame]Image[/frame]with one side of the wood and and all the screws that hold the wood to the b piller
have to be cut out and new captive nuts welded in and most of the wood now done then start to replace all breaking system[frame]Image[/frame]
the last pic is my first moggy which I restored when I was 15 years old :D
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a wee update well that's all the old captive nuts on the b piller cut out and now replaced with new captive nuts[frame]Image[/frame][frame]Image[/frame]
so time to crack on with the wood and get it on :D
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Post by jagnut66 »

Great to see your work. Good luck with the restoration.
Best wishes,
Mike.
1954 Series 2: 4 door: "Sally" -- Back on the ground with (slave) wheels and waiting to be resprayed......
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Great work so far, good luck with the rest of the restoration and keep us posted :D

Lionel and I, my 1965 2 door :)
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It's past time companies were named and shamed.

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Post by rayofleamington »

I would certainly contact the company responsible
I wouldn't. The end result is awful, but nothing is going to change it.
A badly welded patch can be from any source - including the local MOT station and the bloke next door.

There's no definitive way of knowing who has done exactly what to the car in the last 30 years, and what was and wasn't asked for by the previous owner/s, so best not to point the blame stick, and would rather let people see the useful info like we had from the original poster.

The other lesson here is....
regular rust prevention treatment, clearing out mud from mud traps, making sure seams and windows dont leak, washing away winter salt and re-waxoiling when dry etc..
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plastic_orange wrote:It's past time companies were named and shamed.

Pete

Sorry your not allowed to say this....I got told off for making a comment.

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Post by Morris Mike »

POMMReg wrote:Regardless of WHEN the work was undertaken, the quality of this work is attrocious!



I would certainly contact the company responsible, requesting whether they find the standard
of renovation satisfactory.
You cannot say this. :D :D
We are not allowed to comment negatively about peoples cars.


I just got a reprimand for saying something less derogatory about whoever carried out this work initially..

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had her first run in 13 years ,heres a wee vid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZkQEUF7Le4
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I bet it felt great to give her a blast round the block! :P
Spurs you on! :D
Best wishes,
Mike.
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1970 Triumph Herald 1200: "Hetty" -- Driven back from Llangollen in Wales (twice.....)
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Post by DAVIDMCCULLOUGH »

Very satisfying to finally get a run in a car that youve been working on for so long! It will make you want to get it finished and on the road ll the sooner 8)


Too many Minors so little time.....
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your so true so I,ll crack on hope to get finished very soon :D
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heres some pics of the the car as of now[frame]Image[/frame][frame]Image[/frame][frame]Image[/frame][frame]Image[/frame][frame]Image[/frame][frame]Image[/frame]
car now has its side glass in it and all rubbed down more pics soon :D
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Cheers for the photos
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a wee pic in the dark[frame]Image[/frame]
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how it looks now , on the road realy soon :D[frame]Image[/frame][frame]Image[/frame][frame]Image[/frame]
and interior to go in today :D
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Re: wee scottish traveller

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That's a bold choice, black all over. I kinda like it though... 8)
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