My new project.

Post by **Naadeslaus** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:10 pm

Tought i maybe should put out some pics of my new project. It's a 1954,and i will keep it original!

Post by **callyspoy** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:56 pm

i just dont get where you find them!!

Post by **Dean** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:56 pm

Best of luck! Nice motor.

Post by **Naadeslaus** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:01 pm

callyspoy wrote:i just dont get where you find them!!

I got anoyher one here too. It's a 53 2-door but so rusty.

Post by **callyspoy** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:03 pm

ha, well im sure it will make great spares for your new resto!!

Post by **youngun** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:30 pm

Great looking project. Ive never seen a boot so clean!
Whats it like underneath? Do you intend to keep the miserable 803 engine and fairy wand too?

Post by **callyspoy** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:39 pm

FAIRY WAND???

Post by **bigginger** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:56 pm

The hugely long gear lever on the early cars was/is known as that

Post by **callyspoy** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 11:11 pm

gosh, who'd have one of those ghastly things. yuck.
worse still, who would convert a later gearbox to accomodate it, taking the best part of 2 days to do it, just so that the gear change is sloppy.

but "in keeping" with the car (yeah messed that up with the wheels didn't i, idiot!!)

Post by **bigginger** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 11:25 pm

Soz, didn't spot who I was talking to

Post by **beechford** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:32 am

is it lefthand drive or a photo error? and do i see 2 coils on the firewall?

Post by **Welung666** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:38 am

Kim is in Norway so more than likely lefty's and yes it does look like 2 coils, always good to carry a spare lol.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:59 pm

More usually know as the Magic Wand gearlever, certainly in Mini circles - not so many 'Fairies' about these days!

Post by **Naadeslaus** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:00 pm

beechford wrote:is it lefthand drive or a photo error? and do i see 2 coils on the firewall?

Yes is lefthanded. Is two coils there. The last owners mounted a new one,and didn't remove tho old one.