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Post by Guest Tue 12 Aug 2014, 10:33 pm

I don't know how you do this...... Seems you just stick random car parts together and it ends up looking like it's meant to be.

Waiting for the next installment.

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1950's Austin A40 Devon (2 door cars are rare) and Wolseley 6/80

Ford Anglia and Pops: A brief History.
The Anglia started production in 1937, but production ceased in 1939 to build military vehicles for WW2.
Production resumed in 1949, with a redesigned bonnet and an extended boot (trunk), which is the familiar Anglia.
In 1953 a new boxy model appeared: the Anglia 100e, which became the new Anglia, and the old Anglia was
designated ‘Popular’ which continued in production until August 1959, when another 'new Anglia' 105e arrived.
Confusing, isn't it ?

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Ford POP and 1953 100e Anglia

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Post by dogfish7 Thu 14 Aug 2014, 12:49 pm

Harley Bob's daily driver in the Shelton, WA., 2014 Rod and Custom Show.
Fantastic body work there Clay! Austin gasser to respectable street rod - Page 2 1705482731 
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Post by Guest Thu 14 Aug 2014, 3:17 pm

Hey Bruce I meant Harley Bob at the Unfinished Nationals last year. Nice guy. Love the Willys since he painted it. Maybe he has a couple ounces of touch up paint you could get for the model you built. One of my favorites of yours, by the by.

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Post by Geezerman Thu 14 Aug 2014, 3:24 pm

That's a cool ride, Dog !!
' One of the first things, I figured that I might need a z'd frame for whatever was to transpire. I used the thickness of some styrene rod. Now, later in the build, I want to use the floor pan of the Austin. That meant I had to butcher it some to fit the frame.
I'm not a big advocate of the view from a sewer grate, but I had to dress it up above because of the cars windows. I used the inner sides of a pair of model A rear fenders to fashion some tubs over the Austin's wheel wells.
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Post by Guest Thu 14 Aug 2014, 3:27 pm

How sweet it is!!!!!!!

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Post by Tumbler75 Thu 14 Aug 2014, 6:07 pm

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Post by harron68 Fri 15 Aug 2014, 12:12 am

Yesiree!

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Post by Geezerman Mon 18 Aug 2014, 12:51 pm

Working on the engine that was with this build when I got it. I'm converting it from a FI gasser to a street friendly dual 4 bbl on a riser intake. My problem is that I don't know what this engine is supposed to be so I'll at least get the spark plugs near the right location. I think I've already relocated the distributor to the rear. There is a post at the front of the block that looks like a distributor was on it.
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Only image I found where someone built the Revell Austin showed  Hemi valve covers. Any one have a clue from these valve covers? I don't even know where else to Google!
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Post by RetiredMike Mon 18 Aug 2014, 3:00 pm

The covers look like 427 SOHC. Can't see the front well enough, though. Where does the post terminate?
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Post by Geezerman Mon 18 Aug 2014, 3:47 pm

You can see the post sticking up right at the top of the water pump assembly.
My intake plate has a distributor hole behind the riser.  That's why I'm going to the back with it.
The front has a alt. at the lower right. I don't rightly know what that round thing in front of the left valve cover is supposed to represent. I don't mind  'imagineering', so whatever it is .... I'll leave it and pretend it's an automatic tranny shifter or something. Maybe I can pretend its a fuel block and plumb the carbs to it ? Austin gasser to respectable street rod - Page 2 4191971827 
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Post by Geezerman Tue 19 Aug 2014, 1:53 am

Igor took the body in for paint prep. I had been thinking about a discreet metallic/flake blue. When I seen this in it's hot rod grey primer. My thoughts of gaudy paint fled, and I'm leaving it in the primer.
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Purple button tufted door panels might be alright for a competitive gasser, but too flashy for my hot rod. These panels had a neat  inside showing the openings in the inner door frame. I was simply going to reverse them and have the bare door panel frame showing. The indentations were full of glue and would be near impossible to get cleaned out, and the slight curvature would be wrong. So I used the indentations as patterns and drilled thru  to cut them out, figuring I would fill the button tufts that were left and thus use the panels in their original positions. I also filled the cutout where the hinges were located. They'll be hinged no more . Painted in red oxide primer. Who needs upholstery to go fast?
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Post by Guest Tue 19 Aug 2014, 9:23 am

Yep, some cars don't need flashy paint.....good choice.

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Post by Guest Tue 19 Aug 2014, 5:02 pm

The engine is a 427 cammer Ford. The spark plugs are in a weird location kinda at the top of the valve cover. Love what you are doing here. Austin gasser to respectable street rod - Page 2 1705482731 

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Post by Skid Tue 19 Aug 2014, 5:15 pm

Great stuff Clay. Love the door panels. Upholstery only adds weight!!!

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Post by Geezerman Thu 21 Aug 2014, 11:37 am

Small update w/ no fotos yet. The engine is going ahead... only as a Geezer BBI Special (Barely Believable Imagineering).
Florida humidity was at a rare low (in the mid 60's), I took the body out and painted it.
Bronze Mist Metallic. It looks pretty good.

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Post by john2308 Thu 21 Aug 2014, 5:41 pm

Clay, could we get a close up of the engine ??

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Post by Guest Thu 21 Aug 2014, 6:15 pm

I wonder ......A belt driven turbo prhaps?
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Post by Geezerman Thu 21 Aug 2014, 6:16 pm

john2308 wrote:Clay, could we get a close up of the engine ??

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Coming,..... I'm plumbing the carbs today.
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Post by Geezerman Thu 21 Aug 2014, 9:02 pm

Ok, Here's the engine. I just have to clean up a fan blade and get it installed. That round blob in front of the left valve cover has been cut down some, and is now holding a fuel block.   Austin gasser to respectable street rod - Page 2 3331969777 

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Post by Skid Thu 21 Aug 2014, 10:05 pm

Great looking engine geezerman.

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Post by Guest Fri 22 Aug 2014, 12:05 am

Nice Clay. The plumbing really brings it to life.

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Post by john2308 Fri 22 Aug 2014, 5:14 am

Nice job Clay  Austin gasser to respectable street rod - Page 2 3887228019 
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