1935 Jowett Weasel

That’s lovely 😊
Could we have some photos of the engine please? 

It amazes me what was done with such a small powerplant!...Though the car is not big by any stretch, that little motor probably did just fine. What a great and rare find/save. I think we might know someone else who knows a bit about Jowetts too, eh?

What is a "Numax" with the warnings on it, Im guessing a power pack of some sort? wild guess, of course.....


JP

Alloy Crank case, and inlet manifold, cast barrels, crank, rods. Yeah that is the rather crude choke, just pull back the elephant ears and it is on choke.
To remove the engine you have to undo the steering column and pull it up into the car as its mounted between the barrel and inlet manifold.  

Ha the "Numax" is the 12v battery,  and that is the battery compartment,  in between the two tool boxes either side!  

The "sport bit" would have been the twin carbs,  no other model sported twins,  double valve springs,  "uprated" cam shaft & back axle but no idea on the technicals.  Though if it survived I wouldn't know until actually taking it apart,  maybe one day!  I'm looking forward to getting on with it having been busy with work stuff and house stuff throughout this lockdown.  

Alan - Just look at the luxury - 1935 and you get a clock set into the speedo   I cant recall seeing that on any of other pre war Jowetts 

Although the MGs T series has clocks in their speedos! Though the TA was 36, this is 35 ahead of the curve for clock placement or just following a trend... It was also passenger side mounted!

Thats a mess, Im amazed it actually needs that much wiring! no offence meant!

Ha! Your right it doesn't! No idea why its such a spag bol of wires, even had some of those devil made blue splicing clips! I am wondering what went through the guys mind!

A month has flown by. Here are a few photos of Weasel tinkerings. Fitting the budgie mirrors properly. Cleaning the gunk from the inlet manifold. Having spent last week off work, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to have ago a making a pattern for the hood lining, I've put together a few mg one in the past, but never had ago a making one from scratch. So a batch order of pattern material then being let loose with a marker pen and scissors here are a few photos of the current hash out. Yes there are lots of ovals on that cardboard... It looked easier on Youtube!

Very much so! The proper double duck hooding is about £50.00 a metre so really REALLY don't want to muck it up! I spent the winter before last remaking the hood frame which took months! Luckily there is another weasel hibernating down in deepest darkest clotted cream country. The Jcc are are good bunch always happy to chat and help out when they can on the subject of Jowetts. So a few photos have been exchanged as to what it should look like. Its the edges I'm worried about!

In the mean time the radiator has been re cored. No more horrible hole and should be nice and cool for Revival taxi duties if we are ever let out again. Next on the list is to sort out the shell and repair/move the starting handle hole lower to the proper place without fouling on the handle.