Post by grumpynorthener on Mar 2, 2022 22:11:11 GMT
New bracket base fabricated & let in
Likewise with the side bracket - this is critical has it fastens to the inner face of the ash framed A post and the lower front door hinge bolts through it
Then the repairs to outer side panel could be progressed
New return edge on the end flange
Then the lower repairs
Welded in
Then dressed back & straightened up
Then dressed the nearside up that was welded in yesterday
Cleaned up the inner faces of the repairs
Several areas of inner panels were tidied up where I had made good various areas of damage
With the lower section complete I could now turn my attention to the windscreen frame
Its fairly delicate in several areas
The roof gutter rail fastens to this area and traps water so its unsurprising that its weak & perforated
Its completely missing on the offside
Made a start on replacing some of the small flange edges - these fasten to the ash frame
Post by grumpynorthener on Mar 27, 2022 10:58:27 GMT
More distractions than enough of recent weeks with lots of preparation prior to the NEC Restoration Show - then the show itself - then all the after show logistics / sorting / returning things to the correct location - a week after the show and I'm still running around
Yesterday I headed up to Coventry to collect the Jowett ice cream van which had been in temporary storage with a fellow Jowett owner
Then over to Warwick to deliver parts for a member that runs a Javelin race car - prior to this I had been down to Southampton on the Friday evening to collect a pair of crankcases from another club member for him
Unfortunately his current engine dropped a valve on Thursday whilst being pre race season tested at Goodwood
Its due to race at the members meeting in 2 weeks time - hence a bit of a sweat on to source the all the right bits to build a fresh engine in time for the meeting
Quick browse at his collection reveals a very nicely executed 1980 Range Rover restomod fitted with a 4.6 engine
Mk 1 E Type convertible, A35 & Cooper both in race format, MGB GT, TR5 Injection - All in suburb order
Then back to the barn with the ice cream van for a photo shoot to be published in 'Classic Van & Pickup' magazine at some stage in the future - busy days but keeps me on my toes
Post by grumpynorthener on Mar 27, 2022 11:10:24 GMT
Sid my workshop quality control inspector has been on holiday at the vets for a few weeks
He's been undergoing treatment for a overactive thyroid which is treated with radioactive iodine - apparently he was their model patient whilst with them - now back home he his still radioactive for the next few weeks and confined to just one room of the house
Of course the first thing he wanted to do once he returned home was catch up with the forum
Post by grumpynorthener on Mar 31, 2022 8:10:30 GMT
I played a large part in restoring this 1950 Jowett Javelin several years ago
In fact it was the first full paint job to be undertaken in the workshop when I first launched the business back in 2016
I had already undertaken a huge amount of fabrication works to the structure & panels on a voluntary basis (When I had the proper day job - so everything was undertaken at a fellow members workshop on a evening / weekend)
Much of the assembly was undertaken by the club members at the 2017 Restoration Show
When we added a twist and made a full size model kit for the club stand
Another year when we bagged the 'Best Live Restoration Stand' at the National Car Club Awards
And the car turned out just great upon completion
And went on to become multiple concours winning yet extensively used by a good friend / fellow club member that resides out in Switzerland
Fast forward to this year and Peter who owns the car presented myself and Keith (Who undertook the mechanical / drive train restoration of the car) with a unique book that he had self published
It details all the history of the car
Alongside the restoration work
Highly detailed and in full colour
120 pages
And just 5 copies - it's a very sincere gesture by Peter and completely unexpected - I had him sign my copy before he left for his home country - Good to see that he took his time in putting the book together and getting it published - Just 5 years! - The same amount of time that it took myself & Keith to restore the car
Post by grumpynorthener on Apr 11, 2022 7:32:22 GMT
Back on with the Jowett Bradford bulkhead then
Just got the windscreen frame to repair now
Its quite lacy in places but it is 70 years old
The rebated area is for the rain gutter
Someone had already deleted the other side
Now resolved
Then a trail fit to the bulkhead
So far so good
] Still some minor fabrication & repairs to do around the base of the A posts
Biggest job now is to fabricate a new return flange edge around the windscreen aperture which fastens into the ash frame - lots of shrinking to follow then
Post by grumpynorthener on Apr 12, 2022 8:25:06 GMT
Another Javelin front wing in for repair - Part of the Jowett Car Clubs panel exchange scheme
I've removed the rear flange edge which always rust out
And in order to speed the process up this flange edge is going to a panel fabricator who will produce it in volume - handed for each side - this will make the process of restoring the panels much easier - The flange edge can be made by the panel fabricator much cheaper than I can replicate it for - He has access to full fabrication shop with all the machinery required to reduce the time involved in fabricating them
Post by grumpynorthener on May 18, 2022 8:17:31 GMT
Rally season is bearing upon us and the Jowett Car Clubs annual rally is at the end of the month in Stratford upon Avon
For our sins myself & Sharon undertake several things for the club - one of the more recent being looking after the clubs shop stock - always on the lookout for fresh stock we were recently offered a collection of original factory publications
Which arrived yesterday
Some pretty rare foldout sales brochures
Along with some printed maintenance leaflets
The lubrications charts being in mint condition
The most interesting one for me is the factory 'War Production Record'
Which lists everything that Jowett undertook for the second world war both in volume & value
Everything from ammunition to generators to propeller blade adaptors for the Spitfire & Lancaster - Total production costs exceeds £4.77 million which for a small car manufacture was pretty credible back in the day and excludes a large quantity of free issued material - I've no doubt that we will resell most of this on to club members at the rally
Post by grumpynorthener on May 31, 2022 20:15:00 GMT
Sourced whilst at the Jowett rally in Stratford upon Avon - 3 OSF Javelin locking handles - whilst I can obtain the door handle itself new - the locking part is difficult to source - available via Aston Martin dealers because it's fitted to the DB 2/4 but at circa £700 a time - these will clean up and I can forward them for rechroming - I paid £50 for the lot which included a load of door hinge hangers & plates
The clubs spares team have had these produced for me
These are the wing reinforcing brackets for the Javelin front wings and should speed the process of repairing the wings up considerably