With a bit of inspiration from Ian and Mark Harley I've opted to cut out about Inch and a half of the wing too clear the hinges when it tilts and stop the cracking on the wings. Also added a return too stop the spray coming through ..pics
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Flipping good idea
Good to see proper footwear in the workshop. All to often these days it's flip flops in the pictures.
What's what looks like black tape doing looking like it's under the 'glass?
Chris
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Chris, it gives the release to the stuff i've just bonded on to give the lip too stop spray coming up the gap. Always correct PPE for the job
Strangely I've never had any spray come through the gap on mine John & I've driven mine in some apalling weather!
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It's going too be that much longer than yours Mark and the fact it has 195s inset i could see by the spray marks it was possibly a problem ... who knows
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Pic of spray mark Mark
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Return edge/lip came out ok. Trimmed back too suit. Few bits repaired with fibreglass.
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Side pieces fitted and catch worked out and repairs too the cracking area !
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New pins knocked up and adjusted the fit on the wings
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Looking nice & neat John.
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Not much going on here ,apart from the addition of this 7W Ford 10 red grille badge.
I had never been too bothered about getting one and they are hard to find especially in good condition, but Julie found one on E bay , and i think the grille shell now deserves it.
I had to make a brass mounting disc with brass studs to mount it on, because i didn't have that part.
Here it is, kind of like the last bauble on the Christmas tree.
Ive moved the badge up slightly since the photo ,because after ( warning ,entering into dark web big anorak zone) checking a lot of old footage and photos,it appears that the 7W MK1 1937 (four piece grille insert) had them mounted slightly higher than the 7W MK2 1938 (three piece insert ),so its now repositioned .
Well,i did warn you ,too much boring detail
A bit of maintenance to do in the new year and stamp the service book.
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Ian ....far too much detail .... we are not worthy ...
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too much for a badge you can just move.
Having said that,I spotted a 7W in an old movie yesterday that had it mounted on the passenger side, never seen one there before
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but if it was left hand drive it'd still be on the driver's side, lol.Originally Posted by Captain Scarlet
Having said that,I spotted a 7W in an old movie yesterday that had it mounted on the passenger side, never seen one there before
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neil.
I thought as I typed it out Neil ,should I word this differently,but I thought nah.
See,I have to do it now
It was an old UK film 'the League of Gentlemen ' 1960,it was right hand drive,but I don't think they made any left hand drive 7W's,but technically you are right.
Now I've ended up typing more than I would have done if I had done it right in the first place
Plenty of room on here anyway
Bit of fettling on the gaps and rubber pipeing added. A few patches knocked back a bit.
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What's the plan for the finished look of the new join / gap? I'm struggling a bit to imagine what it might be to make it look good, but I'm sure there's a cunning plan!
Chris
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Just a painted shut line. It's just more pactical for opening and shutting and takes a stress point away by introducing the curve
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