08-10-2018, 11:19 AM
Many thanks for all of your replies suggestions and welcome messages.
The car is presently sitting under a tarpaulin on the patio whilst I clear a space in the garage so that it can sit alongside my MG Midget, that should happen in the next couple of days so she'll soon be in the dry. Then I can start to have a serious look at the size of the challenge. I've already started dosing numerous nuts and bolts with plus gas and sprayed all visible woodwork with woodworm killer as there is a fair infestation at least at the rear end.
I'm fairly resigned to the fact that I won't be trying to start the engine until I've given it a strip down and inspection, I would guess that after sitting for so many years, whats left in the sump (if anything) will be nothing less than a gloopy mess, besides which the wiring has disintegrated to a the extent that I wouldn't put 6 volts anywhere near it!
As for the body, I'm aware that work will need to done (redone) on the bottom of both the A and B posts on both sides and at least one of the rear inner wings and the bottom of the battery box, I'm sure I'll uncover more as things progress, so I'll need to learn to weld it think!
As somebody new to Austin Seven ownership I shall need some assistance along the way so I hope you won't mind a few newbie questions from me starting some time soon.
Regards, ..... Phil.
The car is presently sitting under a tarpaulin on the patio whilst I clear a space in the garage so that it can sit alongside my MG Midget, that should happen in the next couple of days so she'll soon be in the dry. Then I can start to have a serious look at the size of the challenge. I've already started dosing numerous nuts and bolts with plus gas and sprayed all visible woodwork with woodworm killer as there is a fair infestation at least at the rear end.
I'm fairly resigned to the fact that I won't be trying to start the engine until I've given it a strip down and inspection, I would guess that after sitting for so many years, whats left in the sump (if anything) will be nothing less than a gloopy mess, besides which the wiring has disintegrated to a the extent that I wouldn't put 6 volts anywhere near it!
As for the body, I'm aware that work will need to done (redone) on the bottom of both the A and B posts on both sides and at least one of the rear inner wings and the bottom of the battery box, I'm sure I'll uncover more as things progress, so I'll need to learn to weld it think!
As somebody new to Austin Seven ownership I shall need some assistance along the way so I hope you won't mind a few newbie questions from me starting some time soon.
Regards, ..... Phil.