Introduction, Belgian Ulster rep

[Peter Naulls]

The wings look similar to the ones I had on my Ruby based Ulsteroid. They were made by a trailer manufacturer on the South coast in the late '80s. A group of enthusiasts got together and ordered the minimum quantity of 100 pairs! Quite possibly Alan Raeburn was one of the group, I don't remember. Mine have long since rusted away and been replaced by fibreglass copies.

Chris Gould's book " A Guide to Building Reproduction Austin Ulsters" might be worth getting. It gives a lot of measurements which are useful when it comes to assembling all the parts and panels.

Peter.

   

[Dave Wortley]

               
Dieter,
This is the best I can get when crawling under the car. The 3rd down shows the chassis extension which has been cut to finish in front of the spare wheel well and has a piece of 25mm tube across to the other chassis extension.
Cheers,
Dave.

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Sorry Pieter, I spelled your name incorrectly!

[Dellie]

Thanks for the pictures Dave.
I'm still thinking about adjusting the chassis or body, but It's on of the last things on the list.
If I lengthen the part between the hood and the bulkhead, or are the proportions messed up?
In this plan I leave the pedals like they are and make the footwels longer, the drivers position is a little bit cramped.
The steering I need to check, maybe its good for me or needs to be longer.

Your body looks a lot like mine. 19 or 17 inch wheels? It looks like 17.

@Peter: I'm going to order the book. thanks for the tip.

[Austin in the Shed]

Rather than cutting the body ,think about making a longer bonnet to suit the longer chassis. you could cut the body back slightly behind the drivers seat to get a bit more leg room without spoiling the body proportions.You would still have to move the steering box back / extend the column and reposition the pedals
There is a photo of a car built pre war like this in the front of Chris's book.

[Dave Wortley]

Pieter,
19” wheels with Avon tyres.
Cheers,
Dave.

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The body is aluminium,copied from an original. Made by me over 21 years with aluminium touring wings and floor.
Cheers,
Dave.

[Dellie]

There is a plate on the body
Peter Bradley
82-020
My google results are giving limited results.

Does anybody has more information.

[Roger Goldthorpe]

Pieter,

Not sure who Peter Bradley was but I suspect someone will know. In the meantime this by W B (Bill Boddy) may be of interest as it refers to his Gould Replica built by Peter Bradley.

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/


Roger

[Roger Goldthorpe]

Pieter,

Not sure who Peter Bradley was but I suspect someone will know. In the meantime this by W B (Bill Boddy) may be of interest as it refers to his Gould Replica built by Peter Bradley.

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/


Roger

All,

I am not well versed with ‘links’ so the above may not be particularly useful without knowing where to go when arriving on the site. The page you will be looking for is 64 of the September 1993 issue of Motor Sport.

I think the site charges a fee after the first few goes so if you have used up your allowance the gist of the article describes how Motor Sport editor W B (Bill Boddy) attends the National A7 Rally at Beaulieu driving ‘Baby’, a 1930 Gould Ulster from his home in Wales.

He describes the car as being built by PETER BRADLEY using a MK II body mould, 1932 crankcase, post-1936 head etc.

Roger

[Dellie]

Thanks for the information.

[DavidL]

The adventure begins!!!

Everything below is of course just me doing the project in my own minds eye - its your car, your work, you only have to please yourself and as its you doing the work if you get it wrong its not such a big deal to put a part in the bin and have another go. That's the hobby...

...but if it was me

I think the first step is to get it up on some tyres, and as its never going to be a "correct replica" 17in are just fine, then gets lots and lots of cardboard and experiment with bonnet vs body vs grill vs wing lines. I expect it will be a new bonnet, maybe using louvre panels from what you have if you can't get a good price for it as is. A "cut and shut" on the front wings, what are they made of? The steering column extended to sit just right for you and a remote gear change.

From memory you are TALL. I assume that goes with big feet so its worth planning ahead for space and what's a comfortable angle. Maybe a new bulkhead or an extension for peddles. Peddles are something to think about in the "planning phase" before you are cutting and drilling.

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For the radiator its a question of budget... Mine has a mini core and plain tanks made up by a local specialist. From memory there's one from a Honda Civic the right size with pipes in the right places. Chris Gould recommended a particular Austin Maxi radiator? Original tanks but modern core is the compromise most make. An original style core is lovely, but its an expensive item.

I suppose THE question is are you happy to compromise to "get it going" then improve over time, or are you wanting to get it "finished" before it rolls out?

Another question is do you want to pressurise the system or is steam in the face and topping up at the top of long hills all part of the fun?