Another carrier

[Ryan]

Hi Colin,
Love following your threads, great pics.
Your carrier from my point of view is original, not a replica as it is built on the basis of a real carrier and will be made up of many original and refabricated parts.
Now if you were welding in the new sides you have just made onto the chassis of a 1979 Cortina 4.1 that would be a replica. Even if it had a full set of your tool boxes on the rear!

[Lynn Eades]

I think its a personal thing Colin. It comes down to what you have, or what you can get. and the skills we have. There are not so many carriers left around (there are mountains of them just a bit out of Adelaide) and we do what we can with what we have.
I love your threads. they show the original bits, and a professional way of repair, that we others can use as a reference.
Its time you did riveted carrier project to show us the way with them. The benefit to you is that you would then have a gem in your rock collection
Every thing I have seen from you is very professional, and this will be another professionally restored original carrier, that any carrier enthusiast would be proud to own
Keep the pics coming Colin

[colin jones]

Hi Lynn, Ryan and everyone else. You are right that there's not many left which is the reason i like to save them. I have the odd one that is just too far gone but I get self satisfaction after I have finished something. I can't say that how I construct or repair anything is the perfect or even the correct way, but it works for me with what limited knowledge I have. Every machine is different as far as restoration. The principal of repair is the same, just the technique varies with equipment and skill levels and mine are cut, shut and weld. Knowing the layout and componentry of these machines is a big help. I don't need to reference much on these particular carriers any more. I can say to anyone who is about to restore one and that is put your head down, arse up and just do it. The more you look at rust it won't get any better. If anyone wants any close up particular pics please let me know.
On that note, it's saturday morning, my wife's home to look after the kids so i'm off to the shed and try and knock this carrier off today. Pics tonight.
Colin.

[Lew Skelton]

Hi Colin, I have read that front armour is 10mm thick, just had a measure up of my front armour on my LP2 and without paint/rust got a measurement of 11.65mm. my question is all of your patches you have put in all look faultless, do you have a step in one side that I cant see or are you able to get new steel of the correct thickness?
your posts are an awesome motivator, cheers Lew

[colin jones]

Hi Lew, actualy it's 1/2" thick and thats what Ive used. I dont have a step unless there's a bit of variation in which case I feather gring it where I can.
Colin.

[colin jones]

Had to stop a bit early today as I have a date at the pub I still got done what I thought I would.

[colin jones]

And this too!