Morris Y Van find

[Bob Moseley (RIP)]

Hi Lang - just to let you know I am burning and creating new contacts in an effort to obtain your rims and other information. Once I collate everything I will give you all the details, and hopefully some rims.

Bob

[Lang]

Bob,

Thanks for that.

I managed to get hold of a set of 16" rims that look exactly the same and fitted them with some old jeep tyres so I can roll the Morris around.

If no 18' wheels are forthcoming these will do as they are the same rolling diameter as the 5.00x18 and probably drive better but it looks a bit "hotrodded" with the fat tyres.

Lang

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Lang

If no 18' wheels are forthcoming these will do as they are the same rolling diameter as the 5.00x18 and probably drive better but it looks a bit "hotrodded" with the fat tyres.

Lang,

Seeing the long searches for tyres by Dingo owner and such, finding the wheels might create the next hurdle: where to find 18" tyres?

Whatever, I am sure you will restore this interesting Van in no time and I look forward to seeing it in Normandy

Hanno

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Seeing the long searches for tyres by Dingo owner and such, finding the wheels might create the next hurdle: where to find 18" tyres?

Hanno,
No worries mate I fitted some 18" highway tread tyres to a Dingo some years ago, freshly made in the USA. They were 7.00-18 and used on pickup trucks I believe.

Lang,
They might be on the wide side for the Morris, but worth looking at.

regards, Richard

[Lang]

Hanno and Richard,

18 inch tyres are no problem for the skinny vintage style. There are two antique tyre places here in Brisbane who have either 5.00 or 5.50X18 (the correct sizes) very reasonably at about $130 each.

As I said the 16 inch will do if no joy on the wheels. They also have 16 inch of various makes including white walls that would make the Morris look as flash as a rat with a gold tooth.

Just got a back axle off a 12/4 Morris car which is the base for the "Y" van that will give me a much higher geared diff and presumably give me the very impressive 72mph top speed of the car.

Lang

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Lang

They also have 16 inch of various makes including white walls that would make the Morris look as flash as a rat with a gold tooth.

Just got a back axle off a 12/4 Morris car which is the base for the "Y" van that will give me a much higher geared diff and presumably give me the very impressive 72mph top speed of the car.

Then you will have to update the brakes to match that impressive top speed.

Can't wait to see this van turn up in Normandy, will certainly draw some attention.

[Alex van de Wetering]

Can't wait to see this van turn up in Normandy, will certainly draw some attention.

At least from some MLU nutters!

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Lang

As I said the 16 inch will do if no joy on the wheels. They also have 16 inch of various makes including white walls that would make the Morris look as flash as a rat with a gold tooth.

Just got a back axle off a 12/4 Morris car which is the base for the "Y" van that will give me a much higher geared diff and presumably give me the very impressive 72mph top speed of the car.

Lang,

Special size wheels and white wall tyres and uprated diff, eh? Only thing this "rat rod" is missing is a set of those chromed CMP mirrors

H.

[Mike Cecil]

and hopefully, RAN registration and 'HMAS Harmon' markings. Quite a head-turner!

Mike C