Morris Y Van find

[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

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Mike Cecil

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

Mike C

Mike,
I think the greetings of "Hello Sailor" will wear a bit thin by the end of the trip

[Lang]

Here is what I am up against. Three wheels: one 18 inch off the 12/4 "Y" van, 16 inch off the 12/4 sedan, 17 inch off the Morris 8 van all in production together. Don't you just love the Poms!

From the left:

18 inch correct "Y" wheel blocked up to about the height of 5.00X18 tyre
16 inch car wheel originally 5.00X16 but this has 6.00X16. Jeep tyre also fits OK.
17 inch wheel of the 8cwt or "Z" van with 4.50X17 tyre

Lots of Tilleys had non-directional pattern and I suppose the "Y" van wouldn't look too bad with them.

Lang

[motto (RIP)]

You want to turn heads in Normandy? A set of DUKW 11.00-18s should do the trick Make it look like an ant in gumboots. Wouldn't have to bother changing the diff either. May even get you across the channel. 'Hello sailor'

Hope this may be of some help.

Dave