RMS Posted July 18, 2015 Author Share Posted July 18, 2015 Roof hatches nearly completed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMS Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 :-) Roof and hatches coming along Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMS Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 New roof went in yesterday, now the welding marathon can begin :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G506 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Nice work, Baz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMS Posted October 6, 2015 Author Share Posted October 6, 2015 More progress has been made on the Morris :-) Roof welded in completely and hatches test fitted. I have made the turret ring and fitted it to the roof, needs to go the the machine shop for finishing off. Pedals, master cylinder and steering box finally removed so the hull is ready for blasting. Removing the pedals was a real swine of a job as the mounts are welded in place and the pivot shafts are stepped so can't be removed!!! Very odd! Also evidence of the original colour under the suspension mounts, olive drab which fits in nicely with the British paint colours of 1945, Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 very nice.. I like the bench holes idea so that things can be clamped anywhere :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMS Posted December 19, 2015 Author Share Posted December 19, 2015 Finally managed to find some time for the Morris and make progress on the inner panels and finish the turret ring. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morris c8 fat Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 looking good :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ww2rupert Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Well i sold my beloved Jeep after 13 years of fun and have bought a new toy to restore (once the bedford is done!) Picked up the Morris today, it was well and truly buried at the far end of a 60ft garage in Portsmouth with 15 years of hoarded junk piled high around it! The guy i bought it from has had about 20 years but it has not seen daylight since entering the garage. Its plate indicates that it was built in March 1945, its armour had been cut in the past probably when it was demob'd but has mostly been repaired quite well, all the hatches and doors have been made new (long time ago) and one side door is the original. lots of work to be done, the biggest job will be making the turret and the cooling fan drives. my plan is to strip the brakes out so its easier to move then start collecting parts and pictures ready to start the work next summer, unless i get to excited! I believe that was the one I was offered quite a few years ago for £2000 but didn't have the money😢 lucky you well done! Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMS Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 Yep it may well be the one, not many around for sale. Price had gone up a bit though :-) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMS Posted December 26, 2015 Author Share Posted December 26, 2015 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmac Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Barry, i had managed to completely miss this thread! It's great, thanks for posting. Looking through the photos, it seems that there is no chassis, the leaf springs being mounted to the floor plates. Is that true, is the armoured hull structural? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMS Posted December 28, 2015 Author Share Posted December 28, 2015 Thats correct, its a monocoque body and only outer skin and floor plans are lightly armoured, majority of the body is 8 or 10mm with 12 and 14mm (the original armoured plate was metric) in some places like the front panel, roof hatches and front turret. All the internal panels and gussets are just thin steel 1.2 - 1.6mm. Its a very agricultural design compared to the Humbers and Daimlers etc, ideal for Nuffield to build :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMS Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 progress is being made on the Morris, been blasted and zinc primered. Now i can see all the dodgy repairs that had been done before, lots more welding to do! i decided to fit all the internal panels to help brace the body whilst its being welded so they have been blasted, painted and bolted in. out with the welder again :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Ashby Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Some how missed this thread until now, impressive work. Many years ago (somewhere around 30 :shocked:) the late Bernard Venners had a LRC and also the late Mike Hoffman come to think of it Bernard may have sold it to Mike I can't remember now David B may recall? Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Johns Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 (edited) Some how missed this thread until now, impressive work. Many years ago (somewhere around 30 :shocked:) the late Bernard Venners had a LRC and also the late Mike Hoffman come to think of it Bernard may have sold it to Mike I can't remember now David B may recall? At least 30 years ago Bernard rescued the remains of a Morris LRC from an Oxfordshire scrapyard, many years previously it had belonged to my Uncle, who bought it after the war and ran it, minus the turret, as a car, we used to play on it as kids, Bernard sold it on, it then had several owners before being fully restored, it now resides in the USA http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?883-Morris-Light-Reconnaissance-Car&p=115212#post115212 Edited March 25, 2016 by Nick Johns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Impressive Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David B. Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Some how missed this thread until now, impressive work. Many years ago (somewhere around 30 :shocked:) the late Bernard Venners had a LRC and also the late Mike Hoffman come to think of it Bernard may have sold it to Mike I can't remember now David B may recall? Pete o No Pete, I could not have answered that. I can rememember Bernard having it but don't know where it went. Mike Hofman would be a likely new owner as he was buying all the armoured cars he could at that stage. I have to echo your sentiments though regarding this restoration - nice to see. David. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMS Posted March 26, 2016 Author Share Posted March 26, 2016 Thanks Guys, this one was owned by a guy a Portsmouth for 20 odd years before i bought it, not sure where it came from before that though. I had to have it once i learnt it was for sale, hopefully in a year or two it will be on the road and i can enjoy the endless hours of work :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnc61 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Wow! :shocked: I spend a lot of time in Portsmouth so I'll have to keep a look out for it when on the road Great work being done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10FM68 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 I was browsing some British Pathe News U-Tube videos this afternoon and came across "Malaya jungle fight 1952". You may already have seen it, but, if not, have a look at it - some very good coverage of Morris LRCs. 10 68 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMS Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share Posted April 6, 2016 Nice one thanks, i will check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMS Posted April 8, 2016 Author Share Posted April 8, 2016 Thats great, like the sensible addition of a bigger windscreen and doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catch 22 LBDR Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Can't wait to see this machine on the road. Keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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