thedawnpatrol Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Here you are, my brand new 1940 Morris CS8............................................ A few days work I think? But, she is mostly there, It is going to be at least next summer before I will get round to starting work as I still have a 1944 C8 to finish.......not to mention the Comet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Fantastic. Just saving the old girl matters most. I love these motors. Good man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david052 Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Looks almost ready to go / show! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Metalwork looks fairly good Julian, what is the engine like? More importantly where did you find it, was it one lurking in the back of your friend Tobins shed?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedawnpatrol Posted November 18, 2008 Author Share Posted November 18, 2008 Yes Rick the tin work is quite good, as is the original timber back body! Engine will not turn, so complete rebuild there. It came from a scrapyard in Poole in dorset about 18 years ago. I will make a note of the chassis number and do some research. How is your C8 comming on, would like to see some photos. Jules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 We are making the cab from scratch, not had much time recently to crack on with it, but we need to soon as we need the space! Hopefully december should see things moving again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john wheatley (R.I.P.) Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Looks like you have a job on your hands there, good luck. The hobby needs all the Morris vehicles we can find. If you need a manual then let me know your address. Regards, John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedawnpatrol Posted November 18, 2008 Author Share Posted November 18, 2008 Thank you for your kind offer John, but I have an original, so I will copy it as a working copy. Jules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedawnpatrol Posted November 18, 2008 Author Share Posted November 18, 2008 Here are a couple more Photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goanna Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Jules I noticed the holes in the floor next to the gear stick.. Are these holes original ? They had a little rod that sticks through the floor , you pulled it to engage the tyre pump ..the rod has a loop shaped end on it . My 3 Cs8 wrecks have no woodwork left , it all rotted away years ago .They changed the design of the near side long tool locker too .. I' ve got 2 different styles . The aero screen models are not common here .. most of them here are the later type with the full windscreen and metal doors . No-one here has restored one yet .. just too exotic and alien ..hard to get spares for and you dont see them on old war movies ....unlike Jeeps . Many collectors here are unaware that Morris built military vehicles. This is one of the wrecks i ended up with... chassis is badly rusted . it was broken up for spares before i owned it . Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goanna Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 This is another one . Again , somebody got to it and removed all the best parts before I bought what was left of it ..just a rolling chassis . mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goanna Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 this one I swapped some stuff for . You would not believe how stuffed this vehicle is ..the steering pitman arm has been broken in half and somebody has brazed it together !! All the steering tie rod ends have been welded on to the tie rod ! Motor seized . Spring hangers crudely welded onto the chassis . the king pins have about 1/4" of play in them . the GS body wood is all replaced with high boards . Somebody has even damaged the wheels ..they used a gas axe to cut off wheel nuts and they cut into the rims . Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Are you consigning that one to the spares and repairs section of the workshop then Mike? Or dod you intend to rebuild it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedawnpatrol Posted November 19, 2008 Author Share Posted November 19, 2008 Nice collection Mike! And I thought I had my work cut out! You are right about the tool boxes, there are different types, not much left of mine. Is that a corner of a Ford WOT2 I see lurking in the last photo? Cheers Jules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goanna Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Nice collection Mike!And I thought I had my work cut out! You are right about the tool boxes, there are different types, not much left of mine. Is that a corner of a Ford WOT2 I see lurking in the last photo? Cheers Jules yes it is a WOT2 beside the Morris ..pic was taken at a Govt. owned museum in Canberra .they disosed of a few unwanted vehicles and I got lumped with the pink morris ..Its actually faded red as it was a bush fire truck in civvy life. Its got a water pump on the gearbox drive where the tyre pump shuld be .the WOT2 bits they had were very bad.. worse than the Morris ! Rick.Yes it has been consigned to the spares department ! the chassis is probably useable ..but needs work on it ..the rest of the car is junk... I've never seen a CS8 here with the towing attachment still in place ..thay are always gone. I played with 3 WOT2's in the early 1980's two D models and a H . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedawnpatrol Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 Can anyone tell me anything about my CS8 from this Chassis number ? 180205815163 ? Cheers Jules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goanna Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 (edited) jules Normally , the numbers stamped into the rear near side spring mount are broken down into three :they are usually stamped as 3 seperate 1.sanction number ..this is sort of a MCC internal method of tracking batches . 2.CS8 self explains itself 3. the last number is the actual chassis number , beginning with 1 .. around 1935 ..up to around 21, 000 in 1941 . Your number doesn't make sense , the last digits eg, 15163 mean it is the 15163th vehicle to be built . Sanction number 1802 is for : CS8/mk3 .. this taken from the 1940 MCC repair aids for service vehicles . Your 058 ..is actually a badly stamped CS8 . So you actually have: sanction 1802 model CS8 chassis number 15163 Got it ? BTW I've a few chassis numbers listed here: http://www.geocities.com/vk3cz/CS8numbers.html Mike Edited February 2, 2009 by goanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedawnpatrol Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 Hello Mike Thanks for that, Yes, you are quite right, it was dark and the plate is uncleaned, I could quite easily mistaken the 058 as CS8 I will check the rest of the numbers. Cheers Jules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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