Sunshine on the Riley
At last the weather has turned! The sun shone for a while today and I was able to get the Riley out onto the drive and clean it off. … Also clean the garage up and get the tools back into their correct boxes, draws & cupboards.
out in the sunshine at last
Bed timbers and bulkheads laid in place.
In the last few days I have been able to satisfy myself that the hardboard body patterns are as I want them, and start to cut out the bulkheads in 1″ marine ply and place them onto the bed timbers. The bed timbers follow the contours of the chassis with just enough curvature to ensure the body will not look too “slab sided”. … I now have:- A firewall behind the engine that is stainless steel covered. A bulkhead that will be where the rear of the bonnet rests, and a further bulkhead that will carry the dashboard. …. I have taken lines through these to ensure that the bonnet line continues through to the dash bulkhead in a straight line. ….. There is nothing worse than a bonnet on one line, and then the scuttle tilting up or down at a different angle!
Next I will cut and fit bulkheads at the rear of the seats and a rearmost one to fit the slab-tank to. … I will then be cutting ash timbers to connect these bulkheads and form a complete framework ready for aluminium skinning.
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Phil Smith is a vintage car enthusiast with many years experience of owning, restoring and using vintage, PVT and classic cars. A longstanding member of The Vintage Sports Car Club (VSCC), The Riley register and The MG Car Club. Makes he has owned include Alvis, Bentley, Lagonda, MG, Talbot and Riley, of course. Now retired, Phil satisfies his 'old motor urges' by competing in the MGCC Luffield Speed series in MG Midgets from the 60's and 70's. This blog will chart his return to vintage/PVT cars.
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February 14th, 2010 at 1:48 am
It’s looking great so far Phil, I can’t wait to see how you treat the rear section of the bodywork. Do your bedding timbers sit directly on to the chassis or do you have some rubber or urethane insulation between the timbers and chassis? Your radiator height seems lower than mine. Either that or your engine height is lower or both. It’s interesting that you haven’t messed around with the chassis configeration either.
February 15th, 2010 at 12:01 am
Hi Brinley, I will use hard rubber pads between chassis and bed timbers when I finally fix body to chassis. However, there is quite a way to go before bolting it down. … I have tried not to drop the radiator height too low because I think it will look better with such a long wheelbase, (compared to many specials). In my opinion some specials are too short in the wheelbase and don`t handle so well. … I hope to publish some pictures soon that show the slab tank arrangement I intend to use.
regards,
Phil