https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9XOvOP7eW0

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On 24/01/2022 8:01 pm, Xeno wrote:
>
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9XOvOP7eW0
>
>

very interesting. you would certainly have to know what your doing to
tackle a project like that, and those guys obviously do. not something
any noddy could undertake.  :)

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On 24/01/2022 7:01 pm, Xeno wrote:
>
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9XOvOP7eW0
>
>
A 100E side valve Anglia, my old man had 2 of those. He traded his 1940s
Austin 10 for the first one, the second one, he went to the dealers to
get a tail light globe replaced and came back with a new car. The second
one got traded for a 105E Anglia.

The one in the video must have been one of the last, the 100E model was
replaced by the 105E in 1959.

Nice job other than the rear wheel arches, but a conversion rather than
a restoration.

On 25/1/2022 6:59 pm, keithr0 wrote:
> On 24/01/2022 7:01 pm, Xeno wrote:
>>
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9XOvOP7eW0
>>
>>
> A 100E side valve Anglia, my old man had 2 of those. He traded his 1940s
> Austin 10 for the first one, the second one, he went to the dealers to
> get a tail light globe replaced and came back with a new car. The second
> one got traded for a 105E Anglia.
>
> The one in the video must have been one of the last, the 100E model was
> replaced by the 105E in 1959.
>
>
> Nice job other than the rear wheel arches, but a conversion rather than
> a restoration.

Definitely not a restoration. I think the only real component left from
the Anglia was the body shell from the doors bottoms up. The green soft
top provided all the running gear and subchassis components up to and
including the floorpan. The soft top became a tin top. I suspect the
flares were more about the *new* wider track that had to be
accommodated. I doubt the Anglia final drive would handle the power of
the new engine.

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Nothing astonishes Noddy so much as common sense and plain dealing.
(with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)

On 25/01/2022 6:45 pm, Xeno wrote:
> On 25/1/2022 6:59 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>> On 24/01/2022 7:01 pm, Xeno wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9XOvOP7eW0
>>>
>>>
>> A 100E side valve Anglia, my old man had 2 of those. He traded his
>> 1940s Austin 10 for the first one, the second one, he went to the
>> dealers to get a tail light globe replaced and came back with a new
>> car. The second one got traded for a 105E Anglia.
>>
>> The one in the video must have been one of the last, the 100E model
>> was replaced by the 105E in 1959.
>>
>>
>> Nice job other than the rear wheel arches, but a conversion rather
>> than a restoration.
>
> Definitely not a restoration. I think the only real component left from
> the Anglia was the body shell from the doors bottoms up. The green soft
> top provided all the running gear and subchassis components up to and
> including the floorpan. The soft top became a tin top. I suspect the
> flares were more about the *new* wider track that had to be
> accommodated. I doubt the Anglia final drive would handle the power of
> the new engine.
>
The original Anglia 0-97 time was just over 29 sec so the power of this
conversion was undoubtedly increased.

On 25/01/2022 6:59 pm, keithr0 wrote:
> On 24/01/2022 7:01 pm, Xeno wrote:
>>
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9XOvOP7eW0
>>
>>
> A 100E side valve Anglia, my old man had 2 of those. He traded his 1940s
> Austin 10 for the first one, the second one, he went to the dealers to
> get a tail light globe replaced and came back with a new car. The second
> one got traded for a 105E Anglia.

Both were remarkable cunts of cars.
> The one in the video must have been one of the last, the 100E model was
> replaced by the 105E in 1959.

I bought a tyre machine from a bloke in Glen Waverly'ish here in
Melbourne (I can't remember exactly where) before Covid hit and when I
got to his house he proudly proclaimed that he had "the world's largest
collection of Ford Anglia's".

I blew a snot bubble as I thought he was joking as to me that was like
saying you had the world's largest collection of dried cow pats, but he
opened the back door of his shed and he had stacks of the things laying
around in his yard rusting away in various stages of completeness.

Fucked if I know why anyone would *want* one of the things, but he did.

>
> Nice job other than the rear wheel arches, but a conversion rather than
> a restoration.

There's nothing all that interesting about it, either. It was basically
just the sheet metal of the old shitfighter wrapped around modern
mechanicals, and plenty of people do that stuff all the time.

Baby sick green was a good colour for it though, and the old Ford truck
parked in the yard near the end of the vid was far more interesting :)

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Regards,
Noddy.

On 25/1/2022 8:29 pm, Noddy wrote:
> On 25/01/2022 6:59 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>> On 24/01/2022 7:01 pm, Xeno wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9XOvOP7eW0
>>>
>>>
>> A 100E side valve Anglia, my old man had 2 of those. He traded his
>> 1940s Austin 10 for the first one, the second one, he went to the
>> dealers to get a tail light globe replaced and came back with a new
>> car. The second one got traded for a 105E Anglia.
>
> Both were remarkable cunts of cars.

They were quite good little cars in their day Darren, and well suited to
the environment in which they operated. After all, they were the
predecessors of the *Escort*.

>> The one in the video must have been one of the last, the 100E model
>> was replaced by the 105E in 1959.
>
> I bought a tyre machine from a bloke in Glen Waverly'ish here in
> Melbourne (I can't remember exactly where) before Covid hit and when I

Sure you did Darren, sure, sure!

> got to his house he proudly proclaimed that he had "the world's largest
> collection of Ford Anglia's".

Collectors collect all sorts of things Darren. Some even collect ancient
trucks and convert them to wankermobiles - you know, the truck you have
when you haven't got a truck.
>
> I blew a snot bubble as I thought he was joking as to me that was like

You probably do that a lot.

> saying you had the world's largest collection of dried cow pats, but he
> opened the back door of his shed and he had stacks of the things laying
> around in his yard rusting away in various stages of completeness.

Was that any different to your Failaine rusting away and collecting dust?
>
> Fucked if I know why anyone would *want* one of the things, but he did.
>
$50k for an F100. You really wanted that wankermobile bad, didn't you?
>>
>> Nice job other than the rear wheel arches, but a conversion rather
>> than a restoration.
>
> There's nothing all that interesting about it, either. It was basically
> just the sheet metal of the old shitfighter wrapped around modern
> mechanicals, and plenty of people do that stuff all the time.

Oh how predictable is that?
>
> Baby sick green was a good colour for it though, and the old Ford truck
> parked in the yard near the end of the vid was far more interesting :)
>
>
>
>

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(with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)

On 25/1/22 6:59 pm, keithr0 wrote:
> On 24/01/2022 7:01 pm, Xeno wrote:
>>
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9XOvOP7eW0
>>
>>
> A 100E side valve Anglia, my old man had 2 of those. He traded his 1940s
> Austin 10 for the first one, the second one, he went to the dealers to
> get a tail light globe replaced and came back with a new car. The second
> one got traded for a 105E Anglia.
>
> The one in the video must have been one of the last, the 100E model was
> replaced by the 105E in 1959.
>
>
> Nice job other than the rear wheel arches, but a conversion rather than
> a restoration.

Apart from the body not much of the original car left.
Looks like a nice job but very likely it will be relatively heavy for a
race car with that heavy steel body.

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On 25/1/22 8:29 pm, Noddy wrote:
> On 25/01/2022 6:59 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>> On 24/01/2022 7:01 pm, Xeno wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9XOvOP7eW0
>>>
>>>
>> A 100E side valve Anglia, my old man had 2 of those. He traded his
>> 1940s Austin 10 for the first one, the second one, he went to the
>> dealers to get a tail light globe replaced and came back with a new
>> car. The second one got traded for a 105E Anglia.
>
> Both were remarkable cunts of cars.

The engines made bugger all power but were super smooth, I worked on the
same engine which was fitted into a small forklift, engine was so smooth
we put a glass of water on top and there wasn't even the slightest
ripple of the water surface.

>> The one in the video must have been one of the last, the 100E model
>> was replaced by the 105E in 1959.
>
> I bought a tyre machine from a bloke in Glen Waverly'ish here in
> Melbourne (I can't remember exactly where) before Covid hit and when I
> got to his house he proudly proclaimed that he had "the world's largest
> collection of Ford Anglia's".
>
> I blew a snot bubble as I thought he was joking as to me that was like
> saying you had the world's largest collection of dried cow pats, but he
> opened the back door of his shed and he had stacks of the things laying
> around in his yard rusting away in various stages of completeness.
>
> Fucked if I know why anyone would *want* one of the things, but he did.

Only reason I would want one is it would remind me of my Grandfather,
his car looked much the same but it was a Ford Prefect.

>
>>
>> Nice job other than the rear wheel arches, but a conversion rather
>> than a restoration.
>
> There's nothing all that interesting about it, either. It was basically
> just the sheet metal of the old shitfighter wrapped around modern
> mechanicals, and plenty of people do that stuff all the time.

Oldest son is building a Lotus 7 replica using an MX5 donor, used most
of the MX5 including all the front and rear suspension, without a heavy
steel body like the Anglia it will be relatively light so it should go well.
Its soon to be delivered to me to be wired up which is going to be a fun
project:-)

--
Daryl

On 25/01/2022 6:59 pm, keithr0 wrote:
> On 24/01/2022 7:01 pm, Xeno wrote:
>>
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9XOvOP7eW0
>>
>>
> A 100E side valve Anglia, my old man had 2 of those. He traded his
> 1940s Austin 10 for the first one, the second one, he went to the
> dealers to get a tail light globe replaced and came back with a new
> car. The second one got traded for a 105E Anglia.
>
> The one in the video must have been one of the last, the 100E model
> was replaced by the 105E in 1959.
>
>
> Nice job other than the rear wheel arches, but a conversion rather
> than a restoration.

weren't Anglia's the car with the rear window that sloped the other way?

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On 25/1/2022 11:05 pm, Yosemite Sam wrote:
> On 25/01/2022 6:59 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>> On 24/01/2022 7:01 pm, Xeno wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9XOvOP7eW0
>>>
>>>
>> A 100E side valve Anglia, my old man had 2 of those. He traded his
>> 1940s Austin 10 for the first one, the second one, he went to the
>> dealers to get a tail light globe replaced and came back with a new
>> car. The second one got traded for a 105E Anglia.
>>
>> The one in the video must have been one of the last, the 100E model
>> was replaced by the 105E in 1959.
>>
>>
>> Nice job other than the rear wheel arches, but a conversion rather
>> than a restoration.
>
>
> weren't Anglia's the car with the rear window that sloped the other way?
>
The later versions, yes. The grille in the one in the vid is the
giveaway that it is an Anglia. And the fact it is a two door. I think
the Anglia was the cheap version. The Prefect had a horizontal bar
grille IIRC. Travelled a lot in the Prefects back in the day, never so
much as rode in an Anglia.

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Nothing astonishes Noddy so much as common sense and plain dealing.
(with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)

On 25/01/2022 10:15 pm, Daryl wrote:
> On 25/1/22 8:29 pm, Noddy wrote:

>> I blew a snot bubble as I thought he was joking as to me that was like
>> saying you had the world's largest collection of dried cow pats, but
>> he opened the back door of his shed and he had stacks of the things
>> laying around in his yard rusting away in various stages of completeness.
>>
>> Fucked if I know why anyone would *want* one of the things, but he did.
>
> Only reason I would want one is it would remind me of my Grandfather,
> his car looked much the same but it was a Ford Prefect.

This bloke had 1960's Anglias with the Kent engines.

My old man had a Prefect panel van when I was a young kid and I can just
remember it. It used to jump out of second gear all the time which I
think Ford labeled as "auto disengagement" as if it was a feature :)

It was a cunt of a thing as I recall. Freezing cold, noisy, and you just
about had to push it up a hill. If I remember correctly he sold that &
bought himself a Ford Thames tray truck which I don't think was much of
an improvement.

>> There's nothing all that interesting about it, either. It was
>> basically just the sheet metal of the old shitfighter wrapped around
>> modern mechanicals, and plenty of people do that stuff all the time.
>
> Oldest son is building a Lotus 7 replica using an MX5 donor, used most
> of the MX5 including all the front and rear suspension, without a heavy
> steel body like the Anglia it will be relatively light so it should go
> well.
> Its soon to be delivered to me to be wired up which is going to be a fun
> project:-)

Sounds like you're in for some fun :)

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Regards,
Noddy.

On 25/1/2022 11:26 pm, Noddy wrote:
> On 25/01/2022 10:15 pm, Daryl wrote:
>> On 25/1/22 8:29 pm, Noddy wrote:
>
>
>>> I blew a snot bubble as I thought he was joking as to me that was
>>> like saying you had the world's largest collection of dried cow pats,
>>> but he opened the back door of his shed and he had stacks of the
>>> things laying around in his yard rusting away in various stages of
>>> completeness.
>>>
>>> Fucked if I know why anyone would *want* one of the things, but he did.
>>
>> Only reason I would want one is it would remind me of my Grandfather,
>> his car looked much the same but it was a Ford Prefect.
>
> This bloke had 1960's Anglias with the Kent engines.
>
> My old man had a Prefect panel van when I was a young kid and I can just
> remember it. It used to jump out of second gear all the time which I
> think Ford labeled as "auto disengagement" as if it was a feature :)

What a load of old cobblers. Jumping out of gear is wear or
misalignment, nothing more.
>
> It was a cunt of a thing as I recall. Freezing cold, noisy, and you just
> about had to push it up a hill. If I remember correctly he sold that &
> bought himself a Ford Thames tray truck which I don't think was much of
> an improvement.
>
I'd bet that you never set your arse in either an Anglia or a Prefect
given your propensity to invent bullshit to support your bullshit.

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Nothing astonishes Noddy so much as common sense and plain dealing.
(with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)

On 25/1/2022 10:15 pm, Daryl wrote:
> On 25/1/22 8:29 pm, Noddy wrote:
>> On 25/01/2022 6:59 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>>> On 24/01/2022 7:01 pm, Xeno wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9XOvOP7eW0
>>>>
>>>>
>>> A 100E side valve Anglia, my old man had 2 of those. He traded his
>>> 1940s Austin 10 for the first one, the second one, he went to the
>>> dealers to get a tail light globe replaced and came back with a new
>>> car. The second one got traded for a 105E Anglia.
>>
>> Both were remarkable cunts of cars.
>
> The engines made bugger all power but were super smooth, I worked on the
> same engine which was fitted into a small forklift, engine was so smooth
> we put a glass of water on top and there wasn't even the slightest
> ripple of the water surface.

The side valve 1.2 litre engines put out 36 BHP at 4500 RPM, more than
adequate to drag a car of the early 50s around but the secret was in the
torque. They put out 53 lb-ft at 2150 RPM. That torque output at low RPM
was what enabled them to use a 3 speed gearbox and you would expect that
from an engine with a bore of 2.5" and a stroke of 3.64". That
bore/stroke ratio, the 7:1 compression ratio, and the minimal valve
overlap it was sure to have was what made the little engines very
smooth. It is also what made them very useful as industrial engines and
in fork lifts. The industrial engines may have run an even lower
compression ratio, it has to be said. I have even seen them marinised in
boats though a diesel would use less fuel. Brilliant little engines,
they would go forever. They weren't gutless as they were capable of 70
mph, about average for a 1.2 litre side valve engine of the 50s.

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Nothing astonishes Noddy so much as common sense and plain dealing.
(with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)

On 25/01/2022 5:29 pm, Noddy wrote:
> On 25/01/2022 6:59 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>> On 24/01/2022 7:01 pm, Xeno wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9XOvOP7eW0
>>>
>>>
>> A 100E side valve Anglia, my old man had 2 of those. He traded his
>> 1940s Austin 10 for the first one, the second one, he went to the
>> dealers to get a tail light globe replaced and came back with a new
>> car. The second one got traded for a 105E Anglia.
>
> Both were remarkable cunts of cars.
>> The one in the video must have been one of the last, the 100E model
>> was replaced by the 105E in 1959.
>
> I bought a tyre machine...

Of course you did.

<snip BS story>

On Tue, 25 Jan 2022 20:29:08 +1100, Noddy wrote:

> On 25/01/2022 6:59 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>> On 24/01/2022 7:01 pm, Xeno wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9XOvOP7eW0
>>>
>>>
>> A 100E side valve Anglia, my old man had 2 of those. He traded his 1940s
>> Austin 10 for the first one, the second one, he went to the dealers to
>> get a tail light globe replaced and came back with a new car. The second
>> one got traded for a 105E Anglia.
>
> Both were remarkable cunts of cars.
>> The one in the video must have been one of the last, the 100E model was
>> replaced by the 105E in 1959.

Here we go
Here we go
Here we go
(Repeat)

snip standard Fraudster 'Back to me' convenient anecdote.

alvey

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On 25/1/22 11:26 pm, Noddy wrote:
> On 25/01/2022 10:15 pm, Daryl wrote:
>> On 25/1/22 8:29 pm, Noddy wrote:
>
>
>>> I blew a snot bubble as I thought he was joking as to me that was
>>> like saying you had the world's largest collection of dried cow pats,
>>> but he opened the back door of his shed and he had stacks of the
>>> things laying around in his yard rusting away in various stages of
>>> completeness.
>>>
>>> Fucked if I know why anyone would *want* one of the things, but he did.
>>
>> Only reason I would want one is it would remind me of my Grandfather,
>> his car looked much the same but it was a Ford Prefect.
>
> This bloke had 1960's Anglias with the Kent engines.
>
> My old man had a Prefect panel van when I was a young kid and I can just
> remember it. It used to jump out of second gear all the time which I
> think Ford labeled as "auto disengagement" as if it was a feature :)
>
> It was a cunt of a thing as I recall. Freezing cold, noisy, and you just
> about had to push it up a hill. If I remember correctly he sold that &
> bought himself a Ford Thames tray truck which I don't think was much of
> an improvement.
>
>>> There's nothing all that interesting about it, either. It was
>>> basically just the sheet metal of the old shitfighter wrapped around
>>> modern mechanicals, and plenty of people do that stuff all the time.
>>
>> Oldest son is building a Lotus 7 replica using an MX5 donor, used most
>> of the MX5 including all the front and rear suspension, without a
>> heavy steel body like the Anglia it will be relatively light so it
>> should go well.
>> Its soon to be delivered to me to be wired up which is going to be a
>> fun project:-)
>
> Sounds like you're in for some fun :)
>
>
>
Because he's using all the Mazda parts and wiring loom that all came out
of the same donor car I'm hoping its just a case of plug and play then I
will have to get rid of all the unused wiring such as AC.
Hopefully I'm not being too optimistic:-)

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On Tuesday, 25 January 2022 at 23:26:18 UTC+11, Noddy wrote:
> On 25/01/2022 10:15 pm, Daryl wrote:
> > On 25/1/22 8:29 pm, Noddy wrote:
>
>
> >> I blew a snot bubble as I thought he was joking as to me that was like
> >> saying you had the world's largest collection of dried cow pats, but
> >> he opened the back door of his shed and he had stacks of the things
> >> laying around in his yard rusting away in various stages of completeness.
> >>
> >> Fucked if I know why anyone would *want* one of the things, but he did.
> >
> > Only reason I would want one is it would remind me of my Grandfather,
> > his car looked much the same but it was a Ford Prefect.
> This bloke had 1960's Anglias with the Kent engines.
>
> My old man had a Prefect panel van when I was a young kid and I can just
> remember it. It used to jump out of second gear all the time which I
> think Ford labeled as "auto disengagement" as if it was a feature :)
>
> It was a cunt of a thing as I recall. Freezing cold, noisy, and you just
> about had to push it up a hill. If I remember correctly he sold that &
> bought himself a Ford Thames tray truck which I don't think was much of
> an improvement.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The V8 engined ones were not to bad (power wise) The armstrong steering was the killer.

> >> There's nothing all that interesting about it, either. It was
> >> basically just the sheet metal of the old shitfighter wrapped around
> >> modern mechanicals, and plenty of people do that stuff all the time.
> >
> > Oldest son is building a Lotus 7 replica using an MX5 donor, used most
> > of the MX5 including all the front and rear suspension, without a heavy
> > steel body like the Anglia it will be relatively light so it should go
> > well.
> > Its soon to be delivered to me to be wired up which is going to be a fun
> > project:-)
> Sounds like you're in for some fun :)
> --
> --
> --
> Regards,
> Noddy.

On 26/1/22 10:11 am, jonz@ nothere.com wrote:
> On Tuesday, 25 January 2022 at 23:26:18 UTC+11, Noddy wrote:
>> On 25/01/2022 10:15 pm, Daryl wrote:
>>> On 25/1/22 8:29 pm, Noddy wrote:
>>
>>
>>>> I blew a snot bubble as I thought he was joking as to me that was like
>>>> saying you had the world's largest collection of dried cow pats, but
>>>> he opened the back door of his shed and he had stacks of the things
>>>> laying around in his yard rusting away in various stages of completeness.
>>>>
>>>> Fucked if I know why anyone would *want* one of the things, but he did.
>>>
>>> Only reason I would want one is it would remind me of my Grandfather,
>>> his car looked much the same but it was a Ford Prefect.
>> This bloke had 1960's Anglias with the Kent engines.
>>
>> My old man had a Prefect panel van when I was a young kid and I can just
>> remember it. It used to jump out of second gear all the time which I
>> think Ford labeled as "auto disengagement" as if it was a feature :)
>>
>> It was a cunt of a thing as I recall. Freezing cold, noisy, and you just
>> about had to push it up a hill. If I remember correctly he sold that &
>> bought himself a Ford Thames tray truck which I don't think was much of
>> an improvement.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> The V8 engined ones were not to bad (power wise) The armstrong steering was the killer.

The company I did my apprenticeship with had a 1965 J5 Bedford, no PS
but from what I remember it wasn't too bad to drive.
Clutch linkage used to occasionally fall off but it was very easy to
shift gears without the clutch so when it happened you just kept driving:-)

--
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On 26/01/2022 8:29 am, Daryl wrote:
> On 25/1/22 11:26 pm, Noddy wrote:

>>> Oldest son is building a Lotus 7 replica using an MX5 donor, used
>>> most of the MX5 including all the front and rear suspension, without
>>> a heavy steel body like the Anglia it will be relatively light so it
>>> should go well.
>>> Its soon to be delivered to me to be wired up which is going to be a
>>> fun project:-)
>>
>> Sounds like you're in for some fun :)
>>
>>
>>
> Because he's using all the Mazda parts and wiring loom that all came out
> of the same donor car I'm hoping its just a case of plug and play then I
> will have to get rid of all the unused wiring such as AC.
> Hopefully I'm not being too optimistic:-)

Should be fairly easy to sort. A lot of guys doing the EFI Ford Windsor
and electronic auto in restomods and there's a bunch of Youtube vids
detailing what to use and what to ditch. The MX5/Miata is a pretty
popular car and there will no doubt be similar vids around that could be
of a benefit.

--
--
--
Regards,
Noddy.

On 26/01/2022 10:11 am, jonz@ nothere.com wrote:
> On Tuesday, 25 January 2022 at 23:26:18 UTC+11, Noddy wrote:

>> My old man had a Prefect panel van when I was a young kid and I can just
>> remember it. It used to jump out of second gear all the time which I
>> think Ford labeled as "auto disengagement" as if it was a feature :)
>>
>> It was a cunt of a thing as I recall. Freezing cold, noisy, and you just
>> about had to push it up a hill. If I remember correctly he sold that &
>> bought himself a Ford Thames tray truck which I don't think was much of
>> an improvement.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> The V8 engined ones were not to bad (power wise) The armstrong steering was the killer.

I think he would have loved it if it was V8 powered, but his was the
tiny "van based" one. Looked like this:

> http://classiccars.brightwells.com/viewdetails.php?id=5142

Little 4 cylinder powered thing that was slower than a wet week.

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On 26/1/2022 10:39 am, Daryl wrote:
> On 26/1/22 10:11 am, jonz@ nothere.com wrote:
>> On Tuesday, 25 January 2022 at 23:26:18 UTC+11, Noddy wrote:
>>> On 25/01/2022 10:15 pm, Daryl wrote:
>>>> On 25/1/22 8:29 pm, Noddy wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>> I blew a snot bubble as I thought he was joking as to me that was like
>>>>> saying you had the world's largest collection of dried cow pats, but
>>>>> he opened the back door of his shed and he had stacks of the things
>>>>> laying around in his yard rusting away in various stages of
>>>>> completeness.
>>>>>
>>>>> Fucked if I know why anyone would *want* one of the things, but he
>>>>> did.
>>>>
>>>> Only reason I would want one is it would remind me of my Grandfather,
>>>> his car looked much the same but it was a Ford Prefect.
>>> This bloke had 1960's Anglias with the Kent engines.
>>>
>>> My old man had a Prefect panel van when I was a young kid and I can just
>>> remember it. It used to jump out of second gear all the time which I
>>> think Ford labeled as "auto disengagement" as if it was a feature :)
>>>
>>> It was a cunt of a thing as I recall. Freezing cold, noisy, and you just
>>> about had to push it up a hill. If I remember correctly he sold that &
>>> bought himself a Ford Thames tray truck which I don't think was much of
>>> an improvement.
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>   The V8 engined ones were not to bad (power wise)  The armstrong
>> steering was the killer.
>
> The company I did my apprenticeship with had a 1965 J5 Bedford, no PS
> but from what I remember it wasn't too bad to drive.
> Clutch linkage used to occasionally fall off but it was very easy to
> shift gears without the clutch so when it happened you just kept driving:-)
>
One would have to ask, why did you not *fix* the clutch linkage? You are
a *mechanic, right? Done a lot of work on J2, J3, J5, TK & SB Bedfords
in my time and can't recall them ever having an issue with clutch linkages.

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Nothing astonishes Noddy so much as common sense and plain dealing.
(with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)

On 25/01/2022 8:26 pm, Noddy wrote:
> On 25/01/2022 10:15 pm, Daryl wrote:
>> On 25/1/22 8:29 pm, Noddy wrote:
>
>
>>> I blew a snot bubble as I thought he was joking as to me that was
>>> like saying you had the world's largest collection of dried cow pats,
>>> but he opened the back door of his shed and he had stacks of the
>>> things laying around in his yard rusting away in various stages of
>>> completeness.
>>>
>>> Fucked if I know why anyone would *want* one of the things, but he did.
>>
>> Only reason I would want one is it would remind me of my Grandfather,
>> his car looked much the same but it was a Ford Prefect.
>
> This bloke had 1960's Anglias with the Kent engines.
>
> My old man had a Prefect panel van when I was a young kid and I can just
> remember it.

In the same way you "remember" owning a computer that hadn't been
delivered to anyone else in the world and being offered a "One of one"
P76 wagon.

All proven to be 100% false.

On 26/1/2022 10:53 am, Noddy wrote:
> On 26/01/2022 10:11 am, jonz@ nothere.com wrote:
>> On Tuesday, 25 January 2022 at 23:26:18 UTC+11, Noddy wrote:
>
>>> My old man had a Prefect panel van when I was a young kid and I can just
>>> remember it. It used to jump out of second gear all the time which I
>>> think Ford labeled as "auto disengagement" as if it was a feature :)
>>>
>>> It was a cunt of a thing as I recall. Freezing cold, noisy, and you just
>>> about had to push it up a hill. If I remember correctly he sold that &
>>> bought himself a Ford Thames tray truck which I don't think was much of
>>> an improvement.
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>   The V8 engined ones were not to bad (power wise)  The armstrong
>> steering was the killer.
>
> I think he would have loved it if it was V8 powered, but his was the
> tiny "van based" one. Looked like this:
>
>> http://classiccars.brightwells.com/viewdetails.php?id=5142
>
> Little 4 cylinder powered thing that was slower than a wet week.
>
None of the Pommy commercials of that vintage were ever fast Darren, nd
this is why;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_speed_limits_in_the_United_Kingdom#1945–1969

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Nothing astonishes Noddy so much as common sense and plain dealing.
(with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)

On 26/01/2022 10:28 am, Xeno wrote:
> On 26/1/2022 10:39 am, Daryl wrote:

>>
>> The company I did my apprenticeship with had a 1965 J5 Bedford, no PS
>> but from what I remember it wasn't too bad to drive.
>> Clutch linkage used to occasionally fall off but it was very easy to
>> shift gears without the clutch so when it happened you just kept
>> driving:-)
>>
> One would have to ask, why did you not *fix* the clutch linkage? You are
> a *mechanic, right? Done a lot of work on J2, J3, J5, TK & SB Bedfords
> in my time and can't recall them ever having an issue with clutch linkages.
>

You have to chime in with your 2 cents worth don't you. Note he stated
he did his apprenticeship with them. Did it ever occur to you that he
was an employee at the time and the decision to repair the vehicle was
NOT his to make. FFS you make any excuse to belittle anyone and everyone
who doesn't bow at your feet. You are a fuckwit who couldn't make it as
a mechanic and went to teaching which you failed at as well. What an
example to look up to... NOT.