Cutting off the old outer wheel arch showed up the very rusty inner arch, it should be only spot welded where the two lips meet. This one as normal had been repaired with plates and all sorts of welding and filling. It has been done as a very temporary measure. There should not be any weld either side of the wheel arch ( load deck to side panel, it should have a nice shaped rubber gasket).
I now have to decided, what to do, spend a lot more money on further repair panels, after all this is a very "B" up pick-up, is it worth spending hundred of pounds on a none original vehicle? Make my own repair sections? Or buy a very big tin of cheap filler?
Its time to make a phone call for help, this I did and he was out...
I will have to think about this while at work tomorrow.
I have added 6 more J type van pictures and 4 more Morris Minor van pictures to the albums on the right.
In last weeks classic car weekly, I was told there was a j type van for sale. Well the details of this van are slim .
1954 Morris J Type side-Valve.
29479 miles.
Cream and black..
Original brown log book and new V5.
£8000.
Tel: 01979 260846. ( Shropshire ) ......... ask for Peter.
You wont be surprised to know his phone never stopped ringing, he could have sold it ten times over. New buyer arrived same day with a lot of cash!
