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PostPosted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 6:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very nice kel, especially like the exhaust.



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 6:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thank you 58 Mor
I did notice your stack / exhaust on your pictures.

I have twin side pipes. They were hand made and designed by myself.

To keep the noise low, I have a standard muffler and then two hotdogs (one in each side pipe.) This keeps the noise to a comfortable level.

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 8:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Kel wrote:
Thank you 58 Mor
I did notice your stack / exhaust on your pictures.

I have twin side pipes. They were hand made and designed by myself.

To keep the noise low, I have a standard muffler and then two hotdogs (one in each side pipe.) This keeps the noise to a comfortable level.


Yeah that was a nice touch from my old man... I have two different systems one of which does dump just in front of the drivers side rear tyre. I prefer the stack because it just stand out a little. As for the comfortable noise level I think that I missed that memo hahaha! I am running gilmer gears so my ute is a little bit noisier than normal.


I am working on a post for in the My Morris thread to explain what i have done to her. There will be plenty of pics from over the last seven years.



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 10:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It’s been a while since my last up date, but over the past year or so, I have done the following work.

1) I shortened the outside revision mirrors by 20mm and they work fine. No vibration whilst driving and can see behind. Finally happy. This was after 4 different types.
2) Got a Command AP 60 cruise control fitted.
3) Purchased the hockey sticks and top part from ESM. Installed them.
4) Purchased an original small bonnet emblem and the center mould. Painted the emblem and fitted them
5) Re-spayed complete car.
6) Got given an Indian handmade klaxon horn and installed it. (Thanks Tony)
7) Braided the spark plug and coil leads and installed them


Chose which stripe


Klaxton horn


Paint preparation





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PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 12:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow awesome work so far! I like the exhaust setup and the whole look of the car. I like stripe 2!



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 1:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

G'day

You have been a busy boy, well done.
I like the wheel cap emblem, where did you get them from?
If you are going to have a stripe it might as well be in your face so I prefer no 4.

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 2:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thank you Jason and Graham

Graham
I made them. The center dust covers are made of aluminium. They were turned up on a lathe and then machined on a CNC mill. They were purpose made to suit the wheels.

They are held in place with grub screws (and loctite) on the inside of the covers. This way, how they are held in place is hidden. But also, they cannot be stolen unless you take the whole wheel.

I then hand painted them. You can see the hand painting on this photo, albeit blurry




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PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good job Kel. Looking forward to seeing it at Moss Vale!



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PostPosted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 11:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

During the nationals, I notice a lot of morries with radiator cap covers. I had never seen these before, so I was impressed. After searching on the internet, I found a multitude of designs and prices.
Shocked at some of the prices, I decided to make my own.

so I started with a sketch



and a block of aluminium



And after a bit of machining, polishing and elbow grease I came up with the look I liked.

The shape



The recess where the cap fits in



The cap fitted with two pop rivets



and the finished embossed top



And no where near the prices seen on Ebay

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 6:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

kel

Thats impressive


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PostPosted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 6:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

BenB wrote:
kel

That's impressive


sure is !!!


you could do a run with 'MDU' on them



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 6:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Frosty,
I can but you would have to tell me more info.

Would you only want MDU on it , or also a small picture of a morrie ?

Which font should MDU be in ?

How many is a "run"

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 3:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

After mucking around with a few idea’s, I decided to make my own gear stick.
After a few designs I came up with two that I didn’t think, looked to bad.
So I started with some metal and a sketch. Then proceeded to the machining






And hey presto, they look like this





Not the best pictures but they were taken with my phone after the two sticks were chromed.
Now I have to make the inlays for each side and see which one looks the nicest.

Kel



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 10:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

And the finish gear stick installed with colour matching inlays.



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 11, 2013 9:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

After paying a spray painter a lot of money for a new paint job for my morry van, I decided to try numerous ways of protecting the front of the morry from stone chips. I wanted to somehow stop the damage from constant driving on the poor roads,

I started with trying to mould perspex to the shape of the morry. This was extremely difficult for me due to the curves of the morry lowlight front end. I tried many times with paper and cardboard cut outs, and failed to get a good looking design with the perspex.

I purchase two sheets of perspex (acrylic) 350mm square by 3mm thick. I also purchased a sample sheet of 30mm x 100mm x 3mm to practice bending the perspex.



There are many ways to mould perspex, but I have chosen to use an oven and a heat gun.

To practice I filled a tray with hot water and sat the perspex in it. It became flexible but not to the extent that I wanted. I think because the water was not hot enough or the tray made the water cool down too much.



I then filled my coffee cup up with hot water and placed a sheet of 20mm wide into the cup and it moulded very easily.



I then assume that water boils at 100 degrees and the perspex (or the sheets that I have) need about 80-90 degrees minimum to mould it.

Now not knowing too much about paint work, I assumed that 100 degree would sort of damage the new paint work. So I purchased some material that is 2mm thick and can withstand 100 degrees. The material is very pliable so will easily mould to the morry shape. I am not sure what the material is, but maybe felt would also work.

Next, I had to cut the shape out of the perspex. Each morry would be different, I would expect, so my shape may only fit my van.



Next step was to place the heat proof material on the car. The material was held in place with masking tape.

I then got a metal tray big enough to fit the perspex shape into it. I heated the oven up to about 100 degrees. Placed the perspex in the oven and waited approximately 3 minutes.

Once I found the perspex pliable, I used oven mitts to place it on the heat proof material and put pressure on it to mould it to the shape of the lights, mouldings and guards.
I used oven mitts as they are smooth texture. If you use a material with a coarse texture, that texture will be passed onto the perspex.

I could not get the perspex to a nice mould

At this time I went and had a look at the 3M brand, stick on, clear plastic. They needed the car for maybe two days and there was no guarantee that it will be right, but it looked pretty good. The only two concerns that I had were, 1. Will the wrap stay on the car and not fade and 2. The price.

Next trial was the old fashioned car bra. I required the full front guards and grill protection, plus a bikini bra for the bonnet. The concerns that I had were, 1. The car bra not chaffing the paint and 2. The price

After a lot of umming and aaaahhhhing , I chose the car bra.

Both the clear plastic and the car bra were priced around $800

The picture’s show the front view and the side view.





This maybe not, to everyone’s taste, but I was more concerned with the price I paid to repair all the stone chips with a new paint job.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 11, 2013 1:33 pm    Post subject: Your External Mirrors Reply with quote

Hi Kel,

I couldn't help but notice on your wonderful restoration, the mirrors you have used.

I'm looking for exactly the same style and size for my Morrie ute. Now that I have limited movement in my neck , the ones you have used would be perfect for me.

Are you able to let me know where I can buy the same, and an indication of the price I may have to pay ?

Thanks,

Malcolm Wood (BCH8OY)


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PostPosted: Wed Sep 11, 2013 1:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Malcolm
It took me four different designs and a lot of trial and error.

Look at page one on the same thread and it describes how I started and how I finished.

The mirrors are the easy part. Making the extensions was the time consuming parts.

I wanted to be able to see behind, with as little vibration as possible.

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 8:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Another update.
I had the mag wheels polished, which came up a treat.





Plus I installed the weather shields.

I then installed all the chrome surrounds around the grill.



I am getting near the finished project.

Just a couple more items to get done.
Kel



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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 8:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

After a lot of thinking and a few set backs, I finally got a design for a shield for the recess behind the door handles.
I wanted to protect the paint work from finger nails marking and scratching the recess area behind the door handle.

Yes, you can buy cheap plastic ones, but I prefer metal.

So I came up with a shape made of 0.6mm stainless steel and then moulded it to a similar shape to the recess.

This is the shape



and this is the shield held in place with my thumb on a sample recess.



It is not a perfect fit because I found out that not all these recess's are the same shape from left to right, or car to car.

Kel



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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 8:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ah, you're a clever fella. All this time thinking in China, eh?

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PostPosted: Thu May 28, 2015 10:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Damn that's a nice rig. It must be handy having access and skills to run the mill. Jealous. I think I'm going to thoroughly enjoy seeking inspiration by running around here looking at everyone else's efforts.



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PostPosted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It’s been a while between updates, but I have been busy on other projects, but here is the latest thing I have done to the morry

I decided to install white letters on my tyres, kind of a 70’s – 80’s thing which I have always liked.
I cut out the rubber letters using a laser cutter.



I ground away the ridges on the tyre, around 0.5mm to make a flat area



Then I cleaned the tyres with detergent and steel wool, scotch brite and a tooth brush to get all the road grime off.



Then I roughly laid out the letters



Then stuck them on with proper rubber glue.



Then installed the wheels back on the car.



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PostPosted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 12:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thats a great looking van mate, love the look of the lowlight. Mal.


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PostPosted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 12:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thank you Mal. I was eyeing off your ute.



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2015 6:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice job, Kel! You going to produce DIY kits? Very Happy



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