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Early Javelin Restoration
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Chris Spencer
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Re: Early Javelin Restoration
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37 Jowett 8 HP - In many parts
52 Javelin Std 'Taxi Livery'
52 Javelin Std Patina project
52 Javelin Std Sports project
52 Jupiter SA - Original car - full restoration project
52 Javelin Std 'Taxi Livery'
52 Javelin Std Patina project
52 Javelin Std Sports project
52 Jupiter SA - Original car - full restoration project
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Chris Spencer
- Posts: 1937
- Joined: Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:45 pm
- Your interest in the forum: Jowett Restoration Specialist
- Given Name: Chris
- Location: Hampshire. UK
Re: Early Javelin Restoration
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37 Jowett 8 HP - In many parts
52 Javelin Std 'Taxi Livery'
52 Javelin Std Patina project
52 Javelin Std Sports project
52 Jupiter SA - Original car - full restoration project
52 Javelin Std 'Taxi Livery'
52 Javelin Std Patina project
52 Javelin Std Sports project
52 Jupiter SA - Original car - full restoration project
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Chris Spencer
- Posts: 1937
- Joined: Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:45 pm
- Your interest in the forum: Jowett Restoration Specialist
- Given Name: Chris
- Location: Hampshire. UK
Re: Early Javelin Restoration
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37 Jowett 8 HP - In many parts
52 Javelin Std 'Taxi Livery'
52 Javelin Std Patina project
52 Javelin Std Sports project
52 Jupiter SA - Original car - full restoration project
52 Javelin Std 'Taxi Livery'
52 Javelin Std Patina project
52 Javelin Std Sports project
52 Jupiter SA - Original car - full restoration project
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Chris Spencer
- Posts: 1937
- Joined: Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:45 pm
- Your interest in the forum: Jowett Restoration Specialist
- Given Name: Chris
- Location: Hampshire. UK
Re: Early Javelin Restoration
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37 Jowett 8 HP - In many parts
52 Javelin Std 'Taxi Livery'
52 Javelin Std Patina project
52 Javelin Std Sports project
52 Jupiter SA - Original car - full restoration project
52 Javelin Std 'Taxi Livery'
52 Javelin Std Patina project
52 Javelin Std Sports project
52 Jupiter SA - Original car - full restoration project
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Chris Spencer
- Posts: 1937
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- Location: Hampshire. UK
Re: Early Javelin Restoration
The tube still requires a backing plate to be made up and spot welded in place prior to being reattached to the car
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Last edited by Chris Spencer on Thu Jan 03, 2013 1:23 am, edited 1 time in total.
37 Jowett 8 HP - In many parts
52 Javelin Std 'Taxi Livery'
52 Javelin Std Patina project
52 Javelin Std Sports project
52 Jupiter SA - Original car - full restoration project
52 Javelin Std 'Taxi Livery'
52 Javelin Std Patina project
52 Javelin Std Sports project
52 Jupiter SA - Original car - full restoration project
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Chris Spencer
- Posts: 1937
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Re: Early Javelin Restoration
Whilst I have been at home for a few days - Peter (who is over for the holidays) along with Keith have been busy organising the workshop and cleaning the all mechanical bits that have come off the car - in fact I think Peter is still high on the fumes of 3 days parts washing
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37 Jowett 8 HP - In many parts
52 Javelin Std 'Taxi Livery'
52 Javelin Std Patina project
52 Javelin Std Sports project
52 Jupiter SA - Original car - full restoration project
52 Javelin Std 'Taxi Livery'
52 Javelin Std Patina project
52 Javelin Std Sports project
52 Jupiter SA - Original car - full restoration project
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Chris Spencer
- Posts: 1937
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Re: Early Javelin Restoration
With the rear wings removed the rear torsion bars could be withdrawn - Keith & Peter set to with some heat, and large drift and out they came - revealing yet more weakness to the bodyshell
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37 Jowett 8 HP - In many parts
52 Javelin Std 'Taxi Livery'
52 Javelin Std Patina project
52 Javelin Std Sports project
52 Jupiter SA - Original car - full restoration project
52 Javelin Std 'Taxi Livery'
52 Javelin Std Patina project
52 Javelin Std Sports project
52 Jupiter SA - Original car - full restoration project
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Chris Spencer
- Posts: 1937
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Re: Early Javelin Restoration
Meanwhile I made a backing plate up for the O/S air tube
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37 Jowett 8 HP - In many parts
52 Javelin Std 'Taxi Livery'
52 Javelin Std Patina project
52 Javelin Std Sports project
52 Jupiter SA - Original car - full restoration project
52 Javelin Std 'Taxi Livery'
52 Javelin Std Patina project
52 Javelin Std Sports project
52 Jupiter SA - Original car - full restoration project
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Chris Spencer
- Posts: 1937
- Joined: Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:45 pm
- Your interest in the forum: Jowett Restoration Specialist
- Given Name: Chris
- Location: Hampshire. UK
Re: Early Javelin Restoration
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Last edited by Chris Spencer on Thu Jan 03, 2013 12:01 pm, edited 3 times in total.
37 Jowett 8 HP - In many parts
52 Javelin Std 'Taxi Livery'
52 Javelin Std Patina project
52 Javelin Std Sports project
52 Jupiter SA - Original car - full restoration project
52 Javelin Std 'Taxi Livery'
52 Javelin Std Patina project
52 Javelin Std Sports project
52 Jupiter SA - Original car - full restoration project
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Chris Spencer
- Posts: 1937
- Joined: Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:45 pm
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- Location: Hampshire. UK
Re: Early Javelin Restoration
A fresh suspension mounting was used to template the inner wing and ensure that the mounting was square / true - prior to futher welding progress
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37 Jowett 8 HP - In many parts
52 Javelin Std 'Taxi Livery'
52 Javelin Std Patina project
52 Javelin Std Sports project
52 Jupiter SA - Original car - full restoration project
52 Javelin Std 'Taxi Livery'
52 Javelin Std Patina project
52 Javelin Std Sports project
52 Jupiter SA - Original car - full restoration project
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Chris Spencer
- Posts: 1937
- Joined: Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:45 pm
- Your interest in the forum: Jowett Restoration Specialist
- Given Name: Chris
- Location: Hampshire. UK
Re: Early Javelin Restoration
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37 Jowett 8 HP - In many parts
52 Javelin Std 'Taxi Livery'
52 Javelin Std Patina project
52 Javelin Std Sports project
52 Jupiter SA - Original car - full restoration project
52 Javelin Std 'Taxi Livery'
52 Javelin Std Patina project
52 Javelin Std Sports project
52 Jupiter SA - Original car - full restoration project
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Chris Spencer
- Posts: 1937
- Joined: Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:45 pm
- Your interest in the forum: Jowett Restoration Specialist
- Given Name: Chris
- Location: Hampshire. UK
Re: Early Javelin Restoration
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Last edited by Chris Spencer on Thu Jan 03, 2013 7:40 am, edited 1 time in total.
37 Jowett 8 HP - In many parts
52 Javelin Std 'Taxi Livery'
52 Javelin Std Patina project
52 Javelin Std Sports project
52 Jupiter SA - Original car - full restoration project
52 Javelin Std 'Taxi Livery'
52 Javelin Std Patina project
52 Javelin Std Sports project
52 Jupiter SA - Original car - full restoration project
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Chris Spencer
- Posts: 1937
- Joined: Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:45 pm
- Your interest in the forum: Jowett Restoration Specialist
- Given Name: Chris
- Location: Hampshire. UK
Re: Early Javelin Restoration
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37 Jowett 8 HP - In many parts
52 Javelin Std 'Taxi Livery'
52 Javelin Std Patina project
52 Javelin Std Sports project
52 Jupiter SA - Original car - full restoration project
52 Javelin Std 'Taxi Livery'
52 Javelin Std Patina project
52 Javelin Std Sports project
52 Jupiter SA - Original car - full restoration project
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David Kemp
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Re: Early Javelin Restoration
Seeing, all this work makes me wonder if it was better to just get another hulk. Then I suppose as they are all 60 years old, they probably all have battle scars.
I think your workmanship is superb, encourages me to restore a Javelin , & be weary of nice paint, who knows what it hides.
I think your workmanship is superb, encourages me to restore a Javelin , & be weary of nice paint, who knows what it hides.
Good memories of Bradfords.
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Jack
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Re: Early Javelin Restoration
The main problem is that the car appeared, before everything got stripped from it, to be sound. It passed all the inspections and tests done by NZ and Swiss authorities, it would have almost certainly passed an MOT.David Kemp wrote:Seeing, all this work makes me wonder if it was better to just get another hulk. Then I suppose as they are all 60 years old, they probably all have battle scars.
I think your workmanship is superb, encourages me to restore a Javelin , & be weary of nice paint, who knows what it hides.
Most of the work being done is so that the car is completely solid and sound for another 60 years, assuming Peter manages to keep it from hitting other cars and dodgy workmen!
I would expect most of the Javelins out there to have just as many problems, it is just that they would probably be different ones. Some might have the wrong parts fitted in various places, have had field repairs carried out when money was tight to keep them on the road, or have some hidden rust in one of the many hard to find places without dismantling the car. As we know, at a recent concours event Keith picked up on a failure the owner was not aware of, just being able to get properly underneath a car on the lift or using the rotisserie reveals areas that most of us would struggle to see.
I've been busy with the chrome over the last week, sorting what bits are ready for rechroming, what needs to be repaired or replaced, and what bits are perfect once polished and ready to go straight onto the car. That has thrown up all kinds of interesting problems with a broken casting on the drivers door handle, finding a suitable replacement, proper stripdown coming as soon as Keith gets the photos off his camera and somewhere I can link to them - presumably the gallery. I have the write-up on how to do the teardown for the handles, which many members will have done (I've now done about 20 of the things to get one decent set ready for chroming!), but is a useful guide to avoid damaging chrome which will become increasingly rare over the next 20 years and beyond.
Jack.