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geoffw
Australia
106 Posts |
 Posted - 17/11/2016 : 06:08:14
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After 40 years of ownership I have decided to tidy up my metal body M.
Most of the things needing rectifying are straight forward (minor body damage etc) but I need help with a few things.
Should there be a dust seal on the bootlid & if so what profile, is it attached to the lid or the body & how?
Should there be any stays on the rear wings? Mine are only attached by 3 bolts passing through the rear valance to the chassis. If there should be stays details please.
Fabric body cars have angle pieces supporting the door pillars & attached to the floor (total 2 off per side). My car has none, should metal bodied cars have these supports
My car does not have a prop shaft tunnel. Could someone help with a dimensioned sketch so I can make one?
I'll probably find other things as I proceed but this is enough for now.
Geoff in Sunny Queensland! |
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Malcolm Eades
United Kingdom
379 Posts |
Posted - 18/11/2016 : 11:11:10
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Geoff,
Any apparent reluctance to give you some answers may be because no one feels qualified to cover them all. I don't have a metal-clad car, so I can't comment on the boot. However, I can't see any reason why the body strengtheners would have been omitted. Each one also has a single bolt that goes through the floor into the chassis, so they are key to the stablitity of the structure.
It sounds as though you may have non-standard rear wings. A photo would help. Yes, there is a stay between the lower rear wing edge and the chassis.
There has been a lot of discussion on the forum about the M Type transmission tunnel but it is not clear if you have read the archives. That would help you a lot. Just search "tunnel"; it's not all about the M Type but relevant stuff is easy to spot. One key question is: Do you have the angle iron floor strengthener with the inverted "U" just behind the gearbox? Without it the tunnel is not strong enough to prevent floor sag.
Malcolm
M Type
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tonym
United Kingdom
653 Posts |
Posted - 18/11/2016 : 12:10:26
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Rear of the rear wing to chassis bolt on a late car.
I believe that the earlier wings had a straight bolt.
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BobH
United Kingdom
250 Posts |
Posted - 18/11/2016 : 12:19:43
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No dust seal on my boot - just the lip which overlaps the body. Not a very good picture but this shows the raised lid.
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geoffw
Australia
106 Posts |
Posted - 23/11/2016 : 22:04:42
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I'm still looking for answers to some of my queries.
There are a number of metal bodied cars shown in the 'Members Cars' section, please one of you let me know about the pillar braces.
As far as I know my M is the only factory metal bodied car in Australia so I can't just slip down the road to check details.
Geoff |
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gwaiting
United Kingdom
78 Posts |
Posted - 24/11/2016 : 08:51:21
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Hi,
Yes the pillar braces are fitted, I have most of an original metal panel body as patterns, the evidence is clear on the A and B posts.
Regards,
Garry |
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geoffw
Australia
106 Posts |
Posted - 25/11/2016 : 21:23:33
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Thank you Garry. I will make some & fit them.
Regards, Geoff. |
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poulsendk
Denmark
270 Posts |
Posted - 26/11/2016 : 07:44:20
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Here is a Photo with the 2 brackets for post 1 and 2. The two inner bolts is bolted to the chassis.
Jorgen Poulsen
MGM 1930 MGM 1931 |
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geoffw
Australia
106 Posts |
Posted - 28/11/2016 : 22:19:25
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Thanks also Jorgen.
I still would like some details on the tunnel. I looked at M1524 yesterday but its tunnel is not what I need, probably because it has an Oz built body (from new).
I need the radius of the top (or tunnel width), height, width of flanges for both prop shaft & gearbox tunnels + Dimensions & material sizes for front support bracket.
Geoff
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