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Rodney Green

South Africa
365 Posts

Posted - 16/08/2018 : 15:17:33

Hi.

I’m looking for a very good condition front axle beam for a K2. I presume that they are the same on all the K series cars. In anticipation.

Thanks.
Rod.

Rod Green

Brian Kelly

USA
526 Posts

Posted - 16/08/2018 : 16:06:23

I'm pretty sure that Ron Grant had a run of these cast about 10 years ago and that there were still a few in his workshop when he passed away.

Perhaps others would recall where they went?

Brian.

Rodney Green

South Africa
365 Posts

Posted - 16/08/2018 : 16:58:25

Thanks Brian.

I hope someone knows of the whereabouts of these axles.

Rod Green

Ray Masters

United Kingdom
571 Posts

Posted - 16/08/2018 : 18:21:12

The axles that Ron had left were deemed to be unusable and were scraped.
I think you will find that possibly Baynton Jones is the only source in the U.K. of these K type axles.

Rodney Green

South Africa
365 Posts

Posted - 16/08/2018 : 19:16:42

Thanks Ray. I’ll phone Charles.

Rod Green

paul55

Luxembourg
732 Posts

Posted - 16/08/2018 : 19:29:06

Rod, you could try Tom Dark or Andy King.

Paul.

Westbury

United Kingdom
2054 Posts

Posted - 16/08/2018 : 19:45:30

I’m wondering if they were actually scrapped, i.e. could they still be saved. Where did they go ? I saw these axles and it’s my considered opinion that some of them could have been salvaged.( some cracks in the spring platform area and not in critical areas.)

Chris.

Richard Hardy

United Kingdom
2165 Posts

Posted - 16/08/2018 : 22:38:53

The problem was, there were tares in the castings through contraction.

Casting front axles in steel is a serious process as it is a safety critical component and requires specialist patterns for steel. Ron's patterns for the front axle had shortfalls and I recalling him telling me many years ago that there were problems. Such patterns require risers in all the right places and having purchased the majority of his MMM patterns, I diliberately passed on these, so I could sleep at night!

There were no raw castings available at the time of sale, just a pattern which I think was purchased by Andy King.

Rich

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ANDY KING

United Kingdom
310 Posts

Posted - 17/08/2018 : 08:25:20

To correct Richards comment, I did not buy the front axle pattern from Ron Grants estate. As Ray has posted earlier on this thread, he states axles that were deemed to be unusable had been scrapped and I believe that the pattern had also been scrapped at that time - perhaps "the executors" can confirm?
Andy

Westbury

United Kingdom
2054 Posts

Posted - 17/08/2018 : 08:44:27

I’m fairly sure that the front axles produced by Baynton Jones are more like the E.R.A pattern rather than MG K type.

Chris.

George Eagle

United Kingdom
3246 Posts

Posted - 17/08/2018 : 15:16:26

I am sure some of the Gregory built K3 lookalikes had new front axles which are very different in looks to the factory axles. I believe Baynton Jones did supply these axles?

George
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Rodney Green

South Africa
365 Posts

Posted - 17/08/2018 : 15:22:07

Thanks George and all
I am in contact with Charles at Baynton Jones. I’m sure a resolution will be found. Fox has advised a temporary fix so I can be confident about the upcoming events.
Thanks.

Rod Green

Richard Hardy

United Kingdom
2165 Posts

Posted - 17/08/2018 : 23:23:26

Apologies Andy, Ray's previous post now noted

Regards

Rich

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