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Simon Johnston
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 27/02/2013 : 15:39:53
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I had assumed that the headlamp tie bar was chrome plated but the suggestion has been made to me that it was in fact stainless steel. I would have thought that s/s was perhaps a rather exotic metal to use back in the early 1930s but then I see that the bar is listed in the parts list as "length to be cut to suit" which wouldn't be ideal if the bar was chrome plated.
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Jamie
Canada
218 Posts |
Posted - 27/02/2013 : 15:56:29
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Simon
When I bought my cycle wing J2 2351 in 1981 (a fairly early car) as a barn find, but complete car, it had a SS tie bar. I thought at the time that it must have been constucted by a previous owner which was a bit strange as everything else was clearly origional, albeit a bit delapidated! I've come to believe this must be origional and a lovely bit of brightness on the front end. Is this a definitive finding? Probably not, but I hope that others can add another 'finding' or two as I plan on keeping it!
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Peter Scully
United Kingdom
157 Posts |
Posted - 27/02/2013 : 16:00:02
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With bonnet hinges made of stainless steel I can't see why MG wouldn't have used s/s for the tie bar as well. I've just made my tie bar out of stainless and very nice it looks too!
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Simon Johnston
United Kingdom
6142 Posts |
Posted - 27/02/2013 : 16:07:05
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Indeed, I'd forgotten that the bonnet hinges were stainless. So a stainless tie bar makes sense.
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MG Maverick
United Kingdom
1045 Posts |
Posted - 27/02/2013 : 16:17:00
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Early '30s Rovers had some stainless on them as well.
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Brighton, East Sussex & Paphos, Cyprus. |
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tholden
United Kingdom
1638 Posts |
Posted - 27/02/2013 : 16:42:11
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Original bar was chrome plated steel although many have been replaced with stainless steel tube.
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Simon
United Kingdom
451 Posts |
Posted - 28/02/2013 : 12:14:33
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The tie bar on my later type J2 was as found and rusty chrome plated.It had fatigued and broken at each end at the bracket and was held in place by a threaded bar going right through with nut at each end. The bonnet hinges were not stainless but brass rod and I assumed original from the wear. Now replaced with stainless.
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Oz34
United Kingdom
2543 Posts |
Posted - 28/02/2013 : 18:47:59
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I think by stainless hinge Simon is meant the "loops" through which the central hinge rod runs.
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Richard Hardy
United Kingdom
2159 Posts |
Posted - 01/03/2013 : 00:29:56
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The centre hinge is stainless, with a steel rod, the side rods are brass. This is all deliberate so the bonnet rods do not seize
Rich
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Richard Hardy
United Kingdom
2159 Posts |
Posted - 01/03/2013 : 00:36:34
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The centre hinge is stainless, with a steel rod, the side rods are brass. This is all deliberate so the bonnet rods do not seize
Rich
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Simon Johnston
United Kingdom
6142 Posts |
Posted - 01/03/2013 : 08:03:14
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| Thanks to everyone. Stainless seems the way to go. |
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spitfire
United Kingdom
371 Posts |
Posted - 02/03/2013 : 09:32:52
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I would think highly reflective chromium plated steel would have aesthetically matched the grill. Although stainless and brass were quite contemporary for these years.
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