because it would last longer?
td5nut
Well-Known Member
they left that bit up to us.
Cost reasons. There is the extra cost of the galvanising, plus after galvanising it takes lots of time to clean out all the holes in the chassis and re-tap threads etc. With both a one off rebuild at home you can take the time to do this, in a factory it is a pain in the ass.
Flossie
Well-Known Member
Weren't some of the early s1s galv?
Seem to remember reading that they were in a mag my dad used to buy.
It was an early 70s comic that I read when I was about 10, can't remember what it was called but it was green A4 sized mag (classic automobile or summit?) My dad was restoring a 1939 ss jaguar at the time and I used to read them when he finished with it.
Seem to remember reading that they were in a mag my dad used to buy.
It was an early 70s comic that I read when I was about 10, can't remember what it was called but it was green A4 sized mag (classic automobile or summit?) My dad was restoring a 1939 ss jaguar at the time and I used to read them when he finished with it.
Apparently the S1 pre pro models were galved chassis, not sure on production models.
Turboman
Mab An Gov
They did at first.
Cynic!
Not good business to make vehicles that last for fifity years! Yes bad idea to stop galving those!
Not surprised, from what I have seen metal quality of chassis has gone down and down. Some s1 chassis are still rock hard!My 59 S2 has its original chassis, mostly
AFAIK prototypes and early production had galv chassis, and it was abandoned, stated because chassis might deform in dip tank
. Actually for sound economic reasons^^^^^^^^^^. Me neither, but the early ones I have seen do rust. But slowly, very stable compared to later models!
Only one year if I remember rightly ...
Ah, well I'm wrong ...
'52 and '53 and available as 'spares' ...
http://theyfoundourengineer.authorsxpress.com/tag/dick-strawbridge/
Turboman
Mab An Gov
Interesting!
I see they describe it as "Birmabright skinned". Would think it must have had some steel reinforcement, doubt if the alloy would be strong enough for the structural requirements.
Vintage-and-Classic
Active Member
It did indeed... I'm rebuilding one of these at the moment (as time allows) and it has a massive angle iron frame covered with Birmabright panels which are spot welded around it. My mate carefully removed all the million and one spot welds with a spot weld cutter and will need some idiot with a TIG (ie: me) to run around each one on re-assembly....
To be fair modern car exhausts do last an awful long time.
Ive owned many a car over ten years old with the original ex system fully intact and no signs of giving up.
The one I built for my S2 over 4 years ago out of plain steel untreated tube is still sound, flaking like hell though.
Ive owned many a car over ten years old with the original ex system fully intact and no signs of giving up.
The one I built for my S2 over 4 years ago out of plain steel untreated tube is still sound, flaking like hell though.
