Barn Find '57 Oval

zoti · Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 11:51 pm Post subject:

Get this piece of crap running already.

Nice find. Congrats.

mario_0609 · Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 12:43 am Post subject:

Wow!! What an amazing find! Thanks for sharing! Looks like there are no major body works to do. Can't wait to see it running. Are you considering to go to Bad Camberg next year?
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Stonefish · Samba Member Joined: April 27, 2004 Posts: 734

Super Nice!! Keep up the great work!
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Last Triumph · Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:06 am Post subject:

Mr2A · Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:31 am Post subject:

That is a Amazing find!...thanks so much for the pictures!
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6sixTinBox · Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:46 am Post subject:

Good on ya! Cool

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BugMan114 · Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 3:43 pm Post subject:

whats the plan for the light surface rust that is there? are you gonna try to fix that somehow? It would suck to have anymore of that nice origional paint to be lost.
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slow36hp · Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 4:09 pm Post subject:

regular cleaning and waxing that car will last more than a lifetime just the way it is
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Jeckler · Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 6:17 pm Post subject:

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mario_0609 · Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:20 pm Post subject:

Lee. · Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:22 pm Post subject:

Skaper · Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:49 pm Post subject:

I dream of a find like that everyday!!

Last Triumph · Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 12:43 pm Post subject:

Devoted my day off to the Oval again, and having thought long and hard about it, decided to invest in some POR15 Tank Sealer which from the reviews I've read, is about the best available.

It leaves a rubbery casing inside the tank that not only deals all the seams, but prevents leaks and weaps, further rusting and build up of sludge and gunk.

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It's a funny sort of stuff with a strange consistency, but a nice silver colour.

I gave the tank one more go with some metal ready, and then a thorough flushing and drying, the sealed off the drain hole with duct tape.

I also masked off the top of the tank arounf the filler neck as I didn't want any of this stuff to spill on the exterior of the tank as it's a real pig to get off apparently.

Once I'd poured the full tin inside, I sealed off the filler neck, again with duct tape, then slowly rolled the tank around for 10 minutes or so to make sure everywhere had been coated.

Once I was satisfied I had an even coating, I placed the tank on two tall cans with the original tin underneath and removed the tape from the drain hole to allow all th eexcess to drain out.

It was still dripping over a hour later, but eventually stopped. What amazed me was how much poured out again back into the tin!

This was the medium sized tin as Frost didn't have the small tins in stock. Rest assured, if you can get hold of a small tin, it will be more than enough.

Whilst I was waiting for it to stop drippng out, I couldn't help giving the gas cap a quick clean up.

Once it had stopped dripping, I cleaned up around the drain hole then had a peep inside. It gives a lovely even and smooth rubbery silver finish. Really impressed and cannot recommend it highly enough.

Next, with a few hours of the day remaining, I had a play with some of my new loot.

Whilst there isn't much wrong with the original coil, I think it is best for long term reliability and service to renew it with a BOSCH new one. I didn't like the look of the new mounting hardware, so I cleaned up the nuts, bolts and clamp from the old one and used these to mount the new one. One of the low priority jobs in the future will be to paint this black and apply the period Oval shaped BOSCH sticker for the authentic look.

I then cleaned up the old coil, fitted the new mounting hardware to it and will keep it as an emergency spare unit.

Next up was to replace the plug leads with some nice new Beru items which seam very well made, are the correct length and have the dust and heat insulation caps on them.
I also removed the plug lead mounting tube and cleaned this up inside and out, along with the mounting clamps.

I had to remove the plugs again to fit the little screw on connector caps which came with the Beru leads to allow them to fit, but once all back together, it really freshens up the engine bay.

Whilst I was at it, I cleaned up the right hand side of the engine and then fitted the new fan belt. Starting to look like an engine now. Remember, I’m not trying to restore it, I’m just cleaning and preserving to retain it’s originality and virgin nature. One I’ve got it up and running, I’ll detail it further, but for now, this is a big step from what it was.

Once I’ve got the new fuel tap in and the new fuel hose, I can try to get it running in the knowledge that the carb, fuel and ignition system is spot on.

Jeckler · Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 6:11 pm Post subject:

Last Triumph · Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 10:52 am Post subject:

Didn't get much done today as I was mostly doing the brakes on Dad's '61 Merc. Couple of small updates though.

Firstly, I fitted some NOS SWF wipers. It looks alot more complete now.

I wasn't really comfortable with the appearance of the new coil, and wanting it to look a little more authentic, I couldn't resist a little modification.

I removed the modern stickers and flatted the alluminium body with 1000 grit wet n' dry. After some panel wipe, I gave it a few coats of acid etch primer.

Followed by several fine coats of satin black.

And with an original style sticker in place, it dramatically improves the look of the engine - to my eyes anyway.

A load more parts arrived this morning, so I've got plenty to go at in the next few weeks.

seanboy69 · Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 12:13 pm Post subject: Barn Find '57 Oval

Nice work!!!!!!!! Its gonna be sweet!!!
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fifty8 · Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 8:30 pm Post subject:

Wow!! Beautiful car
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Jake Martinez · Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 9:51 pm Post subject:

you actually have the sticker upside down. Wink

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