Austin 1300 Hooter Restoration ADO16 Eps.19 Classic Car Time-lapse Horn Repair
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- Unsurprisingly, 40 years of sitting in a lock up caused this horn to fail when I bench tested it.
The manufacturer's label states "Clear Hooters Ltd - England". I believe this company was based in Hampton Street - Birmingham since the 1920's and employed 250 people. They supplied horns and other electrical equipment to many car manufacturers. That is a nice bit of British Car Industry history and I felt it was important to preserve the originality for the Austin 1300.
I enjoyed the restoration process and managed to video the entire process. I dumped imovie and used Adobe Premiere Pro for the first time having fun with the editing...it's mostly sped up video with audio, it's hopefully more enjoyable to watch than my previous slideshows. It's all a bit of a learning curve and a bit of fun with experimentation, so please do let me know what you think in the comments.
I recommend headphones for the full effect and turn up the volume as much as you dare..
Contains royalty free music from UA-cam : 1. Lost & Found - Dan Lebowitz, 2. Beyond - Patrick Patrikios, 3. Half Pipe - Huma Huma
Also, I used a few copyright free images which are all in the public domain - attribution is not required.
Note: This is not intended to be a tutorial, I'm an amateur DIY'er on a tight budget showing my work in progress of an oily rag restoration of the Austin. Body will come later. Bear in mind that my methods are not necessarily the best..
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If you have missed out on earlier episodes and would like to watch the entire series from eps. 1 (where I discovered the Austin my Uncle's garage), please see my Austin 1300 Restoration playlist: • Austin 1300 Restoratio... - Авто та транспорт
Hi. A quick update on behalf of my hubby Langranator. We moved home this summer and are in the midst of an awful lot of DIY / renovations. But he has been recording bits and bobs so when he can he will be back with more restorations to the Austin and bad music!
Good to hear you are both good and I hope you are settling in ok. We all dearly miss his humour, dodgy music and update videos :)
Really missed this channel!
Thanks for the update, good luck with the new house, and let us know when he's back doing his proper job :-)
I am not curious at all.
Yep bad music
See ya soon
It just shows the quality of the original parts on this car, that you’ve been able to restore so much without replacing it. 👨🔧👍
Yes absolutely. Most of these old mechanical parts are very ‘solid’ and have lots of excess material which can be safely removed during de-rust process. Shame the body hasn’t got a bit extra..
Have watched the whole series on the 1300 and am amazed at your detail of restoration 👌🏻 where many including myself would have just tossed original parts in bin you’ve given them a new lease of life. Shows how well the original parts were made back then that after 50 odd years with determination and hard work they look as good as new ,keep it up and can’t wait to see your first drive 👍🏻
Thank you, comment appreciated 👍
Another 1st class video glad you kept the original horn.
Thanks 👍
I was thinking of the many ways you could have made the job easier for yourself (replacement, nuts and bolts instead of rivets etc) yet you persevered to get authenticity and that sir is to be admired. Well done 😎😎
Thank you very much 👍
I’m not sure I would of thought of going to such lengths but it’s definitely been worth it hasn’t it
Missing your videos- I hope everything is OK - keep ‘em coming!
The fact that you could have just binned this and got a new one and no-one would have known the difference somehow made this time consuming and pointless restoration even more enjoyable! 😂 Top work Sir - you are an inspiration! 👍
Missing your project. So much detail and learnt loads. Its been a long time, hope your good.
Good work restoring the original horn, Great stuff.
Your attention to details or amazes me in particular making the rivets, i think you are a perfectionist, i love the added touches of comedy, brilliant !
Thank you, appreciated 👍
Very good attention to detail, as it has been all the way along the rebuild. I remember fixing a horn on a old BSA motorcycle many many years ago.
Nothing like the original horn. Nice and enjoyable video, thanks for that.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks
Brilliant video yet again amazing work look forward to the next one
Glad you liked it 👍
I'm loving the perseverance
Excellent video plus added hilarity .
Been a long time since your last video have really enjoyed watching this restoration hope everything is all okay
Glad to hear that you are all okay look forward to watching more of your videos are you still in lowie
Hilarious video editing, thank you so much. They really didn't want anyone to service this part did they? I expect you have no regrets on saving the original horn; it was well worth it.
Glad you liked it, I had fun playing about editing it...Def worth it and hopefully it shows how it can be done if anyone else has a duff hooter!
Proper restoration rather than replacing. Well done.
Thank you 👍
This video gave me some insight and courage to try it on my seized up vintage beep beep Jeep horn… thanks!!!
That's great, did you manage to do it ok?
@@langranator I haven’t tried yet; I’m hoping to buy a bench top drill press before I pursue the attempt…. The horn is very dear to me and I want all the proper tools before I try. I grew up in the Jeep and my dad beeped it all the time with a smile… he’s passed away now and it would be great to hear it again…
Brilliant!! Thsnks for the entertaining video! Looking forward to the next one 😊👍
Thanks 👍😀
Agree with pgmilling; hope all is well and would love to see more on the Austin.
I'm not going to lie, My restoration of my horns on my old quack motorcycle was simply to buy a fresh pair and paint out the gaudy branding. Brilliant video and well done.
Thank you 👍
Yes, another good vid, and to echo all the other positive comments, most absorbing to watch your work.
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you 👍
What a fantastic job.
Thank you! I'm very pleased with it
Great video as usual. The attention to detail is amazing. Looking forward to the next one.
Cheers 👍
Better than new. Great to see your work - thank you.
Cheers, appreciated 👍👍
Great detail. I wouldn’t have had the patience to recreate rivets not to mention hammering them and my thumbs in the process… and after all that if the horn wouldn’t beep it would be bounced off the wall.
Absolutely fascinating to watch!! Well done, I'm always amazed at the level of detail that you go to, and making your own rivets is a whole new level! I hope your uncle can see the work and effort that goes in? Do you have a completion date in mind?
Thanks, It was fun making them but I wouldn’t want to do anymore than the 6 I made! My Uncle isn’t on the internet so he hasn’t seen any of these videos! I’ve sent him some pics and I’m going to print off all the video comments (100’s ! ) for him as I’m sure he will find them fascinating. Hopefully will have a few outings this Spring/Summer, if all goes well..thanks
@@langranator If there was a way of capturing your uncle's face when he see's the effort that has gone in ... that would be priceless!! Keep up the quest, there's thousands of us following you now & willing you on!
Lol , I think I’ll have to have a hidden camera for that as he is a little camera shy sometimes, (runs in the family I think!!), awesome thanks for your support! 👍
We need an update
Thank you for your comment and sorry for an extremely late reply.. - been away from the channel for a bit, update video coming soon.
Coming on nicely , well done 👍
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Brilliant, love the garden effect spray booth! Started to use Citric acid for de rusting myself, really surprised how well it works!
Awesome, I’ll give that a try myself one day 👍
I thought for a while that you needed to take it all apart again. Like the video.
Yes, that’s what I thought...my first thought was I would have to make all those rivets again. Fortunately not..Thank you
Brilliant work as usual , I was wondering whether you'd resort to making it easy for yourself and using screws instead of rivets - should have known better !.The making of them was especially impressive .Another job off the list and very well done !.I had recently done this job myself to a Lucas unit from a vintage Triumph scooter - with less success as the coil is open circuit- I gather they are like ' hen's teeth ' !.
Thank you! No It really didn’t feel right to use screws, so I decided to make rivets with whatever tools I had at my disposal. If I didn’t have the woodlathe and dremel to make them, I’d have probably used an angle grinder and a file! Have you thought of repairing and rewinding the coil? Perhaps needs a small solder joint or use some new enamelled wire? Cheers
Looking good well done
Thanks
Great job! My 70's mini has one made in France and it is screwed together so should be easier than yours :)
How is the restoration going? Looking forward to more videos
Thank you for your comment and sorry for an extremely late reply.. - been away from the channel for a bit, update video coming soon.
"Hooter" lol! The horns on the earlier ADO16 cars had a proper trumpet and a very nice tone - some of the more upmarket versions (e.g. MG, Wolseley) even had twin horns. You notice it said "low note" on the decal - if you could find a "high note" version, they would make a great twin horn upgrade!
Indeed. Probably my only memory of Austins when I was younger, was my Aunties early 1100 which carried us around on trips over Dartmoor up single lane, steeped banked winding lanes. She was constantly sounding that horn as a warning to oncoming cars and 40 years on , I can still hear it today! (Not literally as that would be weird) That had a nice tone to it - , not too aggressive, almost comforting!
Hi mate are you ok just taking a break or have you given up kind regards john
Love your work, great video as usual. How much do you have left to do before the Austin is back on the road. Clear Hooters I believe went out business or were bought out in the 70's. Such a great name, I am sure it 'be allowed to be called that now
Thank you, appreciated 🙂 . Not much mechanically left to do, for now anyway. Hoping to have on the road in the spring for one or two local outings & videos - hopefully with my Uncle, but depending on the Covid situation....Then may do bodywork late 2021/22. We will see, I’m in no great rush really!
loved that :)
What happened to this rebuild,did it get finished?
I really enjoyed watching.
Thank you for your comment and sorry for an extremely late reply.. - been away from the channel for a bit, update video coming soon.
How is progress nine months on? Would love to see the 1100 now.
Thank you for your comment and sorry for an extremely late reply.. - been away from the channel for a bit, update video coming soon.
@@langranator looking forward to that. Thanks.
Looking forward to more videos , are there any due soon ?
Thank you for your comment and sorry for an extremely late reply.. - been away from the channel for a bit, update video coming soon.
God bless you
How is the restoration coming along?
Hi Mate, Anything happening on the 1100???
From the look of the rust underneath when they were doing the brakes.. I'm not optimistic.
Hi can you guide me where I can buy a new quarter light window seal for austin 1300.
Always wondered what was inside one of those things. Another top teardown/rebuild🤡📢🤡📢🤡
Lol, yes I guess not people get around to looking inside due to those tank rivets...awesome thanks! 😂
What material did you use for the gasket?
Hi, It is proper gasket paper which I bought for making the fuel pump gaskets. (From ebay) I think its about 0.1, maybe 0.2mm - hope that helps.
any news ?
'What are you doing dear?' 'I'm watching someone restore a fifty year old hooter.' Rolls eyes, looks over shoulder. 'Does Mrs. Langranator know he's using her nail scissors?' To date haven't thought of a witty response... P.S. I'll type great job when she's not looking.
Lol, it's payback for the time I used his special woodworking chisels to remove cement off a wall!
Regarding wheels
Refurb the steels for originality but treat yourself to some alloys for flashes 😜
Flashness
Surely you could just find one for the Mini - it's the same no?
3:51 hahahahahahaha