Very well-executed restoration of the ash frame. I've been lucky on restoring my hot-rodded '66 Morgan 4/4. I only have one rotted piece--the driver's sill. The rest of the wood is as pristine as can be. But that sill is rotten. Weird.
Dude good vid as always As a stairbuilder for 35 years ive never understood why ash is used yes its tensile strength but its durability out side ash is low on the list the only other thing it was cheep , oak tanning will rot the metal so if i was building a wood car i think chestnut would be used
Thanks. I was always led to believe as it grows very straight and is ideal to use as it dose not warp and move like other woods. I might be completely wrong but this was what I was told once 🤷♂️
In my 35 years as a wood butcher I've seen all timbers with twists in it's a natural thing the fibers grow spiral up the tree So I think most timbers move in one direction or the other to a degree So I guess car manufacturers of the day had a trade of against durability strength and cost If cost wasn't an issue a good idea would to use fibre glass matting with epoxy resin over the timber as like boat and bow manufacturers
I’m no woodworker for sure, but ash has long fibres and resists splitting, where chestnut splits very easily. Ash is also the preferred material for bell staves (can’t remember the proper name) which stop bells in church towers going right over when they’re rung. They need to be very strong and flexible for that job. I would think the flexibility has something to do with it being preferred for car and carriage body frames. Les
Thanks ya my ash is in good shape just the glue has given up the screws are mostly bad and as you can imagine very dry wood. the later TR3's have no wood mine is very early. as for Morgans my friend owns one of the only ones in Alaska a 1964 Morgan 4 so I get to ride in it. there is only 1 other known here.
Yeah I completely agree.unfortunately I just don’t get the time on it I’d like. Now the wood has been sorted hopefully there be more regular as that was a huge hold up.
I know 😂 it’s that bad even when I watch it back I stick it on mute! Unfortunately for you I’ve got a whole back cataloguer stick on future videos 🕺👨🏭
Thanks for a very interesting video.
Owsome work done.
Cheers. 🍻
Great to see. Thankyou for sharing the tricks.
There wasn't really a lot of structural rigidity left there!
Fascinating and relaxing to watch 👍
No especially once we removed the panels. It’s certainly a lot stronger now! 👍
Fascinating. Looking forward to the panelling episodes.
Mike in Germany
Cheers Mike . I can’t wait to start it. 👍
Well done guys and great job Rory 🤩
The boy did good!
Awesome work!
Always enjoy your content and excellent work 👍
Thanks Ian 👍
Very well-executed restoration of the ash frame. I've been lucky on restoring my hot-rodded '66 Morgan 4/4. I only have one rotted piece--the driver's sill. The rest of the wood is as pristine as can be. But that sill is rotten. Weird.
Can you tell me if the morgan wheel arch as a metal inner cover for protection against stones etc
Excellent job and video. One small criticism, speech audio is very weak. Looking forward to next videos.
Thanks Bob . I completely agree. That was my error when editing the video and only realised it once I’d posted it up.
Dude good vid as always
As a stairbuilder for 35 years ive never understood why ash is used yes its tensile strength but its durability out side ash is low on the list
the only other thing it was cheep , oak tanning will rot the metal so if i was building a wood car i think chestnut would be used
Thanks. I was always led to believe as it grows very straight and is ideal to use as it dose not warp and move like other woods. I might be completely wrong but this was what I was told once 🤷♂️
In my 35 years as a wood butcher
I've seen all timbers with twists in it's a natural thing the fibers grow spiral up the tree
So I think most timbers move in one direction or the other to a degree
So I guess car manufacturers of the day had a trade of against durability strength and cost
If cost wasn't an issue a good idea would to use fibre glass matting with epoxy resin over the timber as like boat and bow manufacturers
I’m no woodworker for sure, but ash has long fibres and resists splitting, where chestnut splits very easily. Ash is also the preferred material for bell staves (can’t remember the proper name) which stop bells in church towers going right over when they’re rung. They need to be very strong and flexible for that job. I would think the flexibility has something to do with it being preferred for car and carriage body frames. Les
Nice work Tom. Question: is there anybody who has a picture from the hacksite of the ash frame . I’am restoring my 63 plus4
Facebook is great for finding out information like this . Unfortunately I’m no help
nice vid but I would like to see how the joints were done was there glue? also dose the wood get any treatment. Iam working on the ash in my TR3.
Hi Mike I’ll get all the info for you e.g the the name of the glue and wood preserver we used. Also yes 90% of the join were re glued 👍
Thanks ya my ash is in good shape just the glue has given up the screws are mostly bad and as you can imagine very dry wood. the later TR3's have no wood mine is very early. as for Morgans my friend owns one of the only ones in Alaska a 1964 Morgan 4 so I get to ride in it. there is only 1 other known here.
is the wood not the wrong "way" on the new A pillar?
@@TorbjrnHarlem no
Great skill shown in the video...complaint there is to much of a gap between videos, those short videos are not worth watching.
Yeah I completely agree.unfortunately I just don’t get the time on it I’d like. Now the wood has been sorted hopefully there be more regular as that was a huge hold up.
For your American viewers, what is a "scuttle?"
Hey Bruce. It’s the section the windscreen (windshield) sits on and it goes down the back of the bonnet (hood) hope this helps
It must be the only part of a car that you lot haven’t made up a new silly name for.
Christ that background “music” is annoying!!
I know 😂 it’s that bad even when I watch it back I stick it on mute! Unfortunately for you I’ve got a whole back cataloguer stick on future videos 🕺👨🏭