1929 Weyman restoration

Dirkco
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1929 Weyman restoration

Post by Dirkco » Sat Oct 06, 2012 3:25 am

Hello all,

I decided to begin a restoration on my fabric body 1929 Rover 6 this past August, and managed to get it to a car show this last Sunday. Allot of long nights but we got her done. I am most proud of re-manufacturing the Andrea Hartford shocks and the petrol gauge.

Here is the progress in pictures

Dirk in the states

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Re: 1929 Weyman restoration

Post by lakesrally » Sat Oct 06, 2012 8:39 am

Well done Dirk, looks a great job.

Regards

Stewart

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Re: 1929 Weyman restoration

Post by 47p2 » Sat Oct 06, 2012 8:39 am

What a transformation Dirko, great attention to detail on the fuel gauge and shock absorbers

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Re: 1929 Weyman restoration

Post by chris dancey » Mon Oct 08, 2012 11:17 am

Superb restoration...Well Done...Worth the effort, expence and time taken.
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Re: 1929 Weyman restoration

Post by GOY189 » Tue Oct 09, 2012 1:57 pm

Well done Dirk,

Mike

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Re: 1929 Weyman restoration

Post by luli » Tue Oct 09, 2012 11:06 pm

Congratulations! Looks great – a very challenging restoration
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Re: 1929 Weyman restoration

Post by p2roverman » Wed Mar 06, 2013 11:06 pm

Dirk
A tremendous amount of work since I saw the car only a few months ago, well done. Wish I worked so efficiently.
Noted that the wooden dashboard/ instrument panel is exactly the same as on my recently acquired 2 litre remains, thought to be no 3055, the actual instrument layout seemed to change frequently 1928-30.
There is no body left on my car so I'm considering building the five seater four door tourer, as shown in the 1929 brochure. (I'd add the image if it was possible to upload from my computer)
Mike

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Re: 1929 Weyman restoration

Post by lakesrally » Thu Mar 07, 2013 7:13 am

Great job Dirk and done in an amazingly short time. Are those gaiters over the brake rods copies of originals or just a good idea of yours? We have similar brake rods on the 16/50 but I've never seen any evidence of gaiters over them.

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Re: 1929 Weyman restoration

Post by Dirkco » Sun Mar 10, 2013 2:38 am

Hello Stewart,

The gaiters are copies of the originals that were too worn to use but I do believe they were original to the car. I would bet that earlier cars had them as well.

See you in June
Dirk in the States

lakesrally

Re: 1929 Weyman restoration

Post by lakesrally » Sun Mar 10, 2013 11:01 am

I'll have a close look at some early photographs and see if I can spot them. Did you make a pattern we could copy?

See you in June, we are staying nearby for the whole week following the rally.

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