Owsome work done. Cheers. 🍻

Thanks for a very interesting video.

There wasn't really a lot of structural rigidity left there! Fascinating and relaxing to watch 👍

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

No especially once we removed the panels. It’s certainly a lot stronger now! 👍

Great to see. Thankyou for sharing the tricks.

Fascinating. Looking forward to the panelling episodes. Mike in Germany

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Mike . I can’t wait to start it. 👍

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.

Always enjoy your content and excellent work 👍

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ian 👍

Well done guys and great job Rory 🤩

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

The boy did good!

Awesome work!

Excellent job and video. One small criticism, speech audio is very weak. Looking forward to next videos.

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

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

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

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 🤷‍♂️

@hanDRailer

Жыл бұрын

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

@leslieaustin151

9 ай бұрын

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

Great skill shown in the video...complaint there is to much of a gap between videos, those short videos are not worth watching.

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

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.

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.

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

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 👍

@mikestrang6229

Жыл бұрын

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.

Nice work Tom. Question: is there anybody who has a picture from the hacksite of the ash frame . I’am restoring my 63 plus4

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

Facebook is great for finding out information like this . Unfortunately I’m no help

For your American viewers, what is a "scuttle?"

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

Hey Bruce. It’s the section the windscreen (windshield) sits on and it goes down the back of the bonnet (hood) hope this helps

@drewmog123456

Жыл бұрын

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!!

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

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 🕺👨‍🏭