U-bolt carriers made, and the front axle is in place

Another huge step forward. The U-bolt carriers have been made, so the front axle is now mounted on the chassis.

We're not a million miles away from putting wheels on for the first time since the car was dismantled in the 60s.

Rear axle, prop and torque tube come together

First the rear axle with the rear part of the torque tube...

 

then the bearing is added...     

    

and finally the front part of the torque tube

 

Carb and magneto linkages

There's a lot of linkage in a tc, twin carbs and a complex linkage to the magneto. I have a couple of original linkages, but I've just bought some later ones. If I can find enough original linkages, all well and good. If not, I have a backup plan.

Sunbeam linkage above, later linkage below

Headlamp stirrup

A headlamp stirrup. It came from the same source as the car itself, so may have belonged to it.

Working on the Propshaft

Working on the propshaft

Nesthill Mirror

A Nesthill rear view mirror.

History of a vintage dash switch



As luck would have it I spotted another switch while idly browsing eBay Australia. The switches are probably American and both went to Australia.

The top switch arrived today and was in a car that died prior to WW2. The car was left in the blackberries on a farm in far east Victoria. In the eighties, the farmer needed a switch for a dash fan in his VW Combi, and although the car was by then a rusted hulk, the switch had been protected by the scuttle for 45 years, and just needed a clean. After being used for 5 years, it then ended up in a box in the garage for another 20 years before going on eBay and being bought by me. In a few years time it will have another lease of life in a 1926 Sunbeam Twincam. I wonder where it will go next!!