Other hobbies that are not ship model building

Father in law passed away last January I was his apprentice 35 years ago as carpenter and joiner. His other love was his Morris 8 1936. We managed to get it back on the road briefly took around 6 years off and on was a barn find. Vowed to get it back permanently after he passed now it sits on the drive for a Sunday drive. IMG-20210721-WA0006.jpgIMG-20210721-WA0005.jpg
Brakes still need attention though!!!
 
No they not that rare Kurt, quite easy to get spare parts although father in law decided to do all the interior fabric by hand. Glad he managed to finish it as I am hopeless with a sowing machine.
 
The Morris 8 was the first car I can remember ( 1961? ), especially the suicide doors! My father used to spend hours maintaining it, but it was always unreliable, cold, noisy & uncomfortable. It was replaced by a Hillman Minx in 63-64..............
Dave
 
What a splendid motorcar.
The suicide doors are much maligned.
Here's a thought.....rig up a system so that when the brakes are applied, the doors partially open as air brakes. There again, would you ever get it fast enough to create any wind resistance LOL.
 
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That's a beautiful setup. I have a license (KD4TTK), but I don't have time/money/energy/space to do anything with it. I just keep renewing it in the off chance that one day I will. My brother (NO2X), however, does keep active, though his setup is nothing like yours.

73's OM!
Rich
 
In 2005, I bought a 1982 Generation 1 Series 2 Mazda RX-7. It did not take long before the "old racer" spirit reared its head and the car was turned into a full-blown turbocharged version with Aeromotive Fuel System, roll cage and the like. To my son who was in High School then and who grew up with the car, it must have been automotive heaven.

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In its final incarnation this is what it looked like in 2009.

In 2013, I had to sell the car though and that was that. My son however - who in the meantime has become a very successful electrical contactor who does multiple tasks for solar farms, mines and shipping companies in South Africa - has remained in awe of the RX-7. Not even a brand new Ford Mustang GT could quench his rotary spirit.

Well, to cut a long story short - it seems that the apple does not rot far from the tree - yesterday he took delivery of his 412 kW (550 BHP) 1997 FD Mazda RX-7. ROTF

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@Heinrich In American movies of the eighties you see them often in the scene driving. I had one too. A USA model of 1979. (no rear seats) I renovate him in 1991.
I love that car. It was so steady driving and it sounds like the vacuum cleaner in overdrive
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After that I bought one of the fastest car you could buy in that time. It's top speed was 280 km/h an Alfa 604 V6-24 A real beast. 1500 kg and pull up to 100km/h in less than 7 seconds. Yes I went often to Germany on the highway to drive to the top. 277 was the fastest drive I did.

an other hobby in that time was an saltwater tank
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It is hardly to get that this little engine gives so much power on the RX7. It is small. The Weber carburetor was almost as big as the engine so to speak.
 
Those RX-7's are beautiful cars. I also had an Alfa Romeo GTV6 3.0 (which was found only in South Africa). It was built for Group 1 Racing and as such the fuel injection was ditched and was replaced with 6 x Dellorto downdraught carburettors. It had the gearbox over the DeDion axle at the rear for optimum handling. On the racetrack they were faster than anything else BUT never lasted.

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This picture was from 1983 with the Mazda leading the Alfa GTV6 2.5. The 3.0 had a big power bulge on the bonnet!
 
Next to modeling I play drums in a classic rock coverband
i also restore vintage drumkits
 

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Wim de Jong said:
Next to modeling I play drums in a classic rock coverband
i also restore vintage drumkits
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This is so cool.
In my family now my 8 year old daughter want to start playing drums, so we bought for her birthday an electronical drum set from Roland (TD- 07 KV)
OK - not the same like the big accustic one´s - but we will see how she will do it over the time. And maybe I will start once......
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and btw:
a warm welcome here on board of our friendly forum
 
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