Practically Classics Forum

Have been looking to move a bare metal bodyshell 60 miles back to the workshop and enquired with several vehicle transport companies about covered vehicle transport but the quotes were galactic (£500 +) - then enquired about a covered vehicle trailer but would also have to hire a tow vehicle - so lots of messing about collecting a tow vehicle from one hirer and the trailer form another but at half of the above price - then at the suggestion of one of my fellow Jowett members resolved the issue with this idea - Transit Luton box van with a tail lift - cost was £70 for the hire + £30 in fuel

How is the centre panel normally trimmed? I'm guessing that it's a treated canvas stretched over the frame, I just can't figure out how you then resolve the seam between it and the steel side sections.

Net result of the transport logistics in the previous post is that of this evening this is in the workshop - anyone remember it ? - Yes it's the early Jowett Javelin that has already seen a massive input from me - now virtually untouched for the last 3 years since we relocated to the country - it's time to get cracking with it - it needs to be in in paint before the end of March so here goes

How is the centre panel normally trimmed? I'm guessing that it's a treated canvas stretched over the frame, I just can't figure out how you then resolve the seam between it and the steel side sections

So there is a felt interlayer over the top of the wooden laths and the steel sections which in turn is covered by a outer waterproof hooding fabric this gets stretched across and tacked in where the steel sections terminate with the vertical sides of the van - the join on the sides / rear & above the doors is covered by a alloy 'J' section roof gutter trim - then across the front of the roof panel with a half moon shaped alloy trim

I take it the Javelin is going to be the centrepiece on the Jowett stand at the NEC this year? Must pop over and have a look between bouts of Matra fettling.

I take it the Javelin is going to be the centrepiece on the Jowett stand at the NEC this year

Pete - It's certainly one of the cars on our stand along with a couple of others (all top secret ) but it will as always be a very busy & entertaining display - have you got your hall & stand numbers for the Matra stand yet ?

Stand 7-640. We're not allowed in to start setting up until 7 pm on the Thursday, which is a bit of a bummer.

So got stuck in today - the shell has minor surface rust from being stood in storage (even though there was a dehumidifier running 24/7) - so spent much of the day with the DA sander with P80's discs & a rotary wire brush on the angle grinder in the difficult to access areas - just concentrated on the offside - still plenty to do on the inside / underside etc - but wanted to get the panels up to speed - straightened these up as required with a panel hammer & dolly prior to skimming with filler - I appreciate that most of the panels will have to be largely skimmed - it is the only way to get the minor deflection out of them - but it is only a skim - all body seams and larger areas of deflection have been lead loaded prior to applying the filler - the chassis tilter certainly makes an easy job of getting to the roof & underside

Thank you for the information on the roof construction. Nice to see the Javelin back in the workshop, I enjoyed reading your updates on that one.

Stand 7-640. We're not allowed in to start setting up until 7 pm on the Thursday

Ok - We are on Stand 11-610 - don't know yet what time we can access the hall - sincerely hope that it's not 7pm has we have a 5 car stand with loads of setting up to do