Restoration of a 1949 Standard Vanguard
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Standard Vanguard

Standard Vanguard

Standard Vanguard

Standard Vanguard

RESTORATION PROCESS APRIL 2011 - PHOTO GALLERY

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  • Heading from Sydney to Melbourne to pick up the 1949 Vanguard
    Thu 07 Apr 2011
  • Setting up to winch the Vanguard onto the Trailer
    Fri 08 Apr 2011
  • Tying her down
    Fri 08 Apr 2011
  • Getting ready to leave
    Fri 08 Apr 2011
  • Getting ready to leave
    Fri 08 Apr 2011
  • Heading back to Sydney with the 1949 Vanguard
    Fri 08 Apr 2011
  • And so it begins, wheels off, brakes off. Location Albion Park.
    Sat 09 Apr 2011
  • Seats out
    Sun 10 Apr 2011
  • Sun 10 Apr 2011
  • Sun 10 Apr 2011
  • Sun 10 Apr 2011
  • Seats need some work
    Sun 10 Apr 2011
  • Mon 11 Apr 2011
  • Daniel has removed and cleaned up the differential, front seal to be replaced.
    Sat 16 Apr 2011
  • Daniel is painting the differential
    Sat 16 Apr 2011
  • Daniel has painted the differential
    Sat 16 Apr 2011
  • Springs removed, bushes to be replaced
    Sat 16 Apr 2011
  • Sat 16 Apr 2011
  • Grill, radiator, water pump removed. Water pump, pump body, thermostat and housing to be replaced.
    Sat 16 Apr 2011
  • Bit of a mess here
    Sat 16 Apr 2011
  • Daniel has removed the water pump and water pump body assembly, good boy!
    Sun 17 Apr 2011
  • The old engine mounts were stuffed.
    Sun 17 Apr 2011
  • Removing the head
    Tue 19 Apr 2011
  • Tue 19 Apr 2011
  • Tue 19 Apr 2011
  • Grill is off, now to remove 80 pop rivets and send material off for a re-chrome.
    Wed 27 Apr 2011
  • Steering box out, it's a Bishops cam box. Looks like it needs new bushes and bearings.
    Sat 30 Apr 2011
  • Steering box in bits, bloody thing was full of grease, should have been SAE90, guess they wanted to fix the leak.
    Sat 30 Apr 2011
  • Steering Box bits
    Sat 30 Apr 2011
  • Steering Box bits
    Sat 30 Apr 2011
  • Steering Box bits
    Sat 30 Apr 2011
  • Steering Box bits
    Sat 30 Apr 2011