Restoration Of My Hindustan Ambassador 2412

[Ambylovers]

Hi HKS,
Its great. Even i am having Isuzu G1 Engines. I completely reworked the engine before 3 years. But when i gave the pump for the service, there came the (small) trouble. Engine smoke/Starting troubles. But its been a very tough adjustment and got it ready with in a week by putting up some trial runs.
If you thought of giving the pump to the service station, kindly pay some attention to find the right guys.
By God's Grace Now a days, even i park my car for 20 to 30 days also, it will not require any heater for the Engine to get started.
If possible kindly post some Engine bay pictures.

 

[excels]

hi excels, to my knowledge swivel pin assembly design has been same from old(morris oxford series 2 to 5) to present models(HM ambassador) only minor changes have taken place ( like bush size and tie-rod end arm), so what is your exact location now ( India/ SA) because if you are in India you can get it pretty easily, if you are in abroad you have to source(shipping is headache)

I am attaching the pic of swivel pin assembly, let me know if its matches to your model

Thank you for the reply. It looks correct. I will confirm later today. I am in South Africa, so postage might be a problem. Regards.

 

[excels]

Hi HKS2412. The swivel pins will work. Do you have the contact details for a supplier? Thanks.

 

[torq118]

Waiting for the latest pictures.

 

[HKS2412]

Hi HKS2412. The swivel pins will work. Do you have the contact details for a supplier? Thanks.

hi, the 2 pics of swivel pin assembly which i uploaded in previous post was sourced from two different international websites(suppliers) please check out

swivel assembly - Tony Noonan.com

bush link - www.ebay.com.au(Australia) contact seller for shipping to your location

 

[HKS2412]

hi guys, posting update on work as boot lid was replaced with a good one(existing was rusted badly), rear chassis was replaced with new one(no pics) and new grand bumper (with fog lamp housing) was shipped from Coimbatore reached yesterday

 

[jetumalnad9]

Looks great, Any updates on this?

 

[excels]

hi, the 2 pics of swivel pin assembly which i uploaded in previous post was sourced from two different international websites(suppliers) please check out

swivel assembly - Tony Noonan.com
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bush link - www.ebay.com.au(Australia) contact seller for shipping to your location
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Thank you for the link. I could not find it on Google in the past. I have made contact and the parts may still be available. Regards

 

[Ambyson]

Hi HKS, nice to see some updates from you.

BTW if you are planning to put the Avigo type number plate and the Bezel, you will have to cover all the previous holes on the boot lid before starting the paint job.

 

[HKS2412]

Hi HKS, nice to see some updates from you.

BTW if you are planning to put the Avigo type number plate and the Bezel, you will have to cover all the previous holes on the boot lid before starting the paint job.

sure, it has to be covered if avigo bezel is equipped

 

[HKS2412]

hi, guys
sorry for not posting any updates, as i was busy in my PhD research work. though the tinkering work is taking more time but the result is matching my expectation so i am happy with that and since one week tinker is doing OT after 5pm to till 9pm so that no interference will be there and can work with full concentration, will post the pics tomorrow

 

[Ambyson]

Hi HKS, so badly waiting for your updates.

 

[bReeze AkA brIo]

Hats off to your enthusiasm. Its hard to find vintages still being preferred in present era. Awaiting updates.

 

[Rockfella]

Hats off!!!! Awesome work!

 

[HKS2412]

Thank you guys for all the comments, the tinkering work phase 1 is completed and is scheduled for painting work and the painter will start the work from next week.

I recently bought a new smartphone with 13 mp camera and the pics (Jpeg file) size taken from it will be more than 5mb and to upload in TAI thread it should be less than 1mb i am so finding difficult in uploading the pics so need to find a new photo resizing software

As part of the painting process the work will start with applying primer(red oxide) on the surface, I had discussion with painter about which type of primer he will use and he replied that he will be using normal zinc primer/metal primer but i advised him to use PU (Polyurethane) Primer, it is excellent under-coat having good adhesion on bare metal, also provides excellent corrosion resistance. This has good adhesion on many plastics also. modern cars surface is prepared with same primer for excellent finish