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AC Owners Club Forum => 428 Frua Forum => Topic started by: david langford on October 05, 2008, 19:57:07

Title: Frua sills
Post by: david langford on October 05, 2008, 19:57:07: Hi all
    The sills need to be replaced on the 428 and it's proving difficult to find anyone in my area willing to fabricate any.Does anyone know if there are any replacements available,unlikely I know,or are they really hard to recreate?
    Maybe everyone I've spoken to is really busy and they don't need the work.

    Thanks in anticipation
    Dave
Title: Frua sills
Post by: Classicus on October 06, 2008, 19:19:29: Hi Dave

   Can't help on the sills afraid, but could you help with your chassis number as I'm not sure if it's on the Register or not ? I seem to remember you saying you've got a coupe presumably with automatic transmission ? Any other info on top especially any pics would of course be much appreciated [:)]

   Thanks

   Paul
Title: Frua sills
Post by: Emmanueld on October 16, 2008, 18:21:19: Dave Hi, I am afraid you are going to have a problem finding sills! you need to find a very good metal smiths who can make them out of flat steel. The sills are actually quite intricate with four layers. I have some photos if you are interested. Regards, Emmanuel
Title: Frua sills
Post by: david langford on October 18, 2008, 12:40:17: Hi Emmanueld and Paul
    I feared it would'nt be easy as everyone that looks at it seems to take a backward step.Pictures would be very much appreciated.Are they on the thread of your rebuild or do you need to post them/send them seperately.Many thanks for the information
    The car is CF58,coupe and automatic.It had a chassis and engine rebuild about 10,000 miles ago,done by the previous owner,and I've had it since 2003.Had the bodywork rubbed down and resprayed(except for the sills)and rechromed everything apart from bumpers.Doesn't have a front grille,which is why I couldn't help Englishman on his request.Will try and post pictures,but never done it before,so don't hold your breath.

    Dave
Title: Frua sills
Post by: cliffordl on October 19, 2008, 15:13:35: According to an old version of the 428 register the sills from a Hillman Hunter are "almost identical"....may be worth a try.

Cliff.
Title: Frua sills
Post by: Emmanueld on October 20, 2008, 18:01:16: I doubt it very much, these are custom pieces and they are probably different on each car!

Emmanuel
Title: Frua sills
Post by: mikemall on November 24, 2008, 17:29:23: Hi David,
   You don't say where your area is. Are you near the Home Counties? I am having my 428 Frua convertible rebuilt by a company just south of Reading & they are doing the sills without a problem - not cheap, though!

   On another topic, I'm looking for the quarter light chromes, anyone got any ideas?
   Cheers
   Mike
Title: Frua sills
Post by: lawrence on November 26, 2008, 19:22:43: Hi if you need sill's for 428 let me know call me on 01932 225523 I have 2x428's and have been rebuilding among other things AC's for the last 30 years check out my web site ga-fabrications.com please this is not an advert but if I can help you guys out I would only be to pleased good luck to you all
Title: Frua sills
Post by: Classicus on November 27, 2008, 10:09:53: Hi Mikemall & Lawrence

   Not sure if your 428s are already on the 428 Register and Archive (URL below) or not ?

   http://acfrua428.activeboard.com/index.spark?forumID=115841&subForumID=397875&p=2

   If not could you possibly kindly help with chassis numbers, any history, type and so on please ? Also any photos past or present would be very much appreciated as well [:)]

   22 cars still "unknown" or unaccounted for....
   CF(X) 2, 5, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 26, 27, 41, 42, 44, 45, 48, 50, 51, 56, 60, 61, 71, 72, 74.

   Thanks [:)]

   Paul
Title: Frua sills
Post by: mikemall on May 28, 2009, 20:40:55: Hi Paul, I had given my details to Andy some time ago, so don't know if I am on the register. However, looking at your link, it would appear not. Also the info seems incorrect. Mine is cf34. The original number was WYF 101G, not the AMY number on the list. It is currently being rebuilt, having been off the road since 1979! I changed the number plate in 1974, when I bought it, to 3 HTD.

   Cheers
   Mike
Title: Frua sills
Post by: nikbj68 on May 28, 2009, 21:46:08: quote:
Originally posted by mikemall Hi Paul, I had given my details to Andy some time ago...Mine is cf34...Cheers
   Mike

   In the 'Identifying Frua Parts (http://"http://www.acownersclub.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=326")' thread you mentioned CF32, do you have both, or is it a typo?
   [:)]
   Nik.
Title: Frua sills
Post by: mikemall on May 28, 2009, 22:22:04: Typo I'm afraid! Wish I had both. 34 is mine.
Mike
Title: Frua sills
Post by: Classicus on June 01, 2009, 14:33:03: Hi Mike

   Thanks indeed for all the updated info on CF 34. Any chance of some piccies sometime as well [;)] ?

   Paul [:)]
Title: Frua sills
Post by: Emmanueld on June 01, 2009, 19:03:16: David, any luck with your sills?

Emmanuel
Title: Frua sills
Post by: mikemall on June 03, 2009, 13:16:53: Hi Paul,

   As soon as the restoretion is complete, I'll send some piccies. All I have at the moment are some very old ones or just the shell stripped down in the garage!

   Mike
Title: Frua sills
Post by: Classicus on June 03, 2009, 15:56:43: Hi Mike

   Thanks for your reply [:)]

   Be extremely interested in fact in your very old ones sometime as it's also a Research Archive as well as a Register. These old pictures can often be very helpful and useful, especially views of the cockpit and dashboard areas, as many owners after so many years are keen to try and restore their cars to an original a condition as possible and authentic pictorial sources are unfortunately few and far between. If possible any photos of the shell would also be most valuable too as I've not been able to find any yet.

   Any guesses as to when they all might have been taken ?

   Naturally once the restoration is complete only too keen to have them on the developing "Gentleman’s Express Hall of Fame" website below !![8D]

   http://ac428.zoomshare.com/

   Paul
Title: Frua sills
Post by: mikemall on June 03, 2009, 18:42:54: Hi Paul,

   I'll go on a hunt for my old pics. Don't think any show the dash or anything interesting! Do you want me to upload them here or email them to you?

   Mike
Title: Frua sills
Post by: Classicus on June 03, 2009, 19:20:53: Hi Mike

   Thank you ! [8D] If it's not a problem could you possibly upload onto here as I've found it's usually quicker than e-mails ?

   Paul [:)]
Title: Frua sills
Post by: david langford on June 04, 2009, 20:14:24: Hi Emmanueld, yes,all done thanks. A guy at U.S. Autocare, who I use for engine parts did it. Didn't realize how much of a mess it was down there or how many times they had been bodged. Fabricated everything himself, has put in a series of holes to inject waxoyl at the back and even strengthened the jacking points. Not that I'll ever use them.
    Good to have it back on the road after a two years.

    Dave
Title: Frua sills
Post by: mikemall on June 14, 2009, 18:17:05: Hi Paul,

   I have now scanned a few pics in to my computer but... and I know I am being incredibly dense, I can't figure out how to put them on to the post! [8)]
   Cheers
   Mike
Title: Frua sills
Post by: Classicus on June 14, 2009, 22:20:28: Hi Mike

   Thanks ! Not to worry - if you could possibly email them instead that'd be great.

   428Classicus at googlemail dot com

   Paul [:)]
Title: Frua sills
Post by: Classicus on June 15, 2009, 15:38:06: Hi Mike

   Uploaded pics of CF 34 over on the Register ok.

   What GREAT trendy gear !! [8D] [8D] Don't think I have ever seen a more classic set of 70's pics anywhere !! Brings back many, many great memories ! [:D]

   I always use Photobucket which is a free picture hosting service plus ads. which used to last for about 6 months only if you didn't use it in between. Or you can pay a small annual amount (used to be $10) without the ads. - www.photobucket.com

   However it can be a real maze if you're not used to it so follow the pics of the procedures below. Sorry about the size but if you copy and paste them into Word and enlarge to say 150% it should be ok.

   In the final picture, "copy and paste", the whole of the "IMG" code in the bottom box, including (img) and (/img)themselves, into the AC forum's message box and then Preview the pics first. It must be the whole of the code otherwise no pics will appear.

   Thanks again for the ultra COOL pics !! [8D]

   Paul [:D]


   (http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p273/classicus/Photobucketloadingprocedure5.jpg)

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Title: Frua sills
Post by: Emmanueld on June 16, 2009, 02:49:45: David Hi,

   I am glad it's all done, mine was a mess as well, posted pictures sometime ago, used waxoyl as well!

   Regards,

   Emmanuel