Simon
Not sure how i will get my pictures "on line".
Main computer with all pictures I have is using XP and I use firefox as browser.
The other is laptop Apple MacBook Air using Apple OSx and their browser " SAFARI.
I have become very disillusioned with MS and their windows.....a typical con to get your cash every time you upgrade the Operating System and even then no guarantee it works properly according to many I have spoken to.
The Apple Operating System gets upgraded FREE of charge as it comes out and I am now on about the third upgrade.
Obviously the drawback is learning the different terminology and way of doing things.......I am getting there! I wish I had started out with Apple in the beginning.

Agree with your thoughts on electronically controlled cars and fixing difficulties.
I have a lifetime as electronics engineer at sea in communications and all other electronic ship equipment including a large range of military electronics and am used to fault finding down to component level (resistors/capacitors/valves....then transistors....then chips and finally just boxes) Many very expensive equipments had built in fault indicating circuits..........they were not very good and to cure them most faults required deep knowledge of how it worked and the circuit info..diagrams and makers explanation. When even the car manufacturers sometimes can't cure their own fault what hope is there for the rest of us??
Good thing is that modern cars are so relatively cheep and you do not really have to lavish too much care and attention on them because they are not going to be long term and just lose their value whatever you do. ....future maintenance....not possible as spares are removed once car deemed obsolete.
As to automatic driverless cars, I shudder at the thought. I believe that the "they are safer than human drivers" statement just accepts that there are going to be lives lost due to electronic faults and- tough on the victims.
My Skoda Yeti at 34,000 miles with 1.2 (VW) engine has just had a new engine (paid for by Skoda UK (and probably VW) due to a timing chain too week design fault 2009 to 2012....kept quiet by them..... so stretch and slip on cogs so trashed internals....I am glad I was not doing 70 on the motorway with potential lock up and disaster that could have caused.

Is there really no little program that can be added to this website so we can just "attach" a photo/file the way you can on an email......i.e. click on " attach" then browse your computer or wherever, select item and click open or what ever the instruction is and bingo it is attached and often even appears in full before you send.

Dennis

Location: NW Devon

Dennis. How have you got on with the rear brake shoe issue?

Looking at the photos, I wondered if you had thought about stiffening the chassis by making the engine more of a structural component since it isn't as likely to crack as a 7 engine block.

Location: Cardiff

Rob
I am still mystified. Have spoken to ESM Morris Minors workshop who's Steve was very patient and helpful, but he was equally mystified. It seems like only possibility is shoe length. He is kindly including in my parcel of small bits some adjusters from the 8 inch system of the later minors to see if they will fit and give greater outward spacing of the shoes. I am also waiting delivery of new QH shoes and new cylinders all round. (by the way avoid UPS if you can ....see some of their reviews on various sites....delivery tomorrow????)

The flexy chassis actually acts as part of the suspension system, so I believe. It was talked about somewhere a long time ago....Bill Williams? or some such other developer. Under the subject such as boxing/stiffening the chassis this led to even more considerations and work/modifications having to be done.
My first Nippy EJ 4322 did have a Bowden Parallel twin front spring IFS......what a wonderful difference that made over the standard set up.
The front axle by the way is Big 7 with its larger king pins (better able to resist being broken than the ordinary 7).
I actually visited Bowden Engineering in Ottery St Mary Devon many years ago. Small local firm. They gave me photos of their "drawings" of the system and gave permission to pass on copies to anyone that wanted them.
I must get round to sending copies to the archive if they want them?

Location: NW Devon

Dennis - just noticed the Nippy remains! Out of interest, have you got any memory of things like the body number stamp on transmission tunnel (or indeed scrapped chassis number) from it, as its all useful for records despite being "gone"!

It also has interesting folding screen conversion on (does it look converted?) that would be interesting to have pics of for the Nippy/65 archive...

How do I get to see the Nippy/65 archive?
ATR 860 is the Nippy I am working on and think you may already have the details. I seem to remember I was unable to find any numbers on the prop tunnel.
The fold flat screen looks professionally made and the quadrents are grafted to each of top and bottom pillars by halving the thickness and pinning and I imagine brazing.....I have had mine rechromed and construction was easy to see. Chriss Goulds Guide to the 65 and Nippy shows a picture except mine is the later type which has a recessed slot and as described the pivot tightening knob locks into square sided counter sinks at each end (as opposed to tapered countersinks. The knobs were missing and just grotty bolts used........I have been unable to source good proportioned butterfly bolts so am using the cross handle water taps turned down to fit.....these are from small sink taps but I have only managed to find one so far and need another to make a pair....ANYONE HAVE ONE IN THEIR JUNK BOXES????
I do have another with the little plastic red disc in the top middle indicating hot water tap, but would like a solid without disc to match the first one. Otherwise I will have to put the red one on the nearside (red - port - left for the seafarers amongst us!).
Dennis

Location: NW Devon

Hi Dennis, as far as I know there is nothing like you suggest for this forum to add pictures. It only accepts links to them.

I am not sure the best way for you to get your photos online using a Mac. I am an Windows person so I have no idea when it comes to Apple software! I am not sure if there is a standard Apple online photo storage app but someone on here might know?

The software in autonomous cars will be interesting to say the least. My background is in software and software testing and I wouldn't want anything to do with them!

Simon

Location: Wellington

That is interesting as its very late. I'm presuming that it was scrapped but that the body and bits continue to be used on a different plate? I'll email you.
The reigster page for Nippies is http://aus7in.wordpress.com/2016/05/29/photo-register-of-austin-nippy-sports/

Hi Dennis,

I'm a long term Apple Mac user - since the mid 1980's and have no problem posting photos to this site. You need to follow the instructions described in the second topic down on the index page - "Posting photos on the Forum".

I simply upload photos from my Mac to my Photobucket album then choosing 'SHARE', copy & paste the image link onto this site remembering to change both sets of IMG caps to lower case img

Jeff.

Location: Almost but not quite, the far North East of England

Jeff - thanks for thatinfo. Will email you separately to save cluttering up this thread.

Location: NW Devon