London Taxi restoration!

Volkswagenboy Staggers Automotive.

2,437 posts · joined Jul 2005 · 19 Feb 2007, 10:04 pm

#574097

Hey guys and gals, I just thought I'd show you a few pics of the 1984 Austin FX4 London Taxi-Cab I'm restoring at work for my boss.
As all London Taxi's start their lives, this old beast came from London!
Imported about 10 years ago this car had been used for wedding hire with my boss's other company 'Golden Roller Hire'.

As you can see the poor old girl had a two piece crank!

Rust repairs:

So much damn work to do!

Sill panel repairs:

I'll post some more pics as time goes on.

-Staggers.

STAGGERS AUTOMOTIVE - Heavy Vehicle Diesel Specialist

JB CUSTOMS & CLASSICS - Car Builders

2/53 Tradelink Drive, Browns Plains

pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 20 Feb 2007, 11:59 am

#574214

cool, poor old london taxis, amazing machines. just horrible british mechanicals.🙅

"stoopid is stronger than axles"
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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 20 Feb 2007, 2:49 pm

#574242

Was it petrol or Diesel engine?

Is it air conditioned?

Those tail lamps were also used in a small two door Austin
and maybe some front wheel drive austin/morris cars..

Lee

- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

jo_tas Custom Title Time!

1,547 posts · joined Aug 2004 · 20 Feb 2007, 5:21 pm

#574290

I would imagine it must be a diesel, cause that's what Brenton works on... am i right?

koolkarmakombi enkarmarising

2,078 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 20 Feb 2007, 5:37 pm

#574296

Good on you Staggers, nice work!

Needs a big donk though!

What is he going to use it for?

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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 20 Feb 2007, 6:17 pm

#574305

they sound like diesels on TV...

there was a late model one of these in Sydney a few years ago...

I think it was smaller than that one...

and more modern ??? shape...

Lee

- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

frank2112 Officially Full-On Dubber

215 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 21 Feb 2007, 7:11 am

#574407

The tail lights look like Morris 1100 units. Must be a british engineering thing to manufacture cars with areas designed to rust.

Spare the Duct tape, spoil the job - Red Green

Volkswagenboy Staggers Automotive.

2,437 posts · joined Jul 2005 · 24 Feb 2007, 4:16 pm

#575195

Yeah diesel and air conditioned, they stayed the same shape and size from the 50's on.

It'll be used as a wedding hire car, I keep telling the boss he needs to let me throw a Rover V8 in it, BUT instead he's letting me put a V6 3.8 Buick engine with probably a Turbo 700 box.

Just found a set of 17 inch chrome *bling* mags last week, will probably be getting them.

-Staggers.

STAGGERS AUTOMOTIVE - Heavy Vehicle Diesel Specialist

JB CUSTOMS & CLASSICS - Car Builders

2/53 Tradelink Drive, Browns Plains