Voucher Boy's 1965 Daimler V8 250 Restoration

Voucher Boy · 1965 Daimler V8 250

Daimler 2.5 V8 and V8-250

1965 Daimler V8 250 Restoration (Jaguar Forums)

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A 1965 Daimler V8 250 restored at home, body and running gear rebuilt from bare shell

Forum member Voucher Boy is restoring his 1965 Daimler V8 250 in a part-time, home-garage build, documenting sill and valance fabrication, rear subframe and axle refitting, and hub and brake assembly. The thread is a useful read for the fabrication tricks (spring compression rig, splined hub conversion questions) and the honest pace of a spare-time restoration.

Specs

As stated in the original write-up.

Hubs: Converted from 5-stud to splined wire-wheel hubs, new bearings and oil seals fitted

Parts used

Parts named as used in the original write-up, grouped the way the Parts page groups them. Where one of the shops we index lists the same thing for this car, it is shown underneath with a link to the shop.

Fuel & Ignition 1

Fuel line union fittings
Used to terminate the fuel line into the boot, a compromise after none of three bought unions fit perfectly
In the shops
Fuel Pipe Double Male In-Line Union ↗TRGB· £9.85 GBP
Fuel Line Compression Fitting 5/16" ↗bpnorthwest.com· $0.89 USD
Straight Fuel Line Unions Pair (Jaguar) ↗Angloparts· €41.82 EUR

Suspension & Steering 2

Rear subframe assembly
Refitted to the shell with non-essential fittings left off to avoid damaging new underseal and paint
Rear axle
Refitted along with the subframe

Brakes 1

Brake discs and hubs
Assembled onto the car so wheels could be refitted
In the shops
Brake Disc to Hub Securing Bolt ↗James Paddock Ltd· £1.30 GBP
Tapered Collar - HD Front Hub Disc Brake, Mini ↗bpnorthwest.com· $9.95 USD
Hub, wire wheel, front, splined, 12 TPI, disc brakes, RH ↗Moss Europe (UK)· £154.75 GBP

Wheels & Tyres 1

Splined wire-wheel front hubs
Converted from original 5-stud hubs, fitted with new bearings and oil seal
In the shops
Front Splined Hub - Left Hand (Wire Wheel Models) ↗British Auto USA· $224.40 USD
Front Splined Hub - Right Hand (Wire Wheel Models) ↗British Auto USA· $226.60 USD
Hub, wire wheel, front, splined, 8 TPI, RH ↗Moss Europe (UK)· £87.60 GBP

Body & Trim 1

Rear wheel arch spat (fabricated)
Homemade cut-down spat, a halfway design between the full original and a spat-less racing look
In the shops
Inner Rear Wheel Arch, L/H ↗Moss Motors – Triumph TR6/TR250· $497.99 USD
Inner Rear Wheel Arch, R/H ↗Moss Motors – Triumph TR6/TR250· $497.99 USD
Rear Inner Wheel Arch Panel (Mk1) ↗MX5 City· $108.25 USD

Photos

66 pictures collected from the write-up, in the order they were posted, shown from 1965 Daimler V8 250 Restoration (Jaguar Forums). A picture opens larger here, with the way through to the page it is on.

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Sill and body fabrication work in progressPhoto: 1965 Daimler V8 250 Restoration (Jaguar Forums)

Rear valance and wheel tub repair areaPhoto: 1965 Daimler V8 250 Restoration (Jaguar Forums)

Welding work on the rear body sectionPhoto: 1965 Daimler V8 250 Restoration (Jaguar Forums)

Fabricated panel work on the shellPhoto: 1965 Daimler V8 250 Restoration (Jaguar Forums)

Close-up of restoration progress on the bodyPhoto: 1965 Daimler V8 250 Restoration (Jaguar Forums)

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Subframe and rear axle refitted to shellPhoto: 1965 Daimler V8 250 Restoration (Jaguar Forums)

Hub and brake assembly on the carPhoto: 1965 Daimler V8 250 Restoration (Jaguar Forums)

Rear end of the car taking shapePhoto: 1965 Daimler V8 250 Restoration (Jaguar Forums)

Wheels fitted, car looking complete againPhoto: 1965 Daimler V8 250 Restoration (Jaguar Forums)

Progress shot of the restorationPhoto: 1965 Daimler V8 250 Restoration (Jaguar Forums)

Front splined hub with wire wheelPhoto: 1965 Daimler V8 250 Restoration (Jaguar Forums)

Later stage progress photo of the DaimlerPhoto: 1965 Daimler V8 250 Restoration (Jaguar Forums)

How it was done

Body repairs

Voucher Boy fabricated and welded in the near-side inner sill, part of the outer sill, a rear jacking point, and the rear wheel tub/valance/tonneau area, much of which was missing and had to be made up without a reference panel. He also fabricated and fitted a cut-down rear wheel arch spat, a compromise between the original full spat and a spat-less racing style.

Mechanical work

With the shell back on its wheels, he fitted the rear subframe and rear axle, leaving off non-essential subframe fittings until later to protect the fresh underseal and paint during handling. He terminated the fuel line into the boot using compromise unions, then began assembling brake discs and hubs, converting the front hubs from 5-stud to splined type with new bearings and oil seals, and raised questions about rear hub key orientation and sealing the outer front bearing.

Progress so far

As of the most recent updates the car has its subframe, axle, hubs and wheels going on, making it look like a car again, though exhaust apertures in the rear valance and other subframe fittings are still outstanding.

A summary in our own words. The full account, with all its detail, is in the original write-up: read it at 1965 Daimler V8 250 Restoration (Jaguar Forums) ↗

Worth knowing

Buying small gas canisters from a general retailer is an expensive way to top up welding gas, better to plan supply ahead of time
A simple angle-iron and bolt rig can safely compress coil springs for subframe assembly