Project Hillman Hunter,year 1969 Restoration

trinity · October 3, 2013

On 10/3/2013 at 6:47 AM, Tharinduj said:
From where are u mate?Who is your friend?

From Payagala actually..

My friend is Chandima Senarathne, his dad was the manager of Kalutara North LECO.

Sampath Gunasekera · October 3, 2013

Tharindu, Good luck for your restoration project.

We also had a Hillman (commonly known as Hillman Humber dicky model here) in late 70s. (EN2207)

On 10/3/2013 at 6:04 AM, trinity said:
Ah yes, one of my friends used to live in Panapitiya, Sometimes i come to pahan lanka with a friend or two to have a drink...

Ado , biwwata kamak nehe. Sadde danna epa , apith Kalutara harida.

Edited October 3, 2013 by Sampath Gunasekera

Tharinduj · October 3, 2013

trinity said:
From Payagala actually..
My friend is Chandima Senarathne, his dad was the manager of Kalutara North LECO.

Chandima knows me well.

Tharinduj · October 3, 2013

Sampath Gunasekera said:
Tharindu, Good luck for your restoration project.
We also had a Hillman (commonly known as Hillman Humber dicky model here) in late 70s. (EN2207)

Ado , biwwata kamak nehe. Sadde danna epa , apith Kalutara harida.

Thanks sampath

trinity · October 3, 2013

On 10/3/2013 at 9:20 AM, Sampath Gunasekera said:
Tharindu, Good luck for your restoration project.
We also had a Hillman (commonly known as Hillman Humber dicky model here) in late 70s. (EN2207)

Ado , biwwata kamak nehe. Sadde danna epa , apith Kalutara harida.

Kauda do sadda damme... biwwata apith mal wage honda baba la...

On 10/3/2013 at 9:44 AM, Tharinduj said:
Chandima knows me well.

Ah is that so.. will ask him about you.. PM me your details.. chandima is one of my best buddies.. crazy fellow...

Komisiripala · October 3, 2013

Ado excellent work! Glad to See her in good hands! And API kalutara newei, habai awilla beela yanna puluwan, Harida??

Edited October 3, 2013 by Komisiripala

Tharinduj · October 3, 2013

Komisiripala said:
Ado excellent work! Glad to See her in good hands! And API kalutara newei, habai awilla beela yanna puluwan, Harida??

Ha haaa anytime machan.

trinity · October 3, 2013

On 10/3/2013 at 10:20 AM, Komisiripala said:
Ado excellent work! Glad to See her in good hands! And API kalutara newei, habai awilla beela yanna puluwan, Harida??

Anna ehema enna ko macha... Actually was thinking about it for a while now,.. will do something in a weekend (But not this one though.. )...

Edited October 3, 2013 by trinity

Tharinduj · October 3, 2013

trinity said:

Kauda do sadda damme... biwwata apith mal wage honda baba la...

Ah is that so.. will ask him about you.. PM me your details.. chandima is one of my best buddies.. crazy fellow...

Im Tharindu Jayathilake.thats enough to him.

Sampath Gunasekera · October 3, 2013

Found from the net.

And one more.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eNPzYVK6_TM/UAIpEYH81YI/AAAAAAAAChQ/5BLQGRP9mOg/s1600/Hillman-Hunter-ad-1966.jpg

Edited October 3, 2013 by Sampath Gunasekera

Tharinduj · October 3, 2013

Painted Engine.

Inserted New Ring set & Fixing the Engine.

Edited October 3, 2013 by Tharinduj

Tharinduj · October 3, 2013

Sampath Gunasekera said:
Found from the net.

And one more.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eNPzYVK6_TM/UAIpEYH81YI/AAAAAAAAChQ/5BLQGRP9mOg/s1600/Hillman-Hunter-ad-1966.jpg

Really Apriciate it.

Komisiripala · October 3, 2013

On 10/3/2013 at 10:28 AM, trinity said:

Anna ehema enna ko macha... Actually was thinking about it for a while now,.. will do something in a weekend (But not this one though.. )...

Machan weekends are looking bleak with my classes for the degree just starting. But if ever you come this way, to mount, look me up. Barima nung gedara hari waren!

H.C · October 3, 2013

Nice to see another restoration project and all the best for rest of the work!.

@Trinity, machan ive heard a rather interesting name for your village !.

carboy2011 · October 3, 2013

thats a great car mate

I remember that the Hunters had very good steel body (thicker gauge metal when compared to other cars of that era)

is it a 1500CC or 1600CC engine?

On 10/3/2013 at 10:47 AM, Tharinduj said:
Painted Engine.
Inserted New Ring set & Fixing the Engine.

Komisiripala · October 4, 2013

On 10/3/2013 at 1:36 PM, H.C said:
Nice to see another restoration project and all the best for rest of the work!.
@Trinity, machan ive heard a rather interesting name for your village !.

Imagine if he met a girl from Kimbissa? That wood be an epic awkward conversation! (that town does exist. Juste before sigiriya) as does Punani. I have a picture in front of Punani police station!

trinity · October 4, 2013

On 10/3/2013 at 12:49 PM, Komisiripala said:
Machan weekends are looking bleak with my classes for the degree just starting. But if ever you come this way, to mount, look me up. Barima nung gedara hari waren!

Ela machan... thanks for the invitation, will defa ring you up if i come by mount or near colombo... (PMed you me number)

On 10/3/2013 at 1:36 PM, H.C said:
Nice to see another restoration project and all the best for rest of the work!.
@Trinity, machan ive heard a rather interesting name for your village !.

Ah yes yes.. Paiyagala... the greatest village in the whole frekin island... you know we are always happy people...

On 10/4/2013 at 1:28 AM, Komisiripala said:
Imagine if he met a girl from Kimbissa? That wood be an epic awkward conversation! (that town does exist. Juste before sigiriya) as does Punani. I have a picture in front of Punani police station!

Luckily my wife is not from there man,,, i've seen buses to kimbissa also.. two villages meant to be together but so far away..ha ha ha.. and wts with the Punani??

p.s. OP sorry for OT bro

Komisiripala · October 4, 2013

Punani is on the road to batticaloa, a little past Welikanda. It's a small town. Became infamous in the early 1900's when the villagers were stalked by a leopard. Claimed many lives before the British governor of the east launched a hunting party and shot the animal down. He wrote a book about it called "the man eater of Punani" I know of one copy that exists with a friend. Maybe our local historian can shed some light on it. Sampath?

If only he knew how funny that title sounds now... Like a bad porn parody by vivid video!

MkX · October 4, 2013

On 10/4/2013 at 3:18 AM, Komisiripala said:
Punani is on the road to batticaloa, a little past Welikanda. It's a small town. Became infamous in the early 1900's when the villagers were stalked by a leopard. Claimed many lives before the British governor of the east launched a hunting party and shot the animal down. He wrote a book about it called "the man eater of Punani" I know of one copy that exists with a friend. Maybe our local historian can shed some light on it. Sampath? If only he knew how funny that title sounds now... Like a bad porn parody by vivid video!

I red that book when I was a child may be at age or 10 or 11. Untill now I thought it's something happened in India

Komisiripala · October 4, 2013

http://imageshack.us/a/img209/3477/s0iy.jpg

By Christopher Ondaatje. Sorry not the governor. To was a story of how the governor shot the beast. My bad. Good read nevertheless. I'm looking for that photo I took of Punani police. And trinity I also have one with a friend holding a rock and pointing at the "paiyya" and the "gala" to illustrate his point, under the payagala railway station sign!!

This has gone way to now. Enough enough. Let our good man with his Hillman steal the show please!

Tharinduj · October 4, 2013

carboy2011 said:
thats a great car mate
I remember that the Hunters had very good steel body (thicker gauge metal when compared to other cars of that era)

is it a 1500CC or 1600CC engine?

It`s a 1500cc.Yes Body is very heavy and still in very good shape.

Tharinduj · October 4, 2013

Getting her first primer code

GTAm · October 4, 2013

On 10/4/2013 at 3:18 AM, Komisiripala said:
Punani is on the road to batticaloa, a little past Welikanda. It's a small town. Became infamous in the early 1900's when the villagers were stalked by a leopard. Claimed many lives before the British governor of the east launched a hunting party and shot the animal down.

They should have had Hillman Hunters back then .

Anyway the books sounds an interesting read. Must try to get a copy.

MasterDon · October 4, 2013

On 10/4/2013 at 3:57 AM, MkX said:
I red that book when I was a child may be at age or 10 or 11. Untill now I thought it's something happened in India

There is an Indian book like that too...Man eating leopard of Rudraprayag by hunter/marksman James Corbett.The author has several books along the same lines,hunting leopards and bengal tigers.

Jaliya48 · October 4, 2013

On 10/4/2013 at 3:18 AM, Komisiripala said:
Punani is on the road to batticaloa, a little past Welikanda. It's a small town. Became infamous in the early 1900's when the villagers were stalked by a leopard. Claimed many lives before the British governor of the east launched a hunting party and shot the animal down. He wrote a book about it called "the man eater of Punani" I know of one copy that exists with a friend. Maybe our local historian can shed some light on it. Sampath? If only he knew how funny that title sounds now... Like a bad porn parody by vivid video!

That Brit-Indian hunter also authored a book titled 'Man Eaters of Kumaon' which I would like to get a copy of. He had hunted Tigers (man-eaters), leopards and other wildlife. I'm not fond of hunters or their sport, but it's a book I'd love to read.

EDIT: MD's got the name.

Edited October 4, 2013 by Jaliya48