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Thanks Nigel. Next time I need to drill any very big holes through thick steel I will give you a bell Well chaps, it's looking like this 3 point saga is finally coming to the end.. Not much left to do now Yesterday I finished welding up the lower arm mounts, and then turned my attention to the roll bar. Lot's of seam welding and plating over a few holes to make things stronger.. Here's the first two plates on top of the diagonal bit's ready to be welded on.. I had four round "open" bit's to make filler plates for.. I was going to cut some circular plates out until I spotted quite a few of these big thick washers (thank you Michael ).. Just the right size, but how would I hold them in position for welding? By welding some off cuts into the washer holes I created my own mini metal mushroom garden Which gave me a way of holding the washers in place for welding.. Tacked in With the welding all done the last job for yesterday was to get the bare metal painted to stop it rusting. If I had some black paint then I would of painted the roll bar with some.. But a bit of colour adds character.. It will soon get dirty and start to blend with with the rest of the GT anyway The lower mounts could do with a second coat.. Today's plan is to get the GT all bolted back together then enjoy not cutting, grinding, welding and filing thick steel for a short while

Another update Part of the rear fender, also the 3 point top link mount How it mounts Finalising the front tranny mount Making the intermediate drive from the mid tach point. Checking position

we gave the holder a offroad rundown today it behaved well

I thought I'd post this up as it is, well was a stationary engine.. I bought it cheap on Fleabay for once it was quite local.. It used to power a saw bench. It turns over by hand and feels to have good compression... There is fuel in the tank that smells quite fresh-ish so many it's not been that long since it has run.. This is the first time I had seen a Kohler K series with a low mounted starter motor... and I've seen a few K's over the years! My plans for it?? If it turns out to be a good engine I do have a use for it, but not in a Wheel Horse... Maybe near a Wheel Horse, but not in one

Are the brackets for the wheel weights your own work? Neat job. Been thinking along that line myself.

The thin wire goes to a spring loaded tag on the throttle mechanism, the idea being when you shut it down it kills the spark.

Thank you Neil, for both reading, and posting in this thread. I got the suite case weights painted, and mounted back on the 444. Now their both functional, and look good. I'm working on adding about 150 pounds per rear wheel in the back using dumbbell weights. You can see the bracket that will be holding theme. Each side will have 2- 50lb plates, and 2- 25lb plates on them. Should give me plenty of traction. Matt

you only had to ask ian ive got drills that would do that in one hit