mattblack

Had a week off work, so between changing the servo on my van, changing the oil and filters, pruning the plum tree at the allotment and picking up my MK12 engine I did a bit more... 
 
Stripped the paint off the tank and cowling, is the light green an undercoat or the original colour? (cowling is dark green inside)
 

 
 

 

 
Tank will need a clean inside, a few nuts, some brake cleaner and a good shake should do it.

 
Sump cleaned out (oil was clean, but there was a bit of sludge in it)
 

 
Can't upload anymore photos in the this post so I will continue tomorrow...
 

Engine has obviously had some attention in the past, bore still looks good with no wear ridge.
 

 
Someone cared enough to do this brazed repair to the pulley, maybe to to get a bit more life out of it when it was a working engine?
 

 
...on the other hand, whoever made the new seals for the fuel cap and air filter only had cork effect vinyl floor covering to hand, and their teeth for tools.
 

 
Valves look OK.
 

 

 

 

 
Is this the date code? (IE March 1958)
 

"...almost entirely intact..."
I think that's called 'journalistic license'
 
Not to take anything away from the discovery and recovery of course, but I do wish people wouldn't use the term 'restoration' for projects like this. 'Recreation' is more like it.
 
(just my take on it).

I picked this ebay purchase up today. I bought it because it was cheap, local and I liked the shape of the fuel tank and the Monro tiller data plate. It was listed as having no compression, if that's the case hopefully it will just be a stuck valve. On the plus side it seems all there.
 
I will get stuck into it when I have done my MK15.
 

On the plus side, you won't make it any worse...