Kenmof2000

No more updates yet as I managed to trap some nerves in my right hand making it quite painful to do anything much, but.....
 
Here's the first video of the action
 

Great little engine, I had one of the earlier WD2 models and it ran as sweet as the proverbial nut !!
 
Don't sell it, hopefully a handle will come to light

fantastic Ian,,  Top Job!!!! 

A little update for you chaps..
 
The big patches have been fully welded up.
 

 
 
And a small hole at the front got the same treatment, I just need to trim it to size.
 

 
 
I also found another small hole on the right side of the seat base..
 

 
 
Which turned into a bigger hole.
 

 
 
For some reason I forgot to take any photo's of that patch being welded on, so here's one of the big patches marked out for trimming to size.
 

 
 
And that chaps is the seat pan just about done.. as ever there is a little grinding of welds inside to be done, but that's all.
 

 
 
Sorry this one's a bit blurred!
 

 
 

The seat pan is not quite finished yet, but for now I will leave these couple of photos here
 

 

Thanks chaps
 
Right, I'd better get this update posted while I'm still awake enough.. It's been a day of lot's of visitors !!
 
The fender pan is just about done, just a little tidying around the new mounting hole thingy to do.
 

 
 
The hood has had an extra repair patch where I found a few more rust holes..
 

 
 
I was going to patch up 3 rust holes on the top of the hood, but I was able to get away with filling the holes with weld,,  Kinda blend in don't they
 

 
 
A bit closer with the flash turned off you can see they still need a little grinding down.
 

 
 
Despite the (what felt like) constant stream of people in and out the shack today I did manage to make a start on the seat pan repairs..
 
A cardboard template..
 

 
 
And some galvanized steel to make the repairs from... A bit thank you to Pete for grabbing this and other bit's of steel before they went into a skip 
 

 
 
The first attempt didn't go to well and the angles were way off!!
 

 
 
Like any good engineer I blamed the cardboard template, and made another template from masking tape
 

 
 
This time the repair patch fit's a lot better, it just needs a little trim and shaping to get it spot on..
 

Fantastic matey!!!  Im loving the thread totally, I mite just have to go find some more bits to send your way!!!  lol
 
Brilliant job so far Ian,,,           

Well, the fender pan didn't quite get finished as I said above.. It's not finished now but very close
 
To hold the above big plate in place for welding and to stop it dropping through the hole, I welded a few tabs on... Like so.
 

 
 
I forgot to take any photo's of that plate being welded on, but on the same day I discovered I had another rust problem!!    I was wondering why my tobacco was drying out so fast
 

 
 
Anyway, now for something pressing.. Making the missing indent bit that is used to bolt the fender pan down..
 

 
 
See what I mean by pressing
 

 
 
I must of made about 8 of these, trying different thicknesses of metal, different strengths, different object to press them into, and finally different ways to cut the steel before pressing...
 
Can you spot which one is the old indent bolt hole mount thingy?
 

 
 
The trick to making your repairs look better than they are on camera is to give the metal a quick buzz over with a DA sander first 
 

 
 
A close up of the indent hole mount thingy.
 

 
 
The underside still needs a bit of a tidy up, but it's not looking too bad.
 

 
 
I hope your liking it Kenny

Your be pleased to know it's been a productive day Kenny, I did find a few more small holes in the hood, so more patches coming up.. Just not today
 
Today I've been tackling some thicker metal, no not the seat pan but the fender pan
 
Here it is as arrived!
 

 
 
A bit of straightening soon made the back a lot less flat and a lot more like the shape it should be.
 

 
 
A dig in the pile of metal off cuts unearthed these two bits that were left over from making the 6x6 fenders..
 

 
 
Hhmm, this looks like it should work. Ok the line is not quite original but unless your a serious spotter with a tape measure no one will notice the difference
 

 
 
To fill the gap between the two "er... bits where the lines get lower", a dig under the bench found this off cut...   Don't worry Mark, your corners are still safely stashed away
 

 
 
Quite a while later...
 

 
 
The rusted away lines are back
 

 
 
While I was under the bench I also found this long forgotten 300 series side cover.
 

 
 
Trimmed down a bit.
 

 
 
See these rusty holes?
 

 
 
Gone!! Almost.. The patch just needs a little tweak then it's ready to be welded in..
 

 
 
 
If all goes well I might even get the fender pan finished tomorrow!!
 

That doesn't look too bad Chris, who cut the large bit out the side of the front panel?
Looking at the rear, I'd better make a template from Kenny's hood
 
I will PM you at some point today Chris.
 
 
Sorry Kenny, no more progress on your parts. I did start straightening your seat pan out yesterday, but my balance went on holiday so I thought the shack was not the safe place to be.. Fingers crossed I'm back in operational condition tomorrow.

Evening chaps, a bit of a progress report..
 
The bit of time I had yesterday was spent trying to work out how to make the trim/strengthening strips.. Despite numerous attempts I couldn't get them right..
 

 
 
Eventually I realized that the insides of the hood do not go straight down (or up if the hoods the right way up), but curve, which makes them impossible for me to make out of one bit of steel which I had been hoping to!!
Not sure what to do about that.. Maybe make an inner and out part, clamp them to the hood and weld them together...   Any thoughts on this guys?
 

 
 
This is all that remained of the hood mounting bracket!
 

 
 
After a quick blast in the cabinet.
 

 
 
Best break out some more steel, a little bit thicker this time..  The new MIG welder did well on this thicker stuff, I'm still struggling a bit with the thinner stuff though.. It will come in time
 

 
 
The refurbed mounting bracket..
 

 

 
 
The outer edges need to be shaped to match the curves of the hood..
 
Can you spot something strange going on with the hood shape???   I don't know why I haven't spotted this before.. The left side is slightly taller then the right!!    Not by much but it's there all the same!
 

 
 
After a lot of looking, hammering, looking again, hammering some more, yet more looking, and more hammering I think I have it sorted now... What do you think Guy's, have I got it right now or do I need to hammer some more?
 

 
 
Out of interest I thought I'd run a wire cup brush on a grinder to see how the surface rust came up..
I quite like it... If it were mine I'd be tempted to leave it as is and wipe some oil over it once in a while
 

No real news on these repairs I'm afraid..    Lot's of visitors over the past few days has stopped me from getting much done..
 
But I have spent a bit of time today finding lots of ways of not making the hood trim/strengthening strips correctly!!   But I think I have it worked out now..
 
Photo's to come when I take them..

Sure looks a professional job to me Ian,,,,,,  

Your welcome Kenny. It may not be a professional job but it ain't bad

My god Ian,,,, Fantastic job so far    Im so glad you put a thread up with the progress, it lets everyone see the before and after conditions, let alone the work involved in between, brilliant work m8!!!

Matt

The welding could give you a bit of a tingle Kenny

Can you re-phrase that?

Pm sent Kenny
 
You might be right Mark.. We shall see.

Sounds like you might be hired!

How bad is yoour old one ?   The lawn rangers here in UK are quite rare but occationally they do come up for sale on that auction site .
depending on when you need it  your best bet would be to ask around Redquare or on facebook wheelhorse parts
although you will get one from US it will cost a bit to import it to UK .
But Worth it