Vinnetrow

Your welcome mate, your grin said it all
 
 
 
You mean the throttle has a peg on it?
 
 
For your viewing pleasure chaps, here's Nigel, Norm, Chris and myself having a hoon about
 

"We drove Why Not and survived" 
 

Thanks guy's, you don't have long to wait
 
More progress today, I fitted a couple of stoppers to limit the steering lock a tad and stop the calipers from hitting the axle, but I forgot to take a photo..
 
A battery cut-off switch is now fitted..
 

 
 
And the empty headlamp hole now has a cover... Sorry Nigel, I just had to go for the brushed steel look to match the dash panel.
 

Quite where you choose to stick the plug is up to you mate, I won't be sticking it anywhere that makes it hard to sit down
 
 
Freshly uploaded overnight Part 18 of the build videos is here... Enjoy
 

Thanks mate, all I need to do now is find a better way of mounting it..
 
 
 
 
They are.. Just a very very pale shade
 
 
An update from inside the workshop.... The bench WN was on ended up looking like this yesterday!!
After the struggle of lifting her off the bench last time we decided the easiest thing to do this time was to slide drag the bench to the doorway and roll her down some ramps,,,
To be fair on the bench it has put up with a lot of punishment for the past er... many years including the weight of the 6x6 being built on it..
The bench will be rebuilt a lot stronger and on castor wheels
 

 
 
I'm very happy to report that all the changes that have happened on WN have been worth it..
Thanks to the new higher fuel outlet on the tank she starts up straight away with no hassles or queasy-start..  A little choke, no throttle push the starter button and she roars into life..
Today I realized that I was no longer thinking about the brakes when using then, I guess the relocated front master cylinder is doing it's job now
 
And now the big one.. Steering..
 
Gone is the twitchyness that was there under hard throttle while turning.. There is even a fair amount of self centering going on.. Oh, and the steering is so much lighter than what it was
The only downside was the amount of wheel turning needed to steer..
It was about 1/2 a turn lock to lock, the A35 steering box made that 2.2 turns lock to lock!!
 
This was sorted today by drilling and extra hole in the drop link a bit closer to the wheel and giving the connecting rod a bend so it didn't hit the exhaust or anywhere else..
The lock is now 1.5 turns lock to lock which feels right.. In fact it now has so much lock that the front brake calipers hit the front axle on full lock, so I need to make a couple of simple stoppers to stop that happening..
 

 
 
The fender pan is as done as it's going to get before the shows, it still needs loads more work but that can wait until I get her ready for final paint.
 

 
 
I have also installed a plug under the dash..
 

 
 
Nope, it's not for plugging in headphones   It is in fact wired into the bikes stop/run circuit.    The plan is to grind out some of the plastic bit that separates the positive and negative and weld both bits together.
The idea being when it's plugged in to the stop/run circuit will be in run mode.. So if the plug is attached to the driver and the driver get thrown off for some reason, the plug get pulled and the engine stops
 

 
 
I'm now so tired I can hardly type without having to correct a smelling mistake on every other turd, so it's just as well I'm on the last three photo's..
Here's WN out in the wild yesterday.
 

 

 

you would need some very long arms it seems, haha

Thanks Max, it does
 
 
This morning was like an archeological dig... Once I'd shoveled 6 inches of white filler dust away I found a bench!!  
 

 
 
To celebrate I put a couple of wheels on WN to have a look...  They soon came off for a second coat of paint.
 

 
 
The second coat of IH white lightened the wheels up, make them look less creamy..  Don't be fooled by the photo, the paint is nowhere near as smooth as it looks.
 

 
 
Oh, and the bonnet now has a mat black grill/mesh thingy
 

The grill is going to look great!

nice to see you though!
 
I didn't do too good on pictures, spent the afternoon keeping dry in the awning/beer tent
 
 
 
here's a few I took though
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 

Thanks Dibnah, not only is it diarrhea brown, some parts are now "gut rot grey" 
 
Well chaps, I'm sick of fillering and even though it's far from perfect it will do for now..  Just the flange thingy in the middle to sort then it can be brown oxided
 

 

 
 
The slots on the front of the bonnet have now been widened.. They need a little tidy up but they look so much better for being wider.
 

 
 
And some wire mesh came my way yesterday.. It will look good sprayed mat black and tucked behind the slots
 

ive painted your wheels yellow today ian i didnt like them white, they look much better now

All the best, have a good one!

Here's a little video of some of saturday's goings on.
 

Here's a little video of some of saturday's goings on.
 

Here's a little video of some of saturday's goings on.
 

Here's a little video of some of saturday's goings on.
 

Spent the day at Ringmer after all the rain we had yesterday I didn't bother taking the caravan but it wasn't as muddy as I thought anyway heres a few photos of today and i'll do some tomorrow.

Thanks chaps, but I disagree.... Your see why
 
A close up of that gauge for you.

After looking at the photo's of the front of the hood, I just wasn't happy with the way the new slot's looked... A reminder for you.

But what if the slot's were wider to match the original slots??   A quick bit of masking and a squirt of matt black paint to trick the brain into seeing wider than they are slot's and it looks much better.. So Monday the slot's will be widened and tidied up.

I didn't enjoy the filler work on the wheels at all.. Too small a space to sand easily!!   But once the wheels had had a coat of IH white paint it was worth it


I didn't plan to go quite so far with the bodywork before the shows, but I may of got a bit carried away..
The fender pan was panel beaten to get the shape as best I could before being hit with filler/bondo.. A bit more filling and sanding to go but it's almost there now..

Evening all, I'm feeling quite shattered this evening so I thought I'd do an update why I'm still awake.. I don't know about you lot but I find it quite hard to type when I'm asleep
 
The first job on the hit list was to tackle the fuel tank..  Once I had drained the water/cleaning solution out and dried the inside, I took the tank well away from the public and stuck a blowtorch in the filler hole...
I already knew from the smell of the tank there was no explosive vapors inside, but I had to try to make sure..
Nowt exploded so I warmed up the grinder and welder and set to..
The outlet pipe was welded to the inside of the new plate first, then the whole thing was welded on a bit at a time to make sure nothing warped..
 

 
 
Not the best of photo's but the tank outlet is now above the carb inlet, I just need to fit an inline filter and tap somewhere..
The welds have now had a light tidy up, sprayed with red oxide and the inside sealed up with tank sealant just to make sure it doesn't leak this time.
 

 
 
While I was waiting for the tank welds to cool I fitted an extra gauge... I've no idea what you would call it (a better photo coming tomorrow) but it's basically a vacuum gauge which has been following me around for more years than I care to remember.. So I fitted it
 

 
 
All the new panels are now painted and bolted down.. Yes I will be painting the bolts
 

 
 
I have always been a bit worried about the engine getting too hot due to not enough air getting to the radiator, so today I cut a few extra slots in the front of the bonnet..
This isn't the best of photo's and the slots do look better a little further away, but I think the extra slots need to be wider to closer match the original slots.. What do you guys think?
 

 
 
Although I won't have time before Rural Past Times to do a full paint job, I do want to get the wheels painted.. So off came the rear wheels for a bit of "hide the welds with filler" action... I'm not looking forward to sanding them tomorrow!
 

 
 
While the rear wheels are off I thought I'd take a look at the fender pan.. This join does not look to bad..
 

 
 
Until you put a straight edge across it!!
 

 
 
Lot's of loud hammer work later and it's getting there..
 

 
 
And thus that's the story so far..

Thanks Max, yeah the speed runs will be fun        Ouch your internet is slow!
 
 
 
 
Do you think I could hire myself out as a muck spreader?
 
 
 
Hi Andrew, I'm not sure air horns will be needed... The loud exhaust and manic laughing is sure to get peoples attention
 
 
It's been a busy few days in the workshop, with Rural Past Times coming up I was even in the workshop Sunday!
 
The wiring was 99.9% done by Sunday lunch time, just one safety switch to fit when I get it..
 
So I spent the rest of the day fabricating this..
 

 
 
Now you see a mess of wiring..
 

 
 
Now you don't
 

 
 
A closer view for you.   A lot of template making time went into getting the side panel looking just right..
 

 

 
 
Speaking of templates, here's the right side template taking shape.
 

 
 
Transfer to steel.
 

 
 
Bung steel in the sheet metal folder..
 

 
 
Fold a 90 degree bend..
 

 
 
And then forget to take photo's of the other stages, so have an almost finished side panel shot instead
 

 
 
I didn't get as much done today as I would of liked, but some more panel work has been done.
 
A top cover for the main body tub was made, and as the fender pan sits a bit lower than the body tub I made a curved panel thingy to help blend the two heights together.. It will also add strength to the front of the fender pan when it's fully welded on.
 

 
 
A view from afar..
 

 
 
Pete dropped in for a visit today which resulted in the fuel tank being removed!!
 

 
 
The reason?   Well, Pete had not heard WN running and as I needed to check my slimmed down wiring loom still worked and I didn't cut out anything that I shouldn't of, we decided to fire her up..
It was at this time that the leak free tank decided it wanted to start leaking, and I started to wish I had put the tank sealer in that I had bought!!
 
Then I had a better idea..
 
Unless WN's engine is warm she has always had a bit of a starting problem with fuel not getting to the carbs.. The problem is the tanks fuel tap is below the carb fuel inlet.. Even though the actual tank is above the fuel inlet and logic says that gravity will do it's thing and get fuel to the carbs through a looped pipe, gravity seems to have other ideas!
Also when I tried to drain the tank I found the vacuum side of the fuel tap wasn't working that well!
 
So the plan is to cut off the old fuel tap, weld the hole up and fit a new fuel outlet at the base of the front face of the tank which is the side facing you..
This will put the tank outlet above the carb inlet
 
The only problem is the tank was half full of fuel today, so after draining and soaking up the last dregs of fuel with a rag, I filled the tank up with a water 1001 stain remover solution...  I know washing up liquid is traditional, but I didn't have any..
All being well any fuel vapors will be gone by Thursday when I'm at the workshop next, and I can cut and weld it without fear of being blown up!
 

yep

I'm excited for the speed runs
 
4 hours! your lucky. The 21min Wiston video, 720p 60fps, 10 hours. Our internet is ridiculous 

Does anyone know where i can find some 10" diameter PVC pipe or similar, that doesn't cost too much? I only need a foot in length total.
 
For your viewing pleasure.
 

Will you getting about the show with this again Nigel? haha

 

I'll be going to this show next weekend with a couple of Wheelhorse's'
anyone else going ? come over and say hello, I'll be at the bottom end of the stationary engine's