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Since the chassis and gearbox are now operational i thought i would take a look at the bonnet which was in a very bodged state, fibreglass had been used to reinforce the metal and i thought it must've been in a bad condition underneath all the filler, I managed to file the filler off which revealed just what a state the bonnet was in and then the fibreglass which was on the underside just peeled off as it was stuck to paint and rust.
Before photos
After some filing
The only way to fix it was to cut the whole section out and weld in fresh metal, it took some bending to make a piece that would fit but its worked well and its now very strong.
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Its been a long time since I did an update! The restoration is moving along nicely, heres a few pictures from what seems to be months ago now.
Heres one of the wheels cleaned up, notice all of the welding. We have replaced a lot of metal which had completely rusted away.
The chassis was primed, its currently in the stages of being painted red.
The brake drum for the trans was missing so when I was at Newby hall I took some measurements from Chris' RJ. We had a cast pulley hanging around which was a near identical casting to the original and the bore and keyway were the same. With lots of turning I ended up with as perfect a match as I would ever get
Before and after
In situ
More updates to follow shortly
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Nice wheel horse Suburban there! don't see too many of those.
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Yes, i've seen those, they go for quite a bit of money on ebay, fortunately last month I managed to purchase a fairly small one with a stand at a show for a reasonable price. Its a good size for me and fairly easy to move around which is good!
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Some very nice exhibits there, the miniature D series looks awesome!
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Fantastic Norm, if I had a use I would be commissioning one
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There is some on that auction site at the moment that may be of interest
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wheelhorse-Rear-Wheels-With-Cleated-Ag-Tyres-/202002991077?hash=item2f085107e5:g:odkAAOSwGzxZfb9L
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I was lucky because the RJ one was built out of steel bar etc. I think yours will work and look awesome when finished!
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Fantastic job Norm, I happened to make one the other day for my RJ using measurements from Chris' at Newby.
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Hi all, I am looking for some wheel horse hubs for my RJ. I need hubs with 1" bores.
Thanks
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They're the narrow 6x12 ones. Thanks for the offer, at the moment out of desperation I think we will have a go at welding them and see what happens.
Thanks Chris
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Looks an absolute minter! Superb job
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Another little update on whats been going on with the resto
Chassis nice and rust free
Pits were filled and sanded down and then given a quick coat of red oxide primer to keep the rust away for a few weeks until I got back to it.
Next were the wheels, the front ones are missing and i'm struggling to source some.
The rear rims are pretty much ready for the bin, the metal is extremely thin all the way around the edge, 30% has rusted all the way through.
On the plus side I have managed to source a cub cadet steering wheel with just one small crack in it, its now been repaired. It just needs painting now and we need to figure a way of mounting it to the steering shaft, the original used a roll pin but we won't be able to drill a hole for one now.
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Pretty cool setup Norm, them billy goats look handy!
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Thats the plan Norm, another 12 weeks to work on it yet
It wasn't too bad, its all fixed and primed now and looks good as new, plus its original
Haha, you say that but we've got plenty of new steel here , I could've made one but i'd like to keep as much original as possible.
Next job on the resto was to tackle the gearbox which didn't work
There was holes drilled in the axle ends.
Mangled input shaft
To make the axles on the diff useable we flipped them around, first we welded the holes, turned them down and cut new keyways.
one of the bushes was worn so we machined a new one and fit it.
To turn the input shaft down we had to use a bit of ingenuity, we clamped it in a taper lock and turned it down so I can use a taper lock pulley on it. The jig worked a treat.
Next everything was cleaned of rust.
New gaskets were made.
We welded up surplus holes. The gearbox is now back together, primed and works as good as new
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Thanks, it's taking some work but I love a challenge! It certainly will be saved from the scrap heap.
It worked very well!
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First i started to strip the tractor down, there were many modifications which needed to be rectified. There were some splined hubs which had been made to fit, they were first to go and they revealed the state of the axles, very rusty and holes drilled in them.
Next I cut off the front axle which has been welded on.
Next we welded the chassis back how its meant to be and welded up the extra holes.
the hood stand required some straightening, some ingenuity was needed.
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I've finally got around to creating a thread for the restoration of my RJ I have been working on.
Many thanks to Chris for sourcing the engine, we're working on getting it going, also thanks to Ian for helping me out with the measurements of the front axle and lastly thanks to Chris (showman) for letting me take measurements from his RJ at Newby hall!
Heres some photos of the RJ before I started
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Happy Birthday Chris, have a good day
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Sure will, see you there!
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Good photos! wish I could've gone
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Thanks for having a look, I don't know what he's going to do.
Unfortunately I won't be able to attend as I am still at university and have an exam on the Thursday but I will be at Newby hall on the Friday as will my friend so if you could give them to me then that would be awesome!
Really appreciate it Paul
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