Ian

And here was me thinking quick fit is the place to stay away from!!! I dread to think what damage the fire inside the tyre/tire did! I certainly wouldn't want to travel in any vehicle that has had tyre/tire repairs done that way!

Thanks for that Chris, it's interesting to see what the missing bit's look like Mine used to be black and rust but I gave it a quick respray as it lives on display on a kitchen shelf.

If I gave my wife an iron she wouldn't know what to do with it!! It would make a nice vice fitted anvil as a suggestion to stop it being thrown at you

At a 1/4 mill it's barely run in Norm

I picked this bandsaw up yesterday for a rather cheap price, it works but needs a new blade.. You may also notice the legs are somewhat bent, twisted kicked about a bit.. Sooooo... Out came the grinder, "off with her legs".. Not wanting to have a bench top bandsaw I thought I should give it some legs back made from only the finest scrap steel I could find Back on the ground with the cutty bit bolted back on and a couple of wheels from a WH cutting deck to make moving it around easier.. Once I've rewired it and a new blade is fitted I can make a start building something with this lot... 64ft of pipe that came my way for free

Hi Guy's, not much of an update as I've been away on holiday recharging the battery's and getting away from Nigel's singing An expansion/overflow tank was needed, the trouble was there was not the space to fit a battery and the original CX expansion tank.. So I made my own Yep, it's one of those paraffin engine cleaning things with the handle cut off that that you plug into an airline.. I have had it for 12 odd years and never used it, so I found a use for it Water in at the top, breather/overflow pipe on the right and with a bit of clear pipe put between the two things at the front I will be able to see the water level.. A battery box/tray was needed so I quickly knocked this one up.. The next morning I looked at it and thought it was just too small... Battery tray 2.0 is much better but it will have to wait until MT is back on the bench and I don't have to get on my knees to fit it in the gap between the swing arm and carbs. The time has come that I have been dreading... Sorting out this mess of a wiring loom and finding space to mount the coils, regulator etc.. Wish me luck!

It's a real shame to see it has gone, I've always liked the look and shape of the building.. Nigel and I had been chatting about it, I think if we had a place to put it and a way of moving it we would of done.

That's fantastic work, up/recycling at it's finest..... It would be great to see a video of it in action

I'd like to see your wife's face when you say, "here's your new hoover darling"

My wife would have her steak as it is.. Still mooing!! I like mine cooked!

Happy birthday Frank, here's wishing you a great day

Thanks Norm, Church? nah never heard of it..

Afternoon all, for one reason and another progress as been a bit slow again but as long as something is happening then the build is going in the right direction.. The frame now has a removable member to aid getting the engine out when needs be. A close up of the joins that only need a little tidying up. The plan was to get MadTrax off the bench so I could have a seat to feel how she felt at ground level, the pull the engine out so the frame could be fully welded in the places the engine wouldn't let me reach... Well that was the plan.. Off the bench she came.. As you can see from the above photo's there is something missing from the front end to balance it out looks wise. Nigel and I had been wondering what could be done to even it out until I dug out the big army type spot lamp, gave it a very quick coat of black and hung it off the front with a bit of welding wire... Yep, just the ticket and about the right size compared to the fuel tank This bracket used to hold the front bodywork/bull bar but not only was it not needed it also looked ugly! So it was cut out and replaced by some more steel tube.. That looks better The front two tubes were left open from the factory which didn't look right, so I extended them down into a point.. Much better.. The welds will be ground down when MadTrax goes back up on the bench. The big lamp was mounted using a bracket at the top which bolts onto the head stock. And a smaller one at the bottom which will look better with a little trimming to shape. And that chaps brings this build thread up to date again other than I like the look from this angle sooo much I'm going to put the pic up again

Great photo's Nigel I didn't take any photo's but there will be a video when I can find the time to edit all the footage..

Looks like a great show Noel, thanks for posting the photo's

A big thank you to Chris for organizing the horticultural section, you did a fine job Sir

Next on the hit list was to tweak the frame so the engine could be removed.. So out came the hacksaw Now you see it.. Now you don't.. It's back again.. But this time with a notched joint.. To stop the bolt crushing the tube some half moon steel bar was welded in place.. When I cap the ends it will also fill the gaps you can see in the photo above.. One join almost done, one to go..

No chance of it being finished for a while Norm, but you can have a good nose at it tomorrow when you drop by the workshop The sp-z wagon sounds like a Japanese import car I guess it's about time for another update as it's been a while. The fuel tank gained a couple of these strange looking brackets. If your wondering what they are for, they hold the front of the seat down. The rear of the seat has a couple of plastic spikes/pointy bits which fit into the rubbers.. I found a couple of washers which were the right size inside but too small on the outside.. So I cut a hole in some plate.. Dropped the washer in.. Then zapped it up.. Tack welded in place.. They will get fully zapped up when I pull the quad apart to finish all the welding..

Every days a learning day, I didn't know Ford make chainsaws.. Welcome to MOM

Great work Chris n Norm, I look forward to seeing the graders tomorrow

Yet more of Mark's amazing mechanical thinking!! I just don't know how you keep coming up with all those great ideas, but keep em coming

Trailer part loader with Noddy the Holder and my GT-14, only Why Not and the Tonka Trojan to load tomorrow...