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Thanks Chris. Thanks Norm. Ta muchly paul. Thanks Ewan. You did have a rather large grin on your face Norm Today has been exhausting.... Yep, it's sort the pipes day Once all the extras for the non working flame/smoke making system had been removed the pipes looked a lot cleaner. Only these two holes to sort out.. That's better, just the welds to clean up.. Out came a spare muffler so I could measure out and make something I've been planning to for a long time.. Before the photo's a big thank you to Nigel for helping out with the exhaust wrap, a nasty itchy job that left us with itchy black stained hands! So thanks again mate

I'm just off to the workshop but I thought I'd post this up first

I had a WH C-121 with an interesting PTO fix.. Someone had bonded 2CV clutch friction material to the PTO cone rather than the "clutch plate".... It looked wrong but it did work very well..

Nice work Ewan, the paint looks great

Looks like you all had a fun day

A bigger Kohler engine is certainly the fastest/easiest/cheapest way to go..

A fantastic job Chris

That looks an enjoyable way to spend a few hours

You don't want to use that... All your street cred would go down the pan

It's going to be an interesting project for sure A few up to date photo's of the Cushyman for ya.... Not much has changed other than the wooden sides and a big sticker stuck on the front..

I hope you have not been encouraged to build something non standard and fun Norm? Sooo, what's the engine?

Welcome to MOM Matt, it's good to see something different on the forum.. Your Horwool looks quite a clean machine

I'm sure some dirt will make a guest appearance at some point Norm A bit of an update for you chaps.. The braking system has been cleaned up and painted.. Here's the two master cylinders... The brake calipers and mountings got the same treatment. I still need to bleed the air out the system, always a fun job with lot's of fresh paint nearby! The headlamp blanking plate was rubbed down, repainted, mud somehow stuck in the fresh paint, left to dry, rubbed down yet again and repainted again! For some reason this small panel has been the most troublesome paint wise and as you can see it's still not looking great! The white on the steering wheel center had faded quite a bit, so I gave it a careful repaint in IH white... I don't want the gloss look so the white will be very carefully flattened back to take the shine away. Today was bled the brakes day.. The rears which were empty of brake fluid bled really easy, which was nice.... The fronts for some reason just didn't want to let fluid through! Lot's of faffing about including checking the calipers were actually working (they were) produced almost no brake pressure! So... I moved the master cylinder up in line with the rear cylinder to give it more pedal leverage..... Now the front brakes work really well Oh... And this happened today

That's a nice find James, only needs a fender pan and seat padding to make it usable The 518-H I had many years ago had one of those extra belt guards.... I think it ended up as part of the belt guard on the 6x6

Thanks Chris, it sure has been a lot of work but worth it.. Nigel painted those parts Paul Thanks James, I've been thinking about the next project for a while now Just when I thought I had finished with the red paint I found a rather large deep scratch in the freshly painted fender pan on Monday!! But somehow with some careful wet n dry work and some more paint the scratch vanished.. The wheels had got chipped with all the test driving so the paint was flattened back.... Here's the rears.. One front and two rears after a fresh coat of International Harvester White.... In a week or so they will be pin striped

Morning chaps, here's the latest Why Not video for ya.. Enjoy

Now, there's something you don't see every day, well not down this way.. Great photo's Norm

Morning chaps, finally yesterday the panel painting time had come Yes I know it's hard to believe but Nigel was actually moving so fast he had started to blur Speaking of blurred, sorry for this naff photo.. Almost finished with the paint, I just need to give the bonnet and smaller parts a second coat of clear...... Almost ready for those decals Mark

Swan neck trailer!!!! I can't wait to see that

Nice work there Norm, your C-81 and roller make a great combo

Nice work Ewan, the wheels look great and the yellow is very bright I bet you were holding your breathe while drilling out the lens screws!

I've dragged sheds with a Wheel Horse but I've never mounted on "inboard" or should that be "inshed?" I like your thinking

You could always sell me the body panels Chris.. Less for you to hide from Pam

A quick lesson in WHY NOT to rush a paint job!! The ally dash surround and fuel tank holder thingy were both painted in a rush of enthusiasm so I could see what they looked like with the top coats on!! Too much paint/not enough drying time/not sanding the primer coats looked just fine once the paint was on... However Monday I uncovered Why Not only to find the paint had sunk and cracked in places!! So yesterday I pulled the parts off to strip them of paint and start again!!! So remember kids, don't rush a paint job!!