Ian

I like your thinking with the engine James

Were at the good bit already Hi Mark, yep we will be wanting decals soon.. I have a few ideas Thanks Alain With HG pulled apart the fun job of cleaning and repainting loads of parts could start... The gearbox gets it's first coat of red oxide.. It always amazes me how a quick coat of paint can make something look a 1000 times better Before we went any further with painting we thought we should get the front axle off!! The axle pin had other ideas and refused to move using all the normal methods, i.e a large hammer and block of wood.. Soooo.. Time for some welding.. One very large steel bar welded to the axle pin! The heat from welding wasn't enough to talk the pin into moving, so it got more heat.. Until eventually the pin decided it had had enough and finally twisted loose then out! Yesterday also marked another milestone... Yep the first coat of shiny paint went on.. IH red which I had left from painting the 6x6 all those years ago.. Not too bad after the first coat. Waiting for red oxide to dry on the chassis.. The front axle got it's first top coat too..

Looking forward to seeing some more progress James

I rather like that, good to see it will be oiled up rather than restored

That looks an interesting combo Koen, don't forget to get a video of it in action when the snow comes

Nice work Noel, you can't beat working on a machine at a comfortable height It reminds me that I need to get my big bench back up soon!

A nice find Alain, the trailer looks like it could be the start of an interesting project.. A low loader for hauling your other machines about maybe?

A happy new year to you all from deepest, darkest (well it is night time ) Kent..

Digging through my spares this morning I found this universal choke cable.. On the back it says it's for various triumphs, Escorts, Hillmans and an Austin Princess I guess it's rather old but it will do for HG The fender pan extension edges had a bit of a tweaking to follow the lines down and to add a bit of strength. We also reached a build milestone today.. With all the fabrication done the time had come to pull HG apart for cleaning and painting. A huge amount of grease and dirt had found it's way to the front of the gearbox over the years! Only a few small parts left to come off and strip down is done.. A good place to finish 2015

I've had two of these frames in my "might come in handy one day" collection for about 12 years.. Yesterday was the day to use one.. Some cutting, welding and drilling later it had turn into this spacer. Which fits here to raise the front of the fender pan up a bit.. Take a rusty and dented Gutbrod bonnet/hood.. And cut the first of two patches out of it.. Just in case your getting bored of welding shots, here's a grinding shot instead Ta-daa.. An extended fender pan at the front. Brackets were made and welded to the chassis to stop the fender pan extensions from flapping about the place..

It's time for a mega picture update guys Ok, not strictly part of the Horse Gut story any more as the Cammo 8 is up for sale (anyone? ) but as I had a machine move about in my workshop I thought I'd grab a pic Now you see the hydraulic pump bracket.. Now you don't As it wasn't needed and looked ugly, Nigel cut it off and gave the remaining bracket a nice curve A couple more "arty blue" shots of Nigel welding.. Some rather heavy duty welding too as the chassis extension plates went on.. I don't think it will move in a hurry A distance shot to show you how the plates give HG a more substantial and "less thin in the middle" look. A strange shaped plate in the making.. Which got tacked on in situ.. Then this weird bloke welded it up

Very nice work

That 6 wheeled trailer is very cool

Your off to a good start there Ewan

A nice selection of machines there George As for a butterfly late December.. I will raise you one with a photo taken 15 mins ago.. Yep that is a caterpiller! I think the seasons are a bit messed up this year!

The hole was where a wing/rear view mirror was bolted on (the hood came from a racing mower), but the hole has now gone along with a few extras that were not needed. And on to todays fun and games.. Yes both Nigel and I were at the workshop today, Nigel to escape seasonal tv, me to escape a house full of kids! Starting with a sheet of ally which we rolled a rib into. Nigel doing some light shaping of the plate. A check for fit.. And the almost finished dash panel, all it needs a a choke cable fitted.

A slightly late, Happy Birthday George. Hope you had a good one

A well built and solid looking machine

A fun video Mark, good to see you found a way of getting Bendy stuck at last

I bet it has Pedals would be faster It's a strange machine indeed Alan, the steering has a good feel to it but the throttle pedal almost needs two feet to operate, it's that heavy!

That looks a nice strong bench

Very nice work

Thanks Norm Thanks Alain, factory look is kinda what were aiming for.. How they should of built it kinda thing A bit of paint fun from Monday/Tuesday for you all.. Cleaning layers of paint off is never fun! There was at least four thick layers! So with the thick old paint off and a quick coat of red oxide sprayed on to stop it rusting (the weather is rather damp at the mo) I could get a good look at the damage the thick paint hid! Lot's of hammer and dolly work later the hood is starting to look a lot straighter