Ian

I'm the other way Matt, I like bolting engine into things but I don't like working on engines.

Congrats guy's, I guess I'd better buy the latest T&M then

Nice work George, but one thing.. Why has your German Shepard in the last photo got 5 legs?

Sorry for your loss Chris.

Very nice mate I'm guessing the Saturday boy will be kept busy cleaning it for you

Another great restoration Matt I have to ask... What is it about these small engines that makes you want to collect and restore them? You certainly seem to like them

Hi Max, classic WH paint it will be. With a few custom decals of course Thanks Alain, she's getting there No photo's but the steering is now bolted back together and feels much better than it was.. More steering lock and a tad over 2 turns lock to lock... Next up on the hit list is to sort the front brakes.... I have a few ideas

I'm guessing you have a wheel hub conversion planned Norm looking at those wheels.. The silver decals and black paint look great by the way

Thanks mate. "Coming soon to a YouTube channel near you... Test Drive 2 The search for a straight line" Your part of the insanity mate Thanks Norm. As promised a photo of the finished steering box mount. Only tacked on in this photo, it was fully welded on yesterday. Time to chop the column down a bit. The part sliced off the top of the outer column has a bush in the top so I need to reuse it. I also need to graft this bit of the old steering column onto the inner bit of the new column.. The hole is for a massive roll pin that makes sure the steering wheel will never come off without the aid of a large hammer and punch No action shots as I was busy getting on with doing it.. One chopped column, a little over 1 ft has gone from it's height. A test fit.. The angle of the steering wheel has changed. A bit more upright than it was but not by much at all.. Working out the new Pitman arm... Yes that is a box spanner.. But it's more than strong enough and is a nice tight, straight fit on the steering box splines.. So why not use it The new column finished and almost ready to be bolted back in. The mounting bracket at the top bolt's in just behind the dash surround.. Tomorrow I need to crack the box open and fill it with grease rather than oil, then it can be bolted back in until it need to come out for final painting which will be after show season..

That's very cool, a great use for an old Westwood

Wow, that's some big hail!! That's a great lightning photo

That's good news Richard, it sounds like your well on the way to getting the yellow peril finished

Great photo's Doug, it looked like a good show

That looks like a cool way to spend the week Koen

I think you have been playing with the scale of things in the photo's Chris and the bottle is only 2 1/2 inches tall

To get the column up though the top of the dash I needed to make a hole a bit bigger, so I quickly spun up this bung on the lathe. It fit's like so.. The small hole is for the "drill bit" bit of the cutter to slot into. Letting the dash cool down halfway through the cut. The amount of swarf that came out was amazing! A big hole.. With a bit of the body mount sliced out.. And the bottom of the dash surround notched a bit.. The steering box ended up right where I wanted it.. The steering box mount taking shape. That should work well The mount has now had two captive bolts and one captive nut added.. Both ends have been boxed in and the welds cleaned up, I just forgot to take any photos of it.. Likewise I have made a start on shortening the steering column but also forgot to take any photos.. I'd best remember Monday

Thanks Iain, the back is a lot better, it's just he rest of me that's the problem now The new metal on the front of the fender pan has now been fully welded up, mostly shaped and the welds ground down.. Just in need of a splash of red oxide in these photo's. As you will of seen elsewhere on MOM the mystery steering box from Chris turned up. Thanks mate The mystery part turned out to be Austin A30/35, thanks for that Max Getting the Pitman arm off the steering box is a whole story in it's self.. Involving a hub puller, zip ties and a huge amount of heat! Once the arm was off the plines the next challenge was getting a large nut off the shaft, this didn't quite go according to plan when the end of the threaded bit on the shaft sheered off right where the split pin holes are/were. As the shaft needs extending a little bit this wasn't a problem. So will it fit? with the aid of a pair of scissors this were looking good.. New and old steering box.. The box bit of the new one is certainly a bit smaller.. Trial fit time. The box is at the right height it just needs to go back a bit or there wouldn't be any room for the new Pitman arm to swing.

Glad it eventually arrived Kev

Thanks Max, yep A30/A35 it is The Pitman arm confused me for a long while. It looks like two track rod ends connect to them, the right side is a short one, the left goes right behind the engine all the way to the other side..

Nice tank work

You must be running out of space to store all those goodies you keep finding I look forward to seeing what's in the van this time

Great video's Matt I struggle with remembering to get petrol for two machines, I'd never stand a chance with twenty

My pass arrived yesterday, thanks Chris

Happy birthday on the correct day Mark Have a good one mate