Ian

That's good news mate

My first car was a Fiat 126, but it never made it onto the road.. My first "on the road" car was a Vauxhall Chevette which only lasted about 8 months until I wrapped it around the side of a bridge!

Slightly late but, happy birthday Tom. I hope you had a good day

Thanks chaps Yep, get that visit organized Mark Not much to report, the left side foot plate thingy is taking shape. As you can see it needed quite a bit of extra metal to get it to the right shape. And a slight change of plan. The frame I made to be welded under the fender pan is now being welded to the chassis. And the latest Why Not video for ya all..

Thanks guy's and thanks Neil for the song Oh, you need to get a new abacus Nigel

Top work Mark, Bendy looks great

A bit of an update for you chaps, as you know he steering is finished, so here's a photo for you. The connecting arm has been moved to behind the hubs which makes the front end look neater and a lot less danger of a tree or something bending it Yes you are seeing right, that is a fake leaf spring on the front.. I will make one out of thicker metal strips just for the Hot Rod look. The fake spring mounts will also add strength to the outer edges of the axle where the big rose joints bolt onto.. Not sure if the front hitch will be staying or going, it adds to the Wheel Horse look and could be handy for fitting weights onto to keep the front end down should needs be Those with sharp eyes may of noticed a two extra somethings in the above photo, this photo might help a bit more.. The clue is, it's the thing just in front of the rear wheel.. Yep, WN now has an exhaust system. Here's the right side mount . The left side needed a step to clear the steering rod thingy.. The step will be made to look a lot neater as it will be on show.. Two foot plate thingys chopped and welded together to make a wide one. The strange cut out needs to be filled, but I might need that hole for the pedals so it can stay for now. And the view of WN which always makes me grin like a Cheshire cat on happy pills

Looks like your most of the way there with the engine Chris, I'm glad the problems was with the gravel and not the gold engine

Hi George, welcome to MOM.. I agree with Norm (Stormin) that it could well be home made... The rear axle looks to be on upside down judging by the drain plug on the top of the diff casing, that to me says homemade..

What a fantastic place to work your Gutbrod.. Your a lucky man indeed

Hi Martin, Welcome to MOM.. You can't go wrong with a C series, a strong robust machine.. The 12HP Kohler has bags of power... Cutting decks do rot out if not cleaned of grass and muck, but very few are unsaveable and most decks have had some welding repairs at some point. As long as you look after it and service it once in a while it should last many many years.. My Wheel Horse Gt-14 is still going strong and it was made in 1971..

Good to see it running Matt, yep the open valve gear does look cool

Good to see then engine is now a smoke free zone Mark, a job well done

I couldn't agree more What struck me was how simple a machine it is.. sometimes simple is the best way.. Thanks for posting the vid up Koen

Very nice, I like the power bulge on the hood

Thanks Norm your right, where there's a will there's a way Thanks Charlie It's tempting to leave WN in its current "rat look", but I think this machine needs a nice paint job... It will be red, but maybe with a few extras Well chaps, the steering is finally sorted and finished apart from a lick of paint, and I'm very happy with how it's turned out in the end It's also nice to get the last of the "big stuff" done and dusted But your going to have to wait for photo's as I forgot to take any yesterday..

More than worth the long drive I say.. A very nice find

Need my shades will I?

I rather like the silver bit's, they work very well with the black

Thanks Iain, happy to of brightened up your Monday.. Well, the steering saga continues.. But not for much longer Although the steering kinda worked, it had two main problems. One of them was the Ackerman angle thingy, being not quite right.. A play with moving the track rods a bit higher got it better.. But the main problem was all down to the gearing in the 90 degree steering box thingy.. Lock to lock was only an 8th of a turn of the steering wheel, which of course made the steering very heavy! The only other 90 degree box thingy I have is this odd shaped, very heavy and totally unsuitable for the job final drive from the Honda SilverWing which donated it's engine to a higher cause So a bit of a rethink was needed.. This steering arm was made from 3 bit's of 6mm thick steel.. It fit's here, under the left hand steering pivot hub thingy.. It's on tacked on in this photo.. The steering box thingy was rotated 90 degrees to the right, tilted 90 degrees to the left, reunited with it's original base, and bolted to the flat grey plate that was moved from under the chassis rails to above... I hope you followed that If you did manage to follow the above then you will of guessed by now that Why Not is going lever steer A rather long rod connecting both sides together.. Lock to lock is now a tad under half a turn of the steering wheel which is much better and the steering turns much easier.. Which is nice I think I may well move the connecting rod bit's to behind the hubs which will stop them getting bent should a tree ever be foolish enough to get in the way Oh.. And the steering column needs to be shortened

That's good to know Mike I will have to invest in one when I next get something with a K series engine,

It sounds like you slowly winning the trans battle Chris

A very nice find Tom

The video will be up, but it will be at some point over night I'm afraid... So to tide you over, have a photo