Ian

I'm with Mark, an E tank is the way to go.. Parts can be stewing in it giving you plenty of time to get on with other bits

Good work Matt, the engine sounds great

Yes, I'd say the posi is working

Very nice bikes though I can't say that I have heard of DOTs or DMW's..

Is the Mini parked over a pit?

Coming on Ian. I kind of like the axle sticking out at the front.

Thanks Norm, yeah I like the axle out front look too.. Kinda old fashioned T bucket hot rod sort of look

Could you not put the 'track rod ends' under the steering arms and then lower the whole 'steering rod thingy'

I'm hoping I won't have to slice into the hood, It's very close at the moment. It all depends on how high or low the engine finally sits..

Turn my back for 10 mins and it all kicks off

Looking good

Thanks mate, I'm not sure about it looking good at the mo.. It certainly looked good when it was a pile of parts, it's hard now to picture the final product until I get some more of the body on

Thanks James, I hope so too!

The front end bolted back together. The trimmed down steering rod thingy will gain a bearing and sprocket so I can move the steering down and run it under the engine WH style.

A "Batman" camera angle of the front.

As the chassis is upside down so is the front hitch/axle mount.

I was going to leave these off, but some extra strength by welding them back on the right way up would be a good thing.. It will also be handy for hanging a weight box on the front as I have a feeling the front wheels may want to lift a little under hard acceleration

Hood and engine plonked back on to have a look.. Not sure I like the axle so far forward!

Looks like I might have to chop the base of the hood about so it will clear the steering!

Rear wheels roughly in place.. It's looking a bit empty back there!

So I thought I would plonk the bit of the bike frame with the engine mounts on to see how it looked... Er, it's looks like half a bike frame!

The next thought was to just use the mounts and replace the bit of frame with some strong box section. The trouble was the only place both top and bottom mount are flush is here! If I welded some box in I wouldn't be able to get the starter motor out without taking the engine out!

And then while relaxing with the last coffee and smoke of the day in the shack I had an idea!!

If I chop this mount off about where the scratched on line is, let it drop down by 90 degrees and turn it around it will end up very close to the chassis and tucked under the engine. The top mount mount can be tied into the frame that will hold the body on.

Oh, and I got the front of the hood sitting much closer to the axle.. Only a little chopping will be needed and it looks much better

Evening all, a bit of an update for you though I'm a bit limited on what I can do at the mo due to no welding rods.. Fingers crossed they will turn up tomorrow.. I should be getting on with my 6x6 but can't, so had a play with "Why Not" today instead

Starting with a strip down to the bare bones..

The hood and a spare front axle went on so I could take some measurements..

The chassis all marked out ready for slicing.

All the above actually happened yesterday, the measuring and marking out took quite a while, as I only have the one chassis and didn't want to mes it up!

So today the grinder came out, off came the front..

And a bit came off the back..

I'm sure you can guess what's coming next.. Yep the front was fitted to the back

Due to a lack of welding rods still I had to dig out my Mig welder which is ok on sheet metal, but not much good at thicker stuff as you can tell by the blobs of weld!

Not convinced that the blob of Mig weld would hold any kind of weight I had a dig about on the shack floor and the bench and found a few little bit's of welding rod like this one!

More blobs of weld, only this time much stronger.. It will be fully welded up when I can.

The front hitch/axle mount was next for the chop..

Go for it Norm

I think it could evolve into a bit of custom. Nothing too exotic or along your lines. Time will tell. Look how long it took me to get the C-81 back together.

I like the word "evolve".. Just make a start on it and see where the path leads you

It's very easy to get carried away when working on WH's

That missing corner bit is a standard feature on C series, I've seen it loads of times.

So what's your plans now you have pulled her apart Norm? Resto, worker or something different?

Great video, good to see they were taking it easy on the mowers

bloody ryobi strimmers they shouldnt be allowed in this country there rubbish i have a fist full of them at work too i might as well bring them over your place they can make friends with your ones

They might start breeding if you put them together Ben!!  No one wants that

Nice mower by the way

Good on ya Ben

Nice work on the 3 point Mark, I'm guessing you got your measurements from your GT by the looks of the parts

As you all know Mark has produced some MOM stickers to help advertise our great forum, and this morning my order arrived.. Thanks Mark

Knowing my Wife would be too keen on me sticking a sticker on the back of the car, I had to come up with another place to put it that will be seen by the masses...

So I stuck it on my shack monitor which will be seen a lot in my videos

One of the oval MOM stickers will be going on the back of my 6x6 which will be seen at a couple of shows and in my videos..

The other one will be going on Project "Why Not"

So come on boys and girls, buy some of Mark's 1st class MOM stickers and help promote our great forum. You know you want to 

Click on the link below to buy some stickers..

http://restorationdecals.co.uk/myoldmachine.htm

Are you going to repaint it Ben? I think it looks great as it is

Looks like you all had a great time at a great show, thanks for the photo's guy's

You should set up a stall Mark.. And sell a few decals

Don't forget to put a MOM banner out

It's good to see some photo's of Whonda again. Loved the build when you posted it on RS, great to see her over here

That's a very handy link Neil, thanks for posting it

Just for you, have posted it in Off Topic

Ta muchly

That's a nice project, good value for money as well for an all in cost of £400...    Is the fairing staying off? The bike looks better without one

Reading your write up takes me back many many years, fitting a big bore kit to a DT50 and holding the cylinder head between my knees while I enlarged the chamber with a grinding stone in and old Black & Decker drill that always screeched when it was shut off

What's the motor bike project?  It would be cool to see the build in our "Off topic discussion" section

The question is Ben....... Why are you not putting the jet-ski engine in the mobility scooter?

Thanks for posting them Ben. They are both not my sort of Wh, but it's good to see them anyway

He could of cleaned and painted the green gearstick as well, it looks a bit out of place on the bench