Ian

The footrests were another item I had a few attempts at before finishing up with something that looked right in comparison with the rest of the build.  One pair looked too long and narrow, another try ended up with the fold overs not being deep enough.  Fairly quick to mark out and make so not too much hair pulled out.  Again, made from the scrap 1mm alloy panels. The first attempts found a use elsewhere after being cut up.
 

 
How to make the fenders. ?  Simply bending up on the brake press wasn't thought viable due to the curves at each end, although I now think it could have been done with a bit of NON press work included.    Also the corners would need alloy welding etc.  Another possibility was making a plug and moulding in fiber glass.   I decided to make these using built up layers of plasticard sheet reinforced with alloy.  I already had a good stock of this plasticard.   This resulted in very strong fenders.  The plastic, welded together with liquid polystyrene cement, was thick enough to sand the curves on ends and sides.  The alloy inserts were a very tight fit after making a few short trial sections to get the bends in the correct place.   Also bolted at the corners although they wouldn't come out easily.  The top of each footrest slides into the slot at the front of the fenders and will be bolted in place when finished.
 

 
 
 

went to South Lincolnshire last week to collect a Mayfield and came back with a lot more numerous boxes of spares, brand new Planet Junior hoe blades, ducks feet and a sprayer

Today's progress has been a bit slow due to a very stubborn hub, i warmed it up and bolted a puller on but no joy.
I gave it a good soaking and tried again still wouldn't move.
Next I connected up the gas axe to get more heat and quicker, with it glowing it still refused to move so i went for a cuppa to cool off.
I thought I'd give it one more chance if not I decided to leave it rather than brake it.
Same again with loads of heat and an extension pipe on my T bar it moved and off it came, next was the other side so with puller fitted it slid straight off.
It was a lot of work but at least i got them off and can change the oil seals and I didn't break anything.

I had to leave this for a few days as i had other commitments namely mot on the Sprinter and the Chevy .
Im sorting out the transmission that seems to be weeping oil and the hitch pin is rusted solid which will need drilling out.
I pulled another box out but thought I'd carry on with the original.
I had to leave it over night to let whatever was in it to dribble out, it certainly wasn't sae 140.
I cut through the pin each side to remove the hitch and spacers the cut it again near the casing, drilled a hole through the pin using 3 different sizes drill bits then nocked it out.
Ive ordered some new axle seals from Toro and think i have the others in stock.
Next job will be to remove all the pulleys and hubs and clean it up.
Heres some photos of today's activities.

Anyway at closing time Gilbert had flaked out on the bar stool with his head in the ashtray after every one had left the land lord woke him up and walked him to the door and layed him on the bench outside locked up and went to bed, about 3 in the morning Gilbert woke up again. Freezing his bollocks off and soaking wet, it was pissing down now it was a 2 mile drive up the narrow lanes to get back home, so Gilbert started the tractor and set off, still completely pissed, anyway he got about half a mile up the road zig zagging all the way then he spotted the gate on his left hand side and remembered as a young lad he used to cut through there on foot and across 2 fields would bring him out home so off he went round the outside of the field driving into the blackthorn hedge many times, into the second field and strait into the duck pond right outside the cottage his mrs was living in with the batty girl  he fell of the tractor it over turned and crushed his pelvis and smashed his hip the 2 girls heard his cry and rushed out the house in just knickers and bra and managed to pull him out, gertroid the batty girl called the medics who turned up with sirens blaring and blue lights flashing they couldn’t believe there eyes what was in front of them, two fat birds in there under crackers tending to a pissed bloke that looked like a porcupine and claret every where, anyway back to the hip joint coz I always took the piss out of him my dear old uncle Gilbert left it to me in his will, he died of a broken heart, and that’s why it’s a sad story 

Found this and thought I would share it with you all..
The Mad Max films have always been known for interesting cars, Fury road takes it to a new level..
Well, I like it
 
 

Found this and thought I would share it with you all..
The Mad Max films have always been known for interesting cars, Fury road takes it to a new level..
Well, I like it
 
 

While in Lidl I spotted this little power pack at just short of £40. It'll be handy for jump starting the tractors if needs must away from home. Has a very good light as well. Battery should be good for 20 jump starts the bumph says. Has a recharging plug and lead.
 

 

 

Ha! Ha! I hope you know koen there is a real sad story behind that hip joint,😏

so nigel is now hopping around the shop?

Cut the posts and split them yesterday. Now stacked ready to throw on the fire and keep me toasty.

New steering shroud fettled, painted and fitted to the Lawnbug, decal arrived from Titch at Machinery Decals today so that's finished it off...
 

As you can see the shifter stick er... Sticks a fair way out from the gas tank..  A bit too far out for my liking..
 

 
 
Before I could narrow it I needed to find out why the stick just fell to one side under the weight of it's self.
Once cracked open I found two springs were missing that that should hold the gear stick in the middle..
Not being able to find any compreession spring in the workshop that were the right length, width and strength I found a couple of bit of clear fuel pipe work just as well
 

 
 
Just over an inch removed from the shifter.. Both halves were V'ed before welding back together to give maximun strength..   It looked quite nice once the welds were ground down nice and smooth
 

 
 
Bolted back on to the frame, but I don't like the look of the shifter knob, it's more "Montego/Maestro" than MadMax, but thanks to Nigel I have something a bit er... Different to graft on...
 

 
 
Yes it is what you think it is... A titainium hip joint
 

Morning all, time for a long over due update, though not a great deal has been happening..
 
I needed a better looking bracket to mount the transfer box shifter stick as the Quadzilla one was too big and very ugly.
 
I'm sure you can guess which one is the new one
 

 
 
Shifter bolted in.
 

 

 
 
Still not quite sure where to mount it on the frame at this point, so I welded a couple of bolts to soe blue steel bar.
 

 
 
Very long bits of bar
 

 
 
With the "bolt ends" of the rods stuffed through the frame and bolted on the TB levers, I could see there was a fairly straight run to connect the rods to a "next to tank" mounted shifter...
But then I found out all the shifter marlarky fitted nice  just above the exhaust, tucked into the frame a bit..
 

 
 
Just enough space to get the connecting rods on
 

 
 
With one shifter box mount thingy done, the rods were shortened a bit, had a few bends put in and a bolt welded on the other ends..
It's a bit crude, I may re do the rods with rose joints, but for now the shifter works very well, and you get a reasuring "thunk" sound as the TB goes into gear
 

 

 

 
 
 

As you can see the shifter stick er... Sticks a fair way out from the gas tank..  A bit too far out for my liking..
 

 
 
Before I could narrow it I needed to find out why the stick just fell to one side under the weight of it's self.
Once cracked open I found two springs were missing that that should hold the gear stick in the middle..
Not being able to find any compreession spring in the workshop that were the right length, width and strength I found a couple of bit of clear fuel pipe work just as well
 

 
 
Just over an inch removed from the shifter.. Both halves were V'ed before welding back together to give maximun strength..   It looked quite nice once the welds were ground down nice and smooth
 

 
 
Bolted back on to the frame, but I don't like the look of the shifter knob, it's more "Montego/Maestro" than MadMax, but thanks to Nigel I have something a bit er... Different to graft on...
 

 
 
Yes it is what you think it is... A titainium hip joint
 

Morning all, time for a long over due update, though not a great deal has been happening..
 
I needed a better looking bracket to mount the transfer box shifter stick as the Quadzilla one was too big and very ugly.
 
I'm sure you can guess which one is the new one
 

 
 
Shifter bolted in.
 

 

 
 
Still not quite sure where to mount it on the frame at this point, so I welded a couple of bolts to soe blue steel bar.
 

 
 
Very long bits of bar
 

 
 
With the "bolt ends" of the rods stuffed through the frame and bolted on the TB levers, I could see there was a fairly straight run to connect the rods to a "next to tank" mounted shifter...
But then I found out all the shifter marlarky fitted nice  just above the exhaust, tucked into the frame a bit..
 

 
 
Just enough space to get the connecting rods on
 

 
 
With one shifter box mount thingy done, the rods were shortened a bit, had a few bends put in and a bolt welded on the other ends..
It's a bit crude, I may re do the rods with rose joints, but for now the shifter works very well, and you get a reasuring "thunk" sound as the TB goes into gear
 

 

 

 
 
 

It is indeed Norm, the cleaner and faster the gasses can get away from the engine the better
 
 
 
It will look a lot better once the welds are ground down and it's all been wrapped in heat proof tape sort of stuff
 
 
The solution to joing the two bit's of pipe together was this ear trumpet shaped bit of pipe.
 

 

 
 
It's a tight fit around the transfer box, a very thick ally heat shield will be going between the exhaust and the black electrical gizmo with the word up, upside down.. Don't want to melt it!
 

 
 
Apart from grinding down lot's of welds that's the exhaust system done
 

 

 
 
Next on the hit list to sort is the shifter for the transfer box..
 

 
 
It needs to go somewhere around here, also the bracket looks really ugly so a new one is being made..
 

 
 
The fun bit is going to be making the rods that connect it to the transfer box, but luck might be on my side as I found an easy route through the frame, above the carbs that will require minimal bends to the rods..
Oh, a scrap pile raid produced all the rods I could need
 

 
 
To finish off this update have a moody smokey picture of the MadTrax
 

Looks like a fun time to me
 

It is indeed Norm, the cleaner and faster the gasses can get away from the engine the better
 
 
 
It will look a lot better once the welds are ground down and it's all been wrapped in heat proof tape sort of stuff
 
 
The solution to joing the two bit's of pipe together was this ear trumpet shaped bit of pipe.
 

 

 
 
It's a tight fit around the transfer box, a very thick ally heat shield will be going between the exhaust and the black electrical gizmo with the word up, upside down.. Don't want to melt it!
 

 
 
Apart from grinding down lot's of welds that's the exhaust system done
 

 

 
 
Next on the hit list to sort is the shifter for the transfer box..
 

 
 
It needs to go somewhere around here, also the bracket looks really ugly so a new one is being made..
 

 
 
The fun bit is going to be making the rods that connect it to the transfer box, but luck might be on my side as I found an easy route through the frame, above the carbs that will require minimal bends to the rods..
Oh, a scrap pile raid produced all the rods I could need
 

 
 
To finish off this update have a moody smokey picture of the MadTrax
 

It is indeed Norm, the cleaner and faster the gasses can get away from the engine the better
 
 
 
It will look a lot better once the welds are ground down and it's all been wrapped in heat proof tape sort of stuff
 
 
The solution to joing the two bit's of pipe together was this ear trumpet shaped bit of pipe.
 

 

 
 
It's a tight fit around the transfer box, a very thick ally heat shield will be going between the exhaust and the black electrical gizmo with the word up, upside down.. Don't want to melt it!
 

 
 
Apart from grinding down lot's of welds that's the exhaust system done
 

 

 
 
Next on the hit list to sort is the shifter for the transfer box..
 

 
 
It needs to go somewhere around here, also the bracket looks really ugly so a new one is being made..
 

 
 
The fun bit is going to be making the rods that connect it to the transfer box, but luck might be on my side as I found an easy route through the frame, above the carbs that will require minimal bends to the rods..
Oh, a scrap pile raid produced all the rods I could need
 

 
 
To finish off this update have a moody smokey picture of the MadTrax
 

Ballasted rear wheels , Rear wheel weights,  front wheel weights and a rear weight if I need it. I do have chains but never found we needed them yet. and if that fails we will push it with the Motostandard and the quad bike .... Got to keep going 

Well we had to give it a go, remember where we put all the kit ,fit it and have a play  

Don't think even Frankenstein would look quite like that.

 

Exhaust gas flow is just as important as porting a head.