Ian

Deck on all wired up can you see the bit I forgot ?

I had a friend bend me a couple  of seat springs  pity he didn’t drill the square holes.  so most of my time was spent drilling and filing.
I’m going to load some photos back to front to see if they load in the right order.
The red spring is the original off my Suburban used as a pattern. 

Another Boo-Boo i found that I welded the belt guard tag in the wrong place so i had to cut it off and make another, 


Its done it again so the first photo is the after and the second photo is the before.

Bill and Ben get some stick, gearstick that is.
I did have two but can’t find one only a load of others all the wrong shape  so out with the heat and re-bend one.
Now they are happy, both have a stick.
The one on the left is the original.




Why do my photos load in the wrong order ? 

Got the new panels all fitted and bolted up tight today and the lift mechanism fitted. One cover I haven’t cleaned as it had a Mountfield ID plate on it from new and still has the shade of red i need to match.
I’m pleased with the look and the belt  guard fits as well.

Not much progress this week as I’ve been busy with other stuff but here’s the latest.
Ive made the belt guard clips and welded them on, Ive made 2 supports for the deck lift thingy and cleaned a few more bits up.
Hopefully all the panels are finished and i can get them  fitted on both tractors.

Here’s the photos of progress so far,
One tool tray needs welding and the slot for the seat spring but it’s all bent ready, the other thing I noticed the side panels need little tags welded on to secure the belt guard ( bugger ) lucky I hadn’t primered them. I’ve cut the old ones off  the old panel.  A job for tomorrow if  I get time.

I did a bit yesterday so I’ve put it with this update.
Ive drilled and fitted the first side plate and quite pleased with how it fits so today I’ve made another and marked out the other two ready to cut I’ve also cut the tool tray ready to be bent and welded.

Now I’ve got some skip tin I started making the side panels. I’ve made cardboard templates for the tool tray and the near side panel which is shorter than the original.
I marked the tin and cut it with a jigsaw as snips weren’t strong enough, easy to bend with the brake press in the vice.
One made just gotta drill some holes.

Yep LSD 

While i was having a cuppa and a mince pie i came up with another idea, I borrowed the rear fender kit off my Suburban to  see how it looks.
Now i only have one original fender so do i make 4 8inch wheels, or 2 tool trays and 4 fenders. How hard can that be .

Brakes all  fitted and working so a bit more done.

I’ve got some brake linings from a Morris marina ( i think ) that i will bond to the band.



All bonded up with high power adhesive so will fit them all tomorrow.

Had a look at the brakes today or lack of them now I’ve got some skip metal.

First job to  cut 2 strips, had to use the jig saw then drill to holes and bolt it on.


Then bend  it  round the pulley and weld the piece of angle on.

looking at the rear wheels, I think there Knackered as they’ve rusted through the bolt holes and I don’t have anymore although I have some narrow 12 inch wheels that would fit on the tranny with hubs.
That raises another problem with the rear fender that i found when i offered it all up. Uuummmm.

Looking in skips as i do, I found some sheets of tin I thought would come in handy and they were free. 

Now Bill and Ben have their front axles fitted with spindles and track-rods.
Steering feels nice and positive so I’m pleased with that.

Early update as I’m going out tonight, I managed to get the other 2 track-rods done this afternoon so another tick of the list.

Today I’ve been looking at track-rods, all the ones i have seem to have play in them and as ive got a few ends in stock I thought I’d make some new ones without buying anything.
Started with a length of rod cut into 4 lengths and machined down in the lathe and threads cut.
Done two to see if they work which they do so I’ll make another pair tomorrow.

Bill and Ben get their hoodstands cleaned up and a coat of primer today.



Had a look at the side panels and they look a bit rotten along the bottom and ive only got one pair so I’m gonna need some sheet tin to make a new pair.

Looking good Ian, look forward to the next project 

Getting there Ian.    Keep the updates coming.

Be nice and cosy in there, Ian. Don't forget a socket for the kettle.

With the new workshop finally 95% water tight the time had come to start moving stuff.
A big thank you to Nigel for helping me move all the big stuff
 

 
 
The new pad starting to fill up.
 

 
 
As the old place get's more empty..
When one of the most important tools get's packed away, you just know you are done at the place..
 

 
 
Padlock going on...
 

 
 
And clamped up.....
It's been a fun 5 odd years with lot's of good builds and fun times
 

 
 
All of which means my new workshop looks like this!!!
 

 
 
A quick bench has been built, not quite at the "working kettle" stage yet, but getting there..
 

 
 
Some space has been made inside, but I can't really sort out where things are going (I do have some idea) until the rest of the inside is clad.