nigel

Got a bit bored this week, I had an old disability scooter kicking about and found this old jeep on the dump, so I’ve cut 9 inches out of the chassis cut the jeep up abit, and I’ve got a start to an 8 mph tot rod
 
 

Got a bit bored this week, I had an old disability scooter kicking about and found this old jeep on the dump, so I’ve cut 9 inches out of the chassis cut the jeep up abit, and I’ve got a start to an 8 mph tot rod
 
 

Try Neil he did have some Andrew

Happy birthday mate

After building a few monster tractors - I got bored and went big... 
6 litre, 6 cylinder, straight pipe and a turbo... 😁

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NORMAN

Ten minutes after mowing this afternoon, the C-125 spluttered to a stop and refused to restart. Pushed it back to the workshop and after getting my breath back, investigated. Plug sparking ok but dry. Was going to check the points but as I knelt to remove the cover, I noticed petrol leaking from the air filter.
  Reached up and turned the ignition key. Engine turned over and petrol flowed out of the carb. Removed the float bowl which was clean inside. Rattled the float up and down, while turning the key and fuel came out. Then gently held the float up and fuel stopped flowing.
  Put the bowl back and tried starting again. Engine fired up and no sign of fuel leaking out of carb. Finished 2hrs of mowing with out any more problems.
  I  reckon a speck of dirt had been stopping the float needle valve from seating properly.
 
 

South East Marts Sale at South Godstone yesterday
 
Not much vintage there, no Wheelhorses, a few bits in photos below, I was good and bought nowt other than breakfast...
 
 


















 

I think I have one kicking about will have a look on monday

My first job this morning was to sort out the recoil starter on his wacker plate. There was a broken pin inside the mechanism.  To cut a long story short, failed to fix it. Reverted to the good old fashioned way of cord round a pulley and got it going.
 
Ramp in workshop doorway got wacked down.

 
Put the guttering up on the right hand side of the carport. BTW. A bat has taken up residence in part of the middle truss. Bat droppings on the floor. Some kind of sheet is going to be fitted below where it roosts. Otherwise Fiona is going to be kept busy.

 
 
 
Final job was some work on the Case tractors hitch. It has a missing pin and still has. We couldn't find anything for a suitable temp' replacement.

 
 Not bad for a 32 year old tractor.
 
  Rear gable end of workshop was finished yesterday. Makes the roof seem higher.

 
 Digger has a nice new cab on now, after being hit by the runaway tractor. It was an insurance job and even came back with an air freshener in.
 
 
 
 
 
 

More done on the workshop today.
 
  The finished carport. Dunc built the store room wall and fitted the door last week. Guttering down the right hand has to be fitted yet. I thought we'd done it.  Plenty of room for the two Volvos.

 
  Workshop when I arrived this morning.

 
  Das, the joiner, soon finished the last bay.
 

 
Dunc and I fitted the side rails while Das, started on the left hand side. Dunc fitting blocks to support the side rails.

 
 Used the C-125 and trailer to bring up the service door and frame. Which was then fitted. Front rails also fitted.

 
Dunc fitting the cricket bats. If you saw them before fitting you'd see why they get that name.

 
 Das fitting the outer cladding boards. He was up and down that ladder all day. Oh to be young.

 
 And before anyone says what was I doing. I assisted Dunc with the side and end rails and kept Das supplied with boards. Also tided away rubbish.

Last day on Dunc's carport for now. It's now got both sides and cable end clad. Bit of trimming on the gable end and barge board to fit, but Dunc will do that.
 

 

 
  Dunc's C-125 got put to work hauling sand up to the yard, for the men doing the paving between house and yard.
 
 
 

 
 I can have a rest now till sometime next week.

Sounds about right to me, that’s about 300 British pounds

Can you tell which ones bill and which ones Ben ? Chris 😂

From the left, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1968, 1969.
Having a sort out in the shed , silly not to take some photos

He can tell by the rear tyres, Nigel.

After mowing yesterday, with the C-125, I found the front right bolt holding engine and wobble plate had snapped. Solid mountings and not the original rubber ones. I noticed a slight gap 'tween spacer and plate. So I suspect the plate isn't quite true. With feeler gauges it was just over 70 thou.
  This morning I dropped the front axle and removed the cross bar. The broken end came out easily when the drill bit, bit. So bar was replaced.
  I then found a washer that measured 75 thou. That would do as a shim under the spacer after I cut a slot in it to clear the bolt.
  All back together now and hope fully no more sheared bolts.
 
  I'd still been having starting problems with the C-125 and yesterday it refused to start. Squirting petrol in the carb mouth made no difference and the plug had a good spark.
  I decide to check the points and found they were rather wide. That would throw the timing out. I'm assuming that last time I adjusted the points, they'd opened up when the securing screw was tightened. This does happen sometimes. After about a half hour of  setting, tightening, checking, setting, tightening, checking, I managed to get the correct 20 thou gap.
  Better starting now and runs better as well.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOSEPH!

My display at a club weekend, it was only for members but very enjoyable and chilled out with friends.

Bill and Ben came out from lockdown finally to get ready for a working weekend with the club, it was only a small meeting for members only but very enjoyable to get away from the house and catch up with friends.

Happy birthday Andrew 🎂🎂

The C-125 has not started right since I did the rebuild. Needed plenty of winding up and juggling of controls. Ran ok when started and I've been living with it.
  Today I decided enough was enough and set too to get it sorted. First I checked the points. They were a little wide so I adjusted the gap. Didn't help. So removed the air filter and squirted some fuel into the carb. Open the throttle, turn the key and it fired right up.
  Fuel pump? OK! I'll change that. Got a spare and tested it. Length of pipe on the inlet and end in some petrol. Worked the lever as fast as I could, and a nice jet of fuel shot out. So that was fitted. Still no joy.
  Decided to change the reconditioned carb I'd fitted, that a friend had rebuilt. Fitted the original carb and that has done the trick. Must be something in the recon' carb not just right. I'll strip it someday and see what I can find. Maybe the float wants re-setting. Definitely not getting enough fuel through.
  BTW. I'd remove float bowl the other week and that was spotless. The hand over the carb mouth trick didn't help either. So dirt in the carb ruled out.

Wheels ready to be cleaned up. Which will be fun.

 
Brake plates etc finished.
 

Been at my mate Dunc's over in Scotland today. Lending a hand to build his carport and workshop.
 
This is the carport. Room for two cars and will have store room/workshop at the far end.
 

 
 This will be his workshop and garage for his tractors, digger etc.
 

 

 
This is a rather steep decent down to the main workshop.

 
  This is the result of a tractor and loaded trailer, running away from the top of that slope, when the handbrake failed. There was no brush at the corner at the time and tractor and trailer came straight down. It stopped when it hit the digger's bucket which was parked at the bottom. Digger ended up leaning against a tree and only suffered broken widows in the cab door..
 
 Tractor didn't fare so well.
 

 

 

 

Spent the weekend painting bits and bobs. Couldn't decide whether to paint the frame or get it powder coated. Monday morning I made the decision and took the frame and swinging arm to be powder coated after lunch. Get it back in about a week. 
   In the mean time I'll see where I can get new fork stanchions and seals, plus rear shocks.
 
 
  To days been a real washout. None stop rain. So it's been a workshop day.
 
 These parts are now finished and will be wrapped up and put away.
 
 
  Started on the wheels today. First the rear. Removed the brake plate and then the shoes. Cleaning the old paint off the brake plate took a while. Much scraping and wire brushing. Then it was primed. Later it got a first and second coat of top coat.
 Getting the tyre off was a right fight. It still had air in. Not bad for standing for 20yrs. My valve removal tool seems to have gone awol, so I got as much air out as I could by pushing the valve down. Next broke the beads with the use of a G clamp. Then the struggle started.
  The tyre side wall goes well down in the rim. About an inch. With the use of one long lever and two short ones, plus a big screw driver, the tyre succumbed. Pulling the tube out with some air still in it, was a struggle as well. Gave the wheel a bit of a clean up, then put it on one side.
  Next, the turn of the front wheel. Brake plate got the same treatment as the rear one. That and the brake arm are now awaiting a second top coat. That's it for today. Seven and a half hours is enough. Wheel will get the tyre removed another day.