the showman

20 minutes ago, Alan said:

Pepperpots look best Chris.    Stacks came from   Norm. 

Still got 4 stainless stacks, i was hoping to use a couple 

1 hour ago, Stormin said:

I vote for the pepper pot.  More in keeping with the style of the tractor.  Stack looks rather thin and tall and will need a bracket to keep it upright.

 

BTW. Did you make the exhausts or rob one of the two Steve's.

I did say it was only going to be a mock up, if i used a stack i would cut it shorter and put a support under it

Nothing looks worse than a stack pipe that isn’t straight 

Exhausting day, can’t leave the original engine silencer tucked under the hood so I’ve got 2 pepper pots or 2 stainless stack pipes which would look nice polished up and maybe a bit shorter.

Your opinions please, i like a bit of bling myself.

Had a bit of time today putting Bill together, still more to  do on both but at least i  haven’t got all the parts hanging from the ceiling of the shed.

1 hour ago, Alan said:

Are you going to paint the grill lettering white Chris. ?

I did think about that but I need a good brush and a steady hand and I've got neither at the moment

11 minutes ago, Stormin said:

Oh very nice! You'll be having a test drive in  day or so. Excellent!

Still a way to go yet Norm, fuel pipes exhaust wiring and I’ve got to make control cable’s 

Here’s yesterday’s progress, still a lot to do but the parts pile is going down,

7 minutes ago, Stormin said:

Looks good Chris.  What are the gaiters for? And don't say Bill and Ben.

Vauxhall Cavalier QH part No QG1017

Started putting Ben together today and I needed a couple of shift lever boots, I found some on fly bay at £18-75 each 

Looking around in the shed I found a rack gaiter left over from a job that fitted perfectly ( with a bit of lube on the stick ) back on fly bay searched the number and a pair for £7-30 a pair , umm guess what. ? 

1 hour ago, TITCH said:

What can you say?? Top Man, 100% devotion & attention to detail Chris, as always!!!

Gonna look  nice with your decals on them. 

Good Friday and lovely sunshine , what better way  to spend a lockdown than with a spray gun.

Happy birthday mate, hope you have a great day if that’s possible at the moment. 

Why didn't you bend the steering arms ?

Just spent the day doing a few little jobs before painting begins and replaced all the transmission oil seals.

Nice little package arrived in the post from Machinery Decals, Titch is really top man for Wheelhorse decals, I’m really pleased with the.

I think they will really add the final touch to the build.

Happy Birthday Ian, hope you have a great day mate, 

As the day finished yesterday i had a final check that all the fabrication was done and I’m quite pleased with how they look.

As the day finished today all I’ve got is a big pile of bits.

8 hours ago, Alan said:

Fenders look good Chris.    You'll need to slow down with Bill and Ben though,  unless you have another project lined up to keep you occupied..  

Ive got a shed full of projects Alan but Pams also got a list and hers  is different to mine 

20 minutes ago, nigel said:

Now they are nice, I take it your neighbor has a lot of experiance with glass fibre, I’ve done a bit myself but never managed to get a finish like that 👍🏻

He does a lot of reproduction stuff and did my roof when it blew off in the storm a few years back

3 minutes ago, Stormin said:

 Very smart.  Lucky to have a neighbour  like that.

 

Now how about the pair of you doing reproductions? Could be a nice little earner. Only make when ordered.

Easy now we’ve got a mould

And on to plan “B”, with the help of my neighbour took a mould off the original Sububan fender and added a couple of strengthening ribs.

Made one pair and fitted them to Ben to see what they looked like, I’m so pleased gonna make  another pair for Bill.

Even put red dye in the gel coat. 

Work you way through this.

Once finished they had the right shape i was looking for but very flimsy so I’m not going to use  them.

Luck I’ve got a plan B

On 4/2/2020 at 9:59 AM, Ian said:

Bill and Ben are looking good mate, that's a cool wheel colour

 

Not sure I could cope with doing all the prep on 2 hoods though!

 

 

All the credit goes to my son Steve for the hood work,   Don’t know what I would have done without him

Made a start on the rear fenders, i cut the boot floor out  of a Scenic that my son was scrapping.

I thought I would get 4 fenders but not to be

Took ages to clean them up and the tin isn’t very thick

Coming together quickly and making good progress mate,