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    John Deere 70

    I think you may need to drill a small drain hole as the filter looks like its facing up and might catch water off the bonnet
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    John Deere 70

    Can you grind the weld off the pedal bracket and move the pedal out an inch. ?
  3. Now they are cleaned up with the grinder they will only need a skim, if i did them they would need 2 big tins.
  4. Both bonnets all welded up and cleaned up, I’m so pleased with them I thought they were scrap at the beginning. Big thanks to my son Steve for his help.
  5. Nice little chap, i like Border terriers
  6. Bonnet No2 gave me some grief as the blue paint wouldn’t move with paint stripper so i had to use a hot air gun and scraper and finally going over with a drill and sanding pad. This afternoon Steve came down and got the new tin all cut and clamped ready for welding. Looking good.
  7. Coming along nicely Ewan, nice work mate.
  8. Chip off the old block mate,
  9. Thanks Alan at least it will have the original look
  10. Got some shed time working on the red bonnet, I finished sanding off the last of the red paint and my son came down with the mig welder and offered to weld it up for me. I went off to make the tea while he welded it up. All done and I started grinding it up but its not finished yet, I don’t want to cock it up so I’ll wait for him to come back tomorrow but I’m well pleased with the progress.
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    John Deere 70

    That’s a bugger mate, how did you manage that ?
  12. Happy birthday Mike, hope you have a great day.
  13. I think it’s the strengthening piece of trim they put along the edge, it’s upside down and it’s a water trap. They all seem to rust in the same place.
  14. Found some metal off an old washing machine casing luckily with the edge folded up, just needs cleaning up and cutting to size.
  15. Got both of the fuel tank brackets finished and in primer today only thing left to do is flush the rust out of the tanks. Had a look at the two bonnets , I’ve kept moving them down the list as i new they were bad but getting to the point where I need to do something with them, not sure what yet I don’t think I’ll sand blast them yet.
  16. Got tanked up today, found some off cuts of metal in stock so I’ve made two fuel tank brackets Think the photos show the process.
  17. Is that you from Hurst Charlie ? I can’t remember where the engine came from, I’ve had it years.
  18. Sorry to read this news, I Know how you feel after loosing Lily myself 14 months ago. My thoughts are with you mate
  19. Now we’ve got hail to go with the high winds
  20. Found some 1/4 plate and made 2 engine plates so now both engines fitted and all pulleys and drive belts. Next job will be to make 2 fuel tank mounting brackets so the filler neck pokes through the hole in the hood.
  21. No, I kept well back. Then went to KFC to warm up.
 
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