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1968 Wheel Horse Lawn Ranger rust repairs

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That doesn't look too bad Chris, who cut the large bit out the side of the front panel?

Looking at the rear, I'd better make a template from Kenny's hood :)

 

I will PM you at some point today Chris.

 

 

Sorry Kenny, no more progress on your parts. I did start straightening your seat pan out yesterday, but my balance went on holiday so I thought the shack was not the safe place to be.. Fingers crossed I'm back in operational condition tomorrow.

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Its not a problem Ian,, at your leisure, Im away tonight for a week up to Isle of Skye then Oban with the family n the caravan,, should be back around Friday,,, as Ive said - there's no rush m8

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Your be pleased to know it's been a productive day Kenny, I did find a few more small holes in the hood, so more patches coming up.. Just not today :)

 

Today I've been tackling some thicker metal, no not the seat pan but the fender pan :D

 

Here it is as arrived!

 

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A bit of straightening soon made the back a lot less flat and a lot more like the shape it should be.

 

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A dig in the pile of metal off cuts unearthed these two bits that were left over from making the 6x6 fenders..

 

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Hhmm, this looks like it should work. Ok the line is not quite original but unless your a serious spotter with a tape measure no one will notice the difference :)

 

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To fill the gap between the two "er... bits where the lines get lower", a dig under the bench found this off cut...   Don't worry Mark, your corners are still safely stashed away :)

 

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Quite a while later...

 

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The rusted away lines are back :D

 

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While I was under the bench I also found this long forgotten 300 series side cover.

 

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Trimmed down a bit.

 

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See these rusty holes?

 

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Gone!! Almost.. The patch just needs a little tweak then it's ready to be welded in..

 

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If all goes well I might even get the fender pan finished tomorrow!!

 

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Well, the fender pan didn't quite get finished as I said above.. It's not finished now but very close :)

 

To hold the above big plate in place for welding and to stop it dropping through the hole, I welded a few tabs on... Like so.

 

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I forgot to take any photo's of that plate being welded on, but on the same day I discovered I had another rust problem!!    I was wondering why my tobacco was drying out so fast :D

 

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Anyway, now for something pressing.. Making the missing indent bit that is used to bolt the fender pan down..

 

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See what I mean by pressing :D

 

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I must of made about 8 of these, trying different thicknesses of metal, different strengths, different object to press them into, and finally different ways to cut the steel before pressing...

 

Can you spot which one is the old indent bolt hole mount thingy? :D

 

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The trick to making your repairs look better than they are on camera is to give the metal a quick buzz over with a DA sander first  :D

 

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A close up of the indent hole mount thingy.

 

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The underside still needs a bit of a tidy up, but it's not looking too bad.

 

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I hope your liking it Kenny :D

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Fantastic matey!!!  Im loving the thread totally, I mite just have to go find some more bits to send your way!!!  lol

 

Brilliant job so far Ian,,,   :tthankyou:     :thumbs:    :bow:

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Top job Ian :thumbs:

 

 

Awesome work Ian

 

 

Well done Ian. :thumbs:

 

Thanks chaps :thumbs:

 

Right, I'd better get this update posted while I'm still awake enough.. It's been a day of lot's of visitors !!

 

The fender pan is just about done, just a little tidying around the new mounting hole thingy to do.

 

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The hood has had an extra repair patch where I found a few more rust holes..

 

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I was going to patch up 3 rust holes on the top of the hood, but I was able to get away with filling the holes with weld,,  Kinda blend in don't they :)

 

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A bit closer with the flash turned off you can see they still need a little grinding down.

 

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Despite the (what felt like) constant stream of people in and out the shack today I did manage to make a start on the seat pan repairs..

 

A cardboard template..

 

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And some galvanized steel to make the repairs from... A bit thank you to Pete for grabbing this and other bit's of steel before they went into a skip  :thumbs:

 

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The first attempt didn't go to well and the angles were way off!!

 

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Like any good engineer I blamed the cardboard template, and made another template from masking tape :D

 

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This time the repair patch fit's a lot better, it just needs a little trim and shaping to get it spot on..

 

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A little update for you chaps..

 

The big patches have been fully welded up.

 

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And a small hole at the front got the same treatment, I just need to trim it to size.

 

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I also found another small hole on the right side of the seat base..

 

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Which turned into a bigger hole. :D

 

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For some reason I forgot to take any photo's of that patch being welded on, so here's one of the big patches marked out for trimming to size.

 

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And that chaps is the seat pan just about done.. as ever there is a little grinding of welds inside to be done, but that's all.

 

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Sorry this one's a bit blurred!

 

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