tiny and stephen get there first project and its a 20 millionth edition

you must order the copper slip by the tanker load ;D ;D

it's good stuff though, been using it on my MG for years and makes taking things apart so much easier the second time ;D

You and the boys have nearly finished this resto in the time its taken me to get mine into the paint shop lol

 

lol i no diddy , i am a great beliver in cooper grease , make life easy as u say second time round, and that i do , i coat every nut bolt screw in it fit it then take it of again recoat and refitt , time well spent , i wish more peole done it especially when fitting doors engine lids ect CHEERS OWEN NW

 

havent touched it in 2 days , do ye ever get that way where u couldnt be bothered owennw
:arrggh:

 

Yes. And it's a relief to find you do too.

 

3 days now i really couldn t be bothered so i start on monday cheers zed owen nw

 

famous derry saying SAUNTER


made for me by my mates adrian son jarid

he done me another one saying LEGENDERRY

OWEN NW

AND FOR SOME A FACE TO THE NAME LOL

 

you have made some fantastic progress on your bug

well done mate

 

to day colm and me started on stripping down the tin wear of the engine ill refurbish it all then the engines going down to caddy for an inspection and check over , so then we replaced the wings with new wing beading all round , one wing has to come off again as i can t get one bolt in , owen nw

 

we got the tin wear all stripped and a couple of coats of red 2k paint on them the alternator was done in matt , for bit of a contrast , i then took the chassis and engine down to a friend to have the motor checked over , so he s going to stripp it and see if it needs anything , he thinks it might have a bent valve or more so wel wait and see owen nw

 

well it turns out the engine was fecked well and truley fecked , so a rebuild was in order , it s got a relne bore new crank and bearing s 2 pistons pots and what ever it needs , blood thing but when it done i no its done right thanks to dave the engine builder IE CADDY owen nw

 

to day i done 2 small repairs to the exhaust and 1 on one of the heat exchangers, then descaled them followed with a couple of coats of zinc primer , then brushed the bumpers with thinners to lift the silver paint some one had sprayed on , they came up quite well , i them used some chrome cleaner and buffed them owen nw




they needed some straightening out

 

Looking really good Owen, love the colour you have painted it too,

Really can't wait to see it with the body on now

 

man at work on the newly built engine , ie dave the MAN

tiny gets his first LETTER
the tax book in his name not bad aged 4

 

Tiny and Stephens engine after being rebuilt

 

engine now back from builders
its had replacement crank
reline bored case
main bearing
big end bearing
pushrod tubes and seals , new rings on 2 pistons
heads checked 100%
good 2nd hand replacement tin wear
replacement manifold
replacement carb
oil light switch

and full check over and tuned ,
CHEEKS DAVE

now refitted ,

foot brake pedal still was abit stiff after i freed it up, so of again , i heated it up red hot and let it cool a couple of times , the last time i dropped it in cold water , and now its free as a bird and works well ,


reaDY NOW FOR THE BODY TO GO ON
owen nw

 

need one of the kits that work the heater on the heat exchanger , have the lever on the xchanger its the swivel bit and the bit the wire goes into any one got one
owennw

 

Looking good.

 

Owen - G'Day from OZ....

Loved reading every post and every page of this resto!!

John

 

cheers chris john ino its not a van but i dont have one to play with lol owen nw

 

top work as usual, the boys are doing good under your supervision

...bet you got your eye on the next project ;D