My c105 resto

[Raider10 3]

Ey up. thought i'd have a go go at posting some pics for everyone to see. first time i've tried so many. took bloomin ages.

This is my c105 which me and my dad aquired of my bruv(meadowfield) here in freezin yorkshire in England, back in septober 2011 and have been restoring eversince.The top pic is how it looked when we got it home. It is now almost finished. Just needs rear fender paintin, seat and its fittings and front and rear lights which ive just aquired off ebay brand new and same as originals.

Enjoy

[AMC RULES 37,141]

Gorgeous paint, very nicely done so far. Keep up the good work. :UK:

[Raider10 3]

Cheers.. Thanks for looking. :woohoo:

[neil 2,410]

you have done a real nice job on that tractor as i know cos i used to own it .

what did you have to do to it besides repainting.

I had that tractor for about a year as i intended to just keep it for parts and i didnt have time to do anything to it myself and the mrs was giving me grief to move it outa the garden.

you have done a real nice job & i cant wait to see the decals on as i know Mark does some real nice reproduction decals

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just a little bit of history that i know of the tractor is that i bought it from Oxford and it had the fibre glass rear fender and that was all broken so i bought that fender from Bob lewis ( the Horse breaker from ebay ). The guy that i bought it off of had the tractor for 12 years.

Hope you find this to be of some interest.

Have you had it running as yet ?

[farmer 1,075]

Credit to you, it looks really nice. :thumbs:

[Jake Kuhn 1,556]

Looks great! :handgestures-thumbup:

[speedyleedy 205]

Look's really great ! :)

[WH854 44]

Good job I have one of them myself!!

Chas :wh:

[can whlvr 993]

:thumbs2:

[Ken B 3,164]

Lookin good!

[Raider10 3]

Hello again. cheers for all your comments. As neil knows he used to own this tractor and sold it to my brother, Mark, (meadowfield). Me and my dad, with the green norlett, have spent a small fortune on this tractor since aquiring it about 4 months since. the main problem when we first got it started was the main mixture needle was completely blocked up the middle drilliing. this meant it would only tick over and wouldnt rev up. once hat was sorted it ran ok but smoked quite badly,also the gearbox was stuck in high range. so we decided a rebuild was in order. The tractor was then completely stripped. Everything else seemed in really good shape. the gear box was stripped and the high low selector fork was found to be broken. No problem here as i simply welded it back together. It was then treated to new oil seals and rebuilt. The engine was then stripped and the only thing worn was the piston and rings. The bore was servicable so an engine rebuild kit was ordered, complete with piston and rings, from The Mans One Stop Shop, on ebay. All the way from Wauseon,USA, in 6 days, what service!

From then on i set to stripping cleaning and repainting everything bit by bit until it reached the stage its at now. Other parts we've fitted include;

Lots ofstainless nuts and bolts

new pto clutch lining and new bearings

new gear lever gaitor

new fuel pump

new rectifier

new wiring loom

new seat

new rear lights

new front tyres

And various other bits and bobs.

So thats about it. all the tin work was good apart from a couple of holes in the bonnet and the left hand cover over the lift lever was rotten at the bottom, so i made a new one. Got it running for the first time last weekend. Ran as sweet as a nut with its new piston and rebuild. Debating wether to fit a volt meter instead of the ammeter. should get the rear fender painted this weekend if i can get the garage warm enough. Took nearly a week for the paint to dry last time i tried it in the cold. Can't wait to get the seat on and take it outside.

Hope I haven't waffled on too long. Cheerio. :woohoo:

[can whlvr 993]

its lookin great,i know how these projects can get pricy,but she will be like new and good to go for a long time,outlast most of us

[Raider10 3]

Want to paint the rear fender today but it looks too cold! . Tis only minus 2 but paint doesnt like being sprayed at that temp. cant be bothered lighting fire as that just melts the frost on inside of roof and drops on wot you've just painted, as i found out the other week, luckily on the other side of the fender which isnt noticable.

Thanks for looking. Ian. :chores-mowlawn:

[massey 118]

Looks like it's coming along nicely, keep up the good work.

[Wheel Horse Kid 105]

Looks great! Make sure to keep it clean when you are all done! :ychain:

[Raider10 3]

:flags-wavegreatbritain: Hooray! finally got the rear fender painted. Got fire lit and waited for the temp to rise a bit while i finally had a bit of a tidy up. I even found my bench at last. Managed about three coats of paint. Looks ok at moment, will see wot it looks like in mornin. probably take all week to dry though unless i can bring it into house. Snowin now though so can't carry it across yard.

Anyway heres a few pics. Enjoy

[Martin 2,133]

thats looking real nice.......

i really admire the patience some of you guys have for dealing with trying to get temps up in your work areas to be able to paint.

although i am really blessed with a heated shop, i dont do any painting in it. its all done at work, and with all the ovens around its never cold. one reason why i compromise on a better finish for ease of use with powder coat. i use it because its easy for me, wet spray is far superior in shine and smoothness but i guess im getting lazy as i get older and dont want to deal with all the hassles when i have the ease of powder at work.

plus ive never really been that good at painting anyway............

[Rollerman 290]

Your C105 is turning out really nice. :handgestures-thumbup:

[Raider10 3]

:) Cheers folks.

Hopefully will get fender on next weekend. Cant wait. got seat springs and hingy flappy bit painted today aswell, and made some new buffer springy seat switch things. (see pic) Will post more pics as i progress. Thanks for looking.

[HorseFixer 2,012]

Looks good Raider Yer doing a fine Job on the Ole Girl. Probably a better paint Job than when she was new!

Cheers ~Duke

:beer:

[Raider10 3]

:UK: Thought i'd post a few updated pics of my c105 resto;

Finally got it out side and had a little play.

Noticed a few minor niggles like loose nuts and bolts etc.

All seems ok. Just need to move seat forward a bit. Cant reach pedals properly!

Need to repaint fender a some point too. Must have been too cold when i painted it and looks like it may have water in it. Tiny lttle bubbles appear when its cold and damp and makes it feel like sand paper. A bit annoying.

Going to paint the rest of my snow blade this week and then just need to wait for warmer weather to fit new decals. Need an urgent tidy of bench too! looks worse than my first post. gonna update pics of that too!

[Butch 194]

Sweet!!

[farmer 1,075]

Your looks very sharp Raider, I like the black chaff screen with the chrome securing bolts, and your new seat looks coooomfy.

Did that model have a red bonnet originally or did you prefer red rather than black ? looks good whichever. :twocents-twocents:

[bowtiebutler956 650]

You did a great job on that horse. Outstanding paint job! :jaw:

[Raider10 3]

Think the bonnet was black down middle. Might paint it black at some point. Thanks for looking everyone :banana-tux: