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Small update, bendy now steers!

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Jparkes43

Nice one there

James

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meadowfield

An overdue update...

Thought I'd get in the action on fender repairs, by the time I welded up the holes in a c series fender, I thought it easier to weld up the very rusty raider fender.

Here it is with most rust cut out and patched

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And with the last patch in place

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Time for a short video showing the final transmission arrangement and steering.

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And some pics with the body mounted and engine

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It was going to Newby, but now the GT is going there's no room... :(

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19richie66

That thing is awesome Mark!

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meadowfield

That thing is awesome Mark!

Thanks :)

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meadowfield

Steering now complete, very tight with no play :D

Had a look at how the raider footplates might sit.

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That's it for a few weeks as we have the UK wheel horse round up next weekend :D

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wheeledhorseman

Looking great Mark - the dream is coming true! :bow-blue:

 

Andy

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meadowfield

Short update....

Bendy made it to this years UK wheel horse round up and then back.

I started on the footplates, using the original ones but reversed left and right.

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New bars for the footrests

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With the heavily modified plates back on

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Amazing how the original front angle works in reverse

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And with the seat on blocks to get the height

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Next stop, rear transmission strip down :D

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neil

Looking really cool Mark,

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meadowfield

Looking really cool Mark,

Thanks Neil,

Small update from the week....

'Borrowed' the 8 speed from my C-161 as I want a heavy duty trans at the back.

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Surprise surprise, the hitch pin is seized.... Out with the grinder to cut the end off and then drill the remaining inch and half out to split it.

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And as usual, it's full of yoghurt

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Full set of seals ordered as it's getting a reasonable overhaul, the diff is getting special treatment too :D

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That just might find its own special thread :D

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meadowfield

Only one thing to say, my cunning plan works :D

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C-101plowerpower

Difflock mark?

Koen

send from the tractor seat with tapatalk

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Jparkes43

Good to see this is coming along so well, I'm sure it will be finished in no time

James

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km3h

Some of you guys have amazing talent and equipment. Good job.

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meadowfield

Difflock mark?

Koen

send from the tractor seat with tapatalk

:D

Good to see this is coming along so well, I'm sure it will be finished in no time

James

Not sure about no time, but I'm making progress james

Some of you guys have amazing talent and equipment. Good job.

Thanks, there's some good folks on here giving ideas...

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meadowfield

I've done a build thread, here's the final finished diff with locker. Just the selector to finish, it's a tight squeeze in there with only an inch to fit everything in.

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19richie66

Backyard engineering taken to a whole new level. Cool Mark!

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meadowfield

With the diff locker finished and the casings painted I got distracted yet again :D

This time with the intent of getting the backend complete and painted I thought I'd make a 3 point hitch.

Here's the build pics, firstly top link and lift arm pivot bracket

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Lower link arm axle bracket

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Lift arms

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All together

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C-101plowerpower

looking good Mark, top job

 

 

Koen

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neil

Looking Real nice Mark, is the 3 point cat 0 or cat 1?

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meadowfield

looking good Mark, top job

 

 

Koen

 

cheers!

Looking Real nice Mark, is the 3 point cat 0 or cat 1?

 

thanks Neil, its cat 0 - a copy of my GT's 3 point, but modified to fit a slightly smaller axle and the back of a C-series.

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meadowfield

The weather has been good in the north of England today so I took the opportunity to do a bit of painting.

The rear fender has had a lot of work done and a bit of sanding and primer was called for

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Had to improvise somewhere for drying :D

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Rear transmission all ready to put back together.

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meadowfield

been a while since an update...

 

firstly beefed up the hubs and cleaned up where they were hacked - also made them impossible to slide inwards :D

 

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completed the rear transmission and difflock

 

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shortened and rebushed the brake/clutch pedal

 

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made the bearing carriers for the intermediate tensioner

 

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added the final bracing on the rear subframe

 

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the pile of bits to complete the intermediate drive :D

 

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hopefully will get a few hours in the workshop this weekend....

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19richie66

Looking good and beefy. Nice work Mark.

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km3h

Wow. Nice job.

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