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Subtle Modifications
An ongoing project has been the (hopefully) discrete and (definitely) reversible conversion of an 80 inch Land Rover to take the steering box from a later model. There are plenty of arguments for and against this sort of conversion but … Continue reading
Posted in Still working on it...., Technical
Tagged Conversions, Landrover, Steering & Suspension, Welding
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Further Escapes Curtailed….
Riley Gamecock has its wings clipped:
Unlikely Stories Mostly
“Chattie”, the Singer Le Mans is due be displayed at Brightwells at the beginning of next month so today’s post features a photo of a pair of her kingpin bushes being line reamed. It also features a rather Scottish reference … Continue reading
More Land Rover Repairs
Various work to a 1952 80 inch Land Rover is slowly making progress as the owner tackles much of the restoration to the vehicle and specialist items pass through the workshop. One of the most interesting jobs is the restoration … Continue reading
A Small Sacrifice
One of the jobs which has been progressing nicely in the workshop is a small single cylinder engine manufactured by The Motor Manufacturing Company of Coventry in 1898 and which comes from a motor tricycle of that date. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Still working on it...., Technical
Tagged De Dion Bouton, MMC, South Bend Lathe
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Strange Measurements
One of today’s jobs has involved attending to the king pin bushes of the Singer. I have some new king pins and bushes in my possession with which to complete the job, and thankfully the new hardened and ground kingpins … Continue reading
Engine Conversion
More work today on the Land Rover Series 1 engine conversion which was still in the ‘planning stage’ last time I wrote about it. This particular Land Rover has already benefitted with a rebuild by its last owner who did … Continue reading
Work In Progress
Not only is work progressing well on the TR6 project, but it looks as though work is progressing well now that everything is looking freshly painted and shiny. I have been in charge of the spray painting in two pack … Continue reading
Keeping Busy
Things have been characteristically busy in the workshop since my last post (which is also, as usual, the reason why it has been so long since the last post!). Work is progressing well on the Jaguar 3.8 and the Triumph … Continue reading
Welding and Painting
Variety has certainly been the spice of life in the workshop today with work on no less than four different vehicles. The morning has been largely taken up with painting various TR6 bits ready for re-assembly and, while the paint … Continue reading
Posted in General, Still working on it....
Tagged Jaguar MK2, Landrover, Triumph, Wolseley
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Buying tube safely
It seems that it’s becoming a rule of thumb that the busier I am in the workshop, the more sporadic the posts become on the blog! I have been taken up with a wide variety of jobs since my last … Continue reading
A Case of the DTCs
Or to give them their full name, “Diagnostic Trouble Codes”. I have a Jaguar XK8 in the workshop at the moment which drives everywhere in “limp mode” and displays “Gearbox Fault” on the dashboard. Plugging in the laptop reveals a … Continue reading
Deeply Scratched and Highly Polished
Today saw the last of the machining operations for the Scimitar – to – Type 9 gearbox conversion with the manufacture of an aluminium bracket which reproduces the original speedo cable fitting on the later gearbox. I learned my first … Continue reading
Testing cars and signing for parcels
It will most likely not come as any surprise to regular readers that much of today has been taken up with things Scimitar and the car has now had a successful first road test. A temporary cable connection has made … Continue reading
Scimitar Continues
The new gearbox went into the Scimitar this evening after attending to a few odds and ends prior to fitting. The new clutch proved to be slightly less than straightforward: This particular car has a 10.625 inch pitch circle for … Continue reading
Scimitar Taking Shape
The bellhousing conversion for the Ford Type 9 Gearbox in the Scimitar SE5A is now finished and pictured here as a trial assembly. Also pictured is the new cover assembly for the selector rail which has to protrude … Continue reading
More Ford Type 9 Conversion
I finished off the adapter plate for fitting the Type 9 gearbox into the Scimitar SE5A today – and managed to get a decent workout into the bargain when it came to finishing the profiled edges! The finished plate bolts … Continue reading
Scimitar Gearbox to Type 9 Conversion
Just as many other children did in the 1970’s, I looked forward to my weekly helping of The Professionals on Sunday night. Unlike many children, however, a good deal of my thoughts were devoted to making things on lathes and … Continue reading