Catch 22 LBDR

Never let a good dream die my friend!

I had to make a new gear leaver guide as the old one was too close to the body for comfort.

Sorry I havent updated this thread for a while. Hear is the start of the first of two stainless steel fuel tanks for the Quad.

Thanks guys :-D

I might have asked this before, but does anyone have a link for some window surrounds, the brass u or h sections?

Some fantastic work being done hear, keep it up.

I wonder why they bothered to go to this trouble. It has to be related to the size of the wheels. I wonder did the gear size change in order to compensate for the larger wheels.

Thats interesting, they must have put a second set of reduction gears in the hub, the same as is in the Saracen, Saladin etc. Probably to reduce the speed created by the larger size wheels.

You are confusing the hell out of your self. I have built a few Ferrets now so I will try and part some knowledge your direction. First of all you cant rebuild the Bevel box "wrong". There are only two gears meshed together in the box. in order to get the output shaft to rotate the wrong direction you would have to place one of the gears on the opposed side to the other one. This in physically imposable to do due to the shape of the casting. If the box was stripped down and rebuilt, the worst he could have done is shimmed it incorrectly, this will cause extensive ware. I don't understand why anyone would go to the trouble of dissembling a box to such an extent. If you brake one NOS ones are still available. The only time I have needed to open one up was to re-shim the input gear, very easy to do. If the bevel boxes are fitted with the air breather facing up and the input shafts are all pointing at the gearbox then its fine, as far as rotation of shafts go anyway. I hope this reassures you a bit. Ross

Thanks Jonathan. I am using a DC arc plant. I found I could turn it down and do 1.6 no prob but the 1mm wing was much harder. I am going to repair the wing I have first, so I know what it should look like and see how it turns out. If its poo I will make up new ones from 1.6. Thanks for your help mate.

Hi Jonathan, that tin work looks very good. Did you have much problems with it warping from the heat?

I am getting her ready for a fresh coat of paint.

I have been working on the front right wing. I don't have the equipment to make compound curves or the money to pay someone else to make them so I have to try and repair what I have. I have never done welding this light before. I will see how it comes out and decide if they are good enough to use.

I cant remember, but I know we were storing it for a friend of my dads. I will ask him next time I see him, if I remember. Just asked the old man, It was an Austin seven tourer.

It has taken me a while to get around to it, but hear are some pictures of the Quad when I got it back in the early 90's. Check out https://www.facebook.com/combatcars for more earlier pictures of the Restoration and other restorations not on this thread.

Pictures of the latest work.

I hope not :-(. It wasn't cheap.

It was rebuilt using the center boss from my original wheel.

Will do, thanks.

The new steering wheel has arrived!!