rog8811 Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 I posted a couple of photo's some time ago of an on/off project that I was building as time allowed, well this week end will see it done with a bit of luck. I will post a couple of various stages to bring it up to date. Starting point was a Westwood garden tractor, two years later it looked like picture 2. Over recent weeks I have had plenty of "me time" so a lot of the small fiddly bits got done. Throttle assembly, corner handles and the like. I tried out a SWB land rover side facing seat but was not happy with the look of it so..... A bit of frame chopping and some tube clamps had the seating arrangements done! Battery box access under seats. This was where I was at last week. next post will be todays progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog8811 Posted August 23, 2013 Author Share Posted August 23, 2013 I had one of those days when it all went right, lots done. Last of the sheet metalwork, the footwells, cut-folded-welded-painted. All the interior woodwork laid around the garden and painted First bit of green! and the wires started for connecting up the battery. I hope to update over the week end....as long as Mrs rog doesn't have anything else planned for me;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Thats a nice job, does it have brakes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog8811 Posted August 23, 2013 Author Share Posted August 23, 2013 does it have brakes? It has a disc brake on the lay shaft of the gearbox, before the differential. Two pedals to play with, brake pedal does clutch as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoseman Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Looking hard for pictures of hoses.....!! Lol Looks good mate, got to have vision to build something like that, and a screw loose!!! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog8811 Posted August 24, 2013 Author Share Posted August 24, 2013 You want hoses? Have some hoses. I am only going to fit this transaxle if the old one turns out to be iffy as I had done all the hard work to get the gear stick to work on the steering column...... I have something else in mind for this one:cool2: Today was to be a busy painting day but due to rain I did a bit of painting in the workshop/welding shop/garage and mrs rog's potting shed then ran out of room. The black was fresh and wet, it dulls down as it dries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog8811 Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 Lots of painting done yesterday and today, the main framework is in Connaught green that I had left over from my land rover refurb. Semi-gloss Olive drab for the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 coming on great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog8811 Posted August 31, 2013 Author Share Posted August 31, 2013 ... I ran out of paint today with the screen and 2 wheels yet to paint so I set my self the task of getting the jeep wired up and running. First item to fit was the newly painted tub. Followed by the grill with its lights. Then the dash........ I spent the next hour fitting and clipping in place the wiring loom. I checked everything over with a meter to make sure I had got the wiring right and then connected the battery, added some fuel, turned the key and away she went! After a few seconds I could smell fuel and there was a lot of smoke rising from the exhaust manifold, investigation quickly established that a rotten fuel pipe was the culprit. New pipe on order and a cold beer cracked to finish a good day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog8811 Posted September 21, 2013 Author Share Posted September 21, 2013 (edited) When I was fitting the new petrol hose it occurred to me that to turn the fuel on and off would require the bonnet to be opened, today I made a dash mounted shut off utilising a shortened speedo cable and a universal joint. It works fine as long as it isn't done up too tight. Edited September 21, 2013 by rog8811 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog8811 Posted September 21, 2013 Author Share Posted September 21, 2013 ....Oh and I fitted all the body work... I have yet to paint the front wheels green but I will do that once I have had a chance to give it a run out.... tomorrow maybe if I get the time to fully reassemble it that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoseman Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 ....Oh and I fitted all the body work... I have yet to paint the front wheels green but I will do that once I have had a chance to give it a run out.... tomorrow maybe if I get the time to fully reassemble it that is. Looking bloody good there mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog8811 Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 Best laid plans and all that mean that at last today I got to give the jeep a bit of a run, I took a couple of pici's outside ......and put together a movie I took whilst driving it. So there it is, all done. If anyone is interested in a one off show ground transport I can be persuaded to part with it for the right kind of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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