Richie's Mk1 Restoration

D Ellery · #1 19-09-11, 08:41

Has your neighbour noticed that their lawn seems a tad bit smaller

You'll want to protect the concrete threshold into the garage as the tracks love to niggle away at the edge.

RichardT10829 · #2 19-09-11, 13:26

I have yet to put the driveway in... the gravel you see is going to get smashed into the ground as hardcore, then the concrete base will go down

Ben · #3 19-09-11, 22:16

Nice work. I've just moved from a garage that was just about big enough to fit the hull, to a much bigger workshop. It makes life much easier.

Ben

RichardT10829 · #4 29-11-11, 17:35

well she finally came home Sunday afternoon... rolled her into the garage popped her back onto axle stands and whipped the bogeys back off ! now i can crack on... i managed to get the air ducts offered up but they will need to come off to be restored (they are originals in a bad way)... had an interesting chat with Jim on facepoop about my dash... i was going to leave the pitting in but Jim was of the opinion it should be smoothed out with some bondo and made new again.... whats your thoughts peeps ?

loaded her on with a cherry picker this time rather than using a hand winch !

home safe and sound

eddy8men · #5 29-11-11, 18:46

very nice workshop set up you've got yourself there richie and now the carriers home you can try and justify the outlay for it

all the best

rick

ps. how do you make a small fortune from ww2 armour ? start off with a large one.

kevin powles · #6 29-11-11, 20:31

Rich, Did you get any funny looks from the neigbours?. Wont be long before they start deciding if they like the idea of loud hammering or not, You can always sound proof the garage, cellotex is good for this.

Use liquid metal on the dash if your not happy with the way it is.

Only 8 months now til war and peace, it's the big carrier get together this year, did you get those wheels?.

Kevin.

Ron Pier · #7 30-11-11, 09:35

I can see the neighbour's curtains twitching from here....and the nearby motorist you've already upset by keeping him waiting for 30 seconds. Good luck Rich!
I always feel sorry for guys who haven't got the room to keep their toys at home. It makes all the difference to your hobby. Ron

RichardT10829 · #8 30-11-11, 17:15

That was actually a mate but yes loads of people started driving into the street.... Kevin i contacted the chap in Sunderland who removed the auction said the wheels were stolen from his garden so alas no joy there.

RichardT10829 · #9 02-01-12, 21:26

Well after being berated by Shaun for lack of update i thought i should best pop something up ! my project has been very slow in the making, between 2009 and 2011 i have had many personal hurdles to leap over.... now that things have settled down i can once again focus on getting the carrier sorted..

yesterday evening and tonight has seen the first propper attention on the carrier for a long time... i have been trying to get the cam plate out and have managed to undo the 9/16th bolts just trying to get the ruddy thing to part from the axle !

whilst working inside the hull i decided i would strip everything out... i was going to leave the gear linkage unit in as it appeared to be free and working... what a job i had ! two hours to get it out, it appears it was rotted to the hull ! after some grunting and wheezing it finally gave up and released from the hull !

i will clean these up tomorrow and rebuild them

on the armour front i have gone around and countersunk all the holes that needed to be... i have also offered my new pintle mounts (ahh thankyou Ben) to the armour and drilled the plate to match the pintles... she is all ready for buttoning up.. i have to pick up a gun being borrowed from a very kind chap from www.bluebirdproject.com so Lynn i will post up pics of it as soon as i get it... i am off for ten days after next week so i hope to press on and get her buttoned up in this time....so pics / vids and updates will follow.

Cheers

Richie