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got the wheels painted today i left the old tyres on cos i need to get the chassis movable again and i want the paint to harden off i will probaly give them another coat just before i fit the new tyres

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i had a fight taking the steering wheel off i had to use heat, once the blue tape was removed you could see the extent of the damage i will use the simar kids suggestion of the way to repair this

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bit more

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done a little bit more

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well my boy and i decided that today we would sort the brakes out that were sticking on and replace the seals behind the drums, big mistake! the drums just would not come off we tryed every thing including heat, so after four hours we took drastic action we drilled two holes in each drum then tapped a thread in each and inserted two 10mm bolts into these hoping by doing them up it would push the hub off but there was still no movement then we tryed a puller connected to these bolts hey presto 7 hours later i now have good brakes all round and no leaks

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after taking the tank out i was left with a big hole so have made a tempory plate to stop any sh*t geting in

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Have tried pm, seems to work ok, thanks Charlie

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Thank Alan, Good to be here, It’s a bit like when I took a chance and moved from Cornwall to Devon. But I mastered that in the end, I’m going to give Frankie a tidy up, that’s the name it came with apparently it spent most of it’s time in the RAF towing planes about.

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Hello it is a mechanical gardener…engine over the wheels. The tool clamp bolt in the front is a course thread bsw ?? But dont know the size. Can anyone on here measure the diameter and length please. Paul.

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Sorry you will not see the pics that i have posted as the new site doesnt recognise photobucket to cut & paste pics & it will not allow me to edit my post above

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well the next bit to tackle is the front panel and grill again its knackerd

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Looks good from here Steve, what a collection you are acquiring

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Good to see the big green beastie on here !!

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making new footplates

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