Hello all, Decided I should join this Forum, as I have got around to liberating my first venture project from it's Mothballed state. I have lots of excuses, but it has now got my attention after waiting 24 years !!.
Only skills in this field are self taught, as this project was started in 1984 in the hope it would be a joint project with my Father after I built a Garage to house a Workshop.
My Father was to be the Skilled expert having been involved with Aircraft since 1939. Alas. he passed on in 1985, so I persevered with the aid of books and the ME Magazine.
Always had an affinity with detail and models from my childhood in the 50s-60s, Nowadays, I have been restoring, refurbishing a few Garden Tractors and Vintage Horticultural Machines and am a member of a few other Forums.
So I've come back to finishing this Engine and giving it a few runs before painting it up while my eyesight is still able to cope with making parts like 14ba steel nuts and bolts!.
I have a modest assortment of equipment, mainly my old tired 1958 ML7 and a small Peatol Micro for tiny precise jobs. A metric Warco Mill is the latest addition, all of which have produced and repaired many parts on my Tractors etc.
Anyway, I hope to glean many hints and tips from this vast reserve of experience and skill. Maybe I can contribute as well in some small way.
Oh!, maybe you want to see a few images of the Engine as is, so –
More in my Album if you wish to spot the Mods I've made so far.
Regards