Suffolk Colt ‘Restored’

[Sub MandrelParticipant @submandrel]

[Sub MandrelParticipant @submandrel]

A couple of weeks ago I picked up this old 78cc Suffolk Colt engine at the tip. The flywheel was held on by a small self-tapper and it was coated in thick black paint:

Now it has become this:

 

The main jobs were:

 

Clean black paint off everything (especially carb!)

Weld up cowl from old storage heater panel

Re-attach flywheel

Turn up starter pulley

Clean carb

Make new throttle linkage and fix governor flap

Make petrol tank from fudge tin

new HT lead, and plug

clean points (one of the few things not covered in black paint)

Fuel tap (using 10 year old stainless taper blank and taper D-bit)

Add balance weight to flywheel (four broken vanes)

Base from salvaged timber

Clean out old oil and refill with fresh

Repaint

Stater handle and coil.

 

An LO! it ran for a fews seconds on the first pull, and ran happily after about three tries. I’m making a few final tweaks, most important is a throttle and cale linkage. In due course it should have a de-coke (don’t look inside the plug hole!) but I don’t want to pay £20 for a full gasket set. And I need  something like a 3-4″ pulley.

 

Total cost of the rebuild was about £20, and could have been less.

 

If you get the chance to do a similar job, have a go – it’s great fun!

 

Neil

[Jeff DaymanParticipant @jeffdayman43397]

Nice job Neil!

 

Jeff

[V8EngParticipant @v8eng]

Great job. What a difference some TLC (plus hard work) makes.

Love the fudge tin fuel tank!

 

Edited By V8Eng on 12/05/2010 19:12:27

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