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RE: Restoring a Top Hat - Tom the Blacksmith - 07-02-2019
(07-02-2019, 09:28 PM)AllAlloyCup Wrote: I like the use of the adapted SDS drill pure genius!
I'll second that!
Great job, one of those 'do it right, do it once' jobs, and lovely to see it being done the old way.
Tom
RE: Restoring a Top Hat - Ruairidh Dunford - 08-02-2019
Nice work Tim!
Is the other chassis Bob's?
RE: Restoring a Top Hat - Parazine - 08-02-2019
Indeed! CV936 is rising from its sleep!
RE: Restoring a Top Hat - Dave Mann - 08-02-2019
Great job, I like it when a plan comes together.
RE: Restoring a Top Hat - Parazine - 28-02-2019
Unfortunately, things have been busy at work for the last few weeks plus we had to cut down some trees in the garden which needed logging up. However, a little progress has been made, the chassis is just about finished now and straight for the first time in 90 years!
Next job is to have a look into the back axle and see what (if anything) is left of the original lubricant, which would have been a mixture of oil and grease. I suspect it's all dried up or gone solid in the intervening 90 years but we'll see. I'll report back when I have some news.
RE: Restoring a Top Hat - Ruairidh Dunford - 28-02-2019
Very nice Tim, proper job!
RE: Restoring a Top Hat - Hedd_Jones - 28-02-2019
Im assuming those are the optional semi retrofit chassis extensions ive heard about?
My 28 GE Cup chassis has the longer rails over the spring like that. But with the extensions like the later cars
RE: Restoring a Top Hat - Ruairidh Dunford - 28-02-2019
I have a pair of the original factory retrofit extensions on the shelf, will pull them out for photographs.
RE: Restoring a Top Hat - Hedd_Jones - 28-02-2019
yes please. Ive only seen some in books. Dad had a couple of earlier chassis over the years. With no extensions as it were. But none with those. I had assume they tapered like the later ones. But clearly not
RE: Restoring a Top Hat - Ruairidh Dunford - 28-02-2019
I will look them out and post up...