work comenced today on EV1

its is a heavy lump indeed ... am a stocky lad anyway so have the beef to move it about lol

with the flywheels off and the sump off i can lift the block with head on by myself but thats about it .... i will be investing in a block and tackle once i have finished the trolley . Build it up bit by bit and should be fine .... but the trolley is a non steerable one

after leaving the glue to dry and alot of sanding , have decided to oil the trolley up using danish oil .

After 4 coats ....



And a close up of the grain , Think the effect is what i wanted .... just debating if i should beeswax it now or not ?



Started to sort out the axles as well .. bought some 30mm round bar and some wheels from my stock pile . The holes in the wheel are 7/8 so will get the ends turned down to 22 mm to allow for clearance . If you can imagine the last 60mm of the bar tuned down to take the wheels and steps up to 30mm .





Started to make up some gaskets .... just done the sump one for now . once the trolley is done i will start to build up the engine from sump upwards doing the rest as i go .

Wow that looks a nice bit of wood now you've put the oil on, made a big difference.Think I need to try that as mine always ends up to dark.
Matt a non steerable trolley will be ok my Lister G was on one and I still managed to move it ok till the axles snapped, would of been ok if the last builder had used solid bar not tube.

Stu.

i know what you mean stu , when its all finished should look the dogs with that trolley . those axles will be a bit beefy though with the middle section being 30 mm

After having an axle snap nothing is to thin You'll not see much of them under the trolley Matt.

Stu.

the wood i got you is looking very nice mate....
it will look very differant to what it did when we first saw it at the show
well done mate,keep us posted...
regards,mike...

cheers mike , im quite impressed with it ... start getting used to the wood trolley idea instead of metal .... The axles should be getting turned down this week

so im guessing you will be in need of more wood soon then mate....
regards,mike..

i will let you know mate .... when the A comes home that would probally be on a steel base with a bearing as a piviot point

not a problem mate,if you need any just let me know the size and we can go from there...
regards,mike...

A few up dated pictures with the trolley virtually finished , just need to washer out the wheels and clean them up and paint them .









after when this done i can start doing more bits on the engine then hopefully should be finished off by october ish but you never know with this game lol

regards , matt

looks good Matt

Comming along nicly Matt, next to stick the lump on to the trolley then it should look well on it's way.

Stu.

Thanks stu , been into town today and got some 7/8 washers and bigger split pins so can clean the wheels up and paint them . once all assembled can wack the sump on

been a busy bee today and made the most of the suntrap of the patio .... oven for drying paint lol

here is my progress so far , i have shimmed out the wheels now and painted wheels and placed the sump on -







As you can see i have placed some gland packing for the crankshaft seals ... 1/4" glad packing did the job fine , just hope it doesnt leak but have tightened it down quite tight .

Next was the main block to drop on with the gaskets ....







As you can see the sump bolts i have cleaned all the paint off ... not too sure if should leave them like it or to paint them . The idea was no paint to chip off when need to tilt the block in future .

regards , matt

Matt..
looking good mate,the trolley will make the engine stand out in the crowd...
keep up the good work..
regards,grandad.....

cheers grandad

i know this is only a basic restoration but as you can see its coming along in leaps and bounds now ... all the other bits that are not on the engine still need cleaning up though ... probably have a go at that in the week if i have time ... before friday .... if not there is next weekend and then gdsf so have to squeeze in when i can .

but will be a proper job once its all done

yes indeed mate..it amazing how time seems to fly by when your bizzy...

mike...

its a shame as once the winter comes i have more time but the weather is crap if you want to be painting .... so try to squeeze it in the summer as much as you can

hi there MATT
will you selling the 2x wheels on the barrow type trolley?????????
as i have a pair of these and in need of a couple more to match
want to make to axles and fit this style wheels to lister A's original trolley using same bolt holes so as to not drill or mess it up
and then when needed just slip original axles and wheels back under her
as on the field shes to heavy on the land on a dry weekend and sinks in so the axles just missing the ground
god help me if its been wet they are only 3 1/2" wheels and not very wide at all
and all worped the same amount , standing for years on end in the same spot probably done it
I NEED HER ON LARGER ONES FOR LOADING AND EASE OF MOVING ON THE FIELD/GROUND CLEARENCE AND TURNING IS A PROBLEM TOO
,around a 8ft turning circal

kev i will sell the whole trolley but not the wheels on there own ...

make me an offer

Looking good Matt, I know what you mean about the Summer's nearly over and I'm the same here I've not been able to get the work done that I wanted to do.

Stu.

its a pain in the arse stu .... but once ui have built the 2nd shed i will be able to do alot more things inside and out of the rain and elements . just got back from a small local show .... im just going to go out and do a bit while the sun is out .

Matt I thought that when I built my second shed, now it's also full so rented a lock up garage not far from home and that's filling up fast

Keep away from that old I shall not swear Mike or he'll help you fill your second shed with engines, pumps and wheels

Stu.

yet some more progress on the bamford a bit slow been at dorset and other things on my plate ..

well the mag has been inspected and cleaned and painted the bracket and various other bits that been cleaning and painting .Also have striped the fuel tank and soldered up one of the ends... ( mastered it at last lol ) and been filling and sanding and filling etc as there was dents well more like craters.

anyway a few pictures -















regards , matt