......Update,
I had been looking at the centre panel that runs front to back, and I was convinced that what I was looking at followed the photos - it did - except for one small item. What I took to be a raised area was in fact the top of the centre area. So I had in fact built up the winch gear as correctly as the photo's allowed except that I had been building it on another 'floor'. This whole module then reched the stage where it had to be installed for further work to continue in as much as adding pipework etc. So out came the CA, which up to this point had been a bit hit and miss, must be getting a bit old, and I spread it along a few of the supporting cross peices being careful not to get any on the winch housing itself as this needs to be removeable. Tea time arrived, had the meal, followed by dish of ice cream, nothing to do upstairs it's all drying, I know, watch a film...... And at about 11.30pm, the doubt started to set in and the work began. Luckily, with the CA getting a bit past it's prime, it stuck and would have done the job, but it was also weak enough that I could set too and cut away the parts I wanted to get rid off.
So there I am, morning has arrived and the 6mm reduction has confirmed that in fact all is well - except that when cutting the new side panels I had forgotten to add the missing 6mm to the top. and that is what you can see now in the photo. All is now back on track and a carefull eye is being kept.
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Further work progress has seen a start made on the 'tray' that fits at the rear and above the battery box (to be fitted), the latch fittings are still to be added.
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As I could not and do not have working drawings all of the work is from photographs, a couple of which are reproduced here.
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The Winch Reverser Panel and box have all been marked out ready for cutting and a start made on the levers on the top of the box.
[ATTACH]303874[/ATTACH]
And that is it for now, other work completed has been the two 'A' frames, chain burnished, wire cable made up and burnished, track started etc.
So thanks for stopping by, all comments are welcome.
Cheers,
MikeC.
I had been looking at the centre panel that runs front to back, and I was convinced that what I was looking at followed the photos - it did - except for one small item. What I took to be a raised area was in fact the top of the centre area. So I had in fact built up the winch gear as correctly as the photo's allowed except that I had been building it on another 'floor'. This whole module then reched the stage where it had to be installed for further work to continue in as much as adding pipework etc. So out came the CA, which up to this point had been a bit hit and miss, must be getting a bit old, and I spread it along a few of the supporting cross peices being careful not to get any on the winch housing itself as this needs to be removeable. Tea time arrived, had the meal, followed by dish of ice cream, nothing to do upstairs it's all drying, I know, watch a film...... And at about 11.30pm, the doubt started to set in and the work began. Luckily, with the CA getting a bit past it's prime, it stuck and would have done the job, but it was also weak enough that I could set too and cut away the parts I wanted to get rid off.
So there I am, morning has arrived and the 6mm reduction has confirmed that in fact all is well - except that when cutting the new side panels I had forgotten to add the missing 6mm to the top. and that is what you can see now in the photo. All is now back on track and a carefull eye is being kept.
[ATTACH]303857[/ATTACH]
Further work progress has seen a start made on the 'tray' that fits at the rear and above the battery box (to be fitted), the latch fittings are still to be added.
[ATTACH]303858[/ATTACH]
As I could not and do not have working drawings all of the work is from photographs, a couple of which are reproduced here.
[ATTACH]303867[/ATTACH]
The Winch Reverser Panel and box have all been marked out ready for cutting and a start made on the levers on the top of the box.
[ATTACH]303874[/ATTACH]
And that is it for now, other work completed has been the two 'A' frames, chain burnished, wire cable made up and burnished, track started etc.
So thanks for stopping by, all comments are welcome.
Cheers,
MikeC.
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