The "Colossus" project

[ebinmaine 63,200]

The Paint Department was at it again this evening...

 

New spindles in primer. 

 

 

Retouch the axle. 

 

 

 

First coat of copper on the engine tins. 

 

 

[AMC RULES 36,945]

Nice to see somebunny getting work accomplished there.   

[WheelhorseBob 1,548]

Very nice!

[Tractorhead 8,611]

4 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

The Paint Department was at it again this evening...

 

New spindles in primer. 

 

 

 

 

Whow !!!

 

even a pretty cool shifter stick on the Wallhanger to cure Bro 👍

[Stormin 9,975]

That copper is the dogs whatsits.

[Oldskool 6,582]

20 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

 And now we're going to build a military tribute.."

 

July is fast approaching.  Will it be ready by then?

[ebinmaine 63,200]

21 minutes ago, Oldskool said:

July is fast approaching.  Will it be ready by then?

Shouldn't be an issue on that one because there really isn't much to do.

 

Disassembly. Repaint.

Bolt the engine down.

 

No wiring. No cables.

 

And Trina is doing most of the work.

 

All I'm going to do on that one is split the transmission and reassemble and give her a hand lining up the engine.

 

 

She may very well get started on that this weekend in fact.

 

 

[Pullstart 59,736]

Have you figured out any body stretch mods needed or steering shaft and pedal rod changes related to the stretch?

[ebinmaine 63,200]

16 minutes ago, pullstart said:

Have you figured out any body stretch mods needed or steering shaft and pedal rod changes related to the stretch?

On the steering if I have to extend the vertical shaft any I'll use a solid coupler. I can't remember if that's quite long enough or not.

For the clutch I need to check alignment off of the implement lift handle that I'll be using as the clutch lever. If It moves okay I'll run a rod directly from the appropriate place. If it doesn't have quite the right angle I'll run a rod from the lift lever down to a chopped off clutch pedal which will then have its own rod as in stock form.

For the brake rod I'll have to lengthen it something in the area of 2 or 3".  Not sure what I'll do there yet. I thought about using an extended coupling nut. I could cut the existing rod wherever it's the most convenient. Thread those ends and go from there.

 

The hood is going to be a particular type of challenge.

I don't know anyone or have access to any sort of sheet metal bending skills that can do compound work. Our friend that does metal Fab can only do any given bend in 1 direction.

The hood will need to be expanded in every possible direction....

[Pullstart 59,736]

9 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

On the steering if I have to extend the vertical shaft any I'll use a solid coupler. I can't remember if that's quite long enough or not.

For the clutch I need to check alignment off of the implement lift handle that I'll be using as the clutch lever. If It moves okay I'll run a rod directly from the appropriate place. If it doesn't have quite the right angle I'll run a rod from the lift lever down to a chopped off clutch pedal which will then have its own rod as in stock form.

For the brake rod I'll have to lengthen it something in the area of 2 or 3".  Not sure what I'll do there yet. I thought about using an extended coupling nut. I could cut the existing rod wherever it's the most convenient. Thread those ends and go from there.

 

The hood is going to be a particular type of challenge.

I don't know anyone or have access to any sort of sheet metal bending skills that can do compound work. Our friend that does metal Fab can only do any given bend in 1 direction.

The hood will need to be expanded in every possible direction....

Lever steers and Seniors were built without hoods at first... do you really NEED a hood?

[953 nut 51,758]

             You could just have a grill and hood stand like this one @stevasaurus was joyriding on.

[squonk 38,947]

11 hours ago, AMC RULES said:

Nice to see somebunny getting work accomplished there.   

Hey, "Someone" has to run the camera! 

[ebinmaine 63,200]

8 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

grill and hood stand

I've had that very thought. 

 

Another thing I've considered seriously is to get everything built done and finished and do the hood last.

Mark and cut so it follows the front of the engine / air cleaner or whatever.

Then snap the latch in place at the hood stand and do the same thing at the back of the engine. 

 

To connect the two halves of the hood I could run some strap steel or something...

 

 

 

 

2 minutes ago, squonk said:

Hey, "Someone" has to run the camera! 

 

That's

 

 

Her

 

 

Too.....

 

[rjg854 10,747]

2 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

And Trina is doing most of the work.  

 

 

Well then we should see some great progress on this one.  

[ebinmaine 63,200]

44 minutes ago, rjg854 said:

Well then we should see some great progress on this one.  

I believe this to be a true statement

["Manic-Mechanic" 1,192]

 is of the essence.......

Edited April 1, 2021 by oldman

[squonk 38,947]

Haley's Comet due in July 2061.It will be a footrace! 

[ebinmaine 63,200]

5 minutes ago, squonk said:

Haley's Comet

......... Might win

[Lee1977 6,220]

Think " Build Tractor " this week end, don't go wondering off in the woods. The woods will still be there after the tractor is finished. I hope.

[8ntruck 6,376]

13 minutes ago, Lee1977 said:

Think " Build Tractor " this week end, don't go wondering off in the woods. The woods will still be there after the tractor is finished. I hope.

Yup.  Then you can use the freshly built tractor to go wandering off into the woods.

[Pullstart 59,736]

52 minutes ago, 8ntruck said:

Yup.  Then you can use the freshly built tractor to go wandering off into the woods.

Leave you some bread crumbs.  These horses don’t always know their way home..

[ebinmaine 63,200]

7 hours ago, pullstart said:

Leave you some bread crumbs.  These horses don’t always know their way home..

That's alright. I've got a fair idea how my land is laid out. 

😀

 

8 hours ago, Lee1977 said:

Think " Build Tractor " this week end, don't go wondering off in the woods. The woods will still be there after the tractor is finished. I hope.

[ebinmaine 63,200]

Trina did some more painting and I got the front axle in place. 

 

I put roller bearings in with the spindles. I can already feel that those will make for a nice steering rig. 

 

 

 

 

[Tractorhead 8,611]

Good idea with the roller bearings, like it.

Curious about when the whole machine is completed.

 

[19richie66 16,953]

I have those thrust bearings and washers on skittles. Makes it nice!