In terms of restoration, here's a basic outline of what had to be done...
Remove and repair fuel tank, which had rust holes underneath. The larger holes were successfully welded up at Lee's Welding Workshop in Taree.
Smaller holes in the fuel tank were patched up using Magic Metal or QuickSteel.
The fuel tank was then sand blasted and a coat of primer applied. It was then de-rusted inside, and lined with a lining solution (KBS Gold Standard Tank Sealer), which was rolled around for an hour or so then let it cure for a few days.
There was a large hole in the engine block (due to water freezing in England) which was repaired by Mayric Engineering in Taree, steel plate was cut to shape and brazed into the hole.
The block still had some cracks from the brazing process (which leaked water!), which were metal stitched.
All the welsh plugs were replaced due to bad corrosion, and thus water leaks everywhere!
The steering wheel has been repainted and the timber has a fresh coat of lacquer.
The metal faces on both the exhaust/intake manifold and the vaporizer had pitting and slight warping, causing an air leak, which meant the engine would only run with full choke. Both surfaces were machined back to perfectly flat, to ensure a good seal.
The cast iron petrol starting tank had a crack, which was ground out, repaired with Magic Metal or QuickSteel, and then painted.
A new coil-box cover was sourced, and a brand new set of trembler coils installed.
All the wiring has been replaced, including timing wires, spark plug wires and battery wiring.
New linkages for the throttle and choke were fabricated and installed.
The head gasket was replaced.
The timing was out by 90 degrees, and was reset to make it fire just on Top Dead Centre on compression.
New copper fuel lines were fashioned by a member of Taree Historic Motor Club.
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