chady Posted December 25, 2015 Report Share Posted December 25, 2015 Don't go and do the timing on your engine then lol im in the kitchen......and i am absouloutly slaughtered......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted December 25, 2015 Report Share Posted December 25, 2015 im in the kitchen......and i am absouloutly slaughtered......... JDog is in the East Wing watching the West Wing getting hammered and playing with his Estwing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted December 25, 2015 Report Share Posted December 25, 2015 ditchman,,I have only just finished reading this thread from start to finish mate and its took me nearly all day,,,, what a cracking thread with all the ups and downs ,the pics, its got the lot , a brilliant read and I must say very very interesting, brilliant mate and good on you for your patience,, think if it was me it might have gone through the window and that's before the injectors wher e blown off lol merry Christmas to you sir and I look forward to the completion atb Evo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 ditchman,,I have only just finished reading this thread from start to finish mate and its took me nearly all day,,,, what a cracking thread with all the ups and downs ,the pics, its got the lot , a brilliant read and I must say very very interesting, brilliant mate and good on you for your patience,, think if it was me it might have gone through the window and that's before the injectors wher e blown off lol merry Christmas to you sir and I look forward to the completion atb Evo You read the whole thread......YOU ARE A HERO !........well done and cheers for the comment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 not to be outdone by VIKING.....i an posting a couple of pics to keep the thread alive.. my mate bought this mower off and american airman for £60.00........he had taken it to 3 mower shops and wouldnt fix it as the model had been discontinued and some parts were no longer available...its a 6hp Bolens...was American import but Bolens has been bought by a UK company and has changed the design....engine is still the same and the cutter knife but some bits are defunct....it is a beast of a rotary mower ...and is a proper "mulching" mower....... anyway i mended it made a new yoke that raises the cutting height...and now i will tarte it up a bit....this is the pic with all the covers off and the bits i mended boring stuff ....sorry....... the new similar model is over £2000 !!........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 i know its not a landrover.....well its green anyway... ....just keeping busy.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 the bare aluminium shell cannot be sprayed until it is primed....thats the red stuff...so i will leave that to dry for a couple of days then spray it satin black...and put the green plastic covers back on....then take the blade off and sharpen it ...bobs yer uncle...job done... i dunn know...owe the other alf live ey ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 Ditchy, you should have a separate thread about your lawn mower restorations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 Ditchy, you should have a separate thread about your lawn mower restorations. do you rekon anyone would be interested....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 do you rekon anyone would be interested....? Possibly less would be interested than in your engine rebuild but enough to make it worthwhile. Do you have a date for 'lift off?' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 Possibly less would be interested than in your engine rebuild but enough to make it worthwhile. Do you have a date for 'lift off?' ive got the injector nozzles now.....so all i have to do is the fuel lines and rig up some sort of system that will allow the bleed back to function correctly ...as the whole system is sealed...like a heating boiler system.....the filter bowl housing is the answer but that is missing one crucial banjo bolt....it wasnt there when i bought the scap engine...and i dont really want to buy another complete one.....i may try and blag one off someone....... i would also like to fit an oil pressure gauge to it first and do a pressure check on all the cylinders before i run it up....so there are a few things to do first before the "fire up" like to start it before the end of january................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandspider Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 do you rekon anyone would be interested....? I'd be interested. I know I can't xope with a landy restoration, but a lawnmower mkght be within my capability! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 like to start it before the end of January................. So would we................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 ok i will start one............i have a mower thrown into a skip...then rescued.....dont know if it works ...few broken bits on it....laying outside the kitchen door so i will start a thread when i do that.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bb Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 I'd be interested. I know I can't xope with a landy restoration, but a lawnmower mkght be within my capability! And another! Also, old mowers can be had cheap and are small, ideal starter projects? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandspider Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 (edited) ok i will start one............i have a mower thrown into a skip...then rescued.....dont know if it works ...few broken bits on it....laying outside the kitchen door so i will start a thread when i do that.......... :thumbsup: Edited December 29, 2015 by sandspider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 And another! Also, old mowers can be had cheap and are small, ideal starter projects? i have one ready......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 Sounds like chicken soup for old men.....I cannot wait . Maybe do another on 'pimp my zimmer' ....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet1747 Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 (edited) i know its not a landrover.....well its green anyway... ....just keeping busy....Probs sound same😱😱😱😱😱 Edited December 30, 2015 by bullet1747 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 aha! ditchman, I may have a job for you, there's a show at my dads place next august and there'll be some lawn mower racing, fancy building a racer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 aha! ditchman, I may have a job for you, there's a show at my dads place next august and there'll be some lawn mower racing, fancy building a racer? do it ditchie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 if i was younger and had a bit more go in me ...i would......sadly i will have to say no this time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 boooooooooooooo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 i have a lot to do this year..........taking the roof of the l/rover ...to full soft top....full respray...all the bits on the tub to come off and be galvinised.....new engine into it ...then i have all my other stuff to do................if i had more go in me i would do it.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 if i was younger and had a bit more go in me ...i would......sadly i will have to say no this time... I don't see the problem Ditchie, you built a beautiful 2.5 turbo diesel to plant in lawn mower, surely this is enough grunt even for a Ransoms ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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