OZM29C Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 Very quiet on the weasel restoration. I am still waiting for my hull to come back from the Sandblaster. Today I assembled the crown wheel and planetary gears into the final drive. Cleaning the Rat detritus from the final drive has been a real challenge. My advice to other weasel owners, don’t pull apart your final drive unless you really really have to. Happy snaps attached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Tipton Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 Nice John. I have not opened mine up yet.....hopefully it is not too bad. Keep after it! Patrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZM29C Posted September 3, 2020 Author Share Posted September 3, 2020 On 8/30/2020 at 8:25 PM, Patrick Tipton said: Nice John. I have not opened mine up yet.....hopefully it is not too bad. Keep after it! Patrick @Patrick Tipton Patrick, I do believe that its well worth the effort to at least open the final drive to do an internal inspection. The last thing I expected to find was a giant rats nest inside! Still waiting for the gasket paper to arrive to finally box it up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Tipton Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 I am actually looking forward to getting to work on the mechanicals. All this tin bashing and welding is fun, but.....ready to be turning wrenches.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZM29C Posted September 13, 2020 Author Share Posted September 13, 2020 After many frustrating months, the final drive is back together. Just needs a coat of OD. Before anyone says it is supposed to be painted grey, my final drive was painted OD with no hint of grey underneath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZM29C Posted September 13, 2020 Author Share Posted September 13, 2020 Having to do some more rust repair work on my hull. Unfortunately but not unexpected, more rust and corrosion was exposed after sandblasting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Tipton Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 2 hours ago, OZM29C said: Having to do some more rust repair work on my hull. Unfortunately but not unexpected, more rust and corrosion was exposed after sandblasting. Sorry John - but it sure looks sweet all sandblasted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZM29C Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 The weasel restoration show continues. Today's instalment is making a set of seal retainer plates for the front engine divider panel. Although not quite OEM I don’t have the special industrial stapling tool needed to staple the sealing rubber to the metal. The last photo shows the finished product on the rear engine divider panel. BTW, again the rubber is not OEM but is very practical and durable for the job at hand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Tipton Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Looks great John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZM29C Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 I am on a holiday break which means I can progress the weasel restoration. Today’s effort was to start assembling the suspension. I am happy with today’s progress. The parts are getting heavier though. When I am finished with the passenger side I will tip the hull over and assemble the driver’s side. I am not quite sure how I am going to do the lift yet. The final drive looks resplendent in a coat of OD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Tipton Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 John - looks good my friend. Tipping it back over was a little scary. I used a chain hoist connected to the center bulkhead and just gave it enough slack that I could tip it over past the balance point....then a lowered it. I am planning on reinstalling the springs on the rotisserie, but it needs a little more engineering before it will be up for this task. Patrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZM29C Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 Hard to believe that after 20 years I have finally got my weasel back on its suspension and bogey wheels. My knees are paying for it tonight☹️☹️Just to mention a few parts that I have replaced; All of the suspension bolts and suspension bolt sleeves, NOS rubber bump stops, NOS bogey wheels and hub seals plus more. This is very time consuming work. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M29 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 John It is going to be awesome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZM29C Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Not a lot happening on the weasel in the last two days as I have had home Reno’s to do. But I did install the rubber seal on the front engine divider panel and I also installed my fire extinguisher bracket. The fire ex. bracket was made by a very talented fellow in the US of A. Unfortunately his details were lost when the previous weasel forum died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M29 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 After all those years of work John now for the fun stuff! Looking Good! Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZM29C Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 I have spent most of yesterday and half of today working on the inside of the hull in order to prepare it for painting. I had to vacuum out as much of the leftover sandblasting grit as humanly possible, then remove and clean the blobs of Alumilastic that had been forced through to the inner hull when I was bolting the suspension on and also touch up areas of etch primer that the sandblaster missed. Anyway the inner hull now looks respendent in its first coat of OD. The two unpainted areas in the lower hull were where I stood to paint. I will touch them up later. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byron Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Wow John, well done! That looks great 👍 our family company is blast cleaning.... I know how you feel about the sand mess. well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZM29C Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 I had a very productive day on the weasel today. Internal hull painting is finally done. I then managed to fit some weasel Jewellery bringing this successful day to an end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZM29C Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 Pedal assembly installed. Last job of the day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Tipton Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 That is exciting John - looking great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZM29C Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 11 minutes ago, Patrick Tipton said: That is exciting John - looking great. Yes @Patrick Tipton The weasel is finally starting to come together. What I forgot to mention was that the accelerator pedal in my photo has been modified IAW MWO ORD G179-W9. I have also added a grease fitting to the accelerator pedal bushing. Maybe an over kill but nice to be able to lubricate the pedal shaft if needs be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Tipton Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Grease makes sense for most of us....I may run mine in some measure of cold, but not that cold. In my originality search on the T24, it appears that the earliest T24's may not have had oiling caps on the controls. Not sure how they would have been lubricating them....they were bronze bushed...maybe they were just planning to soak the bushings and let it go at that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZM29C Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 The Radio Power Outlet is now installed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZM29C Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 The front float tank is now resplendent inOD. The tank is now ready to be attached to the hull. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZM29C Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 Driver’s side panel with heat shield in place, capstan winch engagement cable installed, clutch cable in, ventilator lid hinges in, felt air deflectors in place. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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