Getting there...

The body is getting there... Door locks fitted, seat runners fitted, bonnet rest timbers etc. etc.

The doors being made

The doors being made. The second body can be seen behind.

 

The radiator is finished and it's stunning.

The radiator is finished. Not the inner one, one of the other two. Hand built from scratch, although I did supply a badge from eBay!

Starting to look like a car!

The doors are next.

More progress with the body

More progress with the body.

Trial fitting the body

The body being trial fitted to a chassis with the petrol tank in place. 

Radiator shell

Dropped in on Vintage Radiators at Bicester... it's coming along.

Annabel at auction

It's the end of an era today (if Annabel sells). We're off to the Brightwells Bicester auction. Annabel is lot 45 in the sale.  

Body coming along

The body is starting to take shape. One picture with footboards, one without, and a detail showing the cutaway where the base of the gear lever will be. Crosshead screws are only being used where they won't show. The "pile" of parts is for the second body that is being built at the same time.

 

Bulkhead

The first part of the new body.

Timber for the body

Ash, and birch plywood to make the body.

Timing Gear

These are newly cast and machined timing gears, this particular gear goes on the crank. That's it, everything needed for balancing is ready bar a couple of studs. Full dry assembly next, then white-metalling and balancing.

Dynamo sleeve

The dynamo was in a post a few weeks ago, it's too small so a hollow cylinder has been cast which will be machined down to make a sleeve to hold the dynamo in place. It's out of sight thankfully!

Crank handle cone casting

There are three sizes of starter handle cone. I have two starter handles, but sod's law intervened so this is a new cone casting ready for machining. just behind it is a new radiator trunnion casting with the second one on the other side of the cross-shaft. Apologies for the blurry photo!

Rear hub

First rear hub complete.

Bottom end bits

All the bits and bobs for the bottom end, for two engines. Getting closer and closer to balancing / white metalling / line boring...

Crankcase cleaning complete

The crankcase is now properly cleaned. New studs have been made and installed. Work is moving on to the flywheel and everything else that needs to be sorted before sending the whole lot off for white metalling.

Crank damper cleaning

Getting some vintage goop out of the crank damper. Once cleaned it worked perfectly.

Assembling the mains for the first time.

Assembling the main bearings on a much cleaner crankcase.

Dynamo conversion, before and after

Dynamo conversion, before and after. Both cars (Riley 12/4 and Sunbeam 3-litre) have inline dynamos so the dynamo is in between the starter handle and the crankshaft.