A Swedish total restoration project of a Columbia Six from 1923
I have mounted the exhaust.The engine is now in place but just temporary because I have not yet got the worm gear.That gear is now slowing down the work.Next to do is to take the engine apart in the front so the worm gear can be mounted then it is ok to mount it all permanent.The clutch is ready to mount in place.
The work does progress but in slow motion.Smal steps…
I have done some work on the gasoline cap.The carburetor is in a shop for restoration.The flywheel has been in a lathe and a good surface for the clutch has been achived .The clutch is ready to mount.The exhaust has a new flange been made and welded in place .Ready to mount and paint.Some new parts has arrived.
The pedal has been adjusted so the rear brakes is now functioning. The battery box is a new being made and mounted in place with a new battery of 140Ah.The fuel tank has been cleaned and restored with the Restom kit.The tank is mounted and also painted.The petrol gauge is now the next to restore.
The oil pan is now in place but I forgot the oil pump line .That means more work to take the oil pan away so that I can mount the oil line correct.I am waiting on the worm and the oil pump so that I can assembly the hole engine.The transmission control lever rocker ball is worn out so it requires that a new one is being made.The clutch trow out unit has been taken apart ,cleaned and new grease in and it is working ok.Pinbolts 13 pieces for the manifold is new ones being made.The gasoline tank has I dismantled and a first cleaning being made by poring out sand and a newspaper from 1951?Next is sandblasting and high pressure hot water cleaning.The flywheel needs to make a smooth surface for the clutch.The steel clutch disc needs to sanding.All that that I got some help with.The rear brakes are ready and the rear axle nuts are fastened with cotter pins.
The work with the brakes takes a lot of time.I had to get some information about how the brakes are mounted according to the rear axle.I got some help with photos how the rear brakes are mounted.Next was the same problem with the hand brake installation with all the stays and clevis pin.I hope that I now have mounted it nearly correct next step there is to buy linnings.The engine work are just now waiting for the worm gear that is mounted on the water pump axle that drives the oil pump which is connected via a worm gear to the ignition.Sounds simple!?I have also mounted old tires three of them I do not have the last tire -hope to find some.The bolts for the oilpan are now cleaned and ready to be mounted.
The body are painted and ready to put on the frame.The engine works gets forward with mounting the camshaft and valves,
The work is progressing with the pistons.The next step is the camshaft and the valves.The handbrake is the next to figure out how it works and how it is mounted on the gearbox.The water pump axel that has an spiral gear that drives the oilpump and the ignition have I perhaps found.If not I have a contact that can make one.
I wish all A Happy New Year !
The painting of the body is progressing.The right dimensions of the pistons has arrived and also mounted.The front axle and the rear axle are now mounted .I have also test to mount one tire to see how it fits to the wheel..The front axle has new grease fittings been mounted.The steering had one of the ends on the front cross tube been worn out new ones were made there.
I have delivered the body to the paint shop.The frame are painted .The front axle are mounted so are also the rear axel.The springs has got a layer of grease between the leafs.
The engine work has stopped because of wrong compression height on the pistons.I have found new nos cast iron but it is drilled for aluminum pistons. The searching has just begun.The painting has just come to the hood in blue.More part are also painted such as the drive gear,oilpump,wheel column and front axle parts.The radiator has been tested but has some minor leaks but the bottom tank has got a big leak.The radiator shell are nickel plated and the outside handles are now in the plaiting shop.The brake cross shaft are a new one made and just fitted in place.The wood floor has been fitted in place and wood plugged in place.
