Craigs Fowler VF Restoration

CRAIG · Post by **CRAIG** » Thu Jan 16, 14 10:59 am

Thought id share some pics of my Fowler VF restoration.

Ive been meaning to start on this for years now and finaly started end of last year.

So far I have spend weeks and weeks cleaning all the rust and crud off it and spent many hours trying to remove seized bolts and track pins.

I have just got to the part where I can start painting and putting it back together.

Next job is to clean and pant the tracks before putting them back on.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Thu Jan 16, 14 11:03 am

You will never get that in a "B" Body

Any other pictures? Before and After???

Great work.

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Thu Jan 16, 14 11:43 am

The great thing about agricultural machinery is when you are painting them, there's not a whole lot of masking going on!

Looking at the sprockets Craig, it doesn't look like it's done too much work either.

autofetish · Post by **autofetish** » Thu Jan 16, 14 11:55 am

Brilliant please start a workshop post and keep us updated on this

Love it

GJUK · Post by **GJUK** » Thu Jan 16, 14 12:58 pm

It's very, green.

CRAIG · Post by **CRAIG** » Thu Jan 16, 14 1:21 pm

I will try and find a pic of before restoration. It has been in bits for years as my dad stripped it to start restoring it when I was around 11 but never carried on.

This is how these old beasts start up

And this is what it will look like when finished

db · Post by db » Thu Jan 16, 14 1:32 pm

Going for the resto-mod look then?

Nice looking machine, great to see something so unusual!

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Thu Jan 16, 14 2:21 pm

CRAIG wrote: This is how these old beasts start up

He's using a posh woodbine there Craig, but the usual 12 bore shot gun cartridge...epic!

latil · Post by **latil** » Thu Jan 16, 14 5:46 pm

Lovely beasts,real fun the start on the handle too. Use the touchpaper,decompressor on and crank that 6" bore 9" stroke into life. Better to use the 12 bore blank but don't need the fagend normally,being a 2 stroke the piston comes straight back for another go

db · Post by db » Thu Jan 16, 14 7:15 pm

Love it