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Just picked the
beast up. I had to borrow my neighbor Jon Wicksteads
trailer. Somebody else I now owe a pint to.
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What a beauty,
with a Viper on the back and a navy blue re-spray she's
going to look ace! (Probably). |
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My old
faithful mate Rob working on the engine of the Hi Jet.
The Hi Jet was purchased with a suspected seized crank,
but unfortunately we found it to be a lot worse than
we anticipated.
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For example here
is part of one of the pistons, at a guess this engines
had a con-rod failure... Now we are off to the breakers
yard to find a replacement engine. |
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1 x Replacement
Daihatsu Hi Jet Engine, purchased from CPI in Bridgnorth
with 6 months guarantee and at a bargain price!
Cheers lads. |
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Not a particularly flattering shot
of the Hi Jet.
Fuel Tank, Exhaust, Engine & Gearbox
removed and chassis made ready for a coat of paint.
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The chassis has
now been painted black and the fuel tank etc put back
on. We have also started the construction of the Viper
quick release
frame, this is going to have to be built as light as
possible as the max load weight is only 3/4 tonne.
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The Hi Jet support
frame has now been finished and a coat of paint applied.
The removable engine mounting frame is coming along slowly
but nicely, this can be seen on the picture above. |
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Time to get on
and make the rear body, for this I will use 2mm plain
& 2mm chequer aluminum plate. Pictured is
Lord Anton D' Bar at work in his dungeon workshop.
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A view of the bodywork. |
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| Another view of the bodywork. |
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Yet another view of the bodywork. |
