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New performance Selene restoration

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 8:28 pm
by scoobyjim
Well, finally got round to putting a splash of colour over the old girl so I thought I would share some pictures

After numerous repairs, new tyres and tin work as the originals were rotten

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Shot blasted

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Primed

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Re: New performance Selene restoration

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:04 pm
by county654
I love those tractors :clap:

Re: New performance Selene restoration

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 10:00 pm
by janus
it looks great :buddies: :clap: :clap:

good job scoobyjim

what tyre sizes you have on the roadless ?

Re: New performance Selene restoration

Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 5:57 am
by scoobyjim
They are 16.9 30 on the back and 9.5 24 on the front.

Spoke to john bowen and my tyre man and they said it was correct.

Re: New performance Selene restoration

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 7:17 pm
by scoobyjim
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Re: New performance Selene restoration

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 11:48 pm
by oehrick
Thats coming along nicely Jim :clap:

Re: New performance Selene restoration

Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 7:30 pm
by scoobyjim
Assembly started, a lot of the little pieces finished and ready to be fitted

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Re: New performance Selene restoration

Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 1:23 pm
by BearCreek Majors
She's looking good Jim!!
Did yours still have the lock for the brake pedals usable?

Pat

Re: New performance Selene restoration

Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 6:27 pm
by scoobyjim
this one hasn't got one. it has the transmission handbrake only. I have a breaker with those pats there.

Re: New performance Selene restoration

Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 11:08 pm
by BearCreek Majors
I'm not sure if Selene ever made the parts to make the brake pedal locks operational, I have never seen any.

Pat

Re: New performance Selene restoration

Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 3:09 pm
by d.andersen
nice job and nice tractor , could you you maybe
tell me how wide your axle is between the wheel hubs ?
And maybe some more pictures of the front axle

Re: New performance Selene restoration

Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2014 9:11 pm
by janus
it looks great scoobyjim

do you have pictures of transfercase ( gears inside transfercase), and maybe differential in the rear end :scratchhead:

and i'm curious what is stamped in your transfercase ? ( see picture ) :scratchhead:

yes i know i ask a lot of questions :D

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Re: New performance Selene restoration

Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2014 8:02 pm
by scoobyjim
Hi yes mine has that plate but will have to check what is written on it.

I have no pictures of the inside, and no im not taking it apart to check :lol:

Ill also check the axle width first chance I get

Re: New performance Selene restoration

Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 8:24 pm
by scoobyjim
Here is the finished article. Hope you like.

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Re: New performance Selene restoration

Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 9:43 pm
by frode
You can be proud! Very nice!! :-)

Re: New performance Selene restoration

Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 9:46 pm
by henk
Looks like new. :clap: :beer:

Re: New performance Selene restoration

Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2014 11:23 am
by ford5000y
I'm going to paraphrase Richard Hammond from Top Gear-Burma special:

"The ugly ducking has become a swan"

Very good job indeed!!!! :mrgreen: :clap: