Impossible Restorations

02/07/2023

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18/02/2023

100 Bulldogs for 100 Years on DVD on sale now.

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30/06/2022

13/01/2021

We have completed the 444 and returned it to the owner, another piece of Australian history preserved for future generations to enjoy, a really good piece of Australian manufacturing

13/09/2020

We are currently working on something a bit new for me, a nice IH 444, no mechanical work apart from a few little things, enjoy 😊

30/07/2020

Well, it has been way too long since I shared anything 🤔the Travelall came to a screaming halt, and has gone into storage with the owner owing a large sum 😡 😡
We have had the pleasure of restoring this Minneapolis Moline GB Diesel over the last few months, it spent its working life at Doen before being retired to Mornington about 20 years ago, hadn’t been going since. Mechanically didn’t require much, a light hone a valve grind, and a new clutch. The front end and drawbar worn out, new centre pivot and king pins were required. Those beautiful bid guards were very fatigue cracked and showing plenty of close encounters with plows and fence posts, lots of panel beating. The top and bottom radiator tanks were badly corroded, as none are available, they were powder welded and remachined.
All finished now, as good as new and on its way back to the owner tomorrow

03/01/2020

We have been moving along on the Travelall. We have grit blasted the hull and made some disturbing discoveries 😬much rust in the roof, roof support structure and the sills/ door steps and quarter panels, pretty much every where really. It has had some pretty dodgy repairs done in her life. Patches tacked at 2inch intervals and sealed with fibreglas resin. The black around the roof skin is also resin been poured in an attempt to seal it, just creating much more work for us, unfortunately

14/09/2019

Here is a few of the fabrication of the left rear door, a little more work to be done around the front of the window frame, but getting close to fitting correctly. As you can see, even the hinges were very poor and required a fair amount of work. As I mentioned earlier, the door didn’t fit the frame, was too small with no possible way of the seal working, the door was full of lead, fibreglass and bog with a patch tacked into the bottom of the skin 😬🤔😯

14/09/2019

It’s been too long since last post, but we have been busy on the Travelall 😎 with most of the bolt on panels repaired an ready to paint. We grit blasted the body last week uncovering many dubious repairs, lots of tacked in patch’s with glass and bog over the top

29/07/2019

Steady progress on the Travelall, every thing unbolted that can be, we have grit blasted the bolt on panels with a few “surprises”. the rear left door is beyond repair, so I am fabricating a new one from window down. A slow process as the original didn’t fit the hole, even the hinges are home made and rough, needing quite a bit of rework

02/07/2019

Making some progress on Travelall, unloaded all the bits out and did a stock take, suppressing most parts are there, only missing a front bumper and a travelall script badge. We have spent a few days aligning the panel. Looks like it has a new bonnet and radiator support panel. Guards and front doors ok but the rear LH door is a mess, doesn’t fit the hole and has had dubious repairs in its life. We will be a few day on that.

27/06/2019

Our latest resto, a nut and bolt restoration on this fantastic travelall