My first restoration project a Douglas SV54

This is my first restoration project as a newcomer to the hobby
I recently bought this Douglas SV54

when I stripped the engine I found that the main bearings, big and small ends and bore and piston were in quite good condition ( the cylinder has been rebored to plus 30 thou at sometime in its life)
here are a couple of photos of the work so far
more to come (watch this space)

parts of the crankcase breather were missing so new ones had to be made including a new cap

and new corks for the petrol tap

Is that a plastic cork ? Have you tested how it behaves in petrol ?

It is made from bamboo, I don't know yet how it will behave but if it's not a success I have plenty of natural corks to replace it with

Looks like it's coming along nicely.

Cracking job Peter. Well done.

After taking the time and trouble to make new petrol tap corks I found a man selling new ones for 30P each today at the Newark autojumble, ah well such is life

flywheel wrote:It is made from bamboo, I don't know yet how it will behave but if it's not a success I have plenty of natural corks to replace it with

Bamboo ! Very eco friendly

The Douglas is now quite a heavy lump so I thought a trolley would be a good idea to make it easier to move around, (I am a bit of a wood butcher so give me a lump of metal anytime)
The steering is made from a 4" disc of marine quality brass, greased and sandwiched between 2 discs if mild steel and is quite stable and steers well.