Hi Wildside

Looks like you are going through all the fun that I have had trying to open up those Cheetah engines, the first one I obtained had four sezied cylinders, the only way I could get them off was by very carefully cutting just below the piston. At least that saved the conrod / piston / pin. There’s no pattern to the condition either as the forth engine turned out to be perfect and freed up instantly!

There seems to be far more spares over your way as I’m desparate for good cylinders. These engines are going to be used on my AS Oxford NZ2155 and also on Don Subritsky’s Oxford up at Dairy Flat in Auckland NZ.

Stuart Atkinson.

Hi stuart you have just got to keep looking Im pestering a lot of people for my parts the hunt is fun though. Are you able to get parts collected from the uk? as I know a man that has some cylinders>>>>

Im am looking for the front crank nut for my mark 9 can anybody help me please? also a hand starter mechanism if possibleThe rebuild is continuing slowly im waiting fior my trailer to be fabricated at the mo so that i can mount the block and start the assembly.

A very nice man has supplied me with a very good condition supercharger intermediate gear so thats another part off of the list. Ive started stripping the fuel pumps and gearbox on the back of the engine today is in a horendous condition so its going to have to be a gravity fed fuel sysytem. I have finished overhauling the oil pump as well thats like new so hopfully no problems there.The next thing is when the mounting rings are finished and the trailer, is to get it mounted and start on the build.

I have managed to source so more bearings so the supercharger layshaft and the rear main bearing can go back together. also a freindly local engineer is making me a prop hub and some phopshor bronze nuts for the crank as they were missing when i got the engine.

more pics

Here are some more pictures of the restoration Its a slow job but its getting there. As you can see from some of the pictures the corrosion and rust is terrible the push rods are a before and after and the supercharger gears are really rough im hoping to find 2 good second hand ones.the left hand picture is of the magneto drive after sand blasting only one is useable so the hunt is on for another mag drive!!!

Ive been looking for a propellor hub for my mark 9 and looking at pictures on the internet of the engines on display around the world it seems they are all missing their hubs. Whats happened to them all sombody somewhere must collect prop hubs or there is a shed full of them! has anyone got any ideas on this?