It would have been faster but had to wait couple of weeks for parts. Got to find a project now lol

Hi Trev yep got to search for something good now:)

Hi Tony I think they are still under my work bench I will have a look tomorrow, email me.

Hi tony I still have it email [email protected]

Hi john thx for the comment, I used idea's from different antenna manufacturers so I can't say it was my idea I just put them all together on one product, I did try a few idea's for the finger stock but the ball bearings work the best. I think Yaesu use it on their antenna. Cheers

Hi woody thx for the comment happy new year to you.

Hi Douglas thx so much for your comment, II did this all out of my head so no plans sorry I just looked at pictures from the net and did it :) cheers.

Hi and thx for the message, I don't think the 5.5 is enough I did swap it for a 10hp but the center shaft was not big enough and bent when power was supplied it would have been much better with aa 4inch shaft. good luck

Hi Andrew thx for the message, Yes the shaft was balanced but due to the much bigger engine I used the shaft was not big enough I should have used a 4inch shaft. The shaft bent with a violent bang and smashed through the casing. No one hurt but I did scrap the idea for now may have another go sometime, cheers

Hi John thx for the comment cheers

Hi there and thx for your comment and kind words :)

Hi Stuart thx bud the chap came to get it today and was so over the moon with it. :)

Hi there are a few videos on my channel with tower building here is a link to one potion. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXvVqHSMeN9qnbs

@@fixitnige Thanks sir.

hi don thx for the comment cheers.

Thx aaron

Hi Rusty thx for the comment, sorry I can't help you with your question as I have never dropped any vehicle but I am sure you will find plenty of video's on youtube about that. good luck cheers.

Good to chat Stuart look forward to seeing the Cortina.

Hi and thx for the comment I have to much to do to devote time to making antenna's :) thx

Hi thx for the comment cheers for now

Hi Miguel thx for the comment and question, from memory and not looking at the manual I believe you are right however other important thing to look for is on the connecting rod, there is a small metal nub on the lower part of the rod in its valley these must point in the correct direction when fitted to the crank. I will have a look in the manual tomorrow and make another comment on here. cheers for now.

I found a video online here is the link pay attention to 23:27 in the vid kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYDJh4ylqN6pnK8

@@fixitnige Thanks for the response and for your time!! Yeah!! I read that the piston rod has its position, but I'm not sure what position the pistons are on the right side (since they have a bolt with 0.5 offset!!). v8 3.9 engine.

sorry i have not had the pleasure of the 3.9 give RPI engineering an email they build a lot of the 3.9 engines.

@@fixitnige Thank you!! So far, I have not been able to confirm that.

Hi At .55 seconds the long bar running along the bottom of the barrel has 2 large bolts to hold the barrel shaft to the mixer, undo these bolts ( they brake off easy) then you can lift the barrel off the machine. good luck.

Hi there the cross slide lock is on the front right (17mm bolt) when your standing at the lathe you can see it at the start of the video bottom left corner of the screen the other allen head bolts are for the cross slide keepers only and do no move. Hope that helps cheers

@ige Hi, the M10 bolt is the carriage lock (saddle to main bed), the cross slide lock (cross slide to saddle) is a M8 grub screw that acts on a brass slug that passes though a slot in the taper gib about 1/3 the way back on the RHS of the cross slide. It is a similar arrangement to the topside lock that is also a M8 grub screw. Hope that clarifies the query

Yes sorry your right mu brain wasn't in gear lol I don't think I have had any need for it since fitting the DRO but I am sure now I will need it and have to sort something out lol cheers

@@fixitnige apologies for mentioning, cos that's the sure fire way to make you need it on your next job 😁.

C’est le site Web de Clarke Machine Parts, ils ont un numéro international, j’espère que cela vous aidera. Bonne chance.www.clarkeinternational.com/spares-and-service/

Bonjour thx pour votre question ici au Royaume-Uni, nous pouvons obtenir toutes les pièces de la société de pièces qui fournit le tour, peut-être que vous pouvez les obtenir du même endroit en France thx à nouveau.

Hey Kris good to hear from you hope you guys are well? Knee replacement happened so fast went for an M.R.I in October saw the surgeon is September and then phone call from hospital to go in the week before xmas we couldn't believe how fast it was. cheers for now say hi to everyone :)

Hello Robert, I made this antenna yes :)

Hi thx for the comment I do was to do a memory setup for this I was looking at the MFJ one but it's expensive and I am not a fan of MFJ to be honest, I have never done anything with arduino but always willing to try new things, Thx again.

@fixitnige glad to hear a reply :) well the simple diy would be any kind of sensor that counts how many turns the shaft has made (a rotary encoder if u willing to go fancy, or a simple hall effect sensor and a magnet? then its very simple: sensor->arduino->h-bridge->motor. the arduino simply spins the motor, counts the shaft turns, and stops at the right number of turns. you calculate in advance the desired number for each band by tuning manually with your SWR meter, and the arduino just store those numbers as presets which you can select form. you already know soldering pretty well so this part of the equation is solved you u. anyone with a basic coding skills can help u with the rest. all the parts should be like 20$ or so :)

@@EvgeniX. Thx so much for the reply I will for sure look into this a little more as with most things when you know what your doing it's simply :) cheer again.

@@fixitnige im pretty handy with an arduino. You could do all sorts of things to measure heights, the most simple would be some externally mounted switches to register when the antenna is at each point, then a couple of FINE tune buttons to allow you to send it up and down and get it just right. You could have a rotary encoder and use that to fine tune with relative ease. congrats on a great looking antenna. Id use some pvc pipe with a blanking cap on the end as the cover

@@spr00sem00se Thx for the comment and the information I am busy with other projects at the moment but will look at this again when I have time and maybe give you a shout cheers.

Hi Mike thx for the info I will try and look for some may come in handy sometime. cheers

Hi Martin the parts are very easy just a ally tube with a 6v battery screwdriver cut in half , The centre core is a piece of nylon rod which the coil of wire is wrapped round. The video is really all you need all the info you need to be honest. good luck. cheers

LOL I totally agree but that's what the man wanted so that's what the man got :) thx for the comment cheers

@@fixitnige 😄😂🤣 Well, I guess repeat customers are always a good thing. 🤪😄😁

No idea didn't care wasn't my bike LOL :)

lol yep I think your right glad I won't be riding it :)

Hi Hazel thx for bringing me tea and biscuits xx

Hi It was just the small end from a universal one still working to this day :)

@@fixitnige Did you bother putting that spring on, dosent look as if its needed? I'm going to have a look around some car shops tomorrow to see if i can find something. It's the cleaning that's the worst bit...

@@jimspencer3072 yes mate I did put the spring back I think it holds the arm still when the front plate is put back on or the arm would be floppy if that makes sense.

Hi there, to be honest it was so long ago I can't remember sorry.

Hello Mike thx for the message glad you like the build it's still going strong and I use it when ever I am out in the van. Building stuff is more trial and error than skill and if it goes wrong you know what not to do next time :) cheers Nigel

Hello Kyle from memory ( as it was some time ago) I think I paid about £250 for the engine and box after that it was just sorting the exhaust from bits I had. all good :) cheers

Pretty cheap!@@fixitnige

​@@fixitnigewhat make model and yr was the motor and Trans from? Thank you.

@@shawnmcd3849 Hello Shawn the engine that was in the Jeep was an Audi 2l with a holley carb that was fitted (I Think) around the mid 79's during the oil crisis in the USA the 3.8 straight 6 that was in these jeeps was a real gas guzzler you can still find some with that engine. The gearbox was a Tourqefilte 727 3 speed auto with a Dana 40 and 7.37:1 gears. When I swapped in the Rover V8 I also changed to a LT77 5 speed manual and 7.08:1 axle gearing.

@@shawnmcd3849 Sorry the Diesel motor was from a LDV minibus with a 5 speed manual not sure of the year tho.

Hi Volvo thx for the comment and glad you got your box sorted out, everything here in the UK seams to be bloody expensive but as I had no plans for the gearbox I wasn't that worried about it and sold it on to a guy that repairs them and sells them on. Cheers for now.

Yes of course it's just folded down in the video to show how much space there is.

Hello max thx for your comment.

@@fixitnige found your ebay listing and imediately fell in love with you blazer

@@wojtasmax Hi again Max, she did turn out pretty good If I didn't have my F350 I just my have kept her.

Hi alan thx for the comment, now the antenna is on the mobile it is working fine and no issues tuning cheers.

Kello Kris thx for the comment cheers.

Make it 2 lol xx

Its all the tea you made kept me going lol xx

Hi Trev, I can't tell you how good it was to hear it fire up, sine then I have done a little more tuning and fix the exhaust leak and it's running sweet now :) cheers for now

It's such a relief and any doubts dissolve. Glad you've got it running well...thanks again for sharing Nige 👍