Lockwood Chief Restoration

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February 4, 2019 at 8:52 pm #165974
chris-p
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Progress is happening on the Chief!

I could not find a decent Drip Tray no matter how many ads I posted, so decided to repair the one i had. I am pretty happy with the results, you can hardly notice the repair now.

Just need to polish out some scratches, but the bulk of the repair is complete.
February 4, 2019 at 8:58 pm #165978
chris-p
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I then tackled a crack on the tower. Welded and polished out. That repair has vanished now as well!

Decided to weld on a new STOP TAB while i was at it as the old one had broken off, likely causing the crack in the first place! Still have some dremel work to do to shape the tab, but its on there.
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February 4, 2019 at 9:00 pm #165983
chris-p
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Next stop was the tilt quadrants. They were cracked and in horrible shape. Could not find decent ones, so made up some from new material. Not totally stock now, but good examples are hard to find.
February 4, 2019 at 9:04 pm #165986
chris-p
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Working on a coil mod as well. This one is a bit trickier than most, but should not be a problem.

I plan on first milling down the width to 7/16″, then drilling out the rivets, and removing enough laminates to get it to 7/16″ tall.

Then I will stagger cut the laminations, just off center, re assemble, and rivet them back together.

Thats the plan anyways.
February 4, 2019 at 9:21 pm #165989
lyks2tinkr
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Great job, eh.
Can’t wait to see the finish product.
IMHO the 29 Lockwood Silent Chief is one of the most beautiful outboards ever produced. As my artist wife says, it looks like scupture.
February 4, 2019 at 9:32 pm #165990
bobw
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Very nice workmanship. Well done!

Bob

1937 Champion D2C Deluxe Lite Twin
1954 Johnson CD-11
1957 Evinrude Fastwin 18
1958 Johnson QD-19
1958 Johnson FD-12
1959 Johnson QD-20

“Every 20 minute job is only a broken bolt away from a 3-day project.”
"Every time you remove a broken or seized bolt an angel gets his wings."
February 4, 2019 at 9:38 pm #165991
Randy in Tampa
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Truly a labor of love, nice job!😉

Rotary valve Johnson’s Rule!
February 4, 2019 at 11:05 pm #165997
Mike Peeling
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I’m just in the midst of puchasing one myself. Will need cleaned up but its all there.
February 4, 2019 at 11:45 pm #166003
wbeaton
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Looks great, Chris. I hope tour ignition mod works out. It would be awesome to see it on the water this summer.

Wayne
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February 5, 2019 at 6:07 am #166006
outboardnut
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