I don't give a shit how many new parts that our Aussie friend assembled. To walk up upon a rusted bucket of mass ansd to sat" I can get her running" tells a lot about a person. I'd shake your hand friend. From the United States of America!
John Rutherford, im restoring a cheetah mk17 and was wondering how you got on with unscrewing your cylinders?. Were they seized?. If they were how did you remove them from the crankcase. Wonderful restoration job on your cheetah it gives hope to me!!
I’m a bit late to the party, but I must say BRAVO to you for what I recognise from my own similar project restoration work on a neglected 7 cyl Gnome rotary engine many years ago! It takes knowledge, engineering capability with much dedication and vast amounts of mental and physical effort to complete to this unbeatable level and of such a high quality result! Let alone the exciting but traumatic start-up demanding procedures! So well done to you all! Cheers
This video is why I love Utube. Imagine the hours and hours and hours of work it took to get this old girl running again. I salute you my friend and all the people who helped in the process . Without people like you, these and many more forgotten projects would remain forgotten . Again, hats off to you and all your supporters .Well done.
I’m in complete awe of you( and all involved) getting that pile of rusted junk to look so beautiful and actually run.In 3 months! You make the rest of us look inadequate.
Thankyou glad you enjoyed it,,,my next restoration clip will be on utube very soon so keep an eye on it,,its the positive feedback that makes my efforts feel more appreciated.
A true labor of love. I know that the countless hours of knuckle scraping work all melt away when those first puffs of smoke appear. Run it as often as you can, the worst enemy to machinary is idlness. Well done, Mike Athens, Greece
Pat on the back for the fine resto job. Nothing can beat the resto of a project like that as well nothing can beat the sound of a running radial.....cheers from East coast Canada, NL. See 60 wannabes there tapped the dislike what is that all about? Jealous alive on utube!
That sir is a thing of beauty -- kudos in abundance for such a dedicated restoration. All that in not much over 100 days - remarkable. I am an (old) engineer but not so sure I wouldn't have found that more than a bit daunting. Great job - great video and thank you.
as the owner of another Cheetah IX salvaged in rural Australia, I am in total awe of your achievement. Sadly mine requires even more dedication than yours after being used for fire & rescue training. Beautiful job sir, very impressed.
awsome. i love these old engines. i had the priv. of learning to fly in a fairchild pt 19. that old ranger was a kick in the butt cranking that thing while operating the wobel pump . in fact after all theze years there are still marks on the ground from firing the old gal up. cheers mates this made my whole day
Well done folks,what a great and professional restoration,and who needs a Gym when cranking this beauty. May have originally been built in my home town of Filton Bristol England. Well done.
That Is Really Pretty Cool! It Just Sat There All That Time, Waiting. You Must Be One Helluva Mechanic & Machinist! I See They Don't All Spin Counter-Clockwise.
Great work on the resto mate. My dad rescued one of these from a farm near Alstonville many years ago and donated it to a local aero club. I think it's still around somewhere. Your video makes me wish I could have done something with it before he donated it.
Superb restoration and plenty good enough To go back in an aircraft. Let's hope it doesn't stay on that stand, let's see it in the air where it belongs.
Always loved radials. Would be so cool to have one on a stand- even a non runner. Also love the idea of modern steam engines, a radial steam engine would be something to see running.
Amazing! I was almost shouting in my chair "C'Mon Cheetah!!! Run!!!" You are real artists! I hope you find some of the historical aircraft that used this engine to fit it in.
You did a remarkable job of restoration! It's a real work of art. Beautiful piece of machinery. You clearly put a lot of time, energy, and care into it, and probably a few dollars. However, if you're really going to use it to fly that forklift, I think you're going to need a couple of wings and some tail surfaces! ;-} Seriously though, a truly masterful restoration. I wouldn't even know where to begin. Thank you for sharing your efforts with us. Radial engines are really cool. Thanks again.
Outstanding work of art is what you have done with that radial engine, I wish to see it in person but I am too far from you guys, to you and everyone that one way I r another collaborated to bring this impressive vidio my most expressive thanks, please keep up the good work.
👋 Hi from the old country. That engine deserves to be fitted into a Kingsford Smith agricultural biplane, if you blokes can pull that one off, it could become an air show star reviving many memories of those who flew them. There were other aircraft which they were fitted to, some of which were twin engined.
They remind me of those old school vw motors.. t You know what I mean?? There both air cooled and they have the push rods outside the pistons.. very very cool man..love it
This engine most likely had a Inertia starter, judging by how the crank disengaged each time the engine flipped ahead. Installing one would make this gentleman's life much easier
Hi it actually starts very quickly now,,prop usually only has to do 4 rotations search youtube for rusty iron rally 2014 you will see it in action now cheers
Absolutely stunning. You made a silk purse out of a sows ear. What a fantastic sound when it's running. But can you explain how the crank starter works? It doesn't appear to be direct drive, by the movement of the prop. Does it build pressure in the cylinder or something? Thanks! And again, fantastic job!
Gday,,it is a direct drive,there is a clutch built into the system incase the engine tries to fire backwards.I wasn't starting it correctly which was causing the clutch to slacken off ,Ive got it all sorted now.if yr interested ,,search rusty iron rally 2014,and you will see how nicely it starts now,,,,cheers
Wonderful to see this old technology at work. Very well done on the rebuild! Now all that remains is to find an airplane to mount it on, such as this one: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airspeed_Queen_Wasp
I sat here smiling, appreciating the brain power and committment behind this restoration. What a gorgeous machine, what a beautiful sound. Thank you.
thankyou
I don't give a shit how many new parts that our Aussie friend assembled. To walk up upon a rusted bucket of mass ansd to sat" I can get her running" tells a lot about a person. I'd shake your hand friend. From the United States of America!
Thankyou,
John Rutherford, im restoring a cheetah mk17 and was wondering how you got on with unscrewing your cylinders?. Were they seized?. If they were how did you remove them from the crankcase. Wonderful restoration job on your cheetah it gives hope to me!!
I’m a bit late to the party, but I must say BRAVO to you for what I recognise from my own similar project restoration work on a neglected 7 cyl Gnome rotary engine many years ago! It takes knowledge, engineering capability with much dedication and vast amounts of mental and physical effort to complete to this unbeatable level and of such a high quality result! Let alone the exciting but traumatic start-up demanding procedures! So well done to you all! Cheers
This video is why I love Utube. Imagine the hours and hours and hours of work it took to get this old girl running again. I salute you my friend and all the people who helped in the process . Without people like you, these and many more forgotten projects would remain forgotten . Again, hats off to you and all your supporters .Well done.
I’m in complete awe of you( and all involved) getting that pile of rusted junk to look so beautiful and actually run.In 3 months!
You make the rest of us look inadequate.
thankyou
What a thrill ! Found me self on the edge of the chair and straining with the man cranking.Thanks for the great show. Congrats...........Pete in USA
70 years of rusting and sitting idle and you brought it back to life. Not much impresses me, but THIS impresses me to no end.
Thankyou glad you enjoyed it,,,my next restoration clip will be on utube very soon so keep an eye on it,,its the positive feedback that makes my efforts feel more appreciated.
A true labor of love. I know that the countless hours of knuckle scraping work all melt away when those first puffs of smoke appear. Run it as often as you can, the worst enemy to machinary is idlness.
Well done,
Mike Athens, Greece
brilliantly done in bringing what was a pile of scrap back to its working former glory!
No matter how many times that I watch this,when that thing fires up I have to smile,good job.
The Before and After is incredible. Brilliant job on the restoration.
thankyou
IT IS PEOPLE LIKE YOU WITH THE SKILL AND PATIENCE AND DETERMINATION TO RESTORE SOMETHING THAT MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO ENJOY. GREAT JOB. THANK YOU
Thankyou glad you enjoyed
+ROBERT HORNER God you had me scared for a second there with all the cap's.
Pat on the back for the fine resto job. Nothing can beat the resto of a project like that as well nothing can beat the sound of a running radial.....cheers from East coast Canada, NL.
See 60 wannabes there tapped the dislike what is that all about? Jealous alive on utube!
To accomplish that in just a few month, takes a LOT of knowledge, ingenuity, skills and dedication. Such a nice purr to hear it run. WOW Superb job.
I can't get enough of these radial engine sounds. Beautiful engine!
Marvellous job, I love seeing the finished engine and appreciate the sweat and toil it took.
That sir is a thing of beauty -- kudos in abundance for such a dedicated restoration. All that in not much over 100 days - remarkable. I am an (old) engineer but not so sure I wouldn't have found that more than a bit daunting. Great job - great video and thank you.
WOW!!! What a beautiful job restoring this piece of history!! 👍🏼😃👍🏼
A great resurrection, sir! Eleven out of ten.
as the owner of another Cheetah IX salvaged in rural Australia, I am in total awe of your achievement.
Sadly mine requires even more dedication than yours after being used for fire & rescue training.
Beautiful job sir, very impressed.
Unbelievable! It's almost brand new. This will run another 100 years.
I love how the rolling shutter on the camera makes the blades appear to warp. Looks really cool.
That's amazing work! Great to see it run after being left in such a state. Goes to show anything can run with enough love and hard work!
not only do ya have to respect the pilots who fought with these, but the men who worked on them too!
Awesome video, I love seeing these being brought back to life, so much effort but always rewarding to see it run. Great job guys.
Excellent presentation, John. Well done.
awsome. i love these old engines. i had the priv. of learning to fly in a fairchild pt 19. that old ranger was a kick in the butt cranking that thing while operating the wobel pump . in fact after all theze years there are still marks on the ground from firing the old gal up. cheers mates this made my whole day
Super cool, if it wasn't for guys like you the history would rust away
Amazing rework on that engine!!
Superb Job Guys!
Well done folks,what a great and professional restoration,and who needs a Gym when cranking this beauty. May have originally been built in my home town of Filton Bristol England. Well done.
Just beautiful, I love round engines!
Amazing. Really envy your ability and technology to restore such complicated machinery
That Is Really Pretty Cool! It Just Sat There All That Time, Waiting. You Must Be One Helluva Mechanic & Machinist! I See They Don't All Spin Counter-Clockwise.
Great job with the restoration. Glad someone is keeping these old things going.
Amazing transformation - incredible dedication to achieve this. Kudos John. A joy to behold. :)
absolutely incredible restoration! another beautiful piece that time forgot well preserved!
Thank you! amazing
Great work on the resto mate. My dad rescued one of these from a farm near Alstonville many years ago and donated it to a local aero club. I think it's still around somewhere. Your video makes me wish I could have done something with it before he donated it.
Superb job and obviously airworthy with a build up like that, now to find something to fit it into...
What an absolute beast this man brought back to life. It's awesome, and terrifying!
That was so totally worth all the work. Impressive.
yep. The old engine was repaired well. I sort of thought that he replaced almost everything, but still is amazing.
great demostration the world need more people like this today everything rely on a computer congrats and keep going iam enjoy this stuff oh yeah
Superb restoration and plenty good enough To go back in an aircraft. Let's hope it doesn't stay on that stand, let's see it in the air where it belongs.
Always loved radials. Would be so cool to have one on a stand- even a non runner. Also love the idea of modern steam engines, a radial steam engine would be something to see running.
I believe Step 3 through Step 93 is cranking, cranking, cranking! Ha ha! Awesome work, amazing result!
Congrats John on a job well done, sounds and looks great
Amazing! I was almost shouting in my chair "C'Mon Cheetah!!! Run!!!" You are real artists! I hope you find some of the historical aircraft that used this engine to fit it in.
+Octavio Valadao Ferreirinha de Oliveira Hello Octavio,what a wonderful name, yes I wish they find an Aircraft too.Kind regards.
Fantastic craftsmanship - well done
ibtake my hat off toyou sir thats the fastest forklift iv seen great inthusiam
I enjoy your video. I also like your comment written on the video. Bravo.
Fantastic stuff!! Great job on the restoration thanks for sharing the video with us.
Wonderful Brilliant job on the restoration.
Excellent job.
Goes to show NEVER give up
good job mate not even a wisp of smoke from exhaust once you got it going meaning the rebuild was perfect , grats
thankyou
smooth running radial dam nice job on the restoration
You did a remarkable job of restoration! It's a real work of art. Beautiful piece of machinery. You clearly put a lot of time, energy, and care into it, and probably a few dollars. However, if you're really going to use it to fly that forklift, I think you're going to need a couple of wings and some tail surfaces! ;-} Seriously though, a truly masterful restoration. I wouldn't even know where to begin. Thank you for sharing your efforts with us. Radial engines are really cool. Thanks again.
Amazing job, nothing like seeing an old engine breathing once again ;)
Top job Mullet ! very impressive.
Phucking beautiful. I have something similar drawn up in Solidworks just struggling with the cylinder heads.
Brilliant! What a restoration job.
Now thats real art, and deserve great respect. Greatet respect from here.....
Beautiful rebuild! Outstanding job!
So good feel when engine starts ! Respect .
Amazing restoration, much respect.
Outstanding work of art is what you have done with that radial engine, I wish to see it in person but I am too far from you guys, to you and everyone that one way I r another collaborated to bring this impressive vidio my most expressive thanks, please keep up the good work.
Very, very impressive! Great job! Thanks for sharing
thankyou
👋 Hi from the old country. That engine deserves to be fitted into a Kingsford Smith agricultural biplane, if you blokes can pull that one off, it could become an air show star reviving many memories of those who flew them. There were other aircraft which they were fitted to, some of which were twin engined.
Excellent job, congratulations.
Congratulations from Belgium
Just trying to do the same chalenge with a Continental w670
Your stand is beautifull , thank you
Roland Servais gday Roland don't you recognize me ? you sent me pics so I could build my Pinkney a cpl yrs back
They remind me of those old school vw motors.. t
You know what I mean?? There both air cooled and they have the push rods outside the pistons.. very very cool man..love it
that is awesome. Good job, congratulation.
I'd be getting a 24AHr battery drill hooked up to that crank handle ….
Once it starts its cool..I bet that felt damn good to the ol boy who built that
Now I know why electric start is such a blessing.
Now I know what those Aussies are doing when they're not cooking shrimp on the barbie. Nice job.
What a great work... well done !!
The forklift would continue to have a long and storied career in aviation.
Only one thing... Its just perfect!
This engine most likely had a Inertia starter, judging by how the crank disengaged each time the engine flipped ahead. Installing one would make this gentleman's life much easier
Fancy starting up a whole squadron of those?"
Hi it actually starts very quickly now,,prop usually only has to do 4 rotations search youtube for rusty iron rally 2014 you will see it in action now cheers
very good job !!! Greetings from germany
great job my Aussie friend ! hope you get your guns back..
great job bringing it back from the dead!!! wow!!!!
Radial engines and oil leaks go hand in hand
Full power yes I want video, nice also this!
thankyou
Great job nice video a old life reborn
I take my hat off to you! Well done!
an amazing achievement many congrats to you all
Wonderful. I want to have my own!
I loved the sound of these
Awesome! Great work buddy!!
muy muy bueno!!!! felicidades hermoso trabajo.saludos Carlos
Nice job gentlemen.
Absolutely stunning. You made a silk purse out of a sows ear. What a fantastic sound when it's running. But can you explain how the crank starter works? It doesn't appear to be direct drive, by the movement of the prop. Does it build pressure in the cylinder or something? Thanks! And again, fantastic job!
Gday,,it is a direct drive,there is a clutch built into the system incase the engine tries to fire backwards.I wasn't starting it correctly which was causing the clutch to slacken off ,Ive got it all sorted now.if yr interested ,,search rusty iron rally 2014,and you will see how nicely it starts now,,,,cheers
John Rutherford Thanks John. I took a look. Very nice clean start. Nothing quite sounds like a radial firing up. Love it!
That is sooo soooo cool. Congrats.
Only 3 months? Godamn, thats pretty fast.
Great job! I don't understand why these guys don't put a cage around the prop for safety....
Incredible! great work!
thanks John
Wonderful to see this old technology at work. Very well done on the rebuild!
Now all that remains is to find an airplane to mount it on, such as this one: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airspeed_Queen_Wasp
I wonder how long it took to start in a combat situation???? Cheers that is one fine piece of work
7:22 -- that engine's so powerful it almost blew all the guy's hair off.!!