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Here are the photo's
This is that I started with





There's no going back now!



Sanded and wire brush wheeled everything back to bare metal



Then primed everything



I couldn't get a paint match so I just went with one I thought was similar, although its not hammer tone. I couldn't get that in an aerosol can.



I removed all the motor covers, the filter and gave it a big de-grease, then removed the carbie and flushed it with carbie cleaner, replaced the oil and the spark plug.





The engine is painted with a engine enamel chevy orange, was a pretty close match I thought



Starting to come together



I de-greased all my chains and sprockets as they were very dirty and full of grass
Then re-greased them all upon re-installing



I had the reel and bed knife sharpened, after several phone call around various business' i found a place that, 1 knew what i was talking about and, 2 knew what to do. I couldn't get a hold of a greens keeper at a bowls club



All Done!!





Was actually very enjoyable restoring her, it has cost me a bit to get it here tho, i'm into it about $750 - 800 as it is.
After replacing cutter housing, cutter bearings, self aligning bearing, clutch and bearing, spark pug, sharpening and paints.
And at this stage I haven't fired her back up, just giving the paint another day to cure. FINGERS CROSSED