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I had been putting off this part of the project on the barn find tourer I have been working on, waiting for some help. It got the better of me.

Here is my helping tool. Here the hogshead is positioned ready to be lowered into place. This leaves my hands free to move things around and line them up, without having to support the considerable weight of the cover. It still took an hour and a half to button it up, but it just took time rather than brawn. Time I have brawn has left some time ago.

I can lower the cover down until the pedal
shafts/springs rest on the band ears. From there it is quite easy to line them up and lower the cover down over them. Then I can remove the copper wire ties I use to set the band ears.
It also allows easy lowering of the cover and nil disturbance of the felt gasket at the back of the block.
Hope this helps some other old timer.

Allan from down under.

Hi Allan,
Having had to do that myself, without the benefit of my overhead crane. That is worthless in a inclosed car. That is a great idea, I doff my hat
to you.
Craig.

What a handy tip ! Thanks, Allan. Working smart, not harder.

I don't understand how a T block, transmission & flywheel, hay bales and feed sacks now weigh 500 pounds. ?!??

What the photos don't show is the notched washer and adjusting nut already fitted to the pedal shaft. On RHD cars this is the first gear shaft. Fitting the nut two or three turns on the shaft means there is no chance to drop stuff into the abyss.

Allan from down under.

A year ago I made a similar frame from wood to install the hogshead on a 23 touring by my self. It worked very well. It was not needed to remove thr hogshead because I was able to lift it by myself.

Art Mirtes