Barn find Square Four MkII

[JohnA]

Hello fellow Ariel enthusiasts. I've joined the club having recently bought a lovely 1954 MkII. It's in sound condition, despite the surface rust and dirt that's accumulated over its 40+ years in storage. The engine turns over nicely on the kickstart but I'll make no attepmt to start it before stripping and thoroughly cleaning / restoring the engine. The bike has been modified slightly, with a later large oil tank, later front end and a swinging arm model seat (which looks good in my opinion so I'll keep it).

I need a set of downpipes, if anyone reading this happens to have a rusty old set they'd sell me (I'll be retaining the 'patina' rather than restoring as-new, so a dirty / tatty / rust set would be ideal). I've put a 'wanted' ad in the appropriate section of the forum.

If I could figure out how to post a photo, I would, but clicking on 'inssert image' isn't working. Any tips? Thanks.

[JohnA]

Does this work?

[Roger Gwynn]

Yes but a tad out of focus!

[JohnA]

...another attempt (hopefully a much better pic)

[Roger Gwynn]

That is a nice one. Something strange about the rear brake arm, wrong rear stand spring. Bennet of club SQ4 spares was listing some ex pipes a few days ago, see buy a bit

[JohnA]

Only MkI pipes by the look of it - pity, because the prices look very good. That rear brake cam lever is peculiar isn't it? No history with the bike, sadly, so no way of knowing how / why it came to be substituted for the original.

[Roger Gwynn]

I am only a couple of miles from you and happy to pop over some time to kick the tyres.

[JohnA]

You'd be welcome Roger. I'll message you...

[rein.heerkens]

Send you a pm.

[nevhunter]

"Barn Find" is very USA. Has the rear Part of the frame been grafted on? Maybe it WAS a RIGID? Nev