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  1. I will have another look this weekend and let you know.
  2. Pete, the 110 is coming on slowly, the engine is finally completed along with the front axle, the rear hubs are next on the list so that a rolling chassis can built up, meanwhile I have been working on the Tilly, I have also recently bought another 110L (imported) which was the reason behind the chassis number question. Your truck looks to be progressing well. If it helps what I believe to be the chassis number on the latest Dodge is on the front left hand leg between the front spring hanger and the shock absorber, however the Chassis number of T110L135175C doesn’t match any of the numbers listed in the manual I have, I know of another 110 of which the chassis number starts with the T110L and ends with ‘C’ neither vehicle has any data plates for age verification. I am wondering if there was another list of numbers which ended with the ‘C’ (presumably for Canadian), the engine number starts with 110L and also ends with ‘C’ You may find some numbers on the front of each chassis leg forward of the spring hangers which I believe are part numbers. best regards Kevin
  3. Hi Pete, when prepping your chassis did you find any numbers? If so where? best regards Kevin
  4. Looking good Pete, nice to see the progress on the truck. Kevin
  5. I have been following this thread for a while now, very impressed with the work especially as it's all big heavy work and outside! A credit to you. Kevin
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  7. Well it's been a while since I last posted, I have managed to achieve some progress, I gave up trying to 'face' the manifolds and handed them over to Adrian Barrel to do it properly, thanks Adrian for fitting me in. The carb and fuel pump have been rebuilt and fitted along with the refurbished starter motor and Dynamo, new ht leads have been made up and fitted. The engine was cranked over to build up oil pressure, showing approx 45psi I am quite happy! This week a milestone was reached by starting the engine, just for a short while, the next stage will be to mount the radiator on the engine stand to allow some proper running and setting up. At present not all photo's will load there is also a video of the engine running, if I can figure out why I cannot upload I will try and edit the post. Kevin
  8. Well this weekend I managed to make a bit of progress on the truck, the target was to remove the engine from the rebuild stand, fabricate a frame to mount the engine on that would allow a bench test run before being installed into the chassis any additional progress would be a bonus! The frame turned out ok and I had time to start prepping some of the ancillaries ready for fitting, the inlet/exhaust manifold had previously been sand blasted (thanks Howard) followed with a coat of 'high temperature' paint, the manifolds were bolted together using a staight edge, once assembled it looked if the 'faces' were nice and level, to be sure I set up a 10mm steel plate and some abrasive paper to give a decent surface for 'facing'. I was surprised to see that the manifolds were not in fact level, I am about half way through the task, I started to lose the will to live so went and put the carburettors into the ultrasonic cleaner and called it a day!
  9. Bit of an update on the project, time has been a bit of an issue but I have painted disassembled/assembled the ancillaries on the gearbox. The handbrake issue was resolved by having the drum 'skimmed' on a lathe, it has left the deeper groove present but should be ok. The handbrake mechanism would not always lock in position, after oiling the linkage it was dismantled again to check that I had properly cleaned off the paint from the important mechanism surfaces, refit and test, to find the same problem, I wondered if the return spring in the handle had become weak or there was gunge around the operating rod, looking at the push button I wrongly thought it was screwed onto the rod, bit of gentle twisting with some pliers removed the button, however I had broken it! It turns out that there was a locating pin securing the button, this pin is unseen unless you dismantle the linkage and push the rod up the handbrake handle tube. Once I finished cursing the rod and Spring were removed and cleaned up, the Spring was gently stretched a bit to provide a bit more tension, I decided to try and drill the end of the rod and refit the the button hoping that there was sufficient length in the rod to operate the handbrake properly, unfortunately this wasn't the case so plan C was put into action, extend the rod, once this task was completed everything worked as intended Kevin
  10. Thanks that's great, yes pm will be fine. best regards Kevin
  11. Oh to have a nice workshop like yours with space! I notice that you still have the original towing hook assembly, is there any chance that at some point you could forward some measurements /details of the mounting brackets and spring so that I can replicate one for my truck? best regards Kevin
  12. Hi Tony, hopefully I will be able to do the old girl justice! Today has been spent on the gearboxes deciding which one to use, I thought that both boxes were basically the same, I decided to set the gearboxes on two benches next to each other for comparisons, it turns out that there are a few detail differences preventing me from swapping over certain components. The original gearbox is a heavier duty item compared to the fire engine gearbox as can be seen by the input shafts. Being as the original gearbox had seen some hard work on the farm I was leaning toward using the other unit, however having looked internally at the gearboxes there wasn't any discernible difference in wear, no chipped teeth etc, the hand brake drum and band on the original gearbox are past their best and the same items on the other gearbox were in very good order, just swap them over, or so I thought, this is where some of the details differ between the gearboxes, the handbrake band will interchange but the drum is fixed to the gearbox slightly differently, basically the method for attaching the prop shaft is totally different, on the original gearbox the propshaft is connected in what I would describe as a 'standard' fashion - but the other gearbox requires the propshaft yoke/uj to be separated, the hole centres on the propshaft yokes are different and not interchangeable which means I have to use the original drum, bit of a bugger so I am hoping to get a company to metal spray the drum and machine it back to original size. The original gearbox was fitted with a pto for the tipping gear, as this is no longer needed I needed a blanking plate to cover the hole, I decided to 'rob' the original from the fire engine gearbox and make up a replacement for this gearbox, even though I won't use this gearbox I want to try and protect the internals whilst I decide what to do with the gearbox. The rest of the day has been spent cleaning and scraping the gearbox in preparation for painting. With a bit of luck I will that finished next week. Kevin
  13. Hi Tony, The overall condition was generally 'worn' the cylinders were not scored but had quite a ridge, the big ends and mains were worn to the point of needing replacement before they started failing. I felt that as the truck will be doing several long trips it will give peace of mind with a rebuilt engine! Kevin
  14. Here are a few pictures of the engine rebuild. After stripping the block it was sent off to the machine shop for the following work, Chemical clean of the block Cylinder bores machined to 10 thou over size Remove and replace valve guides Instal new camshaft bearings The crankshaft was machined to 2 thou under size to suit the new big end / main bearing shells. New little end bearings fitted and reamed to suit the gudgeon pins. I was really pleased with the work carried out by the machine shop and the rebuild went well with no real problems. One real nice find was the packaging containing each set of piston rings, nos in a fantastic period design, that good in fact that I have saved them and will put them in a nice picture frame to hang in the house (I have a very good and tolerant wife!) Kevin
  15. The following pictures show the engine being stripped down prior to the machine work and rebuild, I decided to carry out the rebuild myself to save on costs plus have a greater degree of control over the process, hopefully it will prove the correct decision! I bought an engine stand off the Internet and selected a greater design weight than required, however it became very clear that the stand would not support the weight of the block, rather than send the stand back I elected to make it 'fit for purpose' based on the assumption that the majority of these products are imported from the same place. As can be seen the engine now sits in a rotisserie, to withdraw the camshaft the block was temporarily supported at the far end. As each part was removed it was cleaned, inspected and laid out on a bench. Various photos were taken to aid reassembly in an attempt to reduce head scratching during reassembly! Kevin
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