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SOLD ! SOLD ! SOLD !  if there's enough interest I'll get some more cut folks 😎

Special new years offer £50  can bring to Dallas tomorrow or Stoneleigh maybe even Malvern 😎

Have a few of these NOS. Starter armatures thought they may be Bedford but not sure

They are in good condition just the odd bit of surface rust part number LV6/MT4 2920-99 808 4127 

Special new years offer £50  can bring to Dallas tomorrow or Stoneleigh maybe even Malvern 😎

Last pair of early mesh panels, laser cut to original spec as per pic, please note these are just the mesh panels not the complete engine side panel £ 60 plus p&p

Hi Col 

Both myself and Bill found our vehicles by word of mouth, sometimes it's a chance conversation that can lead to you finding that elusive vehicle. Keep looking it's out there somewhere, if you don't find anything by next summer I could add you to my insurance and you could take the champ thing to a couple of shows if you feel brave enough 😁 

Must catch up over Christmas 

J.

Ditto 😁

Having sorted the track rods out took it for a quick spin without the canvas to check all ok the other wkend.

Noted a dull knock / rattle on tickover 😣 suspected loose crank pulley ! ! Yep that's what it turned out to be .

So off with the front of the truck and yes even though we drifted the pulley on when the engine was rebuilt it was loose in fact loose enough for me to remove it by hand ! Luckily the old OY engine had a decent one which I managed to remove and swap over.

Back together by end of day with peace of mind knowing it should be sorted, engine running nice and quiet again 😁

As an antidote to yesterday's Xmas shopping expedition,  spent the afternoon in't shed fitting "new" early type rims to the sidelights and split pins to the track rod end nuts now they are sorted 😁 next job is to decide what div markings to put on the truck. 

Yep Ensign Universal picked them up at the Netly marsh autojumble, looked quite chunky before fitting but look ok on the wheels. 

New boots today

Bit more loosely lamped together to test fit all those spacers etc

Then a bit of tank fettling

Yes Jan taped up all the spindle ends etc with lots of layers of heavy duty duct tape though I will of course strip everything for thorough cleaning with new wheel bearings as the old ones are worn out 😁

BTW Thanks for posting my full frame number something I didn't want to do !

Hi Chris frame No. Is 1289# will probably go for the later type carrier as it's handy to have panniers,  yes need to get some new rubber stops 😁

Doh ! Sorry Ron I mistook the part you were referring to 🙃 I can see now the part that needs to be sorted, I'm finalising my parts wanted list, need new fork spindles, nuts and friction discs are just a few bits needed just to start with.

Lashed a few bits together this eve just to see how it goes together, there are extra holes in the rear mudgaurd and I had some other stays which seem to match up with them.

13 hours ago, Ron said:

Well done that man! The broad 'D' shaped plate on the nose is definitely a Royal Enfield thing, but I've never seen one curled up!....... should be flat I'm sure!

 

Ron

Thanks Ron 

Will leave as is for the mo until I am sure it should be flat then I'll give it a beating 😁

Couldn't find any seat springs at the wkend so cleaned up the old ones which look the biz as modern replacements don't seem to be tapered as per originals. 

Great to see more progress on the truck, looks like the cab is really coming together 👍

Great wkend at the Netly marsh autojumble and the Beaulieu one too, apart from N.O.S. sets of pistons and valves, I found The Bedford Drivers handBook No.1 😁 I had the second edition but never thought I'd find this gem.

Here you go, called by and picked this little lot up  from Deano and got it home to etch prime before the dreaded rust sets in.

Most of it survived ok but the front ribbed mudgaurd is dead I think considering it all looked like it had been at the bottom of a pond or under a hedge for yonks it's not too bad, have sold off some of the spares I won't need which is helping to fund this resto, must admit I'm really enjoying restoring this WDC so much physically easier than the MW though I'm sure that there will be the odd part or two that will be hard to find.

Flying Enfield today down t'shed well more like dangling Enfield as the frame got it's undercoat proper ready for the green stuff weds hopefully.

Sorted inner and out primary chain cases too as well as giving the forks a coat.

Pair of WDCO front forks and steering yoke with handlebar bckts £375 Plus post or can deliver to Netly bike jumble on Friday.

Bearings arrived today, just time to fit them with the top and bottom yokes and steering damper, need to sort the large nut that holds it all together.

Loosely fitted side stand and rear footpeg 

Thanks Jan 😁 I've lost it somewhere in the putor will try to dig it out and read up on the relevant  info 🙃 I thought that the grey forks were C and rusty one CO but wanted to make sure that I fitted the correct forks to the frame thanks again for sharing your knowledge 👍 the CO forks are spare if anyone needs a set Inc springs etc

Here are some images of the front forks both are braized but the grey pair has an extra lug on the right leg as viewed from the front