DAN THE STEAM

I think the tank they just recreated is a wonderful piece of engineering, recreating a mk 1 is something I also wish to do one day. So good on him and the team for the efforts they put in.

Finally got the bulkhead top sorted out and dry fitted, starting to really look good now. Also decided to use Tommo's colour of khaki, it looks about right on this, now to get the rest stripped and painted, including stripping body off to finish and make steel brackets for reinforcevent.

Hi Ben, sorry for not replying sooner, I think that would do perfect as the 18"od was the largest od I could get into the gap, so this is probablyabout right. I am definitely interested in a set, i just have to raise up money for it.

Hi, the hoops were 2" angle iron, tgen wood slats ontop to support the canvas between the hoops.

I did think about having some basic conrod profiled out of plate, then machine to finish and lighten, but still a lot of work compared to getting cast.

Looking awesome, really coming along now. What die is tge flywheel, I am needing one for my engine as all is missing, the largest I can go it 18" od, as tge steering box is opposite tge flywheel.

Hi all, sorry I haven't replyed to each post singularly, and thankyou all who have replyed. I have done some more to the truck but progress is slow, the steering box is now only needing the key ways machining and setting up drag arm, then that is another part finished. I have also been doing some more bits on the engine, and have been kindly allowed to borrow an engine frame to be able to rotate it to work on the con rod development. I have also managed to sort out the final part for the bulk head, so now it really is looking more or less what it should. I will soon be looking into the hoop sticks as they hold the head board in position, I am thinking on just rolling the rad on them rather than welding rad sections into the sides. Also, I will be looking into trying to make or get made a bonnet for it as that completes the look of the truck, everything else is hidden underneath.

Hello all, so been starting to look more into engine and started to make parts to replace original parts and missing bits, plus also so other details for engine. Have also started to strip down , inspect and clean gearbox. One of my next jobs is to make a frame to hold the engine to allow me fit parts above and below. I am hoping to fit the crank and cylinders so I can make a wood con rod, to check tolerances and final details before I make the pattern. I have also machined the replacement water jacket covers for the cylinder tops and made up the bolts to hold it, so next pattern then is the water pipe to the header tank and side fittings to water pump. Also, over the weekend I managed to borrow a masdive milling machine to skim the sump casting as it was twisted from having a crack welded up, so that is nearlly finished. Also after a long time, the steering box is finished and fitted, everything works when the wheel is turned, so now a few small jobs to finish on that system. I am hoping to have engine somewhere near running for end of January latest, whilst working on other parts to keep progress going else where. Updates coming soon, peace and love (\,,/)

Hi all, well, Halley came home yesterday, so now time to start finishing a few things and start painting, really hoping to get as much as I can done in the next few weeks.

and finally, the gearbox, this is/ was the largest missing part of my truck, everything else is now small stuff, well smaller.

I was given a fuel tank by one of my friends, i measured it up and the tank was the same width, only 3" shorter and 2" shallower, so made all the brackets to the drawing, but to suit tanks dimension.

Rear hooks and brackets, all fabricated, infact I ended up using some offcuts from a G.W.R signal box lever.

Cab support bars.

Another picture showing all new parts for top end.

New valve guides, valves, springs, ect,

Hello all, sorry for the lack of progress reports, as David said, things this past year have been very "interesting" as a result truck progress has been minimal, but to all your delight I have some progress to update. So with much ecitment I am happy to show and tell you all about it. The truck has been away the past few weeks, at a friends place having the cab and woodwork done, I decided to delegate some of the tasks to help push the project forward, I have also been machining parts for the engine, and chassis. Also with many many many thanks, I finally have a gearbox, this is from an Albion A10 and will do perfectly till I make the original, time and money being a massive factor And finally, after one of our friends being a draftsman in his working carer, he drew up the steering gears and they are now being produced, so I am really looking forward to getting this fitted up and see if everything works out how I planed. I am now pulling out all the stops and have a dead line to finish my truck, latest is first week in may 2k18, this is a tall order considering some obstacles at this end, but will do my very best to meet this. Now time for the wall of photos, ENJOY

Morning Andy, i looked at the instructions ( i know,thos is rare) and the temp range isn't that good tbh, from what i remember it said it's running temp was about 100°c. So your prob right in saying, it will all be out after a few runs, but maybe replaced by carbon and oil

Morning Trevor, i only thought of this after talking to my brother in law, who works on the Bluebell railway, he said they have a loco with bad blow holes in tge cylinder bore, so to keep it going, the put belzona in it, he said its still going strong aftwr many years of working. So i was keen to see if anyone had tried with a petrol engine. Thanks anyway, and if i do decide to do this, i will report my findings in here as and when i remove the cylinders during its running life.

Hello rusty followers, has anybody used belzona to fill in pitting inside a cylinder bore? I have had the cylinders machined out to match the 0.040 over sized pistons, but the pitying in one cylinder is still queit bad, i don't want to fit liners if i can help it for one cylinders sake, so was wondering if anyone has done this and if it was a sucsess?