minidaffy Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Hi For the rear box i have been donated a box bodied trailer, not sure what it was originally? The wheel arch's are even in exactly the right place! its very yellow though!! its similar style to the radio box but a little taller...ideal really because im a lanky bugger!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billruston Posted June 5, 2013 Author Share Posted June 5, 2013 That'll do!. Good luck mate hope tom see her soon Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEMIMA Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 I know exactly what the box is off.....Its an ex-British Telecom rear body as fitted to Bedford TK's ! - the hatches at the front were to allow for longer ladders to be carried - and in some case telegraph poles(although this was very much frowned upon !) - It should have had a factory fitted gas hob fitted in the rear and bences and racking to carry the plastic lin-bins....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billruston Posted June 6, 2013 Author Share Posted June 6, 2013 heres a few pictures, not alot done as were waiting for the brake parts to come by mail. a feww pictures are of the tyers, would love some peoples opinions on them? and one photos of the window rubber which has seen better days. once the brakes are done every things full steam a head and we can finally take it on the road and see if theres any foults. bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billruston Posted June 6, 2013 Author Share Posted June 6, 2013 sorry about one of the non military pics acidently added it in, we drained the anti freeze out to so we can take the core plug out and get a new one, were the weathers been so hot i soaked the cab and body in cold water with a hose for 20 miniutes as its 2pack paint and it hasent had long enough to go hard with all this weather keeping it abit soft. bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billruston Posted June 21, 2013 Author Share Posted June 21, 2013 spare wheel carrier welded, rubbed down, and painted ready to go back on tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billruston Posted June 21, 2013 Author Share Posted June 21, 2013 got all five of the rims primed annd ready for spraying tomorrow. i had ordered a needle gun of machine mart, didnt relise what i was missing haha, made things so much easier and gives a really good result as seen in my pictures, i primes them in etch primer as in some places was took back to the bare metal, my ears are stiull ringing from yesterday:yawn:. more pictures to come bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billruston Posted June 21, 2013 Author Share Posted June 21, 2013 had the seats re covered, floor pan sprayes, engine cover, and the (coffin) box that goes above the cab all going back on tomorow and then the weels ready for driving, new core plug fitted, inside the body has been painted out in old colors and ready for some vinle and then being made for a camper, pretty full on past couple of weeks but w&p is only 26 days away!! (i think). bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Billruston Posted June 25, 2013 Author Share Posted June 25, 2013 all five wheels sprayed, alot of over spray but didnt have time to mask them up, thinners soon took it of both back wheels are on but waiting for my drivers side wheel cylinder to come back saturday so all four brakes work then taking it out for the test drive, long awaited. bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billruston Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 Would of the wheels nuts and half shafts nuts been white and red? Should I paint them that color? Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saracenstump Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billruston Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 Thanks mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Lovely job Bill ! Hope to see you at War and Peace enjoying the fruits of your hard labour ! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billruston Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 Haha! Thanks mate:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ferret1958uk Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Wheel nuts should only ever be the main body colour. The hub nuts can be painted red if that is what you like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billruston Posted July 3, 2013 Author Share Posted July 3, 2013 I don't have a clue about the colors, just that someome said the half shaft nuts was red to stop soldiers from thinking they was the 'wheel nuts'? Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott9643 Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 I don't have a clue about the colors, just that someone said the half shaft nuts was red to stop soldiers from thinking they was the 'wheel nuts'? Bill. The painting of wheel nuts goes back to the time when split rim combat rims were introduced at a time when drivers were expected to be able to change tyres without specialist equipment, so to avoid accidents, wheel nuts were painted white and rim nuts painted red After the war, National Service saw the introduction of "product, waste, cows, male for the use of" in large containers applied liberally with cotton waste and paraffin or "brushes, 1", paint for the use of". There were regular admin inspections by Captain Rupert and his team (who remembers that?) and hours were spent polishing trucks and kit and anything manky got painted. It was common to see spotless vehicles with coloured wheel nuts, air valves and electrical sockets etc. The volunteer army that followed inherited the tradition and shiny vehicles in DBG continued in service (mostly in the UK) well into the late 70's but with the increasing shortage of "product, waste, cows, male for the use of" and the realisation that you can't hide a shiny truck under a camo net, "brushes 3 inch paint for the use of" became available along with quantities of gallon tins of IRR NATO green and black and the once pride of the fleet squaddy transport got daubed all over -- several times in its life usually. If wheel nuts got painted white after that it would have been because some bored MT Cpl liked the idea and thought it looked nice I guess, but certainly in the units I was in in the 70's and 80's there were no brightly coloured bits on our trucks (including armour) because they stand out -- good target! There is no point in painting half shaft nuts if you think about it, the vehicle tool kit available to the driver doesn't include spanners or sockets to fit them and even in the fifties, with the split ring rims on your K9 Bill, changing tyres was a workshop or MT job, so yes the heads of the studs may well have been painted white and if you like a flash of red, colour in the tang of the split ring -- that would have been a more common practise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billruston Posted July 4, 2013 Author Share Posted July 4, 2013 Cheers malcom, ran out of deep bronze green to repaint them now:undecided: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferret1958uk Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 There are very clear documents on vehicle marking. In none of the official publications have I ever seen a reference to white wheel nuts. Red for danger on split rims only. In all official publications the wheel nuts have been body colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billruston Posted July 4, 2013 Author Share Posted July 4, 2013 I've seen a few lorrys, trucks with white and red wheels nuts? Why's this then? Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billruston Posted July 6, 2013 Author Share Posted July 6, 2013 Fixed all new brake pipes, rebuilt the all four wheel cylinders, been bleeding the brakes, can get a little brake but the peddle goes all the way to the floor, we did have brakes last week but a pipe was leaking so changed them all, having a night mare, finally had to other option to say it's the master cylinder, so took that of we already had a master cylinder rebuild kit from John Elvis, rebuilt it but wasn't keen on it, started to bleed again and couldn't get brake but the master cylinders in bad condition, so had to order one of vintage spare parts, going to pick it up Monday hopefully,we bled the brakes until there was no air coming out, changed all the rubber brake parts there all tight, the brake cylinders got rebuilt a few weeks ago, every things all tight and not leaking, it's got to be the master cylinder? Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billruston Posted July 8, 2013 Author Share Posted July 8, 2013 went to northamtonshire hour and half jurmey to get a new master cylinder, got back to our yard around 2ish and fitted it and bled the brakes and they worked! so put the other wheel back on and drove it 15 miles back home so someone can fit the sink, cooker, fridge etc the driving it back to the yard friday morning to get ready for w&p sunday, drove really well and was happy with it, its got tons of dust and dirt over it i couldent wash it and polish it it was to hot. bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 looks well mate........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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