IAN_B Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 You were more fortunate than we were with our International springs. We were unable to obtain replacement leaves of the original dimensions and had to settle for the nearest metric width and thickness, necessitating a little judicious grinding to fit the dumb iron width. Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 Despite the coronavirus work carries on unabated. Dad has made replacement clamps for the rear springs, given the chassis another coat of green and put another coat of primer on the springs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted March 17, 2020 Author Share Posted March 17, 2020 Dad has reamed out the bushes in the back springs and been very busy in the paint shop again, 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted March 17, 2020 Author Share Posted March 17, 2020 Some decent weather allowed for some more spring painting. Dad also painted the bottom part of the lamp brackets and mounted them to the chassis, thed dropped in the top part to see how they looked. Tried the spring shackles and front hooks for size. We will soon be ready to put the front axle and wheels on. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted March 17, 2020 Author Share Posted March 17, 2020 Dad tried the rear spring shackles for size. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted March 17, 2020 Author Share Posted March 17, 2020 And finally for today, a momentous occasion indeed. Chassis reunited with name plate which we took off about 25 years ago. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroman Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Nice job. Are those "assitance" coil springs original or put on later? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minesweeper Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Original! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share Posted March 19, 2020 Both Front Springs have now been successfully hung. It was thought that the first one would be the easiest but that took dad about 1 1/2 days. As he had got the hang of it the second one went on in about 1 1/2 hours. The Spanish Windlass held it in position whilst he slipped the pin in. Next job will be the rear springs but that might require some assistance. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroman Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Maybe a dumb idea but laying the springs on the floor and lower the chassis on to them with a jack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minesweeper Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 42 minutes ago, Citroman said: Maybe a dumb idea but laying the springs on the floor and lower the chassis on to them with a jack? Thanks for that suggestion but really I think that it is a job that can wait until the "Heavy Gang" arrives from up north rather than one 80-year struggling to do it on his own! Plenty of other stuff to get on with in the meantime! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nz2 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 For lifting into place the rear springs, can the engine lifter fit into the confined space available? Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minesweeper Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 20 minutes ago, nz2 said: For lifting into place the rear springs, can the engine lifter fit into the confined space available? Doug Thanks for the suggestion Doug - it would all be very tight - much easier for me to wait for the others! Plenty of stuff to get on with and which has to be done in any case! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynx42 Rick Cove Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 I am thoroughly enjoying watching this restoration, (as I have with the previous ones). I don't suppose you have any spare front or rear hooks. I have never been able to find any in Australia for my 1916 Albion. The closest I came to a set was on a Thornycroft J type wreck near Sale in Victoria, but when I went to get them the remains had been scrapped. It was far beyond restoration with the chassis completely rusted through and missing the engine and front axle. This black and white photo is what I started with with my Albion, chassis number:- 361A. This is how it finished up after about 5,000 hours of work. Thanks and keep up the good work. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andypugh Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 1 hour ago, lynx42 Rick Cove said: I am thoroughly enjoying watching this restoration, (as I have with the previous ones). I don't suppose you have any spare front or rear hooks. The Peerless[1] hooks look very specific to the width of the Peerless. What did the Albion hooks look like? The Dennis hooks were mounted to the chassis, rather than the spring shackle (at least on the fire engines, possibly not on the subsidy trucks) https://images.app.goo.gl/jobbBr2YnD3wCFe77 I would imagine it would be fairly easy to cast some hooks in iron that would look exactly right, if not necessarily perform to original specification. (The chap in the above photo is a regular here, though I am not sure he has been espied that side of the lens before) [1] Peer-less seems like a good name for an optician. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minesweeper Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, lynx42 Rick Cove said: I am thoroughly enjoying watching this restoration, (as I have with the previous ones). I don't suppose you have any spare front or rear hooks. I have never been able to find any in Australia for my 1916 Albion. The closest I came to a set was on a Thornycroft J type wreck near Sale in Victoria, but when I went to get them the remains had been scrapped. It was far beyond restoration with the chassis completely rusted through and missing the engine and front axle. This black and white photo is what I started with with my Albion, chassis number:- 361A. This is how it finished up after about 5,000 hours of work. Thanks and keep up the good work. I am so sorry but we do not have any spare hooks - the last old chassis that we found had none fitted - another of our friends came here looking for Hooks for his Thorny some time ago and commented then that the dimensions of our Peerless ones were quite different from what he wanted in any case. So sorry! Tony Quote Edited March 21, 2020 by Minesweeper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon_M Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Looks like exactly the sort of part you could borrow, 3D scan, upscale ( to allow for contraction ) and 3D print to use as a pattern for casting some in ordinary steel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynx42 Rick Cove Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 I don't want to hijack your great restoration thread, but thank you for your prompt replies to my quest for hooks for my Albion. Yes, they are quite different to the Peerless ones. Both the front and rear Albion ones are interchangeable I think and bolt to the outside of the chassis rails. They look like they are interchangeable left to right as well. Thanks again and keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andypugh Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 The Albion hooks look just like the Dennis hooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 (edited) Of the rear spring brackets, one was good but three need replacing. Edited March 24, 2020 by Great War truck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 All completed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxy Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 I have heard that type of spring clip called a "French Clip" , I don't know how correct the term is ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie brown Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Hi guys, sorry to jump on your page / thread. Can somebody confirm what I have here please? found while metal detecting. my email address robbieholmesbrown@gmail.com https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=688183008389235&id=100015926261707&set=p.688183008389235&source=48 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 Dad managed to get that worn-out Bush out of the Back Spring. Fortuitously, he has a piece of 1.75" Diam Bronze Tube in stock for a new one which he picked up some years ago at a local Tool Shop - 8" length for just £4 - a bargain. He knew that one day it would be useful! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G506 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 She's coming along! Great work as always, gents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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