Scrunt & Farthing

What a cracker, that paint work and the sign writing are mustard. It has given me some inspiration to go out into the shed and give my old a scrap a coat of looing at.

That gearbox looks lovely. As I am about to tackle some similar tasks on my 1929 Leyland (mentioned on another thread on HMVF), what was the method used for Aluminium de-oxidisation and do you intend to treat the the sparkly restored ally with anything to keep it so shiny and new? There are a lot of aluminium de-oxidisers out there, but are they any good and do they beat good old fashioned hard work with a wire brush in a grinder/drill? You may of course already have mentioned this in which I shall pay more attention in class in the future! Thanks Dave (S&F)

Most of that should polish out! 😀 I think, having seen your last project this is going to be a great one to follow. Dave

off again. https://www.kentonline.co.uk/weald/sport/show-cancelled-for-third-successive-year-267768/

Steve, No workshop should be without oxy-acet in my opinion. I had an account w/ BOC for many many years, being held ransom to their high rental prices, and "delivery" fee (even though I had to collect the bottles). After several issues w/ BOC I transferred my loyalty to one of the rent-free bottle suppliers. I have acetylene and oxygen and argoshield (for MIG) that way. For me, as a low volume user, like yourselves, it makes perfect sense. My yearly costs have dropped by around £350/year. On the downside, the bottles do not have as much gas in, but that is not a concern for me. When I dismantled the chassis of the old Leyland SQ2 that took me about 1.5 bottles of oxygen. For dismantling/cutting I tend to use oxy/propane. As a setup cost of £80/bottle deposit plus gas cost it has saved me money already (compared to BOC). I am twelve months in using Hobbyweld, and I am happy to report that I am very pleased with them. I would not go down the Mapp gas route, a waste of time, gas and money and frankly only good for model making (in my humble opinion). Hope this helps Dave

Steve, those round-headed coach bolts (spoke rivets I guess is the correct term) that go through the base of the spokes, can they not be gassed off/ground back and the hub flange be pulled forward w/ your puller? Dave

Doug, I have a General Arrangement drawing for a Commer Cars C Type rear axle. It appeared on ebay last year, I was unsuccessful in buying the original but the vendor kindly sent me a high-res'ish photo of the drawing. That was for wooden wheels. It is drg number 1748, if it helps I can email it over to you. Dave

I think the number relates to the throat size, in mm. V is vertical. Dave

Tomo, I will PM you. Dave

Tomo, nice work mate. I have been hoovering up Solex 35MOVL instructions as they come up on ebay, or i find them on net. I have most of it all PDF'd so let me know if you need any and I will get a copy over to you. Dave

I got some Copper bifurcated rivets for another project from the chap at Vintage Car Parts, he is a good reliable source of all sorts of bits and pieces. Worth a look over his website. link here: https://www.vintagecarparts.co.uk/products/654-bifurcated-copper-split-rivet Dave

There are a couple of very interesting topics in this latest post, which are very germane to my own engine dilemmas, Steve. With the springs, how did you spec the spring or do you just send the length, wire dia. and function etc., and let the Tested Spring Co. work it all out, or do you send them an original? Secondly, the pics of the valves are interesting. I have some valves in a similar state that will need remaking. I will be interested in your plans for these. Thanks, Dave

It is surprising what turns up eBay. Looks nice, Doc.

Hi Ian, welcome to the forum. It is the best and most well run forum that I have been on, and a wide range of vehicles (or piles of scrap in my case). Wherabouts in Oz are you? We used to get over, but only to WA which still has a lot of relics up at places like Whiteman Park etc. But the flat got sold so we don't make that journey anymore. Thanks for the ID on the lamp, I think you have rightly identified them with a number which is what I had be looking for. I would very interested to see photos of them. Its dead easy to post the pic, just pop it in the box marked choose files. All the best, mate. Dave

If the "suit makes the man", the painting and signwriting certainly makes the bus. Its transformative.