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spoken to autosparks, they don't have a plan for the pioneer, can only copy an existing loom, to cover a loom supplied by myself in cotton braid is £2.85 per foot which sounds like it could easily come to a £100.00 or more, have found an auto electrician who thinks he can make a loom for £350.00 ish and that includes him supplying the wire and then i could cover it in the cotton braid from vintage car parts with heat shrink to seal the ends, john.

thanks both richard's, i think a chat with auto sparks is on the agenda, if i make my own loom up out of loose wires and get auto sparks to wrap it in cotton it should be tight as opposed to a cotton tube which will need to be slightly slack to get cable's to feed down, will also ask autosparks how much for them to make a loom from scratch, you never know it might not be as much as you think, and if so could there be a demand for a small number produced. will post again when i have spoken to them, many thanks for your replies john.

Do not have any original loom left on my pioneer, thanks for that Richard, if you are going to make your own loom how do you plan on covering multiple strands of wire in braid and how many colours of wire do you need and will you have to buy a reel of each one no matter of how much or little of each one you need, if there is a way of reducing costs if shared let me know, thanks again john.

has anyone managed to find a company that can supply a wiring loom for a pioneer or are there any other ways this can be achieved, it needs to look as original as possible. thanks john.

brave man, i hope you have deep pockets, on the plus side it will be rewarding and frustrating in equal measures, good luck and keep posting pics as you restore her.

stamped in the chassis just in front of the diesel tank support arm on the near side.

i am not far off putting the engine back in the chassis of my scammell pioneer, the workshop manual says two trommels are required to line up the engine and gearbox so it doesnt destroy the rubber cush drive, does anybody have some to loan me or is there another way of doing this, any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi John, looks like a good project, my old one is buried in this thread somewhere but here it is on CCMV http://ccmv.aecsouthall.co.uk/p411439082/h2e0b3959#h2e0b3959

 

A 35t Crusader 5th wheel will fit fine, only the release handle is different. I can provide a rough sketch of the mounting adaptor if you don't have one.

 

Has the rear crossmember been removed, I can't see the towing eye and winch rollers?

hi radiomike, i have sourced the correct 5th wheel with bed plate that will go straight on the chassis, rear crossmember is missing along with the winch rollers which i will have to find for it or fabricate another one so if anybody has one laying around i would be interested.

hi andy, this is a team effort, norris a model engineer helped with the rear body and makes small parts on his lathe and miller and john who is an hydraulics engineer and very clued up guy helps with everything, i have no engineering background myself but have picked it up as i have gone along, if in doubt ask is my motto, and also very fortunate to have a decent workshop with a forklift, the one thing that never changes in a resto is that it will take you twice as long and cost twice as much as you originally estimated.

hi john, winch came with it but not fitted. 5th wheel is not the right one and has been cut short, will fit the correct one for it.

Just bought this constructor, will get put away until the pioneer is finished.

New drive flange that slides on to the splined shaft from the clutch has been made and fitted the old one was badly worn, brand new diesel tank copied from the original and ready for paint, clutch brake relined and refitted to bell housing, engine test run and ready for egg shell blue.

More progress has been made

Hi sharks, have a low loader in leeds, what are you moving, at 5.5 ton a tilt and slide would be your cheapest option.

Sorry for the delay, been very busy with work, the measurements are 300mm x210mm for all 3. The glass is wired and is still available not a perfect match but very close.

Just restoring my cab, the one behind the driver which slides open is larger than the other 3 which on mine are all the same size, will measure them tomorrow when I am in the workshop.

Some more progress on the scammell, compressor bearings were rough so it is stripped and ready to be rebuilt, new seals will be also fitted, getting 7 rims ready for shot blast and the radiator needs rebuilding, tubes leaking and holes in the ally bottom tank, just when I thought things would get better.

Yes, done by a very good friend of mine 30 years ago.

to replace the lw with an lx you will have to modify the bulkhead to clear the pump which is set further back.

Hi Carl, I am rebuilding a scammell pioneer sv2s so if you want any info let me know.

Hi Kevin, I have a 981 with a Hercules engine, send me a message with your email and what details you need, you are also welcome to come and have a look if you live not too far away. John.

I enjoy restoring vintage vehicles, 3 of them happen to be ex military, only one will be finished in deep bronze green, I have never been in any of the armed services and will not be wearing a uniform of any sort, I have a very good friend who served in the 2nd world war and on hearing some of his stories I think it would be disrespectfull to wear one, but that is only my personal opinion, re,enactors would look pretty silly in anything other than a uniform, as for vehicle owners it's there choice,

Hello Richard, hopefully you will get what you need, last I heard he was finishing with Gardner parts and starting with used rolls Royce spares, some rolls bits on flea bay at the mo.

Rear body now almost finished, will start on the cab over Xmas.