T.Watts

Just to confuse the matter a bit more, If it’s any help the distance from the pivot point to where the rod joins is approx 115mm.

Sounds about right! There were two different shapes of sumps/bellhousings on the 4d, hard to explain without a picture!

The adaptor Is a proper Fordson part, although not from the wot, maybe from the 50’s as I think that was when the 4D engine was introduced. The 4D has a different shaped bellhousing to the v8

enfo was stamped on lots of Fordson parts, sort of the English Fordson equivalent of the scripted f found on jeeps etc I suppose.

Fordson Major tractors for example have got enfo stamped on all sorts of different parts

In reply to the query about the spare wheel, believe it goes under the rear of the body on a machinery bodied truck, will double check on my one tomorrow, I’m sure I can remember seeing a carrier under there!!

Bit of a long shot but I am looking for a Eaton 1350 Twin speed axle if anyone has one or knows of one.

Thanks

Tom

The WOT6 in the link above is my one 👍🏿
I thought about fitting a 4D to my one and even managed to get hold of a proper Ford adaptor plate to put the 4D onto the WOT gearbox, but after a bit of number crunching I came to the conclusion that it wouldn’t rev high enough comfortably to get a decent road speed.

From memory I worked out that to do 40mph it would have to be doing roughly 2800rpm, don’t quote me I fitted it 6 years ago now! 
Went with a 200tdi from a discovery in the end!

I do have a machinery bodied one with a V8 in it still as well but haven’t got round to restoring it yet though.

On the other hand the maximum speed limit for a tractor on the road is 25mph!!

I know I must of had a fair queue of traffic a couple of years ago when they were duelling the a11 and I moved a combine through it and all lay-bys were shut!!

whoops may have just admitted to being one of these people that plod about holding everyone up!!

We've got one sitting up the farm, think its a Little bigger though as our one is to go behind a vigor, looks very similar though!!

Are you painting it blue or green?

I'm going as well, taking one of the Fordsons

T.Watts

Thames trader cab I think, but could be wrong!

I'm interested in any wot6 parts you find!

Tom

Yes the riggers shall be going to Normandy with the truck!!

nearly there, painted the cab over the weekend and refitted all of the bonnet panels and the fuel tank/spare wheel carrier.

Got the rear body, the seats and a few odd bits left to fit.

Was tidying up some wires behind the dash, it had turned into bit if a birds nest and don't want to rip all wires out with my feet If ever have to hit the brakes in a hurry!!!

Wasn't the best position in the world.

Also made another bonnet panel up to cover the injection pump

Right then the fordson is starting to take shape. The engine is all up and running and I have been for a trundle around the airfield. The electric fan works well and is very quiet.

I have made a basic wiring loom up and all the lights etc are working by some kind of miracle! The top half of the cab went on this weekend as well as the doors and wheel arches. Next job is the cambelt.

And a mate found it most amusing the position I ended up in wiring up the dash!

Good to hear that you have had a response from them, hope they accept you!! I am going on the MVT tour, was a little bit unsure what to put for the reason I was going to Normandy on the form, hopefully I get some kind of response from them soon.

Not really sure what to do so I have sent a form to both the MOD and the French, has any one had any response from the French email address?

A bit more has been done to the fordson.

I have finished welding on the cab, for now at least!!! The cab is now back on the chassis and the radiator from my series 3 landrover has been modified to fit. The radiator is piped up and surprisingly no leaks anywhere. Plan is to fit a kenlowe electric fan as there is no room for the fan from the discovery.

just need to pipe up the oil cooler and hopefully fire it up soon!

Yep I think it will make a very good stand for putting mugs of tea on!!!

have had a good weekend welding up the cab, nearly finished one corner, more rot just kept appearing!!

Yes I'm curious as to what the 200tdi will go like as well. On paper it should be more powerful than the v8, the problem I was having when choosing an engine was finding a diesel that would rev high enough to achieve the same road speed as the v8. To do 40mph from memory the engine will be revving at aprox 2300rpm, so within range for the 200tdi.Thanks for the tip about the defender timing case, think will leave the disco one on it as on bit of a tight time scale!!

The engine mounts are now finished and the engine is now bolted in properly, the clutch by some kind of miracle works!!

Test fitted the cab this evening, surprisingly not a lot needs to be modified, just part the floor alongside the injection pump

The bellhousing is finished and the engine and gearbox are now in the truck. Surprisingly the engine and chassis needed no modifications and everything fitted. Should hopefully have the new engine mounts bolted on tomorrow.

The bonnet in the cab will have to be extensively modified to cover the turbo and injection pump, probably make a complete new one.

Chris,

I currently have the rear body off of my Wot6 and will take some pictures, I am away at from home at present so won't be able to take pictures until the weekend, will try my best!

Tom

After a long absence I have resumed work on the Wot, have welded up the door bottoms and nearly finished the bell housing.

a clutch plate has been made from a combination of a series 3 landrover and fordson major clutch. Hopefully the engine should be in within the next week or two and then to test how it drives!!

Sorry the m20 isn't black, the pictures don't show it very well but it is actually green! Also this is going to be a bit of a daft question but what oils do you use in the various parts of the bike as I would like to change the oils before I do to many miles on it?