Bodger Baz

Thats a Bonsa collection there Bruce :-)

i got one of them too.

and the number of times i have helpfully told that its the wrong trailer for the jeep........bla bla bla. works a treat though

Baz

very nice pictures, thanks for adding them.

My grandad has some more pictures that i keep meaning to borrow so i can scan them in, that he took from the time he arrived in Mumbai then onto Calcutta and into Burma and rangoon, then his return trip via Singapore and Ceylon, they are great.

Baz

i have put the pictures back on, they had disappeared

Baz

Universal jeep supplies usually have them in stock for Jeeps,.

Baz

Bi-metallic circuit breakers, if the current becomes too much the heat causes them to open the contacts i.e breaking the circuit they reset themselves as they cool down

Baz

great se you there, will be with Jeep as well. will be in the Bar friday afternoon, First round on me!

Baz

Might come along this year, its a a fair treck of about half a mile from my house so will have to save up petrol money!

no one else going then?

looks like those panels could do with being grit blasted ;-)

our cylinders were beyond even sleeving, one was cracked where the rust had built up so much. wish i had known about the J type cylinders though...never mind there on now.

Cheers

Baz

Norman Aishe is having new rear cylinder made for £125 Each. it hurts but i like brakes!

Heres a couple of Peugeots pressed into service

Baz

spot on supertruck, thats a cracking project.

Is that a Halftrack i spot in background?

Baz

Thanks to all those that have replied, but so far no luck......in the uk anyway, have placed an order in Canada for 400 1/4 and 400 5/16 its cheaper than having them made here including the shipping.

cheers

baz

Yep, managed to weld up the cylinder and machine out again and made a new end plate from steel. the Aluminum welded quite well was surprised.

some pics showing progress, cab on, the new foot well i made, made a press tool to create the ribs in the floor.

will do, cheers

shouldn't be too bad, as they will be sent as a gift so no duty or tax to pay. i will see.

Thanks for all the input everybody, making headway, have sent an enquiry to Fabory.

currently looking at getting them from Canada as i have a friend over there that can send them. they are readily available in the states and Canada for very good prices.

Cheers

Baz

nearly forgot, i get the blanks laser cut at a local fabrication shop. much easier

Baz

That's a nice tool. Is there a square boss on the underside of the punch or do you put a nut in the middle so that it wraps around? Also, how to you cut out the blanks? Sawing and filing could be pretty tedious!

 

We are always on the lookout for square nuts to go on the coach bolts holding the bodies together on our WW1 lorries. For the first lorry, I made them. Then after that our very helpful bolt supplier 'Bernie the Bolt' asked around his contacts and came up with a load. More recently, Tim (aka' Great War Truck') has found that they still use them in the US and has brought some back in his luggage after buying them in an ordinary hardware store. Now, this doesn't help you very much other than if you are prepared to pay for them, could you get a US supplier to box some up for you?

 

Not very helpful, I'm afraid, but they do at least still make them in UNC sizes.

 

Good luck!

 

Steve

Hi Steve

there is a square boss on the underside of the press tool, with slightly chamfered edges so they come out the same as the original ones i have. i have found some US traders on line who have them , maybe the way to go. i can get bigger and smaller easy but its the 1/4 and 5/16 thats pain. may have to get some made.

Cheers

Baz

Anybody got a supplier for Imperial square nuts? i have made a tool for making cages to hold them but have now exhausted my local supply of nuts and i am struggling to find any.

mainly looking for 1/4 and 5/16 UNF or UNC/BSW

heres the tool i made for fly press

Baz

The manifold will flood with just a couple of pumps of the throttle due to the accelerator pump, it pumps in lots of fuel each time you press the throttle and if the engine is not up and running at it will pool in the manifold as it has nowhere to go.

have you checked the timing? if it too far advanced it will try and fire but kick back and disengaged the starter. even more fun of you use the starting handle! keep your thumb out the way.

if you have checked it, its time to do a compression test.

change points and condensor, then set the timing (making sure you do it on the correct side of the cam depending which engine you have i.e chain or gear as they turn in different directions), i then advance the timing as far as poss before pinking occurs, copes better with modern fuel.

if its turning over too fast is it low on compression? i.e valve adjusters have wound out, they do it for fun!.

i have electronic ignition on all my stuff, no complaints at all, i source coils from local motorfactors as they are cheaper!

Baz