guy66

Made a new door skin and wooden frame for the drivers door , original frame and skin where in bad condition.

Did also some work on the passenger side door and this door was in need of some adjustment on the A-post.

Looking for some information about the Morris c4 that came my way for some work.

As I am looking to make a copy (and repair the last one) I need some information about the metal profiles I found under the floor in front of the radio box.

Ass it now looks it is more likely that this truck was a early warning model (radar) even the identification plate say sow.

Are these profiles to fit the radio table are the feet of the radar mast ??

This weekend took delivery of a Morris C4 W/T . this Morris need some serious engine work and general work to get it back roadworthy.

Luckily all the missing parts came with the vehicle!

Will come very handy to make a copy of the rear radio section for my wireless C4.

Rear radio body on this one is far from original and there will also be some work on it to get it right, so a lot of work in the near future .

Rear radio installation is far from original, will need to investigate if this was not a early warning truck as there are some differences between this type and wireless type .:cry:

Interesting thread as I am also looking for information about the set up in the back of my Morris Commercial WT (wireless truck)

Guy

Ok , i will take it with me in the Ql .

Guy

If you are looking for a colour sample of the SSC No 2 brown I have some !

Guy

Brake cylinders are back from reconditioning by Past Parts.

Started to assemble the front brakes, the brake shoes are relined and also added some new brake houses.

Rear brake shoes have also been relined .

Now I am looking for some tires with a bit of a classics design, looking at some Nato tires 900 x 16 but I am not 100% sure that these will fit on the rims.

Normally there is a Morris C4 W/T coming my direction for some work so that will be the opportunity to have a look if it is possible to replicate the radio box.

Guy

sorry , but the big box on the rear of the cabin is the vehicle dynamo regulator box for a wireless equipped QL.

The chassis and the remaining bits are from a QLR , so on the chassis normally you had a radio box unit.

Guy

The axillary generator on a Bedford QLR is DW7X8X and match bigger than the D5LA-26X , they use the same 141 regulator.

picture is from a MWR axillary generator.

On a QLR the axillary generator was shaft driven from the PTO on the gearbox.

Ian , have a look on : http://dynamoregulators.com .

Very nice Guy

 

my next job after the cab is the front mud guards, i think mine are slightly worse than yours were !

 

cheers

 

Jules

Good luck Jules , the best way to repair them is by fitting them on there original location. if you work on then of the vehicle they are difficult to handle and bend always the wrong way. :cool2:

Modified a pair of headlight supports that I can put over the centre of the mudguard support.

The repainted headlights are now on the modified supports .

The windscreen supports have been trail fitted and will have a look for the glass in to the frames, the frames I have are in brass so now welding and repair required on these bits.

refitted the original plate on top of the toolbox on to the sill after bending back the bottom angle . There were some original parts modified when they build this tow truck !

The engine cover is in to paint and the same for the sides but these need some adjustment as they don't fit to well.

Guy

waw , starts to look like the real ting , splendid job .

How did you fitted the glass in to the windscreen frames ? This is my next work on my C4.

Guy.

Mudguards in paint and back on there place . For the front fitments I found some brass clamps that are used in electrical high tension cabins and these are a perfect fitting on the front mudguard support .

Next step well be the doors and the front windscreens. :undecided:

Passenger side boxes back in place with the passenger foot well , and started to assemble al the gages on there place on dash board .

The Autovac that I found at a jumble will first been send to the UK for a rebuild but now it's sure this C4 was equipped with this devise as all the fitting holes are all still there .

:cheesy:

Maybe I will have a reserve petrol tank tap spare , but if so it will only be in a few months time .

Guy

Have a good look in to the workshop manual before you assemble the brake master cylinder to the brake servo as the adjustment can be a bit tricky .

The adjustment needs to be spot on and on my servo I honed the aluminium cylinder to have the inside really clean.

Guy

Hi

i'm looking for a brass elbow for my drivers fuel tank like the one i have in the photo.................

 

i am wondering if it would be a standard British fitting ?

 

cheers

 

Jules

 

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The elbow on your petrol tank looks a bit the same as the elbow on the inlet manifold of a C4 to take the vacuum to the autovac ?

Filler and sanding ! Not really a job I like, but the filler was really needed as the mudguards where well dented.

Now in high build primmer and tomorrow I need to sand the primmer a bit to get everything smooth.

Made also new little strips that hold the felt in between drivers floor and side of the bonnet and found almost the same material as original that act as some anti slip under the accelerator pedal.

:nut:

All the little screw holes on the rear bulkhead of the cabin kept my wondering what there use was.

But after I found some picture of a C4 in a Russian collection my penny started to drop !

Took the measurements of the fitting pins of my new old stock door side screens and this felt just in between the little holes on the rear of the cabin.

So it looks like there where some brackets on the back of the cabin to store the side screens when not in use on the door.

I don't can put these pictures I found of the Russian collection on here but if you google you will surely find them

So I made a very basic jig to bend a piece of plate to make the little bracket

The holes in the rear of the cabine

And I think that this was there use

Hello Jules .

As Richard put it in to his message think it will be better to make a new start on your cam timing.

If you still have the original cam chain there are some bright links for the timing on the chain but you really need to have a good look because they are difficult to spot .

Had the same problem on my C4 engine !

Guy.

The strange looks Austin looks like modified civilian K3 or K4.

This Austin was a long time for sale in France , looks like a K3 that have been modified for animal transport.

Think they just painted them in green, the same for the Fordson.

Peter , A picture of the clip for the traficator cable on my QL dashboard.

Will look for a more detail picture tomorrow .

Don't think there will be match difference between a OY and QL.