guy66

Hello, here some close up pictures of the frame and fitments.

I see Tom and Ian have a secret weapon are cold we call it Steve ! Well done lads and looking forward to the update off the trailer restoration.

Best Wishes for 2014 to the team and match progress on the military stuff.

Guy

Nice work, I welded the A frame first on to the new frame and thereafter made some repairs

I was a bit worried that if I repaired the A frame fist that there is was a possibility off bending from the heat of the welding.

That's really a nice workshop you two are working in?

Guy

I know Ron, I was with your lot on to the American sector.

Guy

Better not hijack this tread , do you remember last time we were naughty.....

DR boots Ron, size 9. Now Ron the material off these cam plates is really soft and not the right stuff for a cam plate.

When the cam plate brooked it stayed in 4th gear, thank god I was not for from home and had to anticipate a little bit if I was coming to traffic lights.

Guy

Don some work on the trailer today.

Trial fit of the towing hook and castor wheel fitting, these bits where rusted together and had to apply a lot off heat to free these bits.

Started also on the side panel work.

Here you have the picture of the cam plate that failed in my triumph 3hw gearbox.

Hello, as Stefano said I also think that your cam plate is the problem. The original part was made of a very soft material and wears easily out! But the good news is that you can re place it with a steel cam plate from a later Triumph pre-unit gearbox.

Will post a picture of a failed cam plate.

Guy

For sure I will visit the camp at Ver-sur-Mer with my Bedford QL.:cheesy:

Guy

Revived my new leaf springs and made a trial fit and everything aligns very well.

One big pity on the trailer is that there is almost noting left of the identification plate!

Is there some wane that can post a picture how this plate looks like?

Hello, the replica chassis frame is almost ready. As the original chassis was really bad I did en bother to repair it.

Made a new chassis in the same U profile steel and the only salvageable part was the A frame.

After the frame is ready will supply the chassis and some bits to the sandblasters. The new leaf springs are on order and the side and front metal sheet is also bend and ready for trail fitting .

I still need to find some information about riveting as the sides and re-enforcements are al riveted together, is there anybody on the forum go has some information how this is best don?

Guy

Hello, to me it looks more a hydraulic pump!

Guy

The new chassis is almost ready, pre-drilled and now I will weld the original A frame back on. rear section will also be of new iron.

Even better than the lights on a Christmas tree tom, coming nice back together.

Guy:cheesy:

Hello.

For the moment noting match left of the trailer! Just will re claim the front A-frame and all the rest of the chassis will be made of new iron.

Needed to apply a lot of heat on the suspension and outer bits to unstuck everything.

Tomorrow I start to make the chassis.

Welcome to the club!

Guy

Now that the trailer is at my place I made a start on it this afternoon. Took the sides off and the axle came from under the chassis, I don't think that the chassis is worth repairing as it is really in a bad state!

Took al the measurements and will reproduce this completely new. I am looking also what I can do with the leaf springs (can you guess these are also in a terrible state).

So plenty off work for the moment!:nut:

Hi Ian,

Started on your QL roof and the front section will be completely new, we are in the process off replicating these two parts.

Also had a go on the rear sliding hatch channel.

Guy

Hello John, what are cleats? Are do you mean the mudguards.

Guy

Collected the trailer that Ian found for my, there will be a lot off work on it butt will be so nice behind my Bedford QL.

The friend go made the trip with me is really desperate win he so all this rust, butt no panic we repaired worst stuff!

Guy

Hello, dos not look if I see the pictures that you will have match restoration work on the Morris .

But good luck with your project.

Guy

Hello Danny, if you have a sample are the right dimensions then I can make some, Made the ones for my QL and also some for Ian his Austin K5.

And the Austin K5 mudguards guards.

Guy

I can see that you had a good start on the trailer Ian and Tom?

On the pictures it is now clear that the side construction is bolted on to the chassis, will these section be repaired are will you rebuild this part with new angle iron and sheet metal.

What is the floor made of original on this type of trailer and how is it fitted?

Guy

Hello, my wiring loom for my QL came from autosparks, http://www.autosparks.co.uk.

Guy

Hello and welcome; if you really want to put your bike in to military spec then you will need some of the difficult parts to find.

Surely the front forks are not easy to trace but good luck from a fellow 3hw owner.

Guy