guy66

Had a start on the engine rebuild and fitted the new old stock pistons of 040 oversize. The biggest job was to clean the conservation grease of the pistons.

The work on the cabin has to wait until some better temperatures, as I do al the big jobs under the carport these have to wait a bit.

As I said fitted the pistons and replaced the timing chain, had the oil pump apart to check and clean it.

Next will be the cylinder head butt first will have to find 6 inlet valves and the valve springs.

Guy

Welcome in to the Bedford club, keep us updated on your project!

Guy

As said I made a start on the engine re-build, wind to collect the engine from the machine shop and the bores are now on 040 oversize.

We just made it with 040, there are still some small rust marks on the top of the bores butt this will be now problem.

Mounted the crankshaft back in the bloc but had some problem with the nut lock plates on the bolts of the middle bearing caps , as soon as I wanted to torque dawn the bolts the lock plates where bending in the tightening direction and the bolts did not torque well.

Replaced thees lock plates with tight fitting washers and some tread looking compound on the tread.

Guy

Tomorrow I go to collect my engine, it was in need of a re-bore and we had to use the middle oversize (040) as the bores where not 100% on the first oversize (020).

We think that this engine last was run some 15 years back , the rust in the bores was really deep.

This problem is solved, up to the next one. Next week I put the engine back together, the good news is that the bottom end is in match better condition.

Guy

Almost there with the driver side:undecided:.

Enjoying your rebuild, are you using Zintek or have you just painted the steel sheets before you worked on them?

The sheets on the floor have some zink on them and I just put some protection on the welds before the the cabin go to the sand blasters to have evereting in to paint.

Work on the wheel arch don, we are getting there! Just some small repairs in the corner of the under seat space (battery location ) and then we move on to the passenger side. At first glance this side looks a little bit better.

guy

The drivers floor is almost finish , weld everything in place and now I will need to use al my talents to make the repair section for the wheel arch. As there is not match left of the original part I will need to improvise a bit and use the remains of the cut-out part and what is left on the passenger side as sample !

Also made a trial fit of the newly made upper floor section (the part that sits round the pedals).

Guy

Thanks Niels for the measurements of the side panels. As soon as the body work on the cabin is ready I will start on the chassis and last but not least will be the cargo body.

It my still be some time that I will need thees measurements butt I like to plan my work before the start of the job , and it is always good to have some idea what materials and work will be involved to make something.

Made some good progress on the driver side floor, made a complete new floor section and do the welding work today. Will post some extra pictures this evening on my thread.

Guy

After some more welding work ( yes the cabin is very bad) made a trial fit of the divers floor, and will need to do some adjustment on the front of the floor section.

It is a big piece and with what was left of the original floor it is always a challenge to make it fit.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]55863[/ATTACH] I drove QLs during my army service in Germany in the mid 1950s (Not the one pictured I hasten to add, that was driven by one of my buddies, who was extremely luck to get out uninjured after a head-on collision with a very large German truck.) My family were involved with war surplus, so I was very familiar with military vehicles, from pick-ups right through to a Diamond "T" that we used, plus quite a bit of armour. I never found the QL to be under powered, infact compared to most trucks of the day it pulled very well, and certainly since 1937 they had been fitted with the Clayton Dewandre breaking mechanism, so the stopping was far superior to equivelent sized trucks. Of course if you compare them with modern trucks, then you would have to describe them as sluggish.... but thats just down to engine developement. The QL was fitted with the 28hp engine that developed 72 bhp, I drove civilian Bedford trucks before and after my army service, all fitted with that engine and carrying up to 7 tonnes. I have owned a GMC CCKW 353 since the 1980s, that truck developes approx 105 bhp, but I dont think that it pulls (Empty) any better, if indeed as well, as the Bedford. I served in a REME workshops in Germany, so I drove just about all that the army had to offer... the QL was a fine piece of machinery, and its just great to see you bringing this vehicle back to life, keep up the good work, and I look forward to reading and viewing your progress.

You can call this a lucky escape, some luck that the driver was sitting on the right side (are wrong side for us).

On this picture you can also see go vulnerable the cabin is, even in a small collision the cabin gets al the impact as there are no real bumpers on the front of a Bedford QL.

Yes Niels its thees pictures that I wanted to see, If you can send some more pictures about the junction between the sheet metal plates (inside the cargo body).

I think that there are 4 sections on each side of the body, if possible can you send the measurements of thees 4 sections?

And possible some extra info and details on the front of the body, are there 2 metal sheets on the front and are there angle iron's on the front?

If you can see on may restoration thread I did fond a floor section of a QLT and need to have some idea how the side is made of a QLD body.

Guy

After a good look to the drivers floor I decided to remove it completely as there was not match good metal left.

Today made my a new floor section and will tray to fit it tomorrow, also re-made the corner piece.

Guy

The rear body had been filled with scrap, when it was in the yard, this had resulted in a sheared bolt and the rear body twisting. The Danish climate is not car friendly which has resulted in the wood in the rear body being rotten and a lot of rust in the cab and the sides of rear body.

Hi Niels, is it possible to send my some extra pictures and measurements of the rear body sheet metal side plates?

I am after the measurements and also want to know go thees are bend to fit to each other and how thees fit to the supporting angle iron.

Thanks Guy

Some fresh metal on the driver side of the floor, but there is still some new metal needed on the floor but this will be for next week.

And also some pictures of the TEV-type body that the floor section and a chassis cross member will be of use on my QLD.

Here are some pictures of the cabin after the battle with angle grinder!

I don't can cut to match rot in one go, because I need to have some reference points and templates to make copies.:nut::nut::nut:

Hello Niels, the bad work on the cabin are al on the back ( under the seats) the of the cabin, just had a start today on the cabin and it is bad, yes as the Jackson's said it is bad.

Looking to have a starting point on al this rust, but made a start.

I will post some pictures of the work (cutting of old metal)

Guy

Some extra panel work on the QL, trial fit of the radiator cover, passenger seat repair (was in a bad state because the bedford had been standing without copula cover) and made some new sections.

Hello, and how is the work on the cabin progressing, I am just curios because we are in the same league.

On way Ql al the lose body parts are almost repaired and very soon I will start with the main cabin section.

Keep up the good work!

Guy

The wanted spare part list is getting smaller, did find a spare wheel, engine cover and a rear cargo body.

The rear section is of a post-war TEV type (office box) but it is only the floor and fittings that I will use after some modification.

The floor section is the same as a QLT.

I will gave some bits for sale that i don't need on my QLD.

Parts for sale are: 2 petrol tanks with fittings for QLT

Complete upper section of the box ( side panels, windows and roof section with ventilation louvres)

Chassis extensions and more.

I only have the rear section in march, if some interest contact my and after march I can post some pictures.

Guy

Looking very nice your Enfield, and I love overhead valve machines from ww2.

What is the sign on the petrol tank?

Guy

Nice work Guy, are you doing the fabrication / welding yourself ?

Hello Ian, yes al the fabrication and welding is don by me. It is not my first restoration project, in the past I have been working mostly on Triumph Herald and Vitesse cars and also some mini's.

If you know a bit about cars then you know that thees are not so rust proof!

And with al the motorbikes that past my hands (lost the cont on al my bike restoration) I have some experience with panel work.

Send you some pictures of some bikes.

And with the Triumph I really was bitten by the military vehicle virus!

Guy

Some extra welding work don on the QL.

Bottom of the radiator cover repaired and the starting handle middle fitting re-made.

The angle grinder had also a fight with the bottom of the door, there was also some rust to deal with, thereafter I welded some fresh metal in the bottom of the door.

I need to move on with this project, if I see al the work that need to be done on the QL.

Are plan is to take the bedford to normandy in 2014.

I did trace some QLR TEV- type rear body here in Belgium ( the front of the truck had been cut of and the rear section was used as a cabin on building sites) and think that the floor and fittings are the same as a QLT (long troop carrier model). This stuff comes at a very good price and maybe can be modified in to a QLD floor.

With thees lot comes also a engine cover (cover over engine in the cabin) that was missing on mine.

Next week the engine goes for a re-bore and can be put back together. I need to find a gasket set or the engine and 6 inlet valves with the valve springs.

Guy

Some extra work on the Ql, Engine parts had a fresh coat of paint and some welding work don on the bottom of the

radiator cover

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