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It’s thin metal welding time!!  again🤨
 

Had  a few small repairs to carry out before the panels get painted 

Bottom end of an engine bay panel, obviously a weak point as it’s been repaired before.

Second up was the passenger seat, this had suffered due to the canvas roof cover rotting away and leaving it open to the elements.
 

Frame repair was straight forward enough 

The seat base was slightly more work!!

It would be much easier just to replace the base but you would loose the pressed shape of the panel, so trim the edges and get welding.

A bit of filler, fettling and sanding 

Not quite invisible but once painted and covered with a seat cushion it will definitely do the job.

1 hour ago, 64EK26 said:

Most likely with traces of the original paint, what type of primer are you using (Cellulose, or Xylene based one) ?

Cheers

Richard

Hi Richard 

I’ve thinned it with Xylene, its most likely a reaction with some old paint but it was very quick to occur, it just started to bleed through as soon as the primer hit it, no pickling just started to run red. 

Now it’s a bit cooler I took the opportunity to do some more preparation work

I planned a marathon secession of paint removal and priming 🙄 oh joy!!
 

I sorted out various panels from the engine bay, seat mounts, grill and pretty much anything that looked straight forward ( for a change )

And so it began, gloves, mask, ear defenders, armed with preparation discs and wire brush cup.  
 

Finished at last, slightly dirty and garage needs a hose out but done. 
 

Primed with grey oxide 

something reacted with the primer on a seat mount, not sure what but will investigate later. 
 

The badge came up well after several layers of paint were removed. 

“ The Forgotten War “

Please post your pictures celebrating VJ Day ( in the rain )

23 hours ago, JPMulders said:

Are these the same guys as jeep finder? I see similar pictures but different price tags. I am looking at this one: https://www.amdfourwheeldrive.co.uk/1945-willys-mb-jeep/ but it is really far gone. I have asked for more detailed pics and some information. The 42 scripted one is tempting as well but the picture of that backpanel hurts the eye as they patched over the logo. What do you think?

I believe Jeep finder buy there stock from AMD, hence the similar pictures but higher price, I can definitely recommend dealing with Mike and Anthony at AMD.

That sheds definitely not big enough for another Militant !!

1 hour ago, Zero-Five-Two said:

I've been getting it from Albert Jagger.co.uk could be worth a look for a price comparision

Thanks Rob, I’ll have a look. 

9 minutes ago, 64EK26 said:

Hi

It is called pyramid edging, sometimes it has a small lip on it that can easily be ground of with a flappy disc sander.

Here is the link to where got mine from

https://www.fhbrundle.co.uk/products/25NOSE2__Pyramid_Non_slip_Nosing_35_x_5_x_3000mm

you can probably get it from other suppliers, it is a very good match for the war time type.

Cheers

Richard

Many thanks, my Wot6 is missing it from one of the step plate👍

Looking really good, quality workmanship. 
 

Can I ask where to bought to anti slip plates from?

“ it was a momentous moment “

The crowds had come from miles...well my neighbour Simon had popped over.

The moment had come to reunite the lower cab with the chassis!!

You could feel the tension, the sweat was pouring down our faces.... well some doughnut decided to fit the cab on the hottest day!!

The cab was pushed out and sat in the shade while final preparations were made

The moment had come, we lifted it, sat it on its mountings ( thank god all the new mountings lined up ) and 2 minutes later it was all over!!

 “ We grabbed a smoke sat back and admired our work  “

30 seconds later “ bloodily hell its hot, I am going in “

little and large 

5 minutes ago, MatchFuzee said:

Could the diesel have been contaminated with antifreeze? 

Don’t know, it’s a similar smell and colour is slightly darker than usual, could have been mixed with oil or some cheap alternative to diesel. 

33 minutes ago, Pete Ashby said:

Possibly an exhaust valve not seating properly or sticking in the guide,

One crude check is to use a strip of paper held at the tail pipe while on tick over, it should stream out evenly.   If it repeatedly sucks back to the pipe and then blows out again it can indicate an exhaust valve issue which could be seat, valve, guide or spring related or a combination of all those things, did I mention it was crude test ?

Pete

Not heard of that one before but definitely worth checking, the idle was smooth and it didn’t sound like it was missing, it might just be a tinny exhaust box but I will be investigating. 

1 hour ago, super6 said:

Looking good, these engines were always good starters, but were not used in Fordson Dextas, that's a Perkins derivative.

My mistake, I thought I read somewhere that both engines had been used, either way the exhaust was a nice fit. 

That’s a great looking project, pm me if your buyer lets you down. 

“ it’s alive “ ( again )

Finally  got some spare time and to rearrange the fuel system, new fuel lift pump now fitted to the block and the blanking plate swapped over. 
 

Decided to fit a new fuel filter as well only to find out the previous owner had stripped the threads on the bleed screw and bodged it up with a ton of ptfe tape!!

Quick repair, cut down a 3/8 unc bolt and tap a new thread. 

 

Lastly refitted the down pipe and kept with the tractor theme by fitting an exhaust box from a Fordson dexter, perfect fit and was used for these engines. 
 

Connected a temporary battery and fired it up, these engines may not be everyone’s cup of tea but it started on the button and didn’t blow any smoke. 
 

Question time!!!

While it was running I noticed air bubbles being drawn into the fuel lift pump so I shut it down assuming it was running out of fuel, there’s no gauges on these trucks so I dipped the drivers side tank and it was full ( result ) but it has a sweet smell, has anyone got any ideas ?
 

So now assuming it is drawing air in from the fuel pipe, I dipped the passenger tank and was also full but smelt normal, switched over to the passenger tank and no air bubbles. 

Also while it was idling it sounded like there was a pinking noise from the exhaust , does anyone have any ideas on this? 

Just making some space on my driveway, I am sure the wife would be delighted with another project 🤥😂

Very impressive 👍looks really good. 

Fabricating the repair pieces for the scuttle panel should be fun🤨 I done a similar job a few years ago on a dodge WC51, trying to get the same gap around the vent flap was just a little time consuming!! but satisfying when finished. 

Thanks Kevin the detail is fantastic, it may take awhile for mine to look like that. 

8 hours ago, Zero-Five-Two said:

Last job today, and the longest one, was going round with a kiddies paint brush painting all the new bolt heads and nuts.  Am I being pedantic with this or do other people worry about this sort of detail?

It’s all in the detail, you’ve done a cracking job with everything else, last thing you want is a bolt head going rusty and spoiling all the hard work. 

Done. 👍

It could possibly be that the late ones 1981 ish onwards are 24 spline rather than the earlier 10 spline. 

I agree, you definitely need a bit of variety or it can become stale and feel like effort rather than enjoyment 

“ it’s all a bit backwards “

So I decided to start on the rear body, why!! I hear you ask, well it seamed to make sense to complete some jobs before the lower cab went back on, easier to access and less chance of damaging the cab etc... Plus I need the space, it would be a lot easier not to fit the lower cab just yet but it’s now in the way.

First up cut all the coach bolts holding the rotten timber ( there’s a lot of them )

second carry out a few welding repairs that had previously been bodged 

I am assuming that this is the iron works who produced the angle

hammered and cup wire brushed 

finally coat of paint. 
 

attention now turned back to the engine, new manifold gaskets fitted and new front crank oil seal, I also removed the blanking plate on the block to check if a fuel pump could be fitted

Note to self, don’t put your finger in a hole where it’s not meant to be !! 
no rude comments please!! I am referring to trapping it between the crank and camshaft 🤨 but I can confirm there is a lobe for the fuel pump🎉

just looking at the expanse of space ( you could fit a jeep in there ) 🤔