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I don’t actually know what floor they had, there wasn’t any floor left when I got it, I found small rotted sections of ply attached to the rear mud guards so I think it’s safe to say what had been there wasn’t original, I would say it most likely had a tongue and groove hardwood floor but I have opted to go with a solid 6/2 timber to increase its life span and give it a solid base, also the ridiculous cost of hardwood timber is way out of my budget, I’ve also used cross head screws which is now over 300 fitted, if the truck was more original I would have gone down a more traditional route with slotted screws etc but unfortunately it’s not.

There is a bit of wastage, you can pre fit the glass so you can mask the edges and then remove, put a generous amount of sealant in the base and side channels, slide the glass in as central as possible, when pushed into position use a filling trowel/knife and force the sealant into the sides, get the sealant gun and push the nozzle into the top corners and gently force sealant in, cleaning up takes the most amount of time.

Time is ticking !!! it’s only 2 weeks until my deadline to get the wot6 ready to drive to our MVT camping weekend 😬 it’s safe to say it won’t be completely finished but fingers crossed 🤞 it will be in a road legal state, the electrics are 95% complete, I am just waiting for a pair of rear indicator bulb holders and Tom Watts has found a LH thread wheel nuts 🎉🎉 Yesterday I started on the trucks timber bed and as per usual everything takes longer than expected. First job was drilling and bolting on the timber mounts which I had previously cut to shape and painted. Its good few hours work, lining them up and fitting. Finished Next up was coating 14 x 4.8m lengths of 6/2 timber. lastly was fitting the timber which again is time consuming as there is some notching out to do at one end and 280 screws to fit.

I glazed both screens on my wot6, 6mm laminated glass from a local glass Company £90 for 4 pieces of glass cut to shape with 2 having polished edges, I installed them with black roofer gutter sealant, it’s not bad to work with and cleans up with white sprit.

Great lettering, I’ll keep it in mind for the next rebuild

Quick update, the wiring is taking slightly longer than expected but I am pleased with the progress, the engine harness is completed and the dash harness is almost complete, just the indicator switch the wire up and it’s done, the lighting is in place but needs to be connected. just a few before and after pictures of the dash A quick lick of paint.

Made a start on the wiring, a job I wasn’t looking forward to but now I’ve got my head around it it’s starting to make sense 🤔 Had a rummage through my spares dept and found a Land Rover series 3 wiring loom, as the vehicle is no longer standard this was an ideal starting point for the dash harness, I worked my way through the loom labelling every item I wanted to keep and discarded the rest, the front to rear loom is trailer board 7 core cable and the mechanical brake light switch Hans been fitted and wired up. The Land Rover loom fits quite well and has all the extras I wanted, ie indicators, alternator loom and spare power points. Trial fitting of the dash went well, a few minor adjustments required but nothing new there 🙄

Thanks for the link, no I’ve not seen this company before but it’s good to know that if I can’t find one they can make one 👍

LH thread wheel nut wanted for my Fordson wot6, maybe the same as Bedford QL , I believe they share the same wheels so possibly the wheel nuts might be the same , please PM if you can help. Thanks in advance Seamus

I believe it’s a post war thing but I may be wrong, the red ( I assume for danger ) are the nuts for securing the split rims together and the white ( I assume for safe ) are the wheel nuts, hopefully another follower can give a more definitive answer.

At last the wheels are finished !! 🍻🎉🤪 It’s been a tough couple of weeks stripping, cleaning and painting the wheels but thankfully the task is now done. Rust and paint removed with a wire cup on the grinder before a coat of red oxide. Next up I spent a couple of hours cleaning my nuts!! 😬 no smutty comments please 😳 before painting them A couple of costs of green and then left for a week to harden The spare wheel donated by Jon Morris looks a bit different now. Finally all fitted, this is not a task I want to repeat anytime soon…..

👍 thanks Pete

Quick question, is there a torque setting for the split rim nuts or is it just FT ??

Hi Neil No there still available, my number is on the ad if your interested. Regards Seamus

This week I er decided to be mainly painting it green!!

When you start the strip down you really get the feel of just how much work has gone into this project, it’s a massive achievement 👍👍

Great bit of work Pete, well detailed 👍👍

I do hope the next 4 are easier!!

One down only four more to go……..🤨 Eventually using the slide hammer breaker the rear bead moved The front bead however had a different idea, I had to borrow a porta power and even then it held out right to the end But in the end it submitted!! Now that the tyre is off in one piece, does anyone have a use for it?? it’s a 10.50/20 Avon WD stamped tyre , April 1945 dated, free to a good home, hopefully someone wants it for display.

Luckily the rim separated without a problem so no need to risk inflating, the main problem was the tyre had rusted to the rim…..but with brute force and ignorance plus a porta power it came apart 🎉🎉

It properly sounds a bit stupid but I wanted to try and save the tyre as it’s war time dated and someone might have a use for it as a static display.

It ain’t giving up easily 😢

Morning John yes the axles could be for sale, please give me a call if you’re interested. Seamus

Thought for the day…… I’ve just started to split the spare wheel ( kindly donated by Jon Morris ) and noticed that the wheel is date 45 I also noticed that the tyre is WD stamped And !!! It’s April 45 dated !!! Could this tyre be an original fitted tyre and did I just let out 1945 air 🤔

4 x 11.00/20 bar grip tyres, 3 are in fair/good condition and 1 is suitable as a spare, I think a couple of the rims are Bedford RL. Cash on collection from Surrey kt10 £275 If your interested please give me a call on 07778857180