Minesweeper

The "feather" is a small peg which is a tight push fit into the body of the pin right behind the hex head which matches a slot in the body of the clevis so that it will stop the pin revolving in its matching female hole. Tim has some pictures which I guess he will post today.

Tony

The 7" Ruler was a  gift from a Firm whose motto was - "We like to give that little bit extra" - or something similar!

Tony

Int Corps Cap Badges issued to National Servicemen in 1959 still had a King's Crown on it - obviously still using up old stock.

We were lead into a sense of false security about threads when we started the Peerless - by that time we had already done three American trucks - two 1917 Autocars and the 1918 FWD -the threads in the Autocars were all UNC and the FWD was all UNF - so we naturally thought that the Peerless would be one of those two thread systems - in which case we would probably have all the required Taps and Dies for any thread that we would have to make for Peerless. Wrong! We could not identify any of the threads initially that we began to reveal on the Peerless and it was really through this Forum and helpful advice from others that the light dawned that they were UNS.

Another  thing - it seems very likely that our Peerless could have gone through Slough Estates before it was sold on and in which case, the odd British thread appears.

Tony

10 hours ago, lynx42 Rick Cove said:

I am thoroughly enjoying watching this restoration, (as I have with the previous ones).  I don't suppose you have any spare front or rear hooks.  I have never been able to find any in Australia for my 1916 Albion. The closest I came to a set was on a Thornycroft J type wreck near Sale in Victoria, but when I went to get them the remains had been scrapped. It was far beyond restoration with the chassis completely rusted through and missing the engine and front axle.  This black and white photo is what I started with with my Albion, chassis number:- 361A. This is how it finished up after about 5,000 hours of work.  Thanks and keep up the good work.

I am so sorry but we do not have any spare hooks - the last old chassis that we found had none fitted - another of our friends came here looking for Hooks for his Thorny some time ago and commented then that the dimensions of our Peerless ones were quite different from what he wanted in any case. So sorry!

Tony

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20 minutes ago, nz2 said:

For lifting into place the rear springs, can the engine lifter  fit into the confined space  available?

Doug 

Thanks for the suggestion Doug - it would all be very tight - much easier for me to wait for the others! Plenty of stuff to get on with and which has to be done in any case!

42 minutes ago, Citroman said:

Maybe a dumb idea but laying the springs on the floor and lower the chassis on to them with a jack?

Thanks for that suggestion but really I think that it is a job that can wait until the "Heavy Gang" arrives from up north rather than one 80-year struggling to do it on his own! Plenty of other stuff to get on with in the meantime!

Original!

Nice work!

Tony

Great job!

Diane Carney does reproduction or new Plates for us - she is really brilliant. We can usually supply the Artwork for them but I think that she will do that as well. Our good friend Andy C does the Artwork for us - he is an expert and really delights in doing it - gets great pleasure from it.

Tony

Great stuff, David and good luck with it! We will all enjoy your story as it progresses!

Tony

Well, I really do not know but my guess would be to help the tyres get a grip in icy, snowy or muddy conditions - remembering that the rubber tyres are usually smooth with no tread.

Yes, they must be for chains but in all of the pictures that I have seen, I cannot recall seeing one with chains fitted to the wheels.

Just before we called it a day today and particularly remembering that so many of the threads that we have found so far have been UNS, I just wondered if the threads on the Pinch Bolts of the Hub Caps would perhaps be either UNC or UNF, just a little more ordinary or run of the mill and easy to obtain as the ones in the Hub Caps must be replaced because of corrosion or damage.

But not really any surprise again - they are 5/16" x 20 UNS- so they will have to be made in house!

You've got it! Woburn Sands it is!

Very nice!

Tony

I take it that this the same vehicle that was owned by MS at one time and when it was in his possession , it sat in his Shed with a Furniture Container on it? It looked complete, I thought.

8 minutes ago, Le Prof said:

Hi, Tommo,

A long time ago, I had this experience at Upper  Heford USAF base. We were visiting, but the bus we were travelling on broke down, so we were late. 

Explaining this to our American host, our RAF boss said "Sorry we're late, the bus went US". There was  blank incomprehension from our American. He later explained how he was trying to figure "how we got the coach stateside" .

Best Regards,

Adrian

 

Very much enjoyed that one! Happy Christmas!

1 hour ago, PITT24423 said:

Ummmmmmm  that what I said ,but indoor credit control has a different perspective with "sell something" ! Got to be careful what you wish for .

Made me laugh - it rather looks as if all of us might have someone looking over our shoulders!

Nice work and all looking good!

Brilliant - well done!

Tony

Dave is obviously a great Craftsman!

Tony

These are the front springs - they have been sand blasted to clean them and to make a full examination of their condition easier to assess. You will see that they are in an indifferent condition - heavily rusted, one leaf broken, the leaves have spread and the bronze bushes on one are heavily worn. We have decided to send these to a Springs specialist to look at - repair if possible or to be used as a copy for new ones to be made. Fortunately, the rear springs are in good condition - we have two sets of those but only the one pair of "fronts".

2 hours ago, IAN_B said:

Here is a photo of the shackles and bolts for the front axle of our International truck project. The holes were very badly elongated, and we chose to bore them out until true, press in solid plugs, then drill them at the correct centres again. We think it will work. You can see the eccentricity of the inserted plugs quite readily in the photo.

Ian 

A nice neat job!

Tony