c101 comando Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 am i right to think international and diamond t made a clone of the autocar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M8Greyhound Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 International made the M series mate..M425 and M426..nice looking Trucks...i toyed with the one recently for sale in Belgium....but then finding the "big bit" on the back may prove to be elusive.... http://www.milweb.net/classifieds/large_image.php?ad=47949&cat=4 Look nice on an Air Corps display eh Bodge ? Regards Lloyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Folks - first of all an apologies for hijacking his thread. Antony I will tidy this up for you so we can get back to following your wonderful restoration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antony Posted October 11, 2009 Author Share Posted October 11, 2009 Hi Jack, No problem, its quite fascinating where things lead to. Antony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42 chevy Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 You gentleman do superb work and should be commended for taking on projects that others would not even give a second thought to restoring. An inspiration to us all. Rock on John Gott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex van de Wetering Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 am i right to think international and diamond t made a clone of the autocar Actually I think the Autocar was identical to the White. Federal built a similar truck, but that one has an obvious curved grille in stead of the flat one on the White and Autocar. International made the M series mate..M425 and M426..nice looking Trucks...i toyed with the one recently for sale in Belgium....but then finding the "big bit" on the back may prove to be elusive.... Yes, I had a look at the truck at the Wings and Wheels show in Belgium, earlier this year. Seemed like a real nice project....some welding needed to the right hand side, but nothing too serious. By the way there is a second one for sale in Belgium at the moment....dressed in civvy colours. Anyway, Back to the subject....I really admire you guys for starting a project like this....."not for the faint hearted" comes to mind... Hope to see new pictures soon! Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antony Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 I would like to thank those who have posted kind words about the restoration, but I would like to point out that it is not my project, I just take the pictures and help where I can. Recently, drilling winter wheat has taken priority over restoration work, but the headlight brush guard frame has been made, ready for the wire infill. The engine bores were cleaned and soaked in thin oil after the heads were removed. A bar was engaged on the ring gear teeth last week and the engine turned and is now free, which is very encouraging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antony Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 A bit more progress to report, the rear cross member was in a poor state and has been replaced with one which became available from a doner chassis. The lower web plates had to be renewed, and the rear part of the chassis and the cross member were sand blasted and primed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Cor!!!! Great progress chaps! Ready in time the 2012 run down into Bastogne for tractor units? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 2012! At this rate they will be ready for 2010. What a wonderful job you are doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormin Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Are those nuts and bolts a permanent replacement for the original rivets or just temporary? I am on the look out for some 3/8"x1" round head rivets for my Ward La France if anyone knows were I can find some. The alternative is to make some up, probably from bolts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 This is the company I buy mine from. http://www.sapphireproducts.co.uk/641t1.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormin Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Thanks for that Adrian, I've tried all the usual local places and a few internet and no-one seemed to do them anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antony Posted November 4, 2009 Author Share Posted November 4, 2009 Are those nuts and bolts a permanent replacement for the original rivets or just temporary? I am on the look out for some 3/8"x1" round head rivets for my Ward La France if anyone knows were I can find some. The alternative is to make some up, probably from bolts. There were no rivets in the cross member, all were 1/2" bolts, they have been replaced with new. [ Not metric.] I don't know if they were riveted originally, but I am sure I remember hearing that British Army Rebuilds of Diamond T 969's had chassis rivets replaced with bolts, but I would like someone to confirm that. Today's news is that the rear brake drums and wheel hubs were removed, cleaned and replaced, all in very good condition. There are a few broken half shaft studs in the hubs to extract and replace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antony Posted November 8, 2009 Author Share Posted November 8, 2009 The rear left spring has been replaced with a N.O.S. one, and as light was rapidly fading this evening the vehicle was dragged outside for a first coat of olive drab on the rear end of the chassis. We have discovered that the rear cross member was bolted, not riveted in the factory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 great work keep us updated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antony Posted November 25, 2009 Author Share Posted November 25, 2009 The cab has been removed to allow easier access to the engine and chassis. The fire damaged compresser has now been replaced, and the next job will be to remove the timing cover and replace oil seals etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Thanks for the update Antony ! Keep up the good work ! :sweat: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antony Posted November 25, 2009 Author Share Posted November 25, 2009 Thanks for the update Antony ! Keep up the good work ! :sweat: Thanks Andy. A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M8Greyhound Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 GREAT work fellas......this is an inspiration to us all......be nice to see the finished article. Kind Regards Lloyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antony Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 No photograph this week, but the timing gear cover has been removed to reveal the gears and shafts all in good order and new oil seals fitted. All the valves have been ground in and cylinder heads torqued down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42 chevy Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Anthony; Did you install hardened seats when you did the valves, I was told by the previous owner of my Diamond T that these HERCULES engines can go thru valve seats. My engine had them installed when a valve job was preformed by the previous owner. John Gott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antony Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 Hi John, The Hercules RXC has not had hardened valve seats fitted, the seats were in good order apart from some rust through standing for about thirty years, which is understandable. We have heard that the RXC is prone to burning valve seats, but it will not do many miles anyway due to the expense of running it at about five miles to the gallon. We saw an RXC in Mr. Beke's yard in Paris recently with one of the heads removed, it had hardened valve seats and one of them had come loose. Thanks for your interest, Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antony Posted December 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 31, 2009 Not much progress recently, the weather is too cold and damp to spend much time in an unheated grainstore! However, a doner cab has been aquired which will give some much wanted parts and patterns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42 chevy Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Will you be refitting the clutch, or is it in working order. When I took my timing cover off to install new oil seals, I had to put speedi repair sleeves on the crank and water pump drive, as they wer deeply scored. John Gott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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