ruggyjohn Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 Can recommend Gardner marine, very helpful, hindle in bradford did the white metal bearings and also some work on the crank, they have done a lot of work on Gardner engines over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scammell4199 Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Have you ever used Gardner Enthusiast? Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruggyjohn Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 Hi Richard, what I think of Gardner enthusiast is not printable on here, suffice to say do not touch him with a barge pole, liar and a thief. Gardner marine are not cheap but charge the going rate, are very knowledgable on gardners and have a large amount of spares, wish I had gone there in the first place but you live and learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruggyjohn Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 Rear body now almost finished, will start on the cab over Xmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scammell4199 Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Hi Richard, what I think of Gardner enthusiast is not printable on here, suffice to say do not touch him with a barge pole, liar and a thief. Gardner marine are not cheap but charge the going rate, are very knowledgable on gardners and have a large amount of spares, wish I had gone there in the first place but you live and learn. Haha. Ah, that's a bit unfortunate. I just ordered a few bits from them today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Looking good [ATTACH=CONFIG]85069[/ATTACH] I really like the look of these trucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruggyjohn Posted December 18, 2013 Author Share Posted December 18, 2013 Hello Richard, hopefully you will get what you need, last I heard he was finishing with Gardner parts and starting with used rolls Royce spares, some rolls bits on flea bay at the mo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruggyjohn Posted February 22, 2014 Author Share Posted February 22, 2014 Some more progress on the scammell, compressor bearings were rough so it is stripped and ready to be rebuilt, new seals will be also fitted, getting 7 rims ready for shot blast and the radiator needs rebuilding, tubes leaking and holes in the ally bottom tank, just when I thought things would get better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruggyjohn Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share Posted August 12, 2014 More progress has been made Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruggyjohn Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share Posted August 12, 2014 New drive flange that slides on to the splined shaft from the clutch has been made and fitted the old one was badly worn, brand new diesel tank copied from the original and ready for paint, clutch brake relined and refitted to bell housing, engine test run and ready for egg shell blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruggyjohn Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share Posted August 12, 2014 New weight frame has been fabricated as it was missing when I bought the scammell, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Nice work John, that tank is great, real engineering talent going into this build...:thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Nice work John, that tank is great, real engineering talent going into this build...:thumbsup: Praise indeed from a very clever chap ! :-D That weight rack looks very nice too ! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruggyjohn Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 hi andy, this is a team effort, norris a model engineer helped with the rear body and makes small parts on his lathe and miller and john who is an hydraulics engineer and very clued up guy helps with everything, i have no engineering background myself but have picked it up as i have gone along, if in doubt ask is my motto, and also very fortunate to have a decent workshop with a forklift, the one thing that never changes in a resto is that it will take you twice as long and cost twice as much as you originally estimated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruggyjohn Posted October 11, 2014 Author Share Posted October 11, 2014 Some more pics of work so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Simply beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruggyjohn Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 Some copper pipes on the engine have been left unpainted along with some ally parts including the injector pump, I know its not correct but I think it just lifts the appearance of the engine without going over the top, radiator now fitted along with the diesel tank, next job is to Finnish the cab window frames, blast and paint then refit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruggyjohn Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 Further progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Scammell4199 Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Looks great. How did you get on with the engine-gearbox alignment? How close we're you able to get it? Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruggyjohn Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 hi richard, used a dti gauge in the end instead of making some trammells as it says in the workshop manual, you can see it in one of the pics, got it to within 5 thou, there is some play on the gearbox input shaft bearing so there was a little guess work involved, what takes the longest is undoing the engine mounts every time to remove or add shim material and then tighten everything down before taking another measurement, made 4 adjustments before we were happy with it, i am now waiting for comments on one of the pics where it doesnt look right for a pioneer ?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruggyjohn Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 hi richard, forgot to ask how is your pioneer resto coming along hope all is well. john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scammell4199 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Hi John, Yeah slowly. Dad just bought us a new workshop so were in the process of moving in there. There's steady progress on the engine. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruggyjohn Posted December 24, 2014 Author Share Posted December 24, 2014 New door frames being built, just when I thought I was getting on top of the cab work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruggyjohn Posted September 25, 2015 Author Share Posted September 25, 2015 Now in the new workshop and back on the scammell, not going well,thought front cab panel was ok, but alas more bodging . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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