DAN THE STEAM Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share Posted November 29, 2012 I'M BACK!:wave: Hi all, sorry I havent posted for some time now I have still been working on the Halley as well as other projects and jobs. Today i went to the foundrie to collect the radiator side castings and the patterns and also the steering joint castings plus pattern, i have also made the new mudgaurd brackets for the front end plus finishing off the front axle, shackel pins, and the new front hooks so all now fitted so heres some pics of the patterns and will post pics of the castings at some point.Dan and Jen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian201 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Hi Dan, great to see some new parts coming along. Did not get much of chance to look at your progress or chat the other day when I collected the matador hoops. Hope to be down again some time after Xmas. I need to spend some time with my camera and your dads Matador, need to get some detail pics. Keep up the great work ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSM Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Dan you really are getting right back to basics. A new, old design part fabricated every other month or so. Full marks for your perseverance and I for one look forward to the ongoing story to completion and back on the road. Rod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAN THE STEAM Posted November 30, 2012 Author Share Posted November 30, 2012 Hi Ian201, sorry about that i hope you got back without two many problems with the landie, also your more than welcome to run your camra over the matador when your ready if theres any pics you need in until then just let use know. More halley parts to come. Dan and Jen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAN THE STEAM Posted November 30, 2012 Author Share Posted November 30, 2012 Hi Rod, i also look forward to the day i can drive her on the road thanks. Heres some more pics enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAN THE STEAM Posted November 30, 2012 Author Share Posted November 30, 2012 Heres some more pics of the new castingsDan and Jen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian201 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Hi Dan, I could really do with some photos of the Matador rear body cross members. I am trying to work out what order they go in due to the centre cut out being different shapes / radius. Thanks Dan talk soon. Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAN THE STEAM Posted December 19, 2012 Author Share Posted December 19, 2012 Hi all, some more pics of progress on the machining of the track rod ends. DAN AND JEN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Herbert Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Dan, There can't be many people who can say they made the their own track rod ends ! Have a good Christmas David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minesweeper Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Well done, Dan! You are certainly going for it! Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bill Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Nice job as always. How did you generate the balls? Cheers! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAN THE STEAM Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 Happy christmas David, i did not think i would have to machine them neither very time comsuming but so proud of them. Happy christmas from Dan Jen & the Halley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAN THE STEAM Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 Happy christmas Tony Steve and all the family, the first ball joint was machined free hand and took me all day to machine the one ball and the shank, also the same for the cups so i then ground up a tool for machining the sockets then lapping them into the balls with paste. The ball was a bit more tricky in the end i dismantled the compound slide and bolted a rotary table to the sadle on the lathe then fixed my cutting tool to the table, so i could machine the ball round and it worked really well. I have fully machined two am machining a therd now and started the forth and have also started the track rod as well. The next machining chalenge is the steering box :shake:. Happy christmas all and a happy new year from Dan Jen and the Halley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAN THE STEAM Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 Hi all, sorry about the long wait, i have been working on the Halley's radiator header and bottom tank, i was going to make patterns for them and get them cast but the amount of time this would have taken i thought i could fabicate them and finish them off to look just like castings also building in machining alowance for distortion that over the total length i managed to keep it within 1/8th of an inch on the machining faces. Both parts have been machined and index drilled for the tube plates and all the flange mounts have been machined true to the base so that the pipe fittings bolt up nice and level to the rest of the radiator, i finished all this last week and was started to panic about what to do about the core and then on friday a freind popped in by chance to see what was in the works, and whelst talking to him and showing the radiator he said he had a pile of new old stock radiator tubes in his atic so after he mesured them on friday eve he said yes to a visit on sat morining that we did and i bought 160 of them, i have since cut down and removed 3/4 of an inch of the giles from the sawn down end and put them into some plywood to see how thay look and now the Halley has a face:yay: :yay:and a brand new radiator made to one hundred plus years works drawing. The back of the rad showing the first row being fitted. Have also machined and fitted the foot tread castings will post pics when i get them enjoy. DAN AND JEN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Herbert Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Dan, The header tanks look great! Not sure about the plywood core plates though - they will be a bugger to solder to I reckon. Best wishes David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redherring Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Impressive work. Can you show us photos of the top tank fabrication from the original drawings? I'm astonished you found NOS tubes. Always nice to use original parts eh. Inspiring. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeePig Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Dan, The header tanks look great! Not sure about the plywood core plates though - they will be a bugger to solder to I reckon. Best wishes David Perhaps the wood will swell and prevent any leaks Looking good, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAN THE STEAM Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 Hi David, the plywood one was stronger than the cardboard one as an econamy fit :cheesy: but Geepig does have a good point short term anti leak system. Here are the pedal pics as promised Regards Dan and Jen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAN THE STEAM Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 Hi all, jen and i have been working on the radiator core today which started from index drilling the tubeplates (brass now not ply) to fitting all the tubes in the bottom tube plate first, that was the easy one then alinging the top tubes that took a bit longer but got there.These pictures are to show how clean the soldering is. Regards Dan and Jen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian201 Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Great work Dan, good to see you got the pictures / download sorted. See you Thursday. Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Herbert Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Nice bit of soldering Dan. I would have worried that the brass plates would have moved a bit while they were being soldered but you obviously got it right. I assume that the plain copper pipe is an overflow from inside the top of the header tank. I do hope that you can find an engine before you get a chance to make one from scratch but at the rate you are going I wonder! Do you have any decent photos of the correct engine so we know what to look out for? David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redherring Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 And a gearbox? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charawacky Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Hello Dan If anyone deserves an engine and gearbox to be found for them it is you, the effort you make on this project is outstanding. I am sure everyone would agree. Good luck Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAN THE STEAM Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 Hi all, thankyou for all your kind compliments i enjoy what i do and if i can give other people enjoyment aswell then its worth it, iv been working on the rad again and apart from a filler cap she is finished that is one more drawing folded away heres some pics.regards DAN and JEN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon_M Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 (edited) That engine and box is a bit of work, isn't it? It looks like HALLEY built the whole thing then ( having Glasgow on the side of the block ) Chances are it was only fitted to their trucks, patterns will have been dumped nearly a century ago, not much chance they were fitted to other trucks or for other uses as they would be expensive to make in limited quantities. I can only think of a few possibilities. Transport museum in Glasgow may have information or exhibits, failing that the most likely places for survivors are on top of a mountain in New Zealand or in a dusty bit of Australia. Still, given the talents and skills shown, no big deal if you completely restore the whole truck less engine and box, do a temporary power train, then left the result waiting for an original to turn up. Lovely job Edited March 24, 2013 by Gordon_M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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