Niels v Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Hi Ian you can also take a lot here http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?31331-Re-Got-to-go-else-will-be-scrapped!!!!-Bedford-QL-spares-£350-the-lot!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy66 Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Ian, it is very easy to modify a left hand frame in to right hand frame if you have tree of thees frames. On the picture you can see the frame that I modified on the right of the picture. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Ian, I replied to your message last week, regarding gearbox parts, not had a reply yet. If you are interested, I may just be able to help you here. Your gear cluster is the layshaft one by looks of it. Let me know if you still need the parts. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 Ian, I replied to your message last week, regarding gearbox parts, not had a reply yet. If you are interested, I may just be able to help you here. Your gear cluster is the layshaft one by looks of it. Let me know if you still need the parts. Richard Hi Richard sorry I havn't received any PMs from you, also I am receiving spam emails from your email address so you may of been hacked ? And yes I do require a gearbox if you can help please, cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Hi Richard sorry I havn't received any PMs from you, also I am receiving spam emails from your email address so you may of been hacked ?And yes I do require a gearbox if you can help please, cheers Ian Hi Ian, You sent me an email via HMVF, to which I replied to. Sorry about the spams, that should have been sorted out by now, not heard from anyone else if it is still happening, it came from the address of someone who was on the forum at one time. I may be able to help you out with gearbox parts, please send me a private message and i will respond on a different email address. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 Made good progress on the left hand floor today, its turning out to be a very time consuming restoration as every panel I touch is having to be either replaced or have invisble plates welded in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fayjo56 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Ian, that looks like some very skilled fabrication going on, hats off to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 Started with a small job this morning, the steel frame round the bottom of the Radiator had rotted away so made a new one and will solder it back on later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 (edited) Next job today was a small bracket welded to the L/H chassis leg which supports the engine cover. Edited July 11, 2012 by Ian L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 3rd job today was a flange on the engine cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Ian. I have got to say that looks top class work. Now who was the daft person who signed of the design in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 Ian. I have got to say that looks top class work. Now who was the daft person who signed of the design in the first place. Hi Tim the first bit was the easy bit, wait till you see the outside tinwork and the roof !!!!!!!!!!!! Now next little job, I can either make a tool and spend hours beating these 2 panels out or I might just know somebody that could help !!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RattlesnakeBob Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 your metalwork is of an incredible quality mate ..fair play ..can't wait to see your old truck when she's all done :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 your metalwork is of an incredible quality mate ..fair play ..can't wait to see your old truck when she's all done :-D Hi Bob cheers mate, hope to have her finished for Beltring 2013 along with the 20cwt Bowser that i'm also restoring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon_M Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Since you have the engine out and gearbox off anyway. I'm sure I had to replace a core plug on one of these engines that was right on the back of the block, hidden by the top of the bell housing. To do it I had to pull the gearbox and bell housing while it was in the truck and it was a really tedious job for about five minutes work. Am I right in thinking there is a core plug there, or is it old age and it was the one on the back of the head? It was definitely a large plug, 1.5 or 2" or so, and on the back face of the engine. I vaguely remember that the original plug must have been leaking before, as the whole recess was filled up with solder. Gordon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 Since you have the engine out and gearbox off anyway. I'm sure I had to replace a core plug on one of these engines that was right on the back of the block, hidden by the top of the bell housing. To do it I had to pull the gearbox and bell housing while it was in the truck and it was a really tedious job for about five minutes work. Am I right in thinking there is a core plug there, or is it old age and it was the one on the back of the head? It was definitely a large plug, 1.5 or 2" or so, and on the back face of the engine. I vaguely remember that the original plug must have been leaking before, as the whole recess was filled up with solder. Gordon Hi Gordon your dead right about that core plug hidden in the bell housing and infact thats the only reason why I took the engine out and brought it back to my workshop otherwise it would of been left at the airfield whiIe I finished off the chassis/body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 Last job I did today was to start on the Radiator cover and yes its an awful lot worse than the photos show but this will have to wait untill after Beltring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy66 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Hi Tim the first bit was the easy bit, wait till you see the outside tinwork and the roof !!!!!!!!!!!! Now next little job, I can either make a tool and spend hours beating these 2 panels out or I might just know somebody that could help !!!!!!!! Hello Ian , the rusty bits on your pictures must be the panels that go over the gearbox. Don't panic as I need to make these also for my QL. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 Hello Ian , the rusty bits on your pictures must be the panels that go over the gearbox.Don't panic as I need to make these also for my QL. Guy Hi Guy I was going to make a 'die' and beat them out by hand, how do you intend to make these tricky little panels ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy66 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 I am thinking to bend two sides of a flat piece of plate and the two other sides of the plate I will tray to weld a steeped piece of plate on to it. Just will need to shape the rounds a bit. Will have a look tomorrow to start on thees parts and post some pictures. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon_M Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Hi Gordon your dead right about that core plug hidden in the bell housing and infact thats the only reason why I took the engine out and brought it back to my workshop otherwise it would of been left at the airfield whiIe I finished off the chassis/body. Good, not only did you know about it, but old age has not yet gone for me. Ever seen it filled with solder? I suspect it's such a pig to get to that there it must have been common practice. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Just caught up with this thread Ian, very nice work, great attention to detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 Just caught up with this thread Ian, very nice work, great attention to detail. Thanks Rick, it came to a bit of a fullstop over the summer due to weather, holidays, other projects & a faulty MIG welder but I have just purchased a new TIG welder so full steam ahead soon with the cab once I've finished the engine rebuild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted January 20, 2013 Author Share Posted January 20, 2013 Although the engine ran fine even after 30+years of standing with no smoke or water leaks etc, I decided to take it out to clean externaly & remove the cylinger head to check just incase, good job I did. The core plugs looked very good from the outside but they were as thin as tinfoil so all were replaced including the one behind the bellhousing/flywheel. Several piston rings were broken including 1 oil control ring so bores were honed and new rings fitted. Main bearing shells looked like new but the bigend shell needed replacing too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted January 20, 2013 Author Share Posted January 20, 2013 I think the cylinder head must of been replaced since leaving service in 1967 as it looked almost new in its red oxide primer rather than the blue/green colour of the engine block but looks can be very deceptive. Firstly a large chunk of exhaust manifold was missing and they must of carried on running the engine for quite a long time afterwards which burnt a large section of the head away around the exhaust ports, almost 2mm had to be skimmed off the head to get it flat again. #3 and #4 inlet valves had to be replaced along with all the exhaust valves, strange thing was that the exhaust valves that I removed were 50 degree but the workshop manual states 30 degree & they were the only ones I could find so I had the seats recut to 30 degree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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