Tamber Posted September 21 Author Share Posted September 21 Right, what have I done since then? Mostly nothing! Just in a bit of a slump, this past week, but I'm sure it'll pass. Extremely active boss is going on holiday Sunday, so hopefully work should chill out a bit. (Not that it's been particularly bad, but I've been on my feet a lot and oh boy am I feeling it.) ((...that reminds me, I need to book some time off, too, before I get to the end of the year with a bunch of unused holiday days.)) I've ordered some bits n pieces to make new tank-straps; that's all supposed to arrive on Monday. And last week, I started on the airbox. I've not touched it since last week, mind, but I started it. So, we start with an air-filter, and a filter housing lid. Roll a sheet of aluminium into a cylinder, weld it up the side, flange one end, flare the other so the lid sits nicely, and we're now left with the bulk of a housing! Then we discover that I screwed up a measurement somewhere. This is fixable, however. I just need to trim the flange off the bottom, slice and fold the sides so that they form a base. However, I screwed up again but hadn't realised it at this point. I should have accounted for the lip on the base of the air-filter, but didn't. Trim the overlaps and weld up the base, roll a hoop out of 3mm flat bar that's welded into the base such that the lip of the air filter seats around it snugly (both for alignment, and sealing purposes) And that leaves us with a filter housing where the lid doesn't sit down properly. Aaaaaand sulk a bit. (It's not the end of the world, I have enough material I can extend the housing upwards that little bit to fit the cap nicely. If I can do that without adding a third screw-up, I'll be grand.) Also, I have my 2.5" intake tubing, and I'm going to bellmouth a section that will protrude into the air-filter itself by a few inches; so that should work out quite nicely! Still not 100% certain about mounting location for the airbox, but I am thinking that I'll use some of the intake tubing as a snorkel to draw air in from as high up in the cheek of the cab as possible. So I followed that up by rolling around putting fittings together to connect up the fuel filter and pressure reg; which, of course, involved getting an armpit full of petrol once I cut the line. Lovely. 😒 Today's effort: - Made up some blanking plugs for the filter housing. (1/2UNF brake fittings welded shut.) - Bolted the fuel pressure reg up to the chassis properly - Drilled out the rivets that hold the tank-straps on, so now I'm ready for the material to turn up to make the replacements. - Took a nap under the truck, because I was shattered and my back hurt and a board laid on concrete was surprisingly comfortable after all the effort I spent wiggling my way under there to get to the aforementioned items. - Piddled about with the valve that I'm going to use for the air-horn. (#priorities) Mostly just extending the little actuator arm with a little bit of bar, and starting to make the bracket to attach it to the inside of the cab. Annoyingly, the valve mounts using 3 M3 bolts; so I've got to find something I can use for that... And an 1/8 BSP blanking plug, too, unless I want to try and find a fitting I can weld shut for that too. 😄 I keep looking at the roof and trying to will myself into cutting the metal for that. 's not that it's that particularly difficult a job, I'm just struggling to get my brain to engage with the task in the first place. (Story of my life...) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiomike7 Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 51 minutes ago, Tamber said: Right, what have I done since then? Mostly nothing! Just in a bit of a slump, this past week, but I'm sure it'll pass. Extremely active boss is going on holiday Sunday, so hopefully work should chill out a bit. (Not that it's been particularly bad, but I've been on my feet a lot and oh boy am I feeling it.) ((...that reminds me, I need to book some time off, too, before I get to the end of the year with a bunch of unused holiday days.)) I've ordered some bits n pieces to make new tank-straps; that's all supposed to arrive on Monday. And last week, I started on the airbox. I've not touched it since last week, mind, but I started it. So, we start with an air-filter, and a filter housing lid. Roll a sheet of aluminium into a cylinder, weld it up the side, flange one end, flare the other so the lid sits nicely, and we're now left with the bulk of a housing! Then we discover that I screwed up a measurement somewhere. This is fixable, however. I just need to trim the flange off the bottom, slice and fold the sides so that they form a base. However, I screwed up again but hadn't realised it at this point. I should have accounted for the lip on the base of the air-filter, but didn't. Trim the overlaps and weld up the base, roll a hoop out of 3mm flat bar that's welded into the base such that the lip of the air filter seats around it snugly (both for alignment, and sealing purposes) And that leaves us with a filter housing where the lid doesn't sit down properly. Aaaaaand sulk a bit. (It's not the end of the world, I have enough material I can extend the housing upwards that little bit to fit the cap nicely. If I can do that without adding a third screw-up, I'll be grand.) Also, I have my 2.5" intake tubing, and I'm going to bellmouth a section that will protrude into the air-filter itself by a few inches; so that should work out quite nicely! Still not 100% certain about mounting location for the airbox, but I am thinking that I'll use some of the intake tubing as a snorkel to draw air in from as high up in the cheek of the cab as possible. So I followed that up by rolling around putting fittings together to connect up the fuel filter and pressure reg; which, of course, involved getting an armpit full of petrol once I cut the line. Lovely. 😒 Today's effort: - Made up some blanking plugs for the filter housing. (1/2UNF brake fittings welded shut.) - Bolted the fuel pressure reg up to the chassis properly - Drilled out the rivets that hold the tank-straps on, so now I'm ready for the material to turn up to make the replacements. - Took a nap under the truck, because I was shattered and my back hurt and a board laid on concrete was surprisingly comfortable after all the effort I spent wiggling my way under there to get to the aforementioned items. - Piddled about with the valve that I'm going to use for the air-horn. (#priorities) Mostly just extending the little actuator arm with a little bit of bar, and starting to make the bracket to attach it to the inside of the cab. Annoyingly, the valve mounts using 3 M3 bolts; so I've got to find something I can use for that... And an 1/8 BSP blanking plug, too, unless I want to try and find a fitting I can weld shut for that too. 😄 I keep looking at the roof and trying to will myself into cutting the metal for that. 's not that it's that particularly difficult a job, I'm just struggling to get my brain to engage with the task in the first place. (Story of my life...) Got M3x10 in pan head and Allen head, can put some in the post if it helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog8811 Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 We have all had those brain fart days where you just need to walk away and forget about it for a day or two. Keep at it as it will all be worth it in the end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attleej Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 Can I ask a silly question which is why have you dispensed with the oil bath air cleaner? You would need to clean out once and then not forget about it. The same could be said about the new air filter. Given the amount that you will drive the truck, it will last a very long time. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attleej Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 Sorry, I said "clean out once and then not forget about it". I meant the opposite, so far as a preserved vehicle is concerned, forget about it! John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamber Posted September 22 Author Share Posted September 22 7 hours ago, attleej said: Can I ask a silly question which is why have you dispensed with the oil bath air cleaner? You would need to clean out once and then forget about it. The same could be said about the new air filter. Given the amount that you will drive the truck, it will last a very long time. John The truck, as I got it, didn't have its oil-bath air cleaner. There was a very perished rubber elbow on top of the carb, with a short length of pipe (both of which may have been original!), and a fairly small cake-tin style air cleaner just hanging out not doing anything. You're right, though, I'll basically never have to change this filter. 😄 Even going with a removeable lid on the housing is a bit overkill! (A lot of what I'm doing is basically for its own sake, at this point, I must admit. Good for keeping the brainmeat occupied, though!) 18 hours ago, radiomike7 said: Got M3x10 in pan head and Allen head, can put some in the post if it helps. I'll have a rummage around at work in the morning, see what I can find in the drawers of miscellaneous bits, first; thanks for the offer, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamber Posted October 6 Author Share Posted October 6 Well, I'm still stuck in the slump. I think I need a holiday. Despite that, over the course of ... far too long, I have managed to: - Make a blanking plug for the unused port on the air-horn valve. - Plumb said valve in such a way that it didn't need the plug anyway. - Hunt down some M3 bolts & nuts, so I can bolt the valve to the bracket I have welded to the inside of the cab (for some reason, those welds look extra nasty, so I may have to revisit that.) Also: Thanks to everyone who got in touch offering to send me bolts! - Get a tin of white paint for the inside of the lockers. - Weld the cracked engine-hump rear panel back to the floor - Bolt the air-horn loosely to the roof - Start patching the roof - Run out of welding wire 😒 (more on the way) Grommet definitely needed. Current plan for the horn lever is to rustle up a nice cord or light chain to go from the lever to the upper dash panel. 😄 Also, reinforcing plates are gonna be added around the holes for the horn mounting points. ... https://furryhelix.co.uk/~tamber/pics/bedford/post/2024/VID_20240929_170705.mp4 ...what, you thought I'd get that far and not let you hear how it sounds? 😄 (Video, obviously, taken before I welded the bracket in.) Oh, yeah, and I managed to adjust the 4-way valve to where tank 2 is starting to build closer to where I'd like. Still some more adjusting to do, yet, and I've got to time it; but it's better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamber Posted Sunday at 06:17 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 06:17 PM Really haven't got much done of late. So, what's easy and doesn't require me to go out and buy more stuff to make progress with? You can see my previous attempt at brightening up the inside of this locker with a can of mystery white spraypaint. It didn't get very far. However, while I was grabbing some other bits n pieces the other week, I noticed they had a sale on the Leyland Trade white gloss, and I know that stuff's pretty decent because we use it at work. And it doesn't matter if it won't play nice with the Tekaloid paint, because they're never going to meet... And so, in the space of half an hour, with a 3" brush, I got a first coat over most of the top half. It's an instant difference! Black hole of Calcutta down in there, with the delightful combo of rust and Deep Bronze Green... Lovely! Two hours in total. Still need to do another coat, but that's for another day; and it's already a massive improvement! Also, as for the air-filter housing that was 'on' the truck when I got it: Still got it. 😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroman Posted 21 hours ago Share Posted 21 hours ago Isn't it dangerous to use Leyland paint on a Bedford.....😄😉 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean N Posted 13 hours ago Share Posted 13 hours ago 7 hours ago, Citroman said: Isn't it dangerous to use Leyland paint on a Bedford.....😄😉 Bedford used Leyland engines, so I think they'd let you off with paint. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamber Posted 11 hours ago Author Share Posted 11 hours ago 10 hours ago, Citroman said: Isn't it dangerous to use Leyland paint on a Bedford.....😄😉 I won't tell if you don't! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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