Ian L Posted August 17, 2016 Author Share Posted August 17, 2016 Another load of shot blasting was prepped & primed & then I sprayed it all in satin black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted August 17, 2016 Author Share Posted August 17, 2016 My mate Paul got all excited with the newly painted engine bay & bits so he just had to play right into the evening fitting it all back together :saluting: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted August 18, 2016 Author Share Posted August 18, 2016 Its a long shot but has anyone got any brake shoes for a Standard UV Tilly ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 My mate Paul got all excited with the newly painted engine bay & bits so he just had to play right into the evening fitting it all back together :saluting: Paul is a very handy bloke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted August 18, 2016 Author Share Posted August 18, 2016 Paul is a very handy bloke I guess you know him from down under ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 No....just in awe of the chassis polishing a few posts back maybe envious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryH57 Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 (edited) I seem to remember that there is a firm that can make brake shoes. Do you have anything of the originals left to be restored? No doubt you have searched the Tilly Register http://www.tillyregister.com/ and Maple Leaf Up http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=5 Edited August 18, 2016 by LarryH57 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 I seem to remember that there is a firm that can make brake shoes. Do you have anything of the originals left to be restored? No doubt you have searched the Tilly Register http://www.tillyregister.com/ and Maple Leaf Up http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=5 Hi Larry thanks for your help, I have now located a second hand set which need relining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 The wheels were very heavily corroded & needed quite a bit of work to make them look reasonable. I decided to have them shotblasted & powder coated (in the only green available) which has brought them up like new, smoothing out most of the deep pitting. Eventually I will 'key up' the surface & paint them in the same colour as the vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 Engine bay is now finished & is waiting for the engine which I hope to have rebuilt & painted this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 Keep up the good work Ian; hopefully one or both will be ready for 100th Anniversary of RAF in 2018, and you might make it to RAF Northolt if they put on another open day. Regards Larry Hi Larry I missed this post, yes put me down for the Humber & GPW, both RAF B/91 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 great pictures.as a side note the standard factory is now a Sainsbury's, although small parts of it remain. cov-rad(coventry heat transfer) is still there though, i was in there not long ago and it's still got character ie; still looks like a proper manufacturing place. considering the action this area had in the war it's amazing any of it survived as long as it did.The standard was straffed by many passing bomber crews on the way back from raids, along with being a prime target itself. Hi John could you send me the post code or road name please, I going up to Coventry soon so will get some photos. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Thoroughly enjoying following your quality resto, of what is now a rare vehicle. As a whipper snapper I remember a number being around but of course nothing like the numbers of Austins and Hillmans. Remarkable progress in such a short time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 Thoroughly enjoying following your quality resto, of what is now a rare vehicle. As a whipper snapper I remember a number being around but of course nothing like the numbers of Austins and Hillmans. Remarkable progress in such a short time. Thanks Degsy for your encouragement, I was begining to think nobody was interested in the restoration due to the lack of comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 I doubt it, over the years we've had members who just posted the same boring comment on post's all the time presumably just to get their count up and others who, to me, seem to be over the top in their comments. I try not to fall into either camp, but the one thing I am certain of is the popularity of resto threads. Perhaps I should post more on restos PS. just tried to read this postbut too knackered to nae any sensemus edit if I remember Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 I was begining to think nobody was interested in the restoration due to the lack of comments. Definitely don't think people aint interested, I know I don't like to post in a thread too much in fear it might get sidetracked. I am watching your 5 step rebuild as when I finally get the Acmat unpacked in November (hopefully sooner) I want to follow your concept, i.e. front bit first and proceed towards the rear. Plus you are doing a fantastic job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Collins Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 (edited) I've been inspired by your post! Particularly with my own tilly prject ticking along, a bit envious of the lack of unity chassis worries you would have. theres a couple about down in the antipodes and they might be a nice future project. I'm suprised you're having trouble finding brake shoes I'd have thought they were an item adopted from an existing source, but tillies seem to be full of odd little inconsistancies, in comparison to their car equivalent. did you need to get your rims re-rolled, or where they reasonably straight? We've managed to "just" scrape together enough tilly wheels for both cars, but have to cannibalise a few to get a good wheel. Iteresting choice to get your wheels powder coated, i can see the advantages. we went with a regime of sandblasting, prime, fish oil and Butyl mastic the seams and clean up with thinners, re prime and paint. there is a little pitting but overall they're not too bad. good luck and keep posting, I'm more than a little interested! Chris Collins Edited August 22, 2016 by Chris_Collins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Herbert Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Interesting choice to get your wheels powder coated, i can see the advantages. we went with a regime of sandblasting, prime, fish oil and Butyl mastic the seams and clean up with thinners, re prime and paint. Chris Collins I have recently had a set of modern van wheels blasted and powder coated. The guy who did them tried his best but the seam between the rim and the disk on the outside is already showing rust because the powder coating is attracted to the metal each side of the crevice and very little penetrates to fill the seam. The wheels look much better than they did and I am selling the van but I would not see powder coating as a long term rust preventer on anything with narrow crevices, particularly if, like my van wheels, they have been exposed to salt. Possibly I should have painted on a phosphoric acid treatment like Jenolite to neutralise the rust before they were coated but that still would have left a negligable coverage in the bottom of the seam. If you want to gauge the interest in this thread, check out the number of times people read it ! Blow by blow restoration blogs are always popular and often there are not many comments because the guy doing the work seems to be forging ahead successfully and there is not much to say. Like Degsy I try not to chip in with "Cor, that's realy good" etc. Not everyone can take on full restorations so being able to feel a part of someone else's - restoration by proxy! - is quite rewarding. Thank you for taking the time to share with us. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARMYPHOTOS Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Try Past Parts...01284 750729. restore@pastparts.co.uk http://www.pastparts.co.uk Have found them very helpful when it comes to brakes. They also put stainless sleeves in cylinders. Good Luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 I doubt it, over the years we've had members who just posted the same boring comment on post's all the time presumably just to get their count up and others who, to me, seem to be over the top in their comments. I try not to fall into either camp, but the one thing I am certain of is the popularity of resto threads. Perhaps I should post more on restos PS. just tried to read this postbut too knackered to nae any sensemus edit if I remember Surprisingly I remembered to look at this again and was going to edit it but I thought I'd leave it as it might remind me not to post rubbish when unfit to do so.:embarrassed: Jack before you say it, NO it wasn't the whisky, I'm totally reformed:angel:. I actually woke up at some ungodly hour on the floor having apparently slid off the chair taking the keyboard and half a cup of coffee with me and still holding firmly on to the mouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10FM68 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 If you want to gauge the interest in this thread, check out the number of times people read it! Thank you for taking the time to share with us. David David has hit the nail on the head. Yours is a fascinating and valuable thread. Some of us try to avoid adding superfluous comments as it is the narrative of the restorer which is of greatest value and we enjoy digesting it without distractions. Even those of us whose restoration skills extend little beyond applying a bit of paint and giving the vehicle a decent service gain enormously from the experience and demonstrated skills of others. And, for me, seeing another old British military vehicle have life breathed back into it is a real pleasure. Well done and keep it up - both the vehicle and the thread. 10 68 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surveyor Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 I find threads like this absolutely enthralling, I wish I had the knowledge and more importantly the courage to attempt this kind of thing, my dabbles on the Land Rover have no comparison. All members that do this please be assured when I can find them I do read them, sometimes they give me an idea. Grey Funnel Line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted August 22, 2016 Author Share Posted August 22, 2016 Hi guys thanks for those words of encouragement, I almost pulled the thread 2 days ago until Degsy put that 1st post up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted August 22, 2016 Author Share Posted August 22, 2016 We now have a finished short engine after a few set backs, +30 rebore & new pistons as mentioned is a previous post. Had the crankshaft checked by an engine rebuilders who said it was perfect & didn't even need new shells but I decided to reshell it anyway & fit new thrust washers. I had to cannibalise one of my spare Standard 12 car engines for some parts & interestingly found it has alloy conrods & only 1 oil control ring, I wonder if the military engine is of a different spec ? Properly wont get much more done over the next 2 weeks as I'm off to the GDSF this weekend & collecting something else British on my car trailer & then getting some vehicles ready for the Victory show the following weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Thanks to all who have so eloquently translated the crap I posted. I stand by what I said so badly but plead senility and temporary insanity.:nut: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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