67burwood Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share Posted August 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, Duson said: No, the WOT8 has a different engine cover and dash setup. Yep, your right it’s completely different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 15 minutes ago, Duson said: No, the WOT8 has a different engine cover and dash setup. Ah yes completely different to a WOT6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatchFuzee Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Not the best angle in the photo but would a scale model help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share Posted August 23, 2020 Thank you for the picture but that looks the same as the WOT8 the wot6 instrument cluster is on the drivers side and the engine cover more of a tunnel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatchFuzee Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 The photo was from 'The Modelling News' Construction Review: 35th scale Model W.O.T. 6, WWII British Truck from ICM Models https://www.themodellingnews.com/2019/06/construction-review-35th-scale-model.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 8 minutes ago, MatchFuzee said: The photo was from 'The Modelling News' Construction Review: 35th scale Model W.O.T. 6, WWII British Truck from ICM Models https://www.themodellingnews.com/2019/06/construction-review-35th-scale-model.html Looks like someone has made a bloomer then, unless some early WOT6 vehicles were different in the cab. I think the machinery truck was not in the early contracts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share Posted August 23, 2020 As soon as I have some pictures I will post them to compare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duson Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 WOT6 engine cover for comparison, pictures saved from the internet. You could contact forum member Tom Watts who restored WOT6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 2 hours ago, Duson said: WOT6 engine cover for comparison, pictures saved from the internet. You could contact forum member Tom Watts who restored WOT6 The cab interior photo here is the one I worked on, dashboard to right of steering column. I recognise the seat cushion as it came with my ex-Danish QL and was rock hard! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 (edited) Hi Richard and Duson I am already on the case, I messaged Tom yesterday hopefully I’ll receive some pictures soon. Edited August 24, 2020 by 67burwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 2 hours ago, Duson said: WOT6 engine cover for comparison, pictures saved from the internet. You could contact forum member Tom Watts who restored WOT6 I think shaping it might be a problem, it’s safe to say mine might have a few right angles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 Pictures of the engine cover courtesy of Tom Watts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted August 28, 2020 Author Share Posted August 28, 2020 “ when you start one of those jobs and half way through you say WHY!! “ Due to the general poor weather I decided to tackle a small in door job, the battery tray from the passenger side had suffered badly along with everything else on the passenger side A fairly straight forward job, or so I thought 🤨 I decided that the original was to far gone to save and so set about building a new one. One sheet of steel and measurements taken from the original tray. Mistake number 1.....complete school boy error!! , I didn’t measure the opening in the floor..... the new floor I built🙄 funnily enough it wasn’t the same size as the old tray. After folding and then straightening many many times It started to look like this Spot welded for neatness. Mistake number 2....who knows what I was thinking 🤔, it didn’t FIT trying to be too millimetre perfect I didn’t allow for the folded ends!! bodywork adjustment tools required Now it fits🎉 before and after. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Looking good. Enjoying this thread, especially as all the work appears to be happening on your driveway and garage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero-Five-Two Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 It's reassuring to know I'm not the only one with tape measure issues. Looks good though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 “ measure twice , cut once “. and still couldn’t get it right , I tried blaming the tools but it was definitely operator malfunction 🤪 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootes75 Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 As long as the end result looks good. Its getting there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero-Five-Two Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 It'll get fatter when you paint it, and then it wont fit again without scraping big lumps out of your nice new green finish 😁! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted August 30, 2020 Author Share Posted August 30, 2020 Bad weather's no longer a problem, I’ve just extended the garage😬 The wife had mixed emotions and started shouting something about a Fox Hat !! no idea what she was saying as I had the grinder going🤔 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootes75 Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 Good idea, paint it camo and say it has to be permanent! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted September 6, 2020 Author Share Posted September 6, 2020 Not much has happened recently, work has been hectic and laid up with a bad back hasn’t helped...but I’ve managed to get a few small jobs done. Flushed the radiator out and refitted it. The throttle took a bit more working out, the previous owner had bodged a cable that just didn’t really work and the hand throttle had been disconnected main because the timing cover was resting on top of it. Now I know it doesn’t look much but it took hours !! Fitting, removing, refitting, removing, welding small brackets, and fettling just so everything clears and works smoothly, we probably take for granted just how much engineering goes into the making and operation of these small things, it’s only when someone has converted the vehicle from a V8 Petrol to a 4 cylinder diesel you realise what a knock on affect it has on everything......But.....if it was easy where’s the fun in that🤔🤨😩😂 Just to change the subject a bit my daughter sketched the Fordson as a surprise for me.....very proud Dad. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootes75 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 You have a very talented daughter, well done her! I recall the time it took us to route the choke cable and hand throttle on our lorry, tedious and time consuming. Lots of adjusting here and there and bruised knuckles! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hair Bear Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 (edited) Hi, I hope I'm not repeating things. If you need parts for your 4D engine, the serial no. in here should give you the type and year... https://www.selen.nu/cgi-bin/trsnr.pl?lang=en Behind the dynamo there should be a casting code, put here to get the day of casting...https://www.selen.nu/cgi-bin/trnr.pl?lang=en Interested to know if the dipstick has 'TRUCK' or 'TRACTOR' stamped on it. Edited September 6, 2020 by Hair Bear thpellink! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted September 6, 2020 Author Share Posted September 6, 2020 Thank you for the info, the serial number is 502E60611 which I believe is a Thames trader number, Super6 has supplied the info below but I was unaware of the stamping on the dipstick , I will investigate this week and let you know. Posted July 16 On 7/15/2020 at 7:51 PM, 67burwood said: I’ve just cleaned it with a wire brush and yes it F29F. So just to confirm it’s a 1961 , possibly industrial use, but if I look for parts I could quote Fordson Major to make life easier? Yes, I think it is an industrial or truck engine of 1961 vintage. Your fuel injection pump was not used on the Fordson Major, the tractor fuel lift pump was mounted directly to the block where your blank plate is attached. I do not know how interchangeable the tractor and industrial/truck engine parts are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hair Bear Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Ah, sorry, I'll just carry on following! Great thread, Rob. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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