Rootes75 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Now that is looking good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 Quick question, is there a torque setting for the split rim nuts or is it just FT ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Ashby Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 1 hour ago, 67burwood said: Quick question, is there a torque setting for the split rim nuts or is it just FT ?? I've not seen a figure ever quoted, as long as you pull them gradually down in four or five iterations across the diagonals each time then finish of at FT but without snapping the stud all should be good. Pete 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 35 minutes ago, Pete Ashby said: I've not seen a figure ever quoted, as long as you pull them gradually down in four or five iterations across the diagonals each time then finish of at FT but without snapping the stud all should be good. Pete 👍 thanks Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted September 4, 2022 Author Share Posted September 4, 2022 At last the wheels are finished !! 🍻🎉🤪 It’s been a tough couple of weeks stripping, cleaning and painting the wheels but thankfully the task is now done. Rust and paint removed with a wire cup on the grinder before a coat of red oxide. Next up I spent a couple of hours cleaning my nuts!! 😬 no smutty comments please 😳 before painting them A couple of costs of green and then left for a week to harden The spare wheel donated by Jon Morris looks a bit different now. Finally all fitted, this is not a task I want to repeat anytime soon….. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper 3/9 RAAC Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 Great work 67burwood, I’m enjoying your posts. can I ask why military wheel nuts are painted red & white? Sorry, if it’s a dumb arse question but I don’t remember seeing this from my OZ army days in 1972. Cheers Pierre 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted September 4, 2022 Author Share Posted September 4, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Trooper 3/9 RAAC said: Great work 67burwood, I’m enjoying your posts. can I ask why military wheel nuts are painted red & white? Sorry, if it’s a dumb arse question but I don’t remember seeing this from my OZ army days in 1972. Cheers Pierre I believe it’s a post war thing but I may be wrong, the red ( I assume for danger ) are the nuts for securing the split rims together and the white ( I assume for safe ) are the wheel nuts, hopefully another follower can give a more definitive answer. Edited September 4, 2022 by 67burwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootes75 Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 My understanding is that the outer red nuts on the split rims were a wartime feature but the painting of inner nuts white is a postwar feature. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickAbbott Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 From the AEC matador manual, dated January 1940 - stating that the outer wheel nuts were painted red. Nick 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper 3/9 RAAC Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 OK, that makes sense thanks 67burwood/Rootes75 & Nick. 😃 Pierre 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted September 18, 2022 Author Share Posted September 18, 2022 Made a start on the wiring, a job I wasn’t looking forward to but now I’ve got my head around it it’s starting to make sense 🤔 Had a rummage through my spares dept and found a Land Rover series 3 wiring loom, as the vehicle is no longer standard this was an ideal starting point for the dash harness, I worked my way through the loom labelling every item I wanted to keep and discarded the rest, the front to rear loom is trailer board 7 core cable and the mechanical brake light switch Hans been fitted and wired up. The Land Rover loom fits quite well and has all the extras I wanted, ie indicators, alternator loom and spare power points. Trial fitting of the dash went well, a few minor adjustments required but nothing new there 🙄 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 Quick update, the wiring is taking slightly longer than expected but I am pleased with the progress, the engine harness is completed and the dash harness is almost complete, just the indicator switch the wire up and it’s done, the lighting is in place but needs to be connected. just a few before and after pictures of the dash A quick lick of paint. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon king Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 (edited) I do water slide transfer lettering for that CAV switchboard unit - if you’re interested pm me. Oops just noted it’s a later one with the moulded lettering anyway. Edited September 25, 2022 by simon king 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 54 minutes ago, simon king said: I do water slide transfer lettering for that CAV switchboard unit - if you’re interested pm me. Oops just noted it’s a later one with the moulded lettering anyway. Great lettering, I’ll keep it in mind for the next rebuild Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted October 2, 2022 Author Share Posted October 2, 2022 Time is ticking !!! it’s only 2 weeks until my deadline to get the wot6 ready to drive to our MVT camping weekend 😬 it’s safe to say it won’t be completely finished but fingers crossed 🤞 it will be in a road legal state, the electrics are 95% complete, I am just waiting for a pair of rear indicator bulb holders and Tom Watts has found a LH thread wheel nuts 🎉🎉 Yesterday I started on the trucks timber bed and as per usual everything takes longer than expected. First job was drilling and bolting on the timber mounts which I had previously cut to shape and painted. Its good few hours work, lining them up and fitting. Finished Next up was coating 14 x 4.8m lengths of 6/2 timber. lastly was fitting the timber which again is time consuming as there is some notching out to do at one end and 280 screws to fit. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super6 Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Presumably these never had tongue and groove flooring. All slotted screws, reckon you will hate them by the time you get to the end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 1 hour ago, super6 said: Presumably these never had tongue and groove flooring. All slotted screws, reckon you will hate them by the time you get to the end? I don’t actually know what floor they had, there wasn’t any floor left when I got it, I found small rotted sections of ply attached to the rear mud guards so I think it’s safe to say what had been there wasn’t original, I would say it most likely had a tongue and groove hardwood floor but I have opted to go with a solid 6/2 timber to increase its life span and give it a solid base, also the ridiculous cost of hardwood timber is way out of my budget, I’ve also used cross head screws which is now over 300 fitted, if the truck was more original I would have gone down a more traditional route with slotted screws etc but unfortunately it’s not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper 3/9 RAAC Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 Great work 67burwood, yes we all have budget restraints especially as you closer to the finish line. So what type of timber are you using for the floor if not hardwood? cheers Pierre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted October 6, 2022 Author Share Posted October 6, 2022 4 hours ago, Trooper 3/9 RAAC said: Great work 67burwood, yes we all have budget restraints especially as you closer to the finish line. So what type of timber are you using for the floor if not hardwood? cheers Pierre Thank you Pierre. The timber is pressure treated C24 grade pine which will also be getting at least 2 more coats of preservative. There has been conflicting opinions regarding exactly what timber was used, a number of people have suggested hardwood, others state pine as it would have been cheaper and more readily available for wartime trucks with a short life expectancy, the rear body sides will be going in 25mm tongue and groove and coach bolted to replicate the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootes75 Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 I have been told the same. It wouldn't be hardwood flooring as it was too expensive and not so readily available in the UK during wartime. I am going down the same route with the body on ours, the structure is hardwood as per the original and then I will go treated pine for the floor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted October 6, 2022 Author Share Posted October 6, 2022 The timber bed is finished 😁 a couple of coats of preservative 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted October 10, 2022 Author Share Posted October 10, 2022 Ok folks, this is it!!! The grand finale…..or also know as the road test 😯 a couple of short videos interrupted by a car turning into the road. IMG_6258.MOV IMG_6259.MOV IMG_6260.MOV So…after 2 1/2 years of hard work and a small amount of swearing 🤨 the drive was…..er…..em……” Interesting “…… definitely more practice required 😂, 0 to 30 eventually!! rear mud guards haven’t been painted yet and are temporary fitted as is the rear number plate and of course there’s the timber sides to complete but that’s a job for another day. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper 3/9 RAAC Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Now that's a great looking truck 67burwood, you must be pleased with it. I've Gotta confess (IMO), the sound of that diesel motor suits it!😀 Are you planning to deck it out inside with any machinery etc of the war era? Great work, another beauty saved, Looking forward to your final finishing posts cheers Pierre 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Ashby Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Congratulations to you !!! from one welder of thin air to another. A real credit to you the successful culmination of a huge amount of effort and dedication. Regards Pete 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johann morris Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 That's one fine looking truck you should be very proud. Jon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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