Jim Clark Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 The box sections on the hull were pretty rotten so I made new ones and welded them in before putting the new side in. The mounting for the towing hitch was also moved by the previous owner,it had been fitted upside down beneath its correct position. I cut it off cleaned it up and rewelded back in its original position. jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 What a mind boggling amount of work! :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 (edited) OK stupid question incoming............:whistle: How do you know what goes where after you have stripped it back to just a hull. Do you label everything? I have a problem remembering where I put the flipping frying pan in the kitchen :undecided: Edited January 9, 2012 by Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Clark Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 (edited) OK stupid question incoming............:whistle: How do you know what goes where after you have stripped it back to just a hull. Do you label everything? I have a problem remembering where I put the flipping frying pan in the kitchen :undecided: Not a stupid question at all, I dont label things as if you have taken something apart its just reversing the procedure. Having said that if the vehicle you are working on has been modified or chopped about ( like this one has ) it makes it a bit more challenging. If I get stuck I do have another untouched HST in the yard to have a look at. Jim. Forgot to say I do take loads of photos of stuff as I remove it, this helps routing cables and pipe work etc Edited January 9, 2012 by Jim Clark missing info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Clark Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 I had a new rear panel pressed up out of 4mm steel It was then trimmed to shape to fit the rear of the hull. I then marked out all the holes and fitting positions for the pintel hook, winch rope exit hole etc and cut them out using a plasma cutter. Sorry for the poor quality of the pics. I cut all the fittings and fixtures off the old rotten rear panel to use again and welded these onto the new panel Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorLarkum Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Clark Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 Last weekend I gave the hull 2 coats of red oxide and then top coated it in our own light olive paint. I have not refitted the rear panel yet because it is easier to get in and out of the hull to do all the fitting up. When the paint was dry I fitted the transmission, this is held in with four 1inch bolts. Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmac Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Lovely work Jim. That transmission looks rather intimidating though:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 :wow:Four 1" bolts doesn't seem much to hold something that large. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Clark Posted January 14, 2012 Author Share Posted January 14, 2012 :wow:Four 1" bolts doesn't seem much to hold something that large. Sorry, what I should have said was !" diameter x 3" long. Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Clark Posted January 14, 2012 Author Share Posted January 14, 2012 Lovely work Jim. That transmission looks rather intimidating though:) Thanks Alastair, yes it is quite heavy but we have the forklift to do this sort of work. Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Looking fantastic Jim and what goes on next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Clark Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 Looking fantastic Jim and what goes on next? Jack I am on step No4 now, Glueing both halves of engine together, but I have run out of glue which has slowed things up a bit. You did realise its 1-35th scale didnt you? Im trying to down size with all this credit crunch thing. Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Thats funny. Have you got a set of drawings like that for the Thornycroft? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Jack I am on step No4 now, Glueing both halves of engine together, but I have run out of glue which has slowed things up a bit. You did realise its 1-35th scale didnt you? Im trying to down size with all this credit crunch thing. Jim. :rofl::rofl::rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 That just made me actually laugh out loud!! That is way to funny!!!!! :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon_M Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 That's definitely Post of the Day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Clark Posted March 9, 2012 Author Share Posted March 9, 2012 Work has progressed on the HST since my last post, I have made all the hoses for the gear box and torque converter and fitted them. The air tank was like a pepperpot so I cut out the ends and had a new cylinder rolled. I then welded the ends back in plus all the other fittings. The dashboard was rough so I stripped it of all swiches and instruments, sandblasted it then painted it. All the switches and gauges were cleaned and checked and are ready to refit i will post more photos tomorrow if time permits. Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Fantastic, Jim! Keep us updated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Clark Posted March 9, 2012 Author Share Posted March 9, 2012 I cut the fittings from the old rear panel and welded them into the new one. This was then welded into the rear of the HST, and the towing pintle fitted along with the air brake palm fittings. All the brake air pipes and cylinder have been fitted, I had to make new clamps to replace the old ones. The engine oil filters have been fitted along with the Torque converter fluid filter. The front bumper has been temporary fitted to its side mounts. I had new wiring looms made up, some to sell to other M4 HST owners and some for my own HSTs. I have fitted mine and had to make loads of "P" clips of different sizes to attach the loom to the hull. As you can see all the wires are the same colour but they have numbers on the ends of the cables to show where they fit. Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Clark Posted March 9, 2012 Author Share Posted March 9, 2012 Fantastic, Jim! Keep us updated! Hi Joris thanks for your interest , I will post more photos over the next few days as a lot has been done to the HST in the few weeks. i just dont get time to get onto HMVF to post updates. Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daverwheeler Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Love the high quality work, keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Really enjoying this thread Jim, excellent work. :bow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane.c Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Just read the whole thread , looking good :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scammell4199 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Looking great Jim, looking forward to seeing it at A&E. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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