Richie's Mk1 Restoration

[RichardT10829]

well the plate has gone to work they have tried copper sulphate type acid solution with electric current with brings up the numbers, they say they have recovered a 4 but are struggling so i said they could try heat but to photogrpah it first. we will wait and see i guess.

i have ordered some pullers to get the hub off so waiting for that. managed to rip my boiler suit (which was wrecked anyway) so went onto ebay and found a nice olive crewmans suite so paid a few pennies and got that, popped my grandads Div flashes on it when it came , just to keep in with the theme

used one of Kevins NOS fenders to make a pair as mine were wrecked, just need to drill the holes they are direct reproductions using same gauge steel etc etc.
I can create more of these if people require, they will come with holes or without and will be red oxide primed (if anyone needs some)











i have read the thread on posting pics, i cant seem to get my imgaes like a film strip which most you guys do, i used the add image on the reply box, but it still brings them up as i have been doing.

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by RichardT10829;

i have read the thread on posting pics, i cant seem to get my imgaes like a film strip which most you guys do, i used the add image on the reply box, but it still brings them up as i have been doing.

Use the enter key so that each [img]....[/img] appears on it's own new line.

[kevin powles]

hi rich, nice fenders, word of warning, the mounting holes for those fenders are not the same for either side, dont measure one side and mark it out for the opposite side. mark the mounting holes from your old fenders you have removed then check them on the hull before drilling.

dont drill your side skirt holes in the fenders until you have the fenders mounted on the carrier and bolted in position. that way everything will line up spot on.

those three holes in the front can be drilled now with them off the carrier.

not teaching you to suck eggs, but nothing worse than holes which dont line up.

see you saturday.

kevin.

[RichardT10829]

cheers for that. all advice is always welcomed.... have not drilled any holes as you can see, i wanted to use my previous ones. they did not have the holes drilled in the front, i was wondering if the fenders you got were from a T16 ? if not they have been drilled for the extra guards on the front.

struggling like hell with the brake drum i had a puller on it tonight, placed the nut back onto the drive tube wound it on flush then made a spreader to go across the tube. the puller fitted perfect. had some serious presure on it, but she still wont let go, i have sprayed tonnes of penetrating oil in the hub. think i will pull the whole drive assembly and get it pressed off somewhere.

need to get a hoist from a hire firm or somewhere so i can pull the lump out too. at the minute she looks in a right mess, i am desperate to get her as an empty tub so i can blast and etch prime her, but these things take time and i dont want to lose or snap anything in the strip down. still need some acurate patterns for the armour so i can get them cut / machined

so much to do but its all great ! i spend more time just staring at the damned thing i should get my finger out hahahaha

Rich

[horsa]

The T-16 fenders aren't as deep where the center curve is at. Side wall is only about two inches all along the edge where the skirt would bolt on at the outer edge.

I'm working on the side skirts this weekend on my carrier and having fun getting the bent fender to play along. Will post photos for comparison on my restoration thread tonight sometime.

Good to see you making fast progress on your project. Keep at it.

[RichardT10829]

Cheers David, just hope she is half as nice as yours turned out !

[RichardT10829]

Eureeka. got the hub off it appears that it had been a combination of the brake shoes sticking onto the drum and the asbestos seal that runs between the backplate and the hub. My old man came and brought a large slide hammer which did the trick no problems at all, and more importantly without damaging anything.

plenty to press on with will eventually post pictures up but as there are only subtle differences at the moment, i will wait until there is a vast change before posting up.

[Stew Robertson]

Just a little hint on your drum removal
If you have heating bud for your cutting torch take it and warm your drum up and it will seperate the drum from the shoe
wait about an hour or so until it cools back to room temerature then just heat up the outer ring of the drum for a few minutes - it will expand enough to pull the drum off the shoe THE DRUM WILL BE HOT SO USE GLOVES
Lots of luck
Stew

[kevin powles]

Rich, Is that a Golf trolley wheel in the background.......don't tell me you have surcome to the 'creeping death'......shame on you !.

Kev.

[RichardT10829]

Nah buddy it's my chainsaw... :-) I don't do golf....I prefer hurty sports like ice hockey and rugby.

[RichardT10829]

Anyone got a valve seat cutter I could borrow ?

[Lynn Eades]

So what do you own a chainsaw for? Was it to enlarge your garage? The photos from outside your place didn't show any trees. Sorry, no cutter. Mine will go to the engine reconditioner

[RichardT10829]

One tree left Lynn, the rest met an untimely death :-)

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by RichardT10829

i have read the thread on posting pics, i cant seem to get my imgaes like a film strip which most you guys do, i used the add image on the reply box, but it still brings them up as i have been doing.

Richard,

What you do is adding links to pictures hosted elsewehere, they then show up in a large size.

What most others do is attaching pictures to their posting, the software this forum uses then shows them as small thumbnails, which only show up in a large size when you click on them.

Whatever suits you best, as long as you keep up the good work on that carrier!

Hanno