Richie's Mk1 Restoration

[RichardT10829]

just a quick and very brief update, rivets for those that require them are obtainable at www.sapphireproducts.co.uk

3/8th dome head 1 1/4 long (if using 5mm angle iron and 10mm armour) bag of 100 costs £32.00 + vat

and if using 8mm side armour use 1" 3/8th dome head @ £18 per 100. +vat they do have counter sunk variants amongst many others.

cheers

Richie

[George McKenzie]

Rivets in North America including Canada can be bought at "Fastenal" .About 30 cents apeice .They have stores in most majour cities ..They have button head solid rivets, Flat head solid rivets. and truss solid rivets . All sizes . page 3-283 in thier caralouge Fastenal .com George

[RichardT10829]

excelent, i had a few emails from MLU members looking for rivet specialists so at least there are two knowns to use hahaha.

well its been a while since i put up any pictures and i promised after new year i would post up, I have got the front armour back on and what a job it was, i recall Martyn saying that the front armour forms quite a substantial portion of the carriers regidity and when removed and used over uneven ground etc the chassis can twist. well i can vouch for this for sure, George when you do yours dont take anything as being square on the carrier as i found the track guards have appeared to dropped on mine and dispite appearing square they were not. i have done what martyn did and made my front armour up knowing that the peice was correct and square then jigged my tub back to shape and ensured everything lined up as it should.

I need a Mk1 canadian steering box armour cover so i can finish the lower frame rail. After Thursday (Payday) i can pay and collect my rear and sides. I have noticed that the rear armour appears thinner than the sides ? anyone heard of this ? the sides are 8mm and the rear is just shy of 7mm.

anyway here is a fairly recent shot of my carrier.



Richie

[kevin powles]

Hi Richard, I will post a front steering box armour up to you complete, its off a british carrier but will fit exact, when you rivet that rear armour on remember the rivets have the bigger head on the outside of the carrier.

let me know when the dash arrives.

kevin.

[RichardT10829]

am i right in thinking then that the finished head goes outside and the head to be compressed goes inside ?

[RichardT10829]

kevin your package arrived buddy many thanks.

[kevin powles]

Richard, just checked my mk1 carrier, the rear plate rivets up the side are put in from the outside and finished on the inside with a round head, this would mean the rear plate on a carrier would be put on first then the sides, ie round head both sides. The rear plate rivets along the bottom (which pass through the big angle iron with the hull number on) are put in from inside and finished on the outside with the usual mushroom head ie round head on the inside, mushroom on the outside.

I posted the steering hull plate today, will take 48 hrs to get to you, will need to be signed for, put in a dash top plate also.

kevin.

[RichardT10829]

cheers Kevin, rear fenders are in progress as we speak hahahaha. The Mk2 guage you sent, does it have the reset trip for it ? and do you know where i could get a new bezzel ring for the dash itself as the hole appears to large for the gauge... on pictures of dashes there appears to be a bezzel ring with screws in.

[kevin powles]

hi, sorry I havent got a trip cable, there is a bezal ring which goes on the inside with jacking screw holes in it, i will have a look for it, on the outside there is another ring, this is something you will have to make, if you doing a dash with a british smiths gauge you would not need this ring.

kevin

[martyn]

Hi mate
ref your question to Kevin about what direction to put rivets in. I think when they were built the rivet were put in from the inside out and domed over into the counter sink how ever i found doing them the other way round worked best? if your not going to c/s you r holes i dont think it matters. but looking good mate
I have mine at home in the garage now drove it home last sunday in the snow she went well and top speed was 35mph. can do the last few jobs now and just tinker with her