An Introduction: Chris Collins and Morris Tilly Project

[jack neville]

Time to get back on the Tilly and get it finished and on the road.
First job was to assemble another three piece door. This one needed the top hinge plate reattached as the cage plate(?) had rusted away.

[jack neville]

Doors done and hung. alignment is very accurate although it did require a bit of Porta Power use to move the cab here and there to provide sufficient gap.
Rear tilt bows have also been formed up and fitted.

[jack neville]

With the engine and drive train fitted and a test run we need the radiator fitted so we can run the engine longer. This is what we have as the best example of a radiator support bracket.

[jack neville]

Nothing to do but have a go at making some new ones.
Another job for my go to tool stock- scrap railway line. Forming the top hat section is simple enough.

[jack neville]

The trickier bit was to get 90 degree bends in the ends of the top hat.
I already had a strong tool made up for previous job so I added some guides into it.

[jack neville]

The bends could not have worked better. Now just to trim down to size and weld in the mounting plates and bolts.

[Lang]

Jack

Great stuff

The ordinary punter would just have pounded the plate over the edge of an anvil and taken hours to straighten it all out. Really professional work.

Lang

[jack neville]

Thanks Lang. I have enjoyed playing with 100 ton psi and pieces of scrap. The tools might not be pretty but it’s the end result that matters.