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Post by okdoky on Nov 12, 2011 21:36:10 GMT
Just spent a cracking day at the TA centre hugging a DROPS or two !!!!!!!!!! Have added another 300 photos to my collection of detail shots !!!!!!!! Now I just need to sit down and work out areas I want to concentrate on to get this motor moving again.
They were practicing flatrack transfer from truck to trailer and would have loved to have jumped in the cab and see if I still had the knack !!!!!!!! Also lots of new MAN 4x4 trucks in the compound that I would have loved to knicked for a day to see how they compare on the road and off road !!!!!!!!!!
Still I managed to get a little diesel fix just being in and around them for a day !!!!
Thanks to Ian again for the invite and for the grub at lunch time too !!!!!!!
Nige
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Post by okdoky on Nov 15, 2011 23:38:56 GMT
Made a start on leaf springs using a metal strip for strength as a basis to superglue plastic strips to making three leaf spring Hanger for the first axle rear mount and second axles front mount are common with the lower mount staggered outbourd of the chassis and the higher mount in line with the chassis. Nige
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Post by okdoky on Nov 17, 2011 1:29:12 GMT
Ha ha ha ha ha ,,,,,,,,,,, good job you look in from time to time to see my wee additions !!!! I wish I could have the pace of some of the better modellers that seem to throw the plastic in the air and magic it all together in an instant !!!!! My pace is a little more sedate !!!!! Any more sedate and it would be horizontal !!!! I came across this little tool ages ago in a sewing shop and new it would have many uses It is meant to be used for setting out hem lines, but it has come in really useful for checking the ride height on the chassis rails so that I can add the front axles. The rear chassis height worked out well with the donor Mercedes walking beam and twin rear powered axles. I just need to add the axle mounting plates and 'U' bolts to the first and second axles now I know that the ride height is ok Lots more mounting brackets to add for things like the side locker, fuel tank, cab mounts, battery box, mudguards and the like. Then I need to find a source for bolt heads so that I can add the most visible heads on the inside and outside of the chassis rails and then get a lick of paint on it all. For some folks that would be all done in a day's work. Maybe look in next month and see how far I got on ,,,,,,,, ha ha. Am still enjoying it when I can get something added. Thanks all for looking in.
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Post by okdoky on Nov 20, 2011 1:07:58 GMT
Made a start on some plumbing of hydraulic lines now armed with a good number of photos. Big decision is to figure out any that can be left out that will not be seen so easily. Also ,,,,,,, less is more ,,,,,,, so I keep telling myself. Flow and return to the ram housings first using wire from used bonfire night sparklers which turned out to be of reasonable thickness and very sturdy but pliable too Never noticed the lines running along the sub-fame chassis till looking at the photos. Still need brackets to hold them in place. This time fuse wire of the same thickness as sub frame will protect it these continue to a junction box at the rear of the sub-frame A bit more detail on the front sub-frame bolt down brackets Still got bolt three heads to find to place parallel to the drilled holes in line with the sub-frame chassis rail that for some reason are left open and unused. The long bolts run under the three angle covers outboard of the chassis rail. Must be so many other fixing points for the mud guard supports and hydraulic arm mounts, etc Nige
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2011 10:37:15 GMT
This build is progressing really well again Nige, look forward to seeing the finished truck at Perth in April next year ... it will be finished?
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Post by okdoky on Nov 20, 2011 21:05:19 GMT
Hi Nick Thanks for the encouragement. I hope to have a damned sight more to look at by the time Perth comes around. And hopefully nothing gets in the way of getting to the show this time around. More plumbing on the LHS A little bit of extension on the hook arm rams as the angle of travel was not correct and rams would have dropped out before reaching correct angle Additional plates and bump stops for the main frame of the LHS added to the sub -frame Am working on tonight so more to follow hopefully very soon Nige
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Post by okdoky on Nov 23, 2011 4:36:28 GMT
A few more items corrected and added Support plate for the main frame Main frame bump stop that rests on the plate second axle travel bump stop start of the sub-frame to main chassis front mounting brackets sub frame front lifting brackets Hook arm bump stops where the flat rack headboard makes contact Front bump stop also has a plate that activates the LHS proximity switch that deactivates the controls when the LHS is in the loaded position All the best Nige
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Post by okdoky on Nov 26, 2011 10:54:22 GMT
Some chassis plumbing using a mixture of solder wire, fuse wire and very thin copper wire from a motor winding. [ Junction boxes for wiring, brakes, etc from plasticard and carved sprue. length enough to plug all the necessary pipes into the rear axle when I am ready to add it. Will look at the next bay after a weekend of wining and dining !!!!!!!!!!!! If I sober enough after it. Nige
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2011 17:55:30 GMT
That's looking rather busy Nige!
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Post by okdoky on Nov 27, 2011 21:14:45 GMT
More going on tonight Nick Solder wire and copper winding The winding has miles of thin copper wire that will last me ages Nige
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Post by okdoky on Nov 28, 2011 1:14:24 GMT
Next bay along to fill with wires and pipes Also first of the air tank reservoirs that are located along the chassis length Nige
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Post by okdoky on Nov 28, 2011 18:12:34 GMT
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Post by okdoky on Nov 29, 2011 19:14:40 GMT
More plumbing to follow as I will be off work tomorrow due to the strike action. What a fantastic month to put us on strike (just before Xmas) . I will need to console my self by the thought that our Pensions are worth fighting for. And the fact that I will make time for my model building. Nige
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Post by okdoky on Nov 30, 2011 22:28:45 GMT
Added a transfer box to the main chassis and its support bushes Chassis underside Chassis topside Nige
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Post by okdoky on Nov 30, 2011 23:41:34 GMT
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