Mk1 VW LT 35 Tipper Truck 'Lucky Lloyd'

Right.....I have been soooo busty lately that all of my plans to update regularly went straight out of the window! 
But....I've found a small window of opportunity today......so time for another update I'd say.
With the front right chassis removed, and a few local repairs done, it was on to the task of removing what was left of the right rear chassis. 

Once again, I shall mostly let the pictures do the talking.....it's easier that way.

Here's what was about to be removed......













Then it was on to re-jigging the jig as it were. Obviously, it was set up for the left hand side.....as that's when it was last in use. It was originally mounted on the outside when jigging the left, but for the right hand side....to save time messing around and cutting the jig up and rebuilding it, I decided to mount it on the inside. This meant that there was very little that needed to be adjusted to the jig.
So....this would be a bit of a mind settler as well....will the jig, in its current position, line up perfectly with the untouched factory original mounting points on the right ......and the answer was YES.....it did!.....thank God! If it hadn't, then serious questions would of been raised over whether the left was in its original position....but all was good.
















" Let battle commence!!!! "
































































It was at this point that I noticed that the top half of the right rear chassis was considerably more corroded than the left was. To mechanically remove the rust, or use the countless rust treatments I have just wasn't going to cut the mustard on this one. 

So......I cut it off!























Once it was off, I could then pop it into the trough of de-rusting solution and let it sit there for a few days.














After a bit of cleaning up, I was pleased the results......



































Now.....to get it into the de-rusting solution, I had to cut a few inches off the end......which as it happened, needed repairing.
so that's what I did......







Then just a simple case of welding it back on......













That's all for now folks......more soon

Dan

It's the exceptional levels of bravery that make me gasp.

James

As usual.

Beautiful work there

I am not doing anything on the Rezin Rockit this weekend.

OK, weekend over.

Update?

Back with an update by popular demand!!!.....( grizz ) 😅😅

First things first.....thanks to everyone for your kind words and comments on the last update. ( Alpina99 sweetpea austinpowers grizz norman and OAY842F )  as always....really appreciated.

austinpowers ........ the recipe for the de-rusting solution is eye of toad, hair of newt, two legs from a snake....front or rear...the choice is yours, a used cow bell and exhaust soot from a Hymac 580c excavator. All mixed together in highland pond water. But....if you find that tricky to get hold of, one mug of citric acid to 5ltrs of hot water should do it. It works really quickly when hot....but still does a good job when cold if left long enough.

So....on with the show.....

With the right hand rear chassis now removed and the spring hanger dissected form the rusty bits, it was time to repair said spring hanger.

Again, I shall let the pictures do the talking most of the time.


Drill out the factory spot welds....








Take some measurements.....








Assess the task ahead......











Make a paper template.....





Transfer onto 3mm steel and cut it out





Clamp it in the vice and beat it into submission with a bolster and hammer.....














Check the fit...... 





Cut the old out and weld the new in.....





Repeat the process for the rest of the necessary repairs......  


























All done......















Now......you may remember that when I was dissecting the left hand rear chassis, I was able to save the domed piece of 3mm steel that made up part of the rear shock mount. Just as a reminder as to what it should look like.....here it is once I'd welded it back on.....





Unfortunately.....the same couldn't be said for the right hand side. It was beyond saving....




















So.....I had to fabricate a new one. One thing is for sure....3mm steel doesn't like to move as easy as the thin stuff!

Using an old bearing case off my old Lexus LS400....





I started by heating it up and hitting it with a ball peen hammer into the bearing case.....





That didn't really achieve the desired result.....so, I borrowed this rather handy mandrill from work.....which turned out to be the perfect size...














After a lot of heating, beating and tidying up.....this was the result..... 









That's all for now, more soon.

Dan.

Stunning work as always! 

Only when it's a full moon 😅😅

Amazing stuff. My skills are a million miles from yours, but I would have looked at that section of chassis and decided it was scrap! The way you are bringing this back from the dead is fantastic. Can't wait to see the finished result!

Incredible work and attention to detail
Keep up the cracking work!