Thanks for this advise. I will try that method later. I do not wish to upset the neighbours again with the cussing over the weekend! It was the lower spring that was the b***h in trying to slot through the second shoe, my next step was to try and offer the shoes up with that lower spring...

That's what I have been attempting, but getting the last end of the lower spring in place I am finding impossible to do. I tried searching YouTube for some help: 'Trailerfitter's Toolbox Videos' are pretty good, and he uses your suggested method, but bends the shoe corner! But he removes the...

"otherwise impossible": I am finding this to be the case ? i.e. I cannot fit the brake shoes/springs. If only the springs were attached to the outboard side! Has anyone had success fitting these without having to take the hub off ?

Doh, of course it is. Thanks Phil. Can you see the speedo cable in the photo, I seem to have misplaced it

Slow progress, but the engine is now in the chassis. The rocker box covers are away for powder coating. Not certain whether it was the MOD or the owners since, but on the engine: both the sump and exhaust manifolds/block had no gaskets fitted! The diff lock lever linkage had snapped, and I my...

Send us those links resto. I am interested how you would approach restoring a section of aluminium gone all powdery (where the radio antennae steel boxes bolted to the front wing tops) The remaining pieces I need to paint are small pieces that have been anodised. So I am only looking to give...

Thanks guys, your knowledge on these products is indeed impressive. I have not even heard of any of these makes. I thought I was tooled up when I had the chassis surrounded by Hammerite, POR15, Rustbuster and one other recommended product that I cannot recall the name of, but I gave it away in...

Sorry to bore you, but this is probably useful to anyone considering using POR15: I am now reading that there are issues regarding shelf life on this product. I have been using the 113 ml x 6 pack. It applies well and looks durable (although I also hear it does not adhere well to polished...

There is another failing in the powder coating of the chassis: in that indentation (what is that for?) there was a scab in the coating. when I poked it with a stick, some grey powder fell away. there are another couple of more hidden areas with similar powder scabs. I am not certain if that is...

As you guys like the towing assembly, I thought I would attach another photo. That plate is 50 mm thick. NB the bracket bolts have not been tightened yet, in case it needs to come off for painting! I do not want to waste those Nyloc nuts. Some of the brackets had a single coat of the dreaded...

Respect Shippers, that is very thorough, now I feel a lightweight. Although I like to think there is no rust to convert on my tanks!

I got a price for spraying the tanks from a company recommended as being reasonably priced: £200 per tank! each one nearly twice as much as buying a new painted tank! I brought them home, a little more extreme cleaning and one half hand painted with POR15, which went on fine, time will tell if...

Thanks for theories/suggestions guys. Perhaps the tooling that drills that plate was a dual drill, and the oh s**t moment came as they started drilling both. Re the powder coating: My fear and your comments of plastic coating chipping off has been realised.: the suspension top links were coated...

Here's an off the wall query for Cavey_P38 Who was impressed by the tow bar mount. So was I until I could not recall how it went together! What do those two dimples do next the lowest holes of that mounting plate? which I think must be made from the armour of a Centurion tank. A mate...

It does seem a shame to hand paint it with Hammerite, after all that effort. As I do not have any spraying equipment. I have the two part chassis paint, but the finish looked awful on my chassis. I got that all blasted off. I could always pay yet another visit to my powder coaters.

Thanks Bob I may come picking your brains as to where my washing basket full of anodised brackets go! Check this next photo out for "extreme cleaning" And to think I can paint Hammerite direct to rust!

Does anybody know how to remove a repeat photo? Found it, but that deleted both! Now re-added............twice.............aarh

Long time, no type. Anyways just to give you an update, I got the chassis galvanised and powder coated. After getting the front right hand outrigger replaced, and its left hand equivalent patched. I have added the axles and suspension parts, most of the latter were also powder coated. I cannot...