Norms Restoration - 31 Seater Projects
1939 Leyland TD5 [1635 DD]
2022
Mechanical Feb
Norman Julian 16 Feb
It's been a while but a start was finally made on this.
Lots of figuring out.
Not just a matter of welding steel fins on some plates.
The bolt holes on the top and bottom plates are not in alignment and the frame shroud tapers in towards the bottom.
It has to look like each one is evenly spaced.
On top of that it is welded from underneath.
Each one of those holes has to be clear of those fins.
A headache is an understatement.
It's been a while but a start was finally made on this.
Lots of figuring out.
Not just a matter of welding steel fins on some plates.
The bolt holes on the top and bottom plates are not in alignment and the frame shroud tapers in towards the bottom.
It has to look like each one is evenly spaced.
On top of that it is welded from underneath.
Each one of those holes has to be clear of those fins.
A headache is an understatement.
Charles Shipway
Keep up the good work Norman
Allan Kent
It will be the best looking Leyland radiator in Australia 🇦🇺👍
Phil Steele
Keep up the good work! Glad to see your posts again✌️
John Clarke
Thank God you're back!
Ben Summers
Looking excellent, Norman.
Keep up the good work Norman
Allan Kent
It will be the best looking Leyland radiator in Australia 🇦🇺👍
Phil Steele
Keep up the good work! Glad to see your posts again✌️
John Clarke
Thank God you're back!
Ben Summers
Looking excellent, Norman.
Norman Julian 17th Feb
Almost done.
2 horizontal bars have yet to go in the middle to hold the verticle bars securely and a few minor adjustments down the bottom and a paint of satin black and this job is done.
The bolts clear OK and I'm OK with this job.
Looks like an optical illusion where the crank handle goes The round flange that has the vertical bars joining up with it look wavy but they are not.
I must opologise to everyone for not posting for a while but my concentration level has been erratic at best and catching up on other matters that I have been avoiding for a while.
I still love working on these projects.
Almost done.
2 horizontal bars have yet to go in the middle to hold the verticle bars securely and a few minor adjustments down the bottom and a paint of satin black and this job is done.
The bolts clear OK and I'm OK with this job.
Looks like an optical illusion where the crank handle goes The round flange that has the vertical bars joining up with it look wavy but they are not.
I must opologise to everyone for not posting for a while but my concentration level has been erratic at best and catching up on other matters that I have been avoiding for a while.
I still love working on these projects.
Tony Simpson-Morgan
Brilliant job, your work is meticulous and you have amazing talents. I love sharing in your progress!
Norman Julian
Tony Simpson-Morgan nice of you to say
Fred Holland
You have done a fantastic job Norm, cant wait for the end results.
Norman Julian
Fred Holland thankyou buddy
Greg Michael Scott
Looking great norm !
Norman Julian
Greg Michael Scott thakyou my friend. Hope you are well!
David Wilson
magnficent
Norman Julian
David Wilson thanks buddy!
Brilliant job, your work is meticulous and you have amazing talents. I love sharing in your progress!
Norman Julian
Tony Simpson-Morgan nice of you to say
Fred Holland
You have done a fantastic job Norm, cant wait for the end results.
Norman Julian
Fred Holland thankyou buddy
Greg Michael Scott
Looking great norm !
Norman Julian
Greg Michael Scott thakyou my friend. Hope you are well!
David Wilson
magnficent
Norman Julian
David Wilson thanks buddy!
Norman Julian 22 Feb
I keep getting challenges thrown at me.
In this first picture we have two plates that have seen better days and 2 rubber sections.
One side of the rubber sits in the steel dished plate which sits on the top part of the chassis (pictured) and the rounded part of the rubber sits in the bottom part of the radiator frame (pictured).
One of the plates is completely rotted out and the other is in the early stages of the same thing happening.
The 2 rubber sections are so hard you could nearly drop them on the ground and they would break.
Inside the central hole of the rubber sits a steel bush.
Probably so you can't overtighen the rather large dome head bolt that holds it all together.
The challenge here is to either repair or replace the 2 dished plates.
The 2 rubber sections will also need replacing.
I keep getting challenges thrown at me.
In this first picture we have two plates that have seen better days and 2 rubber sections.
One side of the rubber sits in the steel dished plate which sits on the top part of the chassis (pictured) and the rounded part of the rubber sits in the bottom part of the radiator frame (pictured).
One of the plates is completely rotted out and the other is in the early stages of the same thing happening.
The 2 rubber sections are so hard you could nearly drop them on the ground and they would break.
Inside the central hole of the rubber sits a steel bush.
Probably so you can't overtighen the rather large dome head bolt that holds it all together.
The challenge here is to either repair or replace the 2 dished plates.
The 2 rubber sections will also need replacing.
Norman Julian 24th Feb
Thanks to the generosity of a member and friend of this group I can now finish this radiator.
The Titan badge at the bottom after some finishing off will set the radiator off.
When it is finished it will look similar to the Leyland badge up the top.
Thanks to the generosity of a member and friend of this group I can now finish this radiator.
The Titan badge at the bottom after some finishing off will set the radiator off.
When it is finished it will look similar to the Leyland badge up the top.
Robert Bothwell
Looks fabulous.
Greg Michael Scott
Looks fantastic norm
Great work
Allan Kent
1 st class result 👍
Charles Shipway
Normon after all the work you have done on the radiator and the cooling system your reward will be not being held up on the side of the road
Graeme Knappick
Beautiful! 😁👍
Stuart Gale
Looking great Norm !
Looks fabulous.
Greg Michael Scott
Looks fantastic norm
Great work
Allan Kent
1 st class result 👍
Charles Shipway
Normon after all the work you have done on the radiator and the cooling system your reward will be not being held up on the side of the road
Graeme Knappick
Beautiful! 😁👍
Stuart Gale
Looking great Norm !
Norman Julian 24th Feb
I can now move on.
I'm happy with the way the Titan badge turned out.
Hard to see the screws.
I used period slot head like with the top badge that is countersunk and painted black like the rest
I can now move on.
I'm happy with the way the Titan badge turned out.
Hard to see the screws.
I used period slot head like with the top badge that is countersunk and painted black like the rest
Norman Julian 27th Feb
Time to start revisiting a few areas.
Tomorrow the sump will go back on.
I had to make some new studs to hold the sump in because some weren't there and 2 others were the wrong thread.
These studs have a fine thread on one end and a course on the other.
The ones that were replaced were not only a different thread but were a smaller size.
That sort of thing really annoys me.
I have to get some gasket sealant tomorrow.
I not making a gasket for this because frankly it's a waste of material and sealant will do in this case.
All the right nuts and bolts are cleaned and ready to go.
Time to start revisiting a few areas.
Tomorrow the sump will go back on.
I had to make some new studs to hold the sump in because some weren't there and 2 others were the wrong thread.
These studs have a fine thread on one end and a course on the other.
The ones that were replaced were not only a different thread but were a smaller size.
That sort of thing really annoys me.
I have to get some gasket sealant tomorrow.
I not making a gasket for this because frankly it's a waste of material and sealant will do in this case.
All the right nuts and bolts are cleaned and ready to go.
Norman Julian 27th Feb
Second job is to make new cushioning rubbers for the radiator.
The 2 long bolts pictured with a dome head are going to be replaced with the 2 new ones beside them.
The originals used to be chromed.
I will turn these new ones into dome head type by building the heads up with weld and then shape them to suit.
They are hi tensile bolts though don't know if heating them up will do them much good.
Doesn't matter that much anyway because they only have to hold the frame of the radiator in position.
No real strength is required.
The radiator is sitting on the chassis rail.
They are 5/8" thick anyway.
Way over engineered bus.
The shaping of the rubber will be the most time consuming and messy.
The 2 bottom plates that are rusted may not be used.
This rubber is very hard so I may get away with not using them.
To me they are just a plate for catching water.
Second job is to make new cushioning rubbers for the radiator.
The 2 long bolts pictured with a dome head are going to be replaced with the 2 new ones beside them.
The originals used to be chromed.
I will turn these new ones into dome head type by building the heads up with weld and then shape them to suit.
They are hi tensile bolts though don't know if heating them up will do them much good.
Doesn't matter that much anyway because they only have to hold the frame of the radiator in position.
No real strength is required.
The radiator is sitting on the chassis rail.
They are 5/8" thick anyway.
Way over engineered bus.
The shaping of the rubber will be the most time consuming and messy.
The 2 bottom plates that are rusted may not be used.
This rubber is very hard so I may get away with not using them.
To me they are just a plate for catching water.
Norman Julian 27th Feb
Norman Julian
Fortunately I have these 2 blocks of rubber to use to make new bushes.
Fortunately I have these 2 blocks of rubber to use to make new bushes.
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