An Introduction: Chris Collins and Morris Tilly Project

[Lionelgee]

Hello Jack,

You may have mentioned it earlier Jack and I have not caught the details. However, could you please identify the trade name and common name for the "timber" you are using on the truck body?

Kind Regards
Lionel

[jack neville]

Good old Aussie KD hardwood Lionel. Mountain Ash.

[jack neville]

Tailgate fits very nicely. We need to make another set of hinges as we only had one set.

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by jack neville

Good old Aussie KD hardwood Lionel. Mountain Ash.

Hello Jack,

Thank you for the reply and for naming the timber as Mountain Ash.

Is this the Mountain Ash you are referring to Accessed September 19, 2017 from https://www.woodsolutions.com.au/species/ash-mountain

Kind Regards
Lionel

[jack neville]

Yes that would be it Lionel.

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by jack neville

Yes that would be it Lionel.

Thanks Jack

[jack neville]

As mentioned above, (despite Chris amassing 10% of all the Morris Tillys that came to Australia), we only had one set of tailgate hinges from all the remains.
Each hinge is a strange shaped cast piece with a fixed pin which holds the long upright flat piece. It also has slightly raised bumps where the bolt holes are.

[jack neville]

A piece of 4" heavy angle iron gave me the shape to cut down to form the hinge base. The rest involved a bit of lathe work, angle grinding and file work. The raised bumps are little pieces turned on the lathe and bronzed on.