Loyd Carrier

paul visser · #1 02-12-10, 16:38

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Originally Posted by RichardT10829

excelent work paul i would bag up the engine until the end of the build...keep it nice.

where did you get the HT leads from ? they are awesome.

Hi Richard,
Got the HT leads from Mac autoparts USA. Just to make it look good.

Even got "Made in Canada" spark plugs. yeh i'm a real show-off to pimp my ride

George McKenzie · #2 03-12-10, 05:11

I saw a carrier last summer ,after looking at pictures of the Loyd it must have been a Loyd . The serial number was stamped on the right side of the rad housing .I wrote it down but lost it .The old fellow that had it said he drove it in the war . and brought it back with him at the end .I'll have to take another look and some pictures . One thing was it had a Loyd steering system .I will find out where the carrier was in the war .My budy has increased his horse power in his carrier and says it 's alot easier to drive I got My RCAF Fordson painted ,blue bird blue and it goes like a bird , over 30 mph .Will post some picture soon .

ajmac · #3 03-12-10, 11:13

Photos Please! Us Loyd restorers need all the help we can get

paul visser · #4 03-01-11, 11:55

hello folks,

All the best for 2011.

The work on the Loyd is still going well. Got started on the tin work and making lot's of drawings to copy the tin body.

All the bogie's are done and ready to be mounted again.

Hope to have it done in may 2011 and take it to Beltring (the war and peace show) in july.

Paul

Marc van Aalderen · #5 03-01-11, 21:34

All the best for 2011 to you too.

The Loyd looks great. Excellent job. Hope to see it in Beltring.

Your tin work is really rusty! Is there anything left to re-use at all?

Cheers,

ajmac · #6 04-01-11, 12:08

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Originally Posted by Marc van Aalderen

Your tin work is really rusty! Is there anything left to re-use at all?

Rusty? At least it is still in existance

Better than my Loyd.
Can I covet another mans steel work? Oh, to have those hull brackets, the track guard rails, the engine cover frame....in fact everything above the chassis rails!

Fine work Paul, every last bit of it, some of the very few Loyds that are still in existance look a bit 'thrown together', yours most certainly doesn't.

paul visser · #7 04-01-11, 16:49

Don't worry Alastair i'll make all the drawings you need.

re-building the tin work is the only good option. it's too bad to use again.

RichardT10829 · #8 04-01-11, 17:20

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Originally Posted by ajmac

some of the very few Loyds that are still in existance look a bit 'thrown together',

MEEEEEOW saucer of milk for one hehehehehe.

Paul your progress looks great and i cant wait to see her complete, keep up the good work buddy.

Dirk Leegwater (RIP) · #9 08-01-11, 12:25

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Originally Posted by ajmac

Photos Please! Us Loyd restorers need all the help we can get

Hello AJMAC,

I have made a complete new chassis for the Loyd Carrier, the orginal
one was totaly rotten. No numbers found in the rotten one (Fall 1996).
Will look around for bogie parts.

Dirk

The Bedford Boys · #10 09-01-11, 08:42

How did you fold those rails up and shape them may I ask?

paul visser · #11 09-01-11, 22:05

Got some work done saturday.

Re-made the tin work for the body yesterday and today. I think it looks good for a man with 1 left hand.

Dirk, now i know how you felt when doing this. It does not fit the first time.

ajmac · #12 10-01-11, 14:00

Paul,
Time consuming work, but it makes the biggest impact on the progress of the job!

Dirk,
Thanks for the photo and info, do you have any Loyd dash switch panels left? I'll need one. NOS fuse box arrived a couple of days ago, but oil pressure guage is proving tricky to ID, can't find any manufacturer details in the Parts book.