Structures 1964 Allis D15 Series II

Sugarmaker wrote:

Robert,
I have enough trouble trying to get near stock. I applaud you for doing custom work.
Post a picture of the truck too.
Regards,
Chris

The truck is a long story. Lots of pics over here: Structures 65 Chevy

JayIN wrote:

The hardest part is just getting started.

Couldn't have said it better myself!

Robert
1964 D15 Series II

Hey Chris. Yeah 1year into it... Hope 2015 yields more progress! I'm gonna set the radiator issue aside until I get the tractor rolling on 4 wheels. That's true about changing one thing and creating more issues. I got a '65 Chevy truck I'm restoring wish I hadn't done so much customizing!

Robert
1964 D15 Series II

Had some time off for the holidays and spent a little time sand blasting and I also dipped a rim in an electrolysis bath. It helps cut down on the sandblasting time. Hopefully I'll put some paint down soon. The first pic shows where I hammered a flat into the repaired rear rim for the schrader valve.

Edited by structures - 01 Jan 2015 at 10:41pm

Robert
1964 D15 Series II

Trying to do a little bit each night. weld, grind, grind, grind... weld, grind, grind, grind... Big smile

I had pretty good penetration with the backside welds but I went ahead and welded the inner side of the rim patches. Trying to not use any filler.

Robert
1964 D15 Series II

Simple solution might be to grind some off the casting where it hits the tank. I re-used the tanks on my original, just had it re-cored, to avoid this problem. Still cost about $450...

Fourced wrote:

Double check the bottom tank on that radiator, I bought an aftermarket and the bottom tank was about 1" thicker front to back than the Stock one. The mounting holes won't line up because the tank hits.

Yeah you're right. The tank is hitting the power steering casting. I might be able to work the tank in to clear the casting though.

Robert
1964 D15 Series II

Double check the bottom tank on that radiator, I bought an aftermarket and the bottom tank was about 1" thicker front to back than the Stock one. The mounting holes won't line up because the tank hits.

Edited by Fourced - 07 Dec 2014 at 11:27am

very nice

Life is tough,but it's tougher when you're stupid. - John Wayne

oh, be sure to pull the plugs out

DanC911 wrote:

I just dumped too much money and time into a Cub Cadet that was my dads. Using it brings back great memories of working with him. Well worth the investment. Take your time and do it right and you will have a memorial to your father that you can use every day.

Good luck

Dan,
Did the same on a 147 Cub Cadet a couple years ago. I think they might cost as much as a big tractor to restore:)
Regards,
Chris

D17 1958 (NFE), WD45 1954 (NFE), WD 1952 (NFE), WD 1950 (WFE), Allis F-40 forklift, Allis CA, Allis D14, Ford Jubilee, Many IH Cub Cadets, 32 Ford Dump, 65 Comet.

Nice work on the rims, and rad re-build too. The 15 is coming along!
Similar work as I did on a WD this summer. Your doing a good job! No easy way to do this stuff unless you buy new or have someone else do the work:)
I did find a trick to get those pesky snap rings off the pins in the eccentrics. I tried the two screwdrivers with limited success. I started a drywall screw right at the joint of the snap ring. Allowed it to travel a little side ways and it pulled the snap ring out enough that a screwdriver could snap it off. (this was on new snap rings that I have to remove to coat with never seize:))
Maybe this will spur me to get back on the WD project!
Regards,
Chris

D17 1958 (NFE), WD45 1954 (NFE), WD 1952 (NFE), WD 1950 (WFE), Allis F-40 forklift, Allis CA, Allis D14, Ford Jubilee, Many IH Cub Cadets, 32 Ford Dump, 65 Comet.

Did a little work this evening. Started cutting on another rim. Should clean up pretty well. It was 65deg F when I started cutting by dusk it was 45deg F!

DSeries4 wrote:

You are making great progress. But that new rad appears to have a shorter tank to me. Neck height looks the same, but a shorter tank could cause big trouble when trying to fit the sheet metal.

thanks man! I think the new radiator looks short because the other one is not fully seated in its frame.

Robert
1964 D15 Series II

Good morning a little update.

Picked up a radiator. It's fairly close to the original. Same overall dimensions, copper, looks like it has some additional mounting nuts, probably for other years. Tanks are little different.

Also worked on an already pretty good rim.

It was a mix between sandblasting and electrolysis. I'd recommend electrolysis first and then sand blast the rim. By the time the rim was in the bath for 24 hours the heavy rust was gone and the remaining rust just brushed off.

This is my 80 gallon pool I made. Set the miter saw to 22.5 degrees and start cutting short pieces. It's roughly 32" wide. I used a 4 mil plastic drop cloth. 80 gallons water with about 4 cups washing soda (sodium carbonate). Their is (6) 3/8" to 1/2 Dia rebar sticks around the perimeter and 2 in the middle. The rebar is wired together with copper wire. The electrolysis is definitely line of sight so the rust has to "see" the rebar anodes. Hook up the neg to the rim and the positive to the anode rebar. My 12 volt battery charger was showing almost 10 amps. This is my second rim. I doubled my rebar count and it boosted my amp draw.

24 hours later!

The rust can be wire brushed off pretty easily. I chose to throw it in the blast cabinet.

I used por 15 on the outside of the rim. Marine clean, metal ready (with a wash down), and 2 coats por 15. I brushed this on. It's actually not too bad looking. It has brush strokes at first but they thin out before it dries. The 2nd coat went on about 2 hours after the first.

For the inside of the rim I used PPG epoxy primer.

I missed pictures of the body work. The rim was pretty rough by the valve stem. I welded in a little patch and used evercoat to fill the pits. I thought I took pics of that but I guess I didn't.

Edited by structures - 25 Aug 2014 at 6:16pm

Robert
1964 D15 Series II

Hey Structures,,,I'm goin to be following your project also..looking good,,. I have a D15 II LP and working on it as much as the hot weather will let me,,,,.
I am close to being ready to paint the tin, hopefully in a week or so.
On your radiator, are you wanting to stay original?

Yeah. I was going to have it recored. He thought he'd have $400 in it, and figured I'd better get a new one... I don't know. Maybe I'll take it somewhere else. It's pretty rough. I wish I could find out more about the new ones. I asked a seller. They said the new ones have copper cores...

Robert
1964 D15 Series II

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