The next Foden Kit
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The next Foden Kit
I thought I would be appropriate to give a quick up date on the progress for the next 6” Foden Kit.
We had planned for it to be all the components fitted on and around the Cylinder including the Trunk Guides. Our recent success with attracting new 6” Foden sales has given us the opportunity to do the Trunk Guides as castings rather than as fabrications. I think this change will give us a better looking engine in the long run. The patterns have been completed but at the moment we’re still waiting for a firm delivery date for the castings themselves.
We have however received the castings for the crankshaft bearing housings, so we intend to supply these along with the hornplates. It’s been quite a time since 6” Foden customers have had a ‘useful’ kit to get on with which included a fair amount of preparation and painting. The last kit being the Cylinder.
We therefore intend to include with this next kit a lot of the components associated with the hornplates, even including some of the gear change parts. Also included will be the cab floors and front mudguards.
We have now placed orders for all the raw materials for this kit which should start being delivered to us next week. As we make progress with manufacture we’ll put some updates on the forum.
Regards
Steve
We had planned for it to be all the components fitted on and around the Cylinder including the Trunk Guides. Our recent success with attracting new 6” Foden sales has given us the opportunity to do the Trunk Guides as castings rather than as fabrications. I think this change will give us a better looking engine in the long run. The patterns have been completed but at the moment we’re still waiting for a firm delivery date for the castings themselves.
We have however received the castings for the crankshaft bearing housings, so we intend to supply these along with the hornplates. It’s been quite a time since 6” Foden customers have had a ‘useful’ kit to get on with which included a fair amount of preparation and painting. The last kit being the Cylinder.
We therefore intend to include with this next kit a lot of the components associated with the hornplates, even including some of the gear change parts. Also included will be the cab floors and front mudguards.
We have now placed orders for all the raw materials for this kit which should start being delivered to us next week. As we make progress with manufacture we’ll put some updates on the forum.
Regards
Steve
Re: The next Foden Kit
Steve
Thank you for the kit update. It sounds like we are all going to have a busy time soon. I like the idea of having the Trunk Guides as castings, as you say this will enhance the look of the lorry. With the cab floors fitted the lorries will start to take shape.
Thank you for the kit update. It sounds like we are all going to have a busy time soon. I like the idea of having the Trunk Guides as castings, as you say this will enhance the look of the lorry. With the cab floors fitted the lorries will start to take shape.
burrell1- Number of posts : 156
Location : Clacton, Essex
Registration date : 2008-06-19
Re: The next Foden Kit
Sounds good! i'm behind at the minute with my painting but never mind!
iain- Number of posts : 172
Location : Lincoln
Registration date : 2012-09-11
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