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  1. So, it's been all quiet for a while, but behind the scenes, measuring, head-scratching, photo-scouring and research have been continuing. A big shout-out to Green Barn Services - who have agreed to help start putting bits together on it. A big relief at the weekend when an original locker door (from a Mk-3) fitted neatly in a side frame (also from a Mk-3) which attached to the upright of the original Mk-2, supported by a newly minted and rolled wheel arch (worked out by 30 year old trigonometry). All the bolt-holes lined up... Happy days!
  2. Sorry to revive an old thread - but inside the bonnet of my Morris C8 FAT: WSR/838608/VM I wonder if the perceived wisdom of the last few years has yielded any further knowledge...?
  3. It's still a cracking restoration. And the history that goes with it is quite amazing. Now where'd I find me one... :-)
  4. It certainly looks to be one of the antecedent regiments of the Royal Green Jackets: Ox & Bucks Light Infantry, etc.
  5. Just a quick "it was a good day on Saturday" update. Having an unexpectedly "free" Saturday afternoon (Mrs W. had no immediate chores, so I legged it out quickly), it was a pleasure to get the Quad started and drive it out of its shelter into the middle of the yard. The footbrake was a little soft, but the handbrake was solid. Oh - and it had sprung a small fuel leak from a brass junction. This was fixed very simply with a little tightening. I had been given some old rear frame sections that came from a previous restoration - so not "showroom" quality, but far better ('coz they existed) than what was currently there. Getting them bolted into place has gone some way towards giving me key external dimensions - and the satisfaction of a sniff of what it might look like when done. 'O course - it still won't keep the rain out - but it's another (small) step towards the restoration. And then there was the 8-point turn in the narrow driveway to get it back into shelter - I certainly feel my forearms getting more Popeye like! Next-step is to strip down the wheel arches for pattern & replacement...
  6. What he said! I hope that Ferret needs a tow at some point... I'll be only too happy to oblige. :angel:
  7. Thank you, Tony I'm a while away from being near taking it on roads, but there is farm livestock and other vehicles that might get a surprise! What "change" have you made? Is it a straightforward bolt-on/modification, or does it require altering any original structure? Do you have any drawings/photos of such a change?
  8. Thank you, Rob I strongly suspect that if I entered your premises, I'd leave with a 25pdr too :laugh:
  9. ... and finally skipping forward to yesterday: I managed to get the last remaining panel off, including the drivers window (glazing intact). Now I can see the extent of the rot/integrity of the underlying framework all-round. In short - what was left of the cab was _broadly_ sound - but all the bodywork framing that was exposed is, well, not sound. So: does anyone happen to have a spare Mk-2 body lying around...? ... No? How about dimensions &/or plans for the frame structure? As an ex-recovery vehicle, it had no rear body, so I have no idea what the lockers, bins, etc. should look like inside. (The Bolt-Action & Flames of War Mk-2 Quads just aren't the right scale to get accurate measurements.) Is anyone taking a Mk-2 to War & Peace Revival this year?
  10. Stepping a little forward in time - to 2013 - this is the Quad as I collected it. This side very much shows it's best side! During the 16 years since the previous picture, the "Saviour of Sheppy" had freed the engine and got it running, as well as getting the brakes freed and working so it could stop too. Getting it onto the loader was my first experience of the "wrong way round" brake & accelerator on these early Quads
  11. Well - it's been a while since joining the green-machine fraternity, and my first effort at restoration is still a (slow) work in progress. Having been inspired at a recent show to try and make more of a push to be ready for Capel next year, I thought it about time to open up my project for wider review & advice. First-up is the picture of my project in 1997 - long before I knew it would become _my_ project. Abandoned & awaiting the scrap auction - it was preserved by someone who was already restoring a Mk-2 (late) Quad and didn't want to see this one lost. I will put a couple more pictures up to bring it a bit more up to date... and then try and keep it a bit more current!
  12. I had a fantastic day out with family - and the passing opportunity to provide direct (positive) feedback. One comment I got was "... we spend so much time organising and running it, we don't get a feel for how successful it is". I hope that the whole "Event Team" get the overwhelming positive boost they need... We'll be back next year, hopefully with something worth exhibiting.
  13. My 10-year old is coming with me this year. Lots of interest there. But: Just think of all the young children who still want to be steam engine drivers... I don't think it's lack of interest - I think it's lack of opportunity! If W&P closes, not only is there less to see - there's no local Schools days and less opportunity for youngsters to see 100+ years of vehicle history. (However - it's not to say that Rex, Barbara and the others haven't earned a rest!)
  14. https://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/clarke-cig1216-heavy-duty-instant-garage I have one of the 10'x16' covering my Quad, whilst next to it is a friends Scorpion under another. Both survived last years winds intact - albeit with a couple of storm-straps just to be sure. It's made a lot of difference to the time doing work, as it saves a lot of time on de-/re-sheeting! :-) And being able to tinker when it rains...
  15. You pipped me to it by 24 hours (curse those family holidays!). Good luck with it - sounded like it was mostly there, albeit in bits...
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