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  1. I'm keeping all the sign-written sheetmetal, It all needs stripping off as the framework is all rotten, broken or missing. I'll probably put a lot of it back, at least at the rear because I like the cabin/workshop area, but I don't like the deep side-skirts and the flat front. It looks too much like a fire engine!
  2. Thank you, PM sent Listerj123: The Matador was supplied to the RAF in 1943, then went to a bus company in Glasgow for recovery work and finally ended up (via a Scottish museum) near Hereford The Bus Recovery body is very ugly and in terrible condition so I'm slowly dismantling it.
  3. I am trying to refurbish a CAV control box for an AEC Matador, I'd like to replace the non-original starter button with a CAV type 108 push switch but I can't find any for sale apart from an ancient link on a vintage tractor forum. Does anyone have any good ideas about where to look as I have drawn a blank on the usual online sources?
  4. Many WW1 Lorries: https://youtu.be/fS3Dfck5OKQ
  5. It looks like HMG is flogging off a load of stuff: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1015447/DESA_Sales_Brochure_2021.pdf Maybe some will end up at Whithams?
  6. Screwfix sell 13mm wide x 10mm foam tape Like This Otherwise I have used this company and found them pretty good: Rubber and Sponge, They do a wide range and were cheapest when I last looked I second what Marvin says about using copper as a backing.
  7. pc1959

    Hi-de-Hi!

    Remember the rather grim sitcom Hi-de-Hi? Someone on the internet has traced every bit of stock footage used in the opening titles! HERE I think the source of the SRN-1 hovercraft clip will be of interest as it's from a Combined Services Exercise in 1959. It shows an amphibious assault on the beach at Eastney. Lots of kit on display. Combined Services Exercise 1959
  8. There are quite a few tanks here that I had never heard of, Caernarvon for one and what looked like a Russian one in the mix as well. Poor old Saracen loses a wheel in front of everyone Quite a few dodgy looking dictator types in the crowd as well! Apologies if you have all seen it before
  9. Fitting EFI to a military vehicle engine should not be too hard as although the cubic capacity is usually large, the peak power is not that big so the injector size is not unreasonable. As well as the ECU you would need: A high pressure fuel pump a 3 bar fuel regulator with return line to tank A fuel rail to hold the injectors onto the manifold Crank trigger wheel Throttle position sensor All these bits can be got from eBay A long time ago I wrote an article for Practical Performance Car on choosing the pump and injectors and I will try to dig it out and put the relevant bits on here. From memory, when Dave Walker (Emerald M3D ECUs) fitted EFI on a Meteor engine in a Rover SD1 he used Rover 800 series injectors. I can also thoroughly recommend Dave's book Engine Management published by Haynes
  10. "who recognizes the mark at the top right"
  11. I think you have nailed it! I recognised some parts around the Regents canal and Paddington, and the strange turret on the building near Kings Cross Station. Thanks for filling in the gaps.
  12. I found this video of Barging Through Old London in 1924 in colour [AI enhanced and colourized] very restful to watch, a few good shots of traffic showing what may be pre WW1 commercial vehicles:
  13. I anyone has one I'd appreciate a copy as well, my Matador was used for bus recovery and lost the original cab.
  14. If I recall correctly (and a quick google says yes) Ford Escort rally cars often used a 12v starter with 24v to spin the engine really fast. This probably shortened the life of the starter a bit but, hopefully, it's only getting intermittent use and should get plenty of time to cool down.
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