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The CS8 engine block showing the broken water jacket bolts. Four of the bolts (M6) came out without snapping. The M6 tapped holes are 46 mm centre to centre (x) and 82mm (y). Using the right angle triangle formula I confirmed my measurements are correct. This repair attempt could end in tears but the block is worth saving. The 1937 to 39 Morris 'big six' sedan and some of the CV trucks had the same 82mm bore engine but there are variations in the cyl. head, pistons, water pump , manifolds , carburetor and the water jacket casting .

This is one method that has been effective in repairing broken water jacket bolts.. In this case a Hudson car. The engine block was mounted on a drill press. The Hudson owner has suggested: a mag drill would be another method. . https://metalworkforums.com/f316/t205712-drill-guide-plates-drilling-sheared-bolts?highlight=Hudson

Just about every CS8 I have seen here has suffered with bent or twisted front end chassis rails, must have been a weakness there in the design or people have tried to pull or tow something heavy from the front end "It's a old army truck, it is indestructible" I checked the other engine and the crank bearings are in good shape, this is relief. . I can make a good engine out of the two - hopefully. Another problem is; the little 6mm water jacket cover bolts have broken off, I soaked them for a long time, they are made from plasticine , not steel, the heads snapped off with only a small turn of the spanner. Might have to drill and tap the next size up .

Not much progress. I had a engine block bored but to my dismay, I discovered it has a crack along the edge on top next to a water outlet. Back to square one, I have stripped down another block . A big hold-up is: the babbit alloy big end bearings will need to be redone. I have decided to tackle this myself, the pouring has been done successfully by a few restorers . A learning curve but we all need to learn new skills. Most of the old engine machine shops here have closed down, it is very hard to find somebody with some know how about vintage car engines. The chassis is a little bent here and there, some repairs needed. The CS8 chassis is not highly rigid, it only has two rivetted crossmembers , I would think that when travelling over rough terrain, the chassis will 'walk'a bit - maybe this was a design feature.

Hi Rupert. The ex-West. Aust. Humber is in Melbourne undergoing a long term restoration. I believe a UK immigrant imported the Humber, late 1950s. There are more than one in N.Z. A N.Z. govt. Department imported a few in the 1950s.. think it was from Hong Kong. Matthew Lombard has the remains of one.

A few examples have survived down under. During the later years of the war, there was a plea or demand coming from farmers and primary producers for light utility vehicles for farm use. The Federal govt. approached the UK with a order/request to supply these vehicles. Newspaper reports indicate that, initially 1200 tillies were to be shipped to Australia but it appears the actual number that arrived was far less. In mid 1945, adverts appeared in newspapers across the land announcing the arrival of the tillies, ranging from Tasmania across to Perth West. Aust. A permit was required in order to purchase one of these vehicles. The few tillies that did arrive, ( maybe 200-300 ) were sold to civilian farmers through Standard, Morris and other official dealerships.. These were brand new vehicles, not used. Some of these dealers would have received as few as two or three tillies to sell, one dealer advert has just one Standard available. The most numerous survivors are Standards, with only a very few of the other types still in one piece. I know of only one Morris tilly restored to running condition, a mammoth effort that required parts from two or three wrecks and much fabrication of new panels involving many hours of labour.

Brisbane scenes with K2/Y and a Ford GTB bomb loading truck. https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C189286

Pics of Defence Dept. vehicles assembled in Melbourne, Australia. The date and location needs to be confirmed but these pics are filed with many other Victorian Railways workshops , Newport, Melbourne pics. Likely the chassis were imported and the bodywork was made in the Newport railways workshops, Melbourne. The pics can be downloaded in high resolution: lower LH corners of the pics. https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/4D71D701-F7DD-11E9-AE98-738A6CBC43E1?image=1 https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/4D705060-F7DD-11E9-AE98-BD1E9134E3B8?image=1 https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/4AF6287B-F7DD-11E9-AE98-9FF18BF347A3?image=1 https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/4B051CA6-F7DD-11E9-AE98-471A15430933?image=1 https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/4D750B53-F7DD-11E9-AE98-1F8ACE6741E7?image=1 https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/4D6E548F-F7DD-11E9-AE98-E30B53BD03EE?image=1 https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/4B03E425-F7DD-11E9-AE98-8FC4BAB44529?image=1 https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/4D6C0A9E-F7DD-11E9-AE98-9185A431FD70?image=1 https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/4AF7880C-F7DD-11E9-AE98-61EA83F30863?image=1 https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/CA62EAAE-F821-11E9-AE98-BD1CD57F7960?image=1

Looking through the Australian Army vehicle registration ledgers I have found: vehicles listed as refugee cargo. Morris C8 2 pounder Portees ( approx. 30) Thornycroft Searchlight trucks X 6 reg. 50213 - 50218 Albion House type workshop and Breakdown trucks 50201 - 50209 Bedford OY ( approx. 10 ) Albion recovery truck 6wh. 50264 Leyland 6wh Recovery and B/down trucks Bedford MWC Water tank trucks 50277 - 50291 Canadian Ford FGT gun tractors 50293 - 50302 Dodge 3 ton GS Dyson Sound ? Locator

The Aust. made GM-H Chevrolet cabs are unique , they are fitted with quarter vent door windows and the kick out rectangular vent panels each side of the cowl..

Japanese POWs with a Nissan or Toyota truck.

Few more pics of MCP vehicles and other stuff. The Aust. army had a policy of only taking Ford and Chevrolet vehicles overseas, this was in order to reduce the maintenance and spare parts problem. A number of the Aust. army's vehicles were lost in the Greece debacle and more were lost in Malaya.

Hi Chris Not sure if you refer to the main carrier for the 11 set . The W.S 11 manual does have a carrier No. 1 listed. ZA9297. I do have one, it's a multi-part carrier that screws together. You can adjust the length of the carrier to accommodate the location of the Power Supply L.P No. 1 to either on top of or beside the set.