johann morris

I have actually started a separate thread as my situation is really starting to get quite annoying. http://hmvf.co.uk/topic/40611-another-reistration-saga-and-a-warning Jon

I have been posting my saga as part of another thread but I thought that this should maybe seen as a warning to anyone who has or is registering a vehicle. 7th August 2019. Well, having received the registration document about 2 weeks ago I have now received a letter informing me that they have authorised my application and that I should receive the registration document within 4 weeks, the registration number that I have been allocated is LXS403, and there is also the receipt for road tax, which of course is £0 but for LXS403 . Also enclosed is the official number plate authorisation cert for...……. wait for it...……….registration number LXZ403, of course you would think that that would have been a bad enough mistake for the DVLA to make but the V5C registration document that they have already sent me 2 weeks previously has yet another, different, registration number on it. I have checked and the registration number that is stated on the V5 has road tax and the chassis number stated on the V5 is correct for my vehicle but the authorisation letter also contains my chassis number for the other 2 registration numbers. Confused, me to. 8th August 2019 Today I rang the DVLA regarding the above, after a quite lengthy conversation I was informed that the number on the registration document LX 5403 was 100% correct, I then asked for a new payment receipt, as the one I had been sent showed LXS 403. The lady then put me on hold for some time and when she came back, she informed me that the registration document that I had been sent was in fact incorrect and the registration should have been LXS 403 and that a new correct document would be sent to me along with a new receipt and number plate authorisation. I have had to ring the insurers and change the registration with them but I think that in retrospect I have been lucky. Apparently this is now a common occurrence and for one person it ended badly. The person had registered a historic vehicle with the DVLA, he was sent a registration document and insured the vehicle using the registration number shown. He then had an accident and only when he came to claim was it discovered that the number that was on the V5 was incorrect, the insurer refused to pay out. I hope that my muddle is now sorted out but we will have to wait and see. Jon

Well, having received the registration document about 2 weeks ago I have now received a letter informing me that they have authorised my application and that I should receive the registration document within 4 weeks, the registration number that I have been allocated is LXS403, and there is also the receipt for road tax, which of course is £0 but for LXS403 . Also enclosed is the official number plate authorisation cert for...……. wait for it...……….registration number LXZ403, of course you would think that that would have been a bad enough mistake for the DVLA to make but the V5C registration document that they have already sent me 2 weeks previously has yet another, different, registration number on it. I have checked and the registration number that is stated on the V5 has road tax and the chassis number stated on the V5 is correct for my vehicle but the authorisation letter also contains my chassis number for the other 2 registration numbers. Confused, me to. Jon

Thanks Phil, it just adds some extra interest and as the wife informs me, it keeps me off the streets. Jon

Evening All, I have always wanted the barn where I keep my vehicles to be more interesting than just a storage barn, so I have tried to add some interesting vignettes. I have two bunker entrances, which exit into other areas. I have a small piece of 1940 Holland. and a 1/6 Junkers 52 with the little paratroopers jumping out' but an area that I have been left with needed something to fill it. The shape suggested a house, so as I had some wood left over from another job, I started. I made a couple of windows and let my imagination do the rest. There's still along way to go but today I managed to give the structure a coat of plaster. Jon

Excellent pictures and perfectly timed as I was looking for some pictures of partially destroyed houses for a project that I am working on. Thanks for posting, Jon

Yes indeed, I have had the little slip telling me that I can only get them through a certified vendor but I have never had to supply all that information before, I just get a set made. If it's for a modern vehicle then locally or if it's for an old vehicle via the internet. Still if that's what has to be done then I suppose...….. Thanks for all your responses and sorry if I have interrupted the original thread. Jon

I have just had my documents back from the DVLA for my 1944 Morris first registration. I used the MVT who were very efficient and helpful, it took about 3 weeks from sending the documents to the DVLA to receiving the log book. However the log book is to some extent incorrect, as the information contained is different to the information that I filled in on the V55/5. I entered the model as a C8, the relevant column on the log book is empty, the fuel type was entered as Petrol, the log book has heavy oil, the cylinder capacity was entered as 3519cc, the log book has 900cc. Thankfully the important information, chassis number, year of manufacture and engine number are correct but how can it be so hard to copy what has been entered in the V55/5 onto the log book. I will have to ring them on Monday. A silly question but why can't you just get a set of number plates made off of the internet, there are many companies that don't require all the relevant documents or is there a catch that I can't see? Jon

My feelings exactly, been there, done that, not doing it again. I know w&p was a fantastic show but not on the present terms, especially when there are so many smaller shows you can go to for free and they actually appreciate your attendance. Jon

Now a Minerva, that's one that I would like, along with a Tempo but every time I decide that I need one something else comes along. I really don't understand the price difference between the British series 1 and it's foreign siblings, all are just gorgeous vehicles. Jon

You are doing a fantastic job restoring this vehicle and when it is finished it's going to be a real head turner. Jon

Not Military but my 1950 series 1 doing what it was designed to do, no fuss, just the sweet sound of the 1595 petrol engine in the sun. Jon

I just found this https://www.benzworld.org/forums/unimog/2583153-tires-better-u900-u1100.html I don't know if they can help, from the telephone number they are in the UK. Jon

Evening All, I have been making the flanges for the final drive housings. On my tank, the covers are really for aesthetics, however the flanges will actually add some rigidity to the area. The area concerned on an original tank The outer profile of an original housing The profile of my housing My housing profile was always going to be a compromise in order to cover the tractor final drives but in actual fact, it's not that different from the original. The flanges were made by piecing sections together then welding and grinding them to finished shape. Flange welded onto the hull. Final drive housing flange bolted to the hull flange. Now all I have to do is fabricate the housing cover. Jon

Hi Sjoerd, Thank you very much for your kind comments, they are much appreciated. I have indeed found your web site and I am Number 17 on your register, also you have a pre restoration picture in the "stories" section of your site. Please feel free to update my story and use any of the pictures in this thread. Regards, Jonathan

This is very sad to hear but when I read it I thought I had heard a similar story before, this is copied and pasted from the WAF forum: http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/showthread.php?t=873408 Hello, i have the same problem but not in Ukraine instead my problem is in the United Kingdom. I have Ordered an replica PAK40 for around 4500 UK Pounds and paid 100% in Advance! We now have 2016 and i still did get no PAK or my Money back! This guy is still ripping other people as well but as i live in Germany it is to difficult to get enough pressure which makes this guy react and pay my money back! He has an Website called ; http://www.elitemilitaria.co.uk/ He produces lots of replicas for reenactors like me! His Contactdetails are; Nelz Nelson ELITE MILITARIA 120 , OXFORD STREET HULL. EAST YORKSHIRE HU2 0PQ Phone +44 7413 707 121 email: elitemilitaria@live.co.uk If anyone outhere who is able to help me getting my Money Back i would show an big THankyou and pay 10% of my Investment in the PAk!!!! I am not sure if he ever got his money or him PAK, lets hope you have better luck. Jon

Hello Citroen Man, Thanks for the video, no I hadn't seen that before, I would be incredible to find something like that and then restore it. Evening All, Just a quick update, in truth there's not much to tell, I seem to have spent the last week doing everything other than the tank. Getting the final drives inline with the steering box took quite a lot of time and I lost count of how many times I had to remove the steering box to make alterations but the easy side is almost complete apart from the drive shaft cover. The right hand side has been a right pain because of the limited space and the need to have the longest possible splines on the drive shaft. Time has moved on from when I was a full time machinist, had someone brought us a hardened shaft and asked us to machine splines on it, it would have been a no go but I bought a carbide cutter and even my old milling machine made easy work of the job, impressed, I should say so. In my opinion this is still the weak point in the drive chain but time will tell. I fear that things may slow down even further in the near future as I have some rooms to refurbish in an old rectory. Jon

Evening All, Today I trial fitted the first final drive unit, it all lined up as anticipated. The original had an armoured cover over the final drives, obviously my cover won't be armoured but it will hide the castings and make the area look roughly like the original. The big question is, can I get my welding to look like the original? Jon

To be honest, I liked doing the electrics, it was a challenge, the machining is just the same old same old but it doesn't matter what I am doing, it's interesting. Yes that's the output from the steering box, the input shaft for the final drive will somehow be attached and final drive casting will cover it. However, there will be a cover that covers the final drive casting, so that it all looks as near as possible as the original did. Connecting the steering box to the final drive on the left side of the hull is the easy side, if it can be called easy, the right side is a completely different matter because there is very little space available between the output of the steering box and the final drive casting. I have a plan, lets just hope that it works. Jon Jon

Guten Abend zusammen, The steering box is bolted in it's final resting position, which isn't exactly as per the original but because of the components that i am using it was always was going to be a compromise. The final drives / reduction boxes stuck out too much from the side of the chassis, meaning that the front sprockets wouldn't be inline with the rest of the wheels. I therefore removed material from the castings, first of all with an angle grinder and then I finished them to size on the milling machine. The next problem was bolting the final drives to the chassis as I had cut the original studs off of the castings. There are six 1/2" UNC threaded holes already in the front of the castings that I can utilise but I need some in the flange area. The answer was to drill five new holes for M16 bolts and then weld bosses on the rear of the flange so that the flange bolt securely on to the chassis. The output shaft was then reassembled into the casting so that I can position the final drive housing onto the chassis and drill all the attaching holes. That's all for now folks, Jon

It's looking really good and I am impressed with your press tool and the end result. Very nice indeed. Jon

Afternoon, My big brother came to visit us today, well in actual fact, he came to see the Panzer. As I had tided things up yesterday, he didn't see the mass of wires so I don't think he could appreciate what a real headache it has been. A somewhat tidier engine bay

To be honest no, it was a very interesting exercise and I understand more about the system than I did before. Unfortunately I am so busy, give it a week or so and the information will be overwritten in my little brain. It will still be there but I will have to concentrate damn hard to retrieve it. I have made notes and identify the various wires for future reference so that should help. The engine loom is all tided up and the engine has been started several times. There are some aspects that I am not happy with but once the steering box and final drives have been connected to the gearbox the whole lot can come out for spraying and then any concerns addressed. Jon

Thanks Paul but I am not mad, it's just the voices in my head. Anyway, all's well, the engine starts, revs but I have another problem, the exhaust is toooooooooooo quiet, now I didn't expect that ! Jon