Jump to content

thedawnpatrol

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    800

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Posts posted by thedawnpatrol

    WAR & PEACE SHOW 2016_ new website taking online entries

    in War & Peace show.

    Posted

    The latest news regarding the EU knee jerk gun law on the "governments" own website is that and I quote " The government cannot change EU law ". This is in answer to the petition which they have REJECTED on the above grounds. They can ask to opt out but are unlikely to do so as Cameron etc seem to agree with the EU (as always). So guys and girls it looks pretty bleak for our hobby, I notice AT LAST that Milweb has posted details on their site, better late than never I suppose. :mad: I expect it will soon become law and millions of historically important items ( I will not call them weapons as they clearly are not ) will be lost or mutilated. Sad time for our hobby. I hated the EU before, now it's personal :mad:

     

    I can't see any details on milweb?

     

    Jules

    Morris C9/B

    in Blogs of MV restorations

    Posted

    Just been looking to get a tin of the paint, don't suppose you know if it would be Mid or Light Brunswick Green? Both seem to look quite similar to what I have left and don't want to get it wrong! :D

     

    It's Mid Brunswick green.

     

    Jules

    2016

    in Other Chatter

    Posted

    Happy New Year to all and hope you all have a good one. Don't forget to keep up with those New Years resolutions.:undecided:

     

    Is that ' New Years resolutions' or should it be ' Don't forget to keep up with those New Years Restorations!'

     

    Happy New year to you all, I promise more input on the Morris PU restoration this year!

     

    Jules

    Morris C9/B

    in Blogs of MV restorations

    Posted

    Lots more taken off and cleaned up etc. over the past week.

     

    Had a closer look at the radiator and it looks pretty bad at the base, not sure how repairable things like this are so any suggestions would be appreciated

     

    Managed to remove the exhaust manifold without any damage, it seems to be pretty well seized onto the inlet manifold but that is something I will sort later along the line.

     

    Rather than taking the whole "cab" to bits I just unbolted it from the chassis and lifted it to the rear of the body where it can remain complete for when I come to work on it.

     

    The engine/gearbox subframe is in a very poor state and I am surprised the engine is still held by it. So next job is to remove the engine and gearbox.

     

    Steering mechanism removed for ease of taking the engine and gearbox out which also revealed a nice bit of paint.

     

    Also removed the engine covers and condition doesnt seem to be too bad so will have to see how it looks when I start taking it to bits.

     

     

    [ATTACH=CONFIG]111009[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]111010[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]111011[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]111012[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]111013[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]111014[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]111015[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]111016[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]111017[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]111018[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]111019[/ATTACH]

     

     

    Martyn, I might be able to help you out with the sub frame, I have one that I am currently using as an engine rebuild stand.

     

    I'll take some photos over Christmas.

     

    Regards

     

    Jules

    Help!!!! Bedford electrics

    in Lubrication, Batteries & Electrics

    Posted

    First thing I would check is the fuse in the regulator box, you say you can't get to it ?

    That's your first job, if the fuse wire is ok, pull out the fuse and clean the contacts, had a similar problem with my MW, just needed the contacts cleaned.

     

    Regards

     

    Jules

     

    Thanks for your input, guys.

    To update - oops, had forgotten to polarise the dynamo (in my defence, I have only ever changed one dynamo, and that was around 30 years ago!). I have now done this, but it has not made a difference. Ignition light stays on with engine running at around 1000 - 1200 revs, ammeter sits on zero (it does show a discharge if I put the headlights on), and testing the dynamo output as per the manual, it still shows an output of around 0.5 - 0.6 volts. Strangely, so far the battery does not seem to be going flat. I have checked the dynamo earth with a continuity tester, and this seems ok.

     

    I am still tempted to think that the replacement dynamo is faulty, but obviously there are other possibilities. I can't get in to the regulator to inspect visually, as the vacuum tank for the wipers is in the way and it's now raining, so I have given up for now. Does anyone know how to test the regulator, by the way, as the manual seems rather reticent on this point? As far as I know, however, it I extremely unusual for a regulator to develop a fault.

     

    I would welcome your thoughts.

     

    Mike

    Morris C9/B

    in Blogs of MV restorations

    Posted

    You have a real challenge there Martyn

    Glad to see you have started the strip down, don't forget to take loads of photos as you go.

    Did you struggle to get the steering wheel off ?

     

    Cheers

    Jules

     

     

     

    QUOTE=MHillyard;456162]Work has started!

     

    Decided to spend a day getting the majority of the cab off before the bad weather sets in, also gives me something to do in the evenings as work on the Gipsy is becoming more light and weather dependent.

    Surprisingly a lot of the bolts came undone with an oily residue on the thread which is promising.

    Lots of little parts to store now but at least they wont spoil.

     

    [ATTACH=CONFIG]110337[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]110338[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]110339[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]110340[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]110341[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]110342[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]110343[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]110344[/ATTACH]

    Jeep canvas stencils

    in American Vehicles

    Posted

    Hi

     

    I have seen a few jeeps with the hood canvas stencilled with the canvas makers mark, usually on the inside back panel.

     

    Is there any evidence that this is authentic? And what was the usual wording ?

     

    Also looking at the shipping stencil, I notice that other US vehicles like dodges, half tracks etc have ' US Shipping port' above the numbers, but not on Jeeps ?

     

     

    Your thoughts please

     

    Jules

×
×
  • Create New...