philm1 Posted January 5, 2020 Author Share Posted January 5, 2020 Hi Terry. Compliments of the season. We took your advice and tied in a spare toothed belt. Found cable ties worked better than wiring it in as you could slowly tighten them in turn to make sure it didn't touch the clutch drum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryb Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 that is looking so good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philm1 Posted January 5, 2020 Author Share Posted January 5, 2020 Xmas break goals were to get vehicle moving under its own power for the first time in many years and also ready for painting. Goals achieved with start up and running on New Year's day, 3.5 years from the start of the rebuild. No major issues. Did find the gearbox took more oil than what the specs said but i guess it was from bone dry and a certain amount stays in the system. We are not using the fuel bladder but rather an outboard boat fuel tank so we know we will always have fresh fuel. Idle needed to be adjusted as it was running too fast. No oil leaks, so all good. Once we had the engine running sweet (it had been started when installed back in April) we tested forward, steering, brakes and reverse. The radiator hadn't been installed so we were mindful not to run the engine for too long. Then we installed the radiator and moved outside to fill it up with water. No issues so we went for a drive. It was a hot day so excuse Brett in the hot seat not wearing a shirt in one part of the video. Day 2 (at the end of the video) I took my 10-year-old son (Bryn) for his first drive. He suggested the helmets. Start up 01.01.2020.mp4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philm1 Posted January 5, 2020 Author Share Posted January 5, 2020 More pics of the installations. Even have indicators, tail and brake lights working. And the horn I spent so much time on. A couple of shake down items to sort. 2 small water leaks which replacement hose clamps have sorted. Ignition light is not going out so charging syestem not coming online. I will check the earths and wiring from the distrbution box to generator box. The generator was rebuilt so I wonder if there is a way of testing that next to see if it is actually doing what it should? Now plan is to get everything taped up so we can get a few good days in of painting everything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 If you want to test the generator simply put a voltmeter across the batteries. If it's anything like FV430s you should have 28.5V across them at anything above 1000 rpm or so. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornishbloke Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 It's a great feeling when they burst into life like that! It looks really good and I'll add a second belt in the same way that you have. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philm1 Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 3 very busy days painting. A spell of extended hot weather was predicated so away we went. Today we had 2 guns going and lesson learned 'bigger is better'. We treated ourselves to a gun with a big bucket which meant less mixing and quicker application. Every thing back in the shed ready to be bolted back on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrym Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 On 9/18/2019 at 1:25 AM, philm1 said: Can anyone identify these items? FV701025 The plate in the top pic, fits over the NBC pack, large hole for the inlet seal and the small hole for the 1st stage scavange, this is the debris outlet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrym Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 The small inlet for the air intake, that is fitted to the gearbox cover plate, the louvres should be facing rearwards, opposite to the radiator louvres. this lessens the amount of dust entering, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philm1 Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 We were booked in for our first public outing on the 23rd Feb but another opportunity came along for an event the week before so it has been a busy time trying to get ready. Although not 100% it was enough to take to a Defence Force family open day at the local military base. Still needs some more dressing up but we are happy with where we have come from to where it is at now. In need of smoke discharger bases and tubes and turret basket if anything out there. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Phil what a great looking machine, it will be a shame to get it dirty now. Kudos to you for the work done. As you sit now in the afterglow and reflect, what would you have done differently with the project and what spares did you wish that you had bought now that they are harder to find? I am interested to hear of other peoples experiences and learn from them, I am not in any way trying to criticise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philm1 Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 Yes a good question and with the benefit of hindsight. I guess the key to anything like this is your budget, availability of parts and, resources to be able to undertake a restoration like this. If you want to drive a vehicle straight away then you need to budget for an up and running vehicle. If you want the enjoyment of a restoration then you want to get as much as you can in the way of spares from the outset. It would also be preferable to view what you are getting. Luckily we had reliable contacts in the UK to view the vehicle and the previous owner was also great to deal with. We were also lucky to get a good amount of spares as in another set of track, road wheels and 2 engines. Locally we sourced a reconditioned gearbox. Also locally a full set of parts and reference manuals plus a local person’s experience of restoring armoured vehicles including cvrts. During the restoration further spares have been sourced and we will store these hopefully never to be used. Whilst the vehicle is not internally 100% complete we were happy from the outset that externally it would look the part. Perhaps in time we will get a turret basket and other kit to fit it out. When I embarked on this project I had no previous experience so was learning all the way. Proves anything can be done when you set your mind to it. You do need good support from your beloved, don’t try and work to a strict budget (but do what needs to be done), and don’t rush things. I’m not sure in hindsight that there are any major regrets and I think we where we wanted to be. No worries getting it dirty as we want to have fun. It has now done to static displays at show over 2 weeks. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philm1 Posted September 1, 2020 Author Share Posted September 1, 2020 (edited) I hope everyone out there is okay and this COVID thing isn't affecting you too much. It has been winter here so a chance just to potter along with small bits and pieces. A spotlight was found which I stripped down and rebuilt. Now installed and working. A clansman intercom system has been installed and working. Makes communication between the driver and turret so much easier. Some replica smoke dischargers have been added. the latest project will be the renovation and installation of a turret basket. I didn't think we would ever get one but Australia used them in the M113's that had Scorpion turrets fitted. Missing some bits including the commanders seat so if you have anything for it please let me know. This one was offered to me so I grabbed it. The turret rollers were completely seized so I had to drill out the pins so as not to damage the alloy housing. New bearings ordered today. next project is to try and make up some dummy rounds either out of resin casting or alloy casting. Happy days. Edited September 1, 2020 by philm1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philm1 Posted May 31, 2021 Author Share Posted May 31, 2021 Over the past 9 months we have been to a few shows as well as continued to add more bits and pieces as they have become available. The turret rollers and basket were rebuilt and installed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philm1 Posted May 31, 2021 Author Share Posted May 31, 2021 In October we attended 'Tank Weekend' run by a local military vehicle club. What made it special was 3 Scorpions in attendance before one of them went off to a new home in the South Island of NZ. The first time we really got to stretch her legs over a good shingle track with lots of corners and ups and downs. Performed well but I think it did suffer from fuel vapor lock later in the day when both the weather and vehicle were very hot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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philm1 Posted May 31, 2021 Author Share Posted May 31, 2021 Crew heater was stripped down, rebuilt and installed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryb Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Fantastic transformation from what it was to what it is now Do you know the origins of the other 2 scorps in the pic? (and well done for keeping the Belgian identity!) best wishes Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philm1 Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share Posted June 1, 2021 15 hours ago, terryb said: Fantastic transformation from what it was to what it is now Do you know the origins of the other 2 scorps in the pic? (and well done for keeping the Belgian identity!) best wishes Terry Hi Terry, the center Scorp is ex NZ Army. The other was imported into NZ perhaps up to 10-15 years ago and rebuilt. I'll ask the owner if he knows any history on it. We thought we'd be different and keep with the Belgium identity. NZ Scorpions were originally a similar green before they went to the Merdec Cammo scheme. We did think of going UN white as well. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornishbloke Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Fantastic work as always Phil. Coincidentally I am also refurbishing the turret basket. Looking at the pictures it seems that it comes out through the NBC pack - is it a difficult operation? I've removed the bearing fittings and have replacement bearings but I cannot locate a source for the hollow pins. I'd rather replace them than re-use the originals and wondered where you managed to get yours All the best Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philm1 Posted June 8, 2021 Author Share Posted June 8, 2021 On 6/5/2021 at 10:46 PM, Cornishbloke said: Fantastic work as always Phil. Coincidentally I am also refurbishing the turret basket. Looking at the pictures it seems that it comes out through the NBC pack - is it a difficult operation? I've removed the bearing fittings and have replacement bearings but I cannot locate a source for the hollow pins. I'd rather replace them than re-use the originals and wondered where you managed to get yours All the best Richard Hi Richard, Reasonably straight forward to get the turret basket in and out. Always helps to have a 2nd pair of hands and the smaller person in the turret. The hollow pins I re made using a bit of hollow steel tube then a friend turned it down on his lathe to a press fit. Couldn't find the exact size off the shelf. Now looking for fittings that attach the turret to the basket and the bracket from top of commanders seat to turret if you know of any sources. Regards Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornishbloke Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 Hi Phil thanks a lot for the reply - I’ve managed to find solid dowel pins so it looks as if I’ll have to drill the top ones out. I’ll keep my eyes out for the turret bits. All the best Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philm1 Posted August 19, 2021 Author Share Posted August 19, 2021 Motor taken out of NZ Scorpion back in 1995. Conrod sticking out of sump. I have stripped it down to keep what bits may be good as spares and will scrap the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Have seen this happen to J60 engines many times in both CVR(T) and Fox vehicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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