scott9643

Hello folks I need some help with my K9 wireless body. the body last had a D11 R230 installation which has been completely stripped out at some point, I now have a completely empty body which I am in the process of re-lining with new hardboard.

First question, can anybody let me have details of the hardboard panel configuration, I can see that there was a hrizontal join at the level of the bottom of the windows from paint residue on the frame., but the rest is not clear.

Second does anyone have pictures or construction details of the battery/stowage locker in the nearside rear corner.

Third, I am going to make up a repro radio table but although the general layout can be worked out from the various radio instalation manuals I have seen the details of its construction are not clear would anyone be able to supply pics or a scketch please?

Finally, anyone got any pics or drawings of the hatch/canvas tube between the body and the cab?

I know its a bit of a list but any help gratefully recived......

 

Thanks

 

PT

Could help with all that info. Whereabouts are you? If you're near enough you are welcome to come and measure ours - we've even got an almost complete set of fittings and body furniture for a D11 you could measure up. Short of that , pm your e mail address and I'll forward some piccies

The mount is further forward that the Vent-Axia, because it's directly over the aerial tuning unit and there was a glass "bowl" insulator between the top of the ATU and the roof. (You don't want to get any body parts close to the feeder with 250 watts of RF on it, I can assure you.)

 

A lot of K9s may have been converted to radio relay roles, with C50/R236 (and C70s) fitted. These would have had the insulators removed (as well as the "coffin") and a Clark 12M pump up mast fitted.

 

Chris.

This page from the D11/R Installation EMER explains all ...............

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3914_EMER_CI_Q115_AerialInstallation_SR_D11_R230_Austin_K9.pdf

Been posting in the introductions board, and thanks to all who replied, but no one has really answered my question. Is £4500 a reasonable price for an up and running solid and usable Bedford OWL in civvie trim that wouldnt win prizes but certainly wouldnt look out of place at a show these days? I have been out of the vintage commercial scene for a while but I thought it was a bit expensive but thats what it would take to buy it or it stays in its shed. And what would be a "Faire offre raisonnable" for this french truck http://www.leboncoin.fr/utilitaires/876200050.htm?ca=4_s disregarding travel costs?

Looks like 5k to me all day long - where would you get another one? - I haven't seen one of these in years and certainly not looking this good, if you want it, I'd advise you go and snap it up before someone else does. Just about everyone I know on the military scene has a "wish I'd bought it at the time" storyline

Hello Forum,

 

I've bought some items on a auction, amongst it some unknown to me WS parts.

Are you able to help to identity these?

It is a support bracket, about 12cm (5") wide and 10cm (4") high.

It has 4 bolts to attatch too something.

In white paint it is marked "ZA39117"

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Fred

 

The attached photos show the bracket as fitted to our Austin K9 GS FFR

We have two of these as standard fitment bolted to the body sides of our Austin K9 GS FFR and as stated they are the lower support bracket for the aerial mounts. I would be very interested if it's for sale

The candlestick mounts as shown in the photos above are a bit short for the K9, so if anyone has some very tall ones they would like to part with, I'd be interested in those as well - it would save the bother of making them

Dear All,

 

On exercise or operations time is of the essence. It is much easier just to change the engine than to mess around rebuilding the engine in the field. You also need to remember that the field workshop units have to be mobile within the Area of Operations (AO). The last thing they want is dozens of vehicles in bits all needing one or two elusive parts. Each one would have to be moved to the next location (with the risk of losing components) by the recovery section which has a finite capacity.

 

Richard would know more about how the Base workshops operate but I believe that different ones did different engines. This would mean that they had all the Special Tools and Test Equipment for the engine as well as their stores having all the parts that they might need for that engine. For instance, if something had to be shimmed the relevant base workshop's stores would have all the range of shims in stock.

 

The same considerations apply to gear-boxes and axles and final drives. Collectively, they are known as Engine & Main Assemblies.

 

John

Not forgetting that the point of an excersise is to test all the resources, and I've no doubt others will recall changing main Assemblies for no other reason than "excersising" the workshop in location. On at least one occasion we took trucks out of the workshop on tow because we couldn't get spares through the usual channels, but on excersise stores demands took priority and Assemblies you'd been waiting months for just turned up.

You mention Field Workshops being mobile, and the last thing you want ................ Did we mention crash out, now if you want to lose some vital parts, that's the way to do it!

Back to the main thread, I wholly agree with the experts here having bin there and dun that. The liklyhood of finding any military kit, leave alone armour with an original engine is extremely unlikely, as has already been said, major units often can't be repaired in the field as there is neither the special tools nor the expertise, or critically the time in particular to investigate and rectify faults. The user wants his vehicle back instantly, cos he doesn't want to stand guard at your location while you scratch your head, and the Tiffy doesn't want all his blokes committed to lengthy repairs knowing that he might have to move at any time. If in doubt, change the big bit or backload!

Found some more pictures.

The front was modified post war to make it more attractive:

The badge which was stolen off the lorry about 30 years ago was returned by the bloke who took it when he recognised the lorry:

Looks like a standard civilian MS or ML to me. Is there any evidence on the truck that makes you think it's ex military? The air cleaner was different on the OY, that might be a start

Great thread, great pics !

 

 

anybody have a pair of 'bat-wings' for the top of a FV610 GPO ?

I have a repro one, not sure which side, but its free if you want it

Hi guys,

 

Part 2 of the registration list.

 

82BA00 Saracen Mk 2 APC

82BA06 Saracen Mk 2 ACV FVRDE 1962

82BA07 Saracen Mk 2 ACV Australian (Duplicated)

82BA08 Saracen Mk 2 ACV Australian (Duplicated)

82BA22 Saracen Mk 2 Ambulance

82BA60 Saracen APC converted to ACV

82BA62 Saracen Mk 2 ACV

82BA68 Saracen Mk 2 ACV

82BA78 Saracen APC

82BA85 Saracen Mk 5 APC fitted with Anti RPG Mesh Ludgershall

82BA87 Saracen Mk 2 ACV

82BA90 Saracen Mk 5 Ambulance

82BA96 Saracen Mk 5 ACV

83BA06 Saracen Mk 2 ACV

83BA19 Saracen FV611 Ambulance 1 of only 12 produced

83BA41 Saracen Mk 5 APC

83BA49 Saracen Mk 1 APC Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal

83BA57 Saracen Mk 2 ACV

83BA61 Saracen Mk 2 APC

83BA78 Saracen Mk 5 Privately owned by Oily, (Matt)

83BA84 Saracen APC

83BA88 Saracen APC BAOR 1980s

84BA04 Saracen APC

84BA16 Saracen ACV Ulster

84BA25 Saracen Mk 5 APC Privately owned, Paulob

84BA26 Saracen APC Hong Kong

84BA32 Saracen Mk 5 ACV

84BA39 Saracen Mk 5 ACV

 

86BA06 Saracen ACV

 

96BA67 Saracen APC Mark 3 SA, Alv 721 Ex Mk2, Saracen 88, privately owned, Monty

96BA69 Saracen APC Mark 2 Last known, sold to W. Banister

97BA61 Saracen Mk 5 ACV

98BA25 Saracen APC was 17/21L now privately owned

98BA29 Saracen Mk5 Up Armoured Post Strike Recce Vehicle

98BA31 Saracen Mk 2 ACV?

98BA37 Saracen Mk 5 Ambulance Up Armoured

98BA50 Saracen Mk 6 with Riot Bars Ex Hong Kong, now Sydney Australia

98BA78 Saracen Mk 2 APC

98BA81 Saracen Mk 2 APC Reverse Flow Cooling

98BA82 Saracen APC

98BA90 Saracen Mk 5 Ambulance

00BB21 Saracen APC

00BB33 Saracen APC

02BB40 Saracen APC

05BB41 Saracen APC

09BB55 Saracen ACV

01CA88 Saracen APC

02CA04 Saracen ACP FV610 ATO Vehicle at RSofA

02CA05 Saracen ACP

02CA12 Saracen Armoured Command Post FV610

02CA14 Saracen Armoured Command Post FV610

02CA30 Saracen ACP with Radar GS No 9 Mk 1 ‘Robert’

01DA38 Saracen Armoured Command Post

01DA61 Saracen ACP

01DA69 Saracen ACP

01DA72 Saracen ACP

01DA75 Saracen ACP

05FF15 Saracen Mk 6 SWD

 

05FF26 Saracen Mk 6

 

05FF31 Saracen Mk 6 RPG Mesh

 

05FF35 Saracen Mk 6

 

05FF50 Saracen Mk 6

 

05FF54 Saracen Mk 6 Ambulance

 

05FF77 Saracen Mk 6

 

05FF82 Saracen Mk 6 SWD

 

05FF83 Saracen SWD Ulster 1984 (possibly last to leave Ulster)

 

05FF87 Saracen Mk 6 reverse flow cooling, RPG Mesh

 

05FF90 Saracen

 

05FF95 Saracen 28 Gurkha Transport Regt Hong Kong

 

06FF06 Saracen 28 Gurkha transport Regt Hong Kong

 

06FF23 Saracen Mk 6 SWD

 

06FF28 Saracen Uparmoured Ulster

 

06FF36 Saracen Mk 6 EOD

 

06FF42 Saracen Mk 2 EOD Ulster

 

06FF51 Saracen NFI

 

06FF53 Saracen Mk 6

 

 

 

xx Saracen mk 5 ACV Privately owned by haybaggerman

xx Saracen Mk 6 Privately owned by FoolsHumor, (Bob)

83BA78 Saracen mk 5 Privately owned by Oily, (Matt) included in list

xx Saracen Privately owned by Andyroo

xx Saracen Mk6 Privately owned by Fasttrax

xx Saracen Privately owned byM151tx

Xx Saracen Privately owned by berna2vm

Xx Saracen mk5 ACV Privately owned by Saracenstump

Xx Saracen Mk6 Privately owned by handler 69 (troy)

Xx Saracen Privately owned by mwarrior (long time, no hear)

Xx Saracen Privately owned by val (long time, no hear)

Another one for your list

I own 82BA37 Mk2 ACV uparmoured

pictures on my profile page

Yer! .... Wur be to in Somerset then you. Like to see ee out at some of our local shows

Has anyone got a screened distributor, coil, leads etc. from a K9 they would like to part with?

Nice day sun shining ideal opportunity to get cracked on with the body ,unfortunately strippin the bad bits out found more rot than I thought ,found one of the main frame rails is rotten aswell ,its a full take down :-( .While I'm on I'm going to replace the arch liners and mud flaps as they have a trace of rust worm, so rather than patch them I might aswell replace them .

Love the rot, er I mean Rotty! :rotfl::rotfl:

...has anyone got a decent photo or image of the rear tail gate...reason being the two outer panels have been plated over on mine and i tend to think they should'nt be ...

any assistance with this will be much appreciated

 

Cheesr Fasttrax

This was taken of a recent e bay bargain ... not mine I hasten to add -- got there too late ..........

Billy is innocent - he doesn't deserve to die. Remember Hanratty, they were wrong about him too ..........

There is a photo of a Saracen, with a daft bird at the side of it, taken in my yard well over ten years ago so it does seem a bit odd.

Picture of Saracen removed now. Was it taken in Manchester and was the owners name Clive?

Does anyone know where it ended up as I am quite interested in the jib/anchor bits if they're still about (and not too far from TN5)?

Try these people -- it was their lorry it was loaded on - http://www.pdgmachinery.co.uk/

This Commer cab Ford in a sorry state appeared at the Langport show in Somerset recently. It's last use was as a timber tractor as so many of these old Fords ended their working life, but now on it's way to the scrappers I've no doubt, although the owner said he was determined to get the engine running, but it was a Perkins 4 cylinder diesel and not the original flathead V8. Interesting that this sort of stuff still turns up in the oddest of places.

Most if not all the COMMER CB four and a half ton trucks were registration numbers in service came from the EM seriesthe one on post 13 appears to be 05 EM 51 from my records it last appears at CVD FELTHAM on the17/7/6705 EM 55 was at FELTHAM on the2/11/6705 EM 43 was at CVD HILTON on the 21/10/6905 EM 24 was at MARSHALLs on the 15/7/6505 EM 45 was at CHERTSEY between 1966/6705 EM 45 and 05 EM 55 appeared in the 1966 copy of the FVRDE BOOK l not looked to far in to the records for any moreinfotmation

Whatever happened to Commer 2-stroke 4 ton 4x4 prototype XNV 519S, which I last saw at the Great Dorset Steam Fair auction in the late '90s? Anyone know it or own it?

[/font]an;418067]Mines 61-BG-80

Any info on it

 

John

32BG48 DIS (date in service) 1951 Austin K9 1 Ton Wireless 4x4

61BG80 DIS 1951/2 Austin K9 1 Ton GS 4x4

Haven't you heard of Sheppys? .,...... and I think you've seen ours before John, didn't we meet at Haselbury earlier this year?

Anyone else spot the differences (not the non standard indicators)?

Scott, is that K9 yours? We've just been discussing surviving cargo body K9s and I haven't seen that one before.

Not mine I'm afraid. It was on a garage forecourt off the A30 in Cornwall where it was undergoing a brake overhaul. I didn't get to find out who owned it though. Army VRN is 41BG77 which makes it 1951 and an original GS according to my list

Note the back to front Wessex Wyvern on the front view .......... they do everything different in Cornwall

....Yes this hobby id definetely two halves when it comes to shows - the day time / public / arena /talks to those who are interested etc....and the evenings of beer/bbqs and socializing......and i wouldnt have it any other way !!!!

....... and I whole heartedly agree!

The K9 carried the standard British Army pioneer kit (knife fork and spoon) pick head and shovel on the outside N/S rearcorner of cab and pick helve stowed in the cab in the N/S corner by the passenger seat

I have nothing but the highest regard for commentators at shows only because I don't want to do it, but could do without the uninformed comments like "they used to call K9s dogs in the Army .... K9, dog ... get it?" or "I don't know what this is, it says Saracen in the programme .... I think it's a modified Ferret!" and the best one of all " they call this an 80 inch Land Rover because it measures 80 inches from front to rear bumper"

We find camo nets are the best deterrent for climbers ........