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
Jon,
This is Tonia's brother Paul, been following this build thread in awe of the skills and determination shown in this project. I was quite chuffed with myself when I built my kit car and like you made my own wiring loom but this build is on a far superior level and with far inferior internet connection.
Tim keeps promising to bring me down for a look around which would be an absolute pleasure for something who enjoys both engineering and 2nd World War history. It appears you have broken the back of this project and hoping that the finishing stretch is somewhat easier.
Keep up the great work, it inspires others to give it a try and never believe that projects like this aren't acheivable.
Panzer 2 turret
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Jon,
This is Tonia's brother Paul, been following this build thread in awe of the skills and determination shown in this project. I was quite chuffed with myself when I built my kit car and like you made my own wiring loom but this build is on a far superior level and with far inferior internet connection.
Tim keeps promising to bring me down for a look around which would be an absolute pleasure for something who enjoys both engineering and 2nd World War history. It appears you have broken the back of this project and hoping that the finishing stretch is somewhat easier.
Keep up the great work, it inspires others to give it a try and never believe that projects like this aren't acheivable.