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helloi know a guy who have new engine for M55 if may be you are interested just let me know and i contact him to have price,if i remember he have 3 new engine in crate best wisheswilly

they removed white paint ? but what they done ? they painted other color i never heard this story for my sherman i m looking for any parts for multibank engine at this moment i disassembly rusty engine and will made a list of what parts can be used again . willy

lucky lucky i dont' know ! may be ! but lot of work to restore it

hello thanks for comments workshop is big bazar !! chaffee is in very good way.first engine is closed. now need to rebuild the gearboxes hydramatic for my sherman,i am looking for multibank engine parts and some parts for inside hull but it's mostly complete will post some pictures willy

hi adrian ok thanks a lot for infos,i seen pictures of brussel tank museum firefly but not sure all is original inside i bought some book but there is only drawing not photos i plan to start to restore my firefly so start to grind and weld correct parts inside. at this moment when work a lot on a chaffee ,its on goos way . willy

hello does have pictures from inside sherman VC firefly ? what is original color ? white like us tank or silver like british ? thanks for help best wishes willy

hello i have a wc 27 ambulance,i bought it in USA last year and she is now in uk in a friend home waiting i collect it wc 9 and wc 27 are near the same. mine is near than complete,missing some internal parts but mostly complete. You have all internal parts ? best wishes willy

hello guys no richard it's a right thread i make a special tool today and removed the nut,but it was very hard. now i am removing all gears to change the bearings gear are like new but the gearbox stayed lot of years without oil so bearing are little rusty and need to be changed. i also dismantled 4 boggies and will finish the 2 last may be this week they need to manufacture new parts,shaft etc..that is not a problem as we have machine tools at home i will have new spring suspension next month. willy

ah ah !! yes now it's better so trouble is B 's nut someone have an idea of the torque,i tryed all this afternoon .impossible to move it. i made a tool with theeth and tryed with big air tool ,it don't move,so i thank may be the thread was left but not. next step tomorrow. :nut: thanks for the drawing willy

it crank the gear N on your drawing willy

hi pierre olivier no i talking about the nut of the pinion who crank the gear of the diff. this pinion is a gearbox gear. it's some weeks i am looking for axle and gearbox's manual but not easy to find them. willy

dear guys we started to restore an M10 some weeks ago,it's a good basis,but missing some parts big missing part is the 3 inch tube.We have mantlet and mounting ,recoil system but no tube.so looking for one at this moment hull is empty,we start to weld damaged steel. all mecanic is out of the hull we are dismantling the gearbox to change seal and bearings .It's now that things are difficult i have big problem with the differential pinion 's nut it's a special nut with theeth ,we tryed everything but impossible to remove it does someone done this job ? may be someone have the special tool and we can borrow it ? i will prepare some pictures of the restoration best wishes willy

hello roy ok thanks a lot i have many question for you willy

hello roy i am willy,may be you don't remember me,i rescued you and teh sherman on a motorway in belgium some years ago. i am restoring an M10,on engine normally there is dry sump and an engine oil tank in the tank body for each engine. on the post of the man who is restoring achillies engine,we can see that sump are not the same as original and there is no oil tank in the body.There tube to fill engine oil go directly in the engine. on your engine i seen in you tube that it appear you have same model as mark . can you explain to me what you done on engine ,you do modification for engine lubrification ? did you done modification on sleeve and pistons? we can i find engine parts ? can you send me some interior's pictures of your achillies ? we have to rebuild all floor etc....and don't have model and not lot of pictures. best wishes willy

dear peter gavin copeman is on the forum,you can ask him for the numbers i think it's the chassis number. they done the same on the dragon. willy