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    SAS War Diary

    in MV Chatter

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    I went over to my neighbours today and he had bought his wife this diary for Christmas....:undecided:

     

    Despite the fact her father was in the SAS she didnt seem very impressed bless her :shocked:

     

    http://www.saswardiary.co.uk/

     

    It looks pretty impressive but whoa expensive. Anyone else seen this, is is worth the BIG cost?

    1944 Willys MB? Pictures Your thoughts?

    in American Vehicles

    Posted

    Its a wartime chain block.

     

    The centre pressing on post war covers is larger and cam driven blocks didnt have the horizontal pressed rib. It also has the curved profile on the water pump housing which is wartime not postwar.

     

    Even if it were a post war engine it really doesnt matter two hoots, its still a nice looking Jeep. Most Jeeps nowadays are salad Jeeps anyway, the main thing is theyre still going:-)

    500+ Aircraft Magazines

    in Aviation

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    I have over 500 mint condition Fly Past and Aeroplane magazines covering 20+ years. All have their supplements etc.

     

    Looking for just £25, can take to War and Peace. Would have cost several £thousand to buy.

     

    Colt

     

     

    Moderatoer - Wasnt sure if this fits best here or for sale section....

    Land Rover Wolf - History and unanswered questions

    in British Vehicles

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    For all you Wolf fans. The Dunsfold show at the weekend had 3 of the original Wolf engineers and they bought a small display and gave a great talk.

     

    I chatted with them for a long time and finally after 14 years of waiting got some answers to questions I know many have asked previously.

     

    They also indicated that the latest TUM in service projections are until 2030! There have also been suggestions the 90 fleet could be re-chassised to 110 TUM configuration but this hasn’t been decided.

     

    None of the below is my opinion just facts I was told -

     

    The Wolf name

     

    It doesn’t mean Wheel On Left Flank. The name came up in an informal engineering meeting, the LR Engineering Director said “if we’re not careful this project is going to bite us in the arse” The transmission manager then said “well we better call it Wolf then”........ that simple.

     

    Not using the TD5 engine

     

    This was purely because of the electronics in a TD5 and complexity of managing in the field.

     

    The 300Tdi on a Wolf uses a slightly different design of timing cover but standard ones work fine. The turbo is standard.

     

    Reinforced rear axle

     

    The testing was extremely rigorous and Salisbury axles kept breaking, the axle was redesigned using stronger internals, hubs and outer casing, making one of the strongest axles ever made.

     

    Why a fibreglass roof?

     

    Far simpler to manufacture over the raised height of the roofbars, production was outsourced.

     

    Why a wheel mounted on the side?

     

    Everywhere else they tried caused the mountings to break free and it was too heavy for the bonnet. There are 3 versions of mounting, soft top, hard top and quick release.

     

    Chassis

     

    The chassis is considerably different in design although it looks similar to other LR chassis. The side walls are standard, most of the rest is bespoke.

    The additional rear load bed mounting was to take increased weights as the standard chassis kept punching big dents in the rear floor.

     

    Chassis made after the production run (service chassis) are slightly different, later ones have a triangular reinforcement behind the front outriggers, none of them have the front round tube going through the main chassis walls as it is more costly to tool and produce although it is stronger.

     

    The chassis wasn’t galvanised due to the additional weight it adds. There were also Health and Safety concerns about the gases involved in welding a galvanised chassis, can’t remember which gases they were...

     

     

    WMIK chassis

     

    WMIKS made from the factory had 2 outriggers in the middle unlike 1 on a standard Wolf chassis (look closely at that famous Irish Guards WMIK photo by the burning oil wells in Iraq) the second outrigger is to take the extra load of the gun mounting. Many WMIKS were converted from Wolfs and kept 1 outrigger due to the hassle of putting in another one, it seems to have worked fine.

     

    Dinitrol

     

    All Wolf chassis were sprayed internally with Dinitrol rust proofing. The general feeling is that the chassis are dealing well with rust, those studied after 10+ years of abuse show only surface rust.

     

    Tyres

     

    Goodyear G90’s were designed for the project and strengthened on the sidewalls in testing. The Michelin tyres were felt to be better but more expensive and classed as an approved second choice as used on Winter/Water Wolfs.

     

    Side Lockers

     

    Experience from the pre Wolf Military defender showed that full jerry cans were dangerous and too tight in the lockers, the unusual shaped doors were simply to take full jerry cans more easily. They were meant to be watertight but never were.

     

    Foreign sales

     

    Wolf was marketed in other countries but was deemed too expensive (apart from Dutch marines). The pre wolf defenders weren’t thrashed and tested to anything like the levels Wolf was subjected to, most military Land Rover procurement agencies therefore felt because the older models passed their own testing they were fine. Wolfs are therefore far stronger and capable than preceding models.

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    Fuel Consumption on older MV's

    in I may be stupid, but......

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    I can get about fifteen to the mile out of the Dodge, fully loaded on a run at about 40/45 mph. Mind you on a 64 year old vehicle you don't want much faster.Thats a lot more than a 101 ambulance, and close to a petrol series Land Rover.

     

     

    Tony what Dodge do you have? WC51/52? 15 mpg is pretty reasonable IMHO :)

    Fuel Consumption on older MV's

    in I may be stupid, but......

    Posted

    Was looking at a Dodge WC51 and M37 last weekend and thinking hmm theyre tasty.

     

    This got me to thinking about buying a larger WW2-1960 MV but I'm really put off by the potential fuel consumption costs and noticed a growing trend of trailered MV's to shows which doesnt appeal at all....... so my question is this -

     

    Is there anything bigger than a Jeep that gives 'reasonable' mileage. Or to put it another way is there any data on what vehicle gives what average mileage?

     

    I know its all relative and older larger vehicles give less mileage etc... but still curious. :undecided:

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