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Thats amazing, anyone know if they're still there, or a more accurate position? Richard

Adrian, Got any vids of the M10 doing her stuff? Richard

try http://www.cromwell.co.uk .very good industrial suppliers, i get alot of stuff from them, and we use them at work alot. Lots of depots across the country, i'm pretty sure theres one in Portsmouth, if not theres one near dock gate 4 in southampton. If its not on their website, ask, they will often be able to get non-catalogue items in. Richard

Good on him then.

looks fantastic, but im sorry surely the correct drivetrain could have been found.

I'm liking this thread alot. Out of interest what are you using to clean the metal up before painting, some sort of wire wheel? I'm presuming it wasn't very rusty because you don't appear to be blasting any of it. Good luck with the rest of it, Richard

Ah, nice one. I was looking for this stuff just the other day. Need some for the steps on the fuel tank of the Scammell. Cheers, Richard

Sounds like an outing for landyandy and the conqueror ARV.

Hi Adrian, Unfortunatly i'm not going to Beltring, but hopefully catch up with you and the M10 sometime in the future or at A&E. Richard

Some pics of M6s i found on the net Richard

Wow! that is incredible luck. Richard

Looks fantastic Adrian, a real credit to all those who worked on it. Can't wait to see it at A&E. Richard

Looking good Howard. That engine looks mint. Richard

Isn't the crown wheel bronze? If so surely you will get a fine bronze dust in the oil.

ah nice one ruggyjohn, i was thinking about making some sort of spacer to fit shells into my crankcase. I'm a member on gardner enthusiast, so i think once i've got it all stripped i'll try them aswell. Richard

cap and two t-shirts please and i'll prob be back for more for the old man

Going on the advice i've had to date, unfortunatly its not as easy as just fitting shells. Early 6LWs were fitted with thick walled bearings that had to be line bored in position, later models were fitted with shells. It may well be possible to upgrade to LX rods, and convert to shells in the case of the big ends but the mains are dictated by how early / late your crank case is. As far as i can establish NOS thick walled bearings are virtually unheard of now, and shells aren't too common either. I've tried a number of places including gardner spares, with the advice generally being to get it pulled apart first and figure out what i've got and what state its in, so guess thats the first step, i just wanted to see if anyone else had any experience of doing it themselves, because i like to do things myself rather than shipping them off for someone else to do. I will definatly contact this Cox & Turner though, Tintinhull is very close to me. Thanks all for your input. Richard

Does anyone here have any knowledge and/or experience in refurbishing white metal crankshaft bearings? Having found shards of white metal in the sump on the Scammell, and a low oil pressure when hot I’m preparing myself for the worst when I strip the engine. Being quite an experienced machinist I initially thought this was something I could tackle myself, although having read up on the subject on the internet, I’m not so sure anymore. Providing I can gain access to a lathe bigger than mine I can sort the moulds, and i’m sure I could handle the rest of the machining side of things ok. It’s the selecting the right white metal and casting it i’m concerned about because it has to be right first time, and also the final fitting. I read somewhere about an electronic bond test you can do to check the bond between the new white metal and the backing. All that said it might be aswell to bow to someone with more experience of such things given its critical nature. But I’d like to learn something along the way, rather than just shipping it off to an engine rebuilder and getting it back a few weeks later done, aside from the fact I couldn’t afford that anyway. Any ideas? Richard

Looks like a good weekend. I passed Jason, Jim and Jamie on my way back to Bristol last night going into Farrington Gurney. Richard

Booked hotel for Tanks in Town at last. Can't wait, should be a good warm up for A&E 2012.

Saturday and Sunday, 25th and 26th of June sees Wessex area MVTs annual gathering at Haselbury Mill. Its a relatively small event with usually 30 to 40 vehicles, very informal in a beautiful location. Plenty of camping space available, bar and good food. On the Saturday we will be going on a road run around local villages and also up to Ham Hill and to the historic rope walk at West Coker. On the Sunday the vehicles will be parked up on the grass in front of the mill for the public to look round. Have a look at the mill's website if you're interested in coming at http://www.haselburymill.co.uk/ Look forward to seeing some HMVFers there. Richard

reckon this is the one Richard

Finally got the stiff gearbox sorted. Took the spider out to allow all the selectors to move, which they all did happily except the one on the output shaft dog. When we tried withdrawing the selector shaft it was very tight and took considerable effort while all the others moved freely. When it was eventually removed, the dog was happy to move and the stiffness in the shafts was gone. We couldn't find any bend in the selector rod or any out of perpendicularity in the selector fork, but replaced both with the ones from the original box, and now everything is spot on. Got the front mount on and the rear cover / support, all the external pipework and the handbrake bracket, so i'm happy. Now to crack on with all the other bits next weekend. Just like to add many thanks to Bernard and Richard Farrant for their help and advice. Richard

Does anyone know of a good supplier of cotton braided wire in a good selection of colours? I found http://www.classic-car-spares.com, but am wondering if i can cut the middle man out and get to the manufacturer. Cheers, Richard

is this a film / programme we can look forward to seeing on the telly at some point?