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trust me not to read to the end of thread :red:

cummins straight diesal engine Jerry

hahahah day off work for me today . best put our sunglasses on and get back in that turret

brilliant video . hopefully all that kit is in storage somewhere . well you never know .

A few more pics of progress had to remake some missing or damaged parts the commanders vision block wedges were a pain to do the holding plates weren't to bad to copy these pics are a bit anyhow but we applied a few coats of white to the interior of turret if anyone needs the paint code let me know thanks for looking comments appreciated as ever Iain

any joy ????

A little up date on progress. the turret came down to the workshops to be stripped out and sand blasted . heres a few pics Thanks for looking Iain

evening , there are several ways to adjust. if you have had the panels and the panel that mounts the gear selector off it is quite possible it hasnt been refitted correctly so might be best to remove and check adjustment on the throttle connecting rods that are located below gear selector (sometimes these can get bent during removal or refiting )restart engine with panels off (reconect gear selector lead else it wont start) set revs to about 500 -600 rpm. When panels are refited revs can then be adjusted with hand throttle located next to engine oil filler . If this does not solve it then you can adjust tick over on the pump on the throttle arm stop but if the vehicle was ok before changing fuse then this should'nt of changed hope this helps Iain

i do agree that sherman prices whole or spares has gone up but this does reflect the market $375.000 is abit steep but as pointed out it is a pretty closed market in the states and if a collector wants one bad enough that will be the price that is paid or near as damn it . i wonder what the next one in this countries price tag will be ?

If you have a bare hull £10.000 for the engine is nothing compared to finding buying all the other parts . if you can find a sherman engine for less than £10.000 at the moment then please feel free to share it with us in fact just p.m me might be a better idea as i'm sure the rest of the sherman owners on here would'nt be interested just my 5 pence worth Iain

many thanks alot of hard work gone into from the rest of the lads at work doin all the nasty jobs like needle gunning etc so i'll pass on the compliment. the interior has been needle gunned and repainted i'll get some photos this week . she is currently up on blocks at the monent joe is dealing with her siezed brake pistons ,few other little jobs to sort out including a complete external rewire and some timing issues gotta be sorted out but we're well on the way with her . Iain p.s any one help with the periscopes /armoured vision slits ?

well theres a funny thing :goodidea: I was gonna ask if anyone would happen to have some

i've been expecting you mr barrell spot on its a wickham trolley it would have a cut out of a tank or other target and then travel acros the range the when it reaches the other side a lever trips under neath and it reveses the drive and back it heads to be shot at again . Its powered by a lovely little J.A.P 2 cylinder engine which i believe does run but we havent tried it yet.

bout right there .:laugh:

i cant enter robot wars as i dont live with my mother and have kissed a girl . I'm trying to think of a clue erm firing range ????

cold not even luke warm:cheesy:

some pics of progress first of all rear wings and tinwork finished all was far to rotten to save so fabricated new . final coat of paint

this arrived yesterday for our museum /collection i'll not say what it is see if anyone knows

bit more progress this week cheers to griff (paul) for thermostat housing we need some periscopes for her if any one has any. i'll post some pics of her in the sun with new paint on later this week iain

Nice try:D

cheers for the sketch maybe i would attempt them if i had folders etc but i think i'll stick with the simple type rear wings that i've got to copy. iain

cheers for the good comments. i just reproduced what i had to copy ,dont mention lockers, making the wings as is was headache enough :laugh: iain

some progrees on the pig , added a battery and jerry rigged a fuel supply and a clean of plugs she fired up nicely Joe the lad holding the bottle, his family is northern irish and he remarked "do you really trust me with a bottle of petrol around a pig " Next she was needle gunned and i set to work remaking the wings as they were far to rotten to be saved this was a good one . Don't think the wings have come out to bad as i have no folders etc they were all cut and folded by hand and hammers. still got the rear wings to make but they will be fitted at a later date . Next a coat of the old red lead Brake master cylinder is awaiting a seal kit and carb has been refurbed hopefully test run next week . Thanks for looking Iain

not sure we bought it in pepsi cola colours you would know it as it has 4 in shims in the front springs to give the sump clearance so sitts real high at front , iain