eddy8men

good luck with it mate

i agree, nice job you've done on that turret, now all we need is to find you a hull

i'd be interested in those adrian. can you give me a price. cheers

hi doug nothing to report. it's still sitting at the side of the exit road to the vineyard. i've been looking for more track and road wheels. if anybody knows of any covenanter bits please let me know

great pics thanks for sharing them. that storage area looks like a good place to visit

thanks for putting up the lulworth pics, it's a range i don't seem to have seen many pics from but have often wondered what was lurking there

we borrowed an inlet mag from another engine to test both of mine. so i will need an inlet mag and 2 inlet harnesses. i mentioned changing the HT leads to the engine guy but he didn't seem keen on the idea. maybe he knows something i don't, if i can't find NOS replacements then i'll have to bodge what we have

shame ! there's plenty of exhaust mags about but not many inlet ones. seems odd but that's the way it is, adrian the meteor you sold me covered in oil turned out to be in great condition, as you suspected it was changed due to the oil leak which was caused by a cracked pipe that fed the pulley gearbox.

unfortunately it's the wrong side. i need the left side

i've had a couple of MK4B meteors rebuilt and test run but need an inlet mag and two inlet harnesses (HT leads). does anyone know of any available. cheers rick

the engine is rated at 1550 ft/lb at 1600 rpm so i assume the laptop was reading ft/lbs.

i had a couple of old MK4B meteors knocking about and have had them both rebuilt and tested, one will go in the non running cent when i get round to restoring it. the clip shows the engine on the dyno and i assume the laptop screen is showing the torque figures (shame it's not horse power )

laurens come up trumps for me. cheers

good news

thanks adrian, with the controls being air operated i wondered if every system was air. i could do with a manual

the drivers hatch rear door had two rams to either lift it or hold it open. i had to take them off to be able to close the drivers hatch to keep people out. i only had to put a bit of wd40 on them and the rams moved up and down freely. they are operated by air or hydraulic and the cylinders still seemed to work !

we pulled a few loose bits out of the tank as i didn't want to leave them down there so brought them back home. i had a quick bash at a couple of bits today and was pleased with the results. the excellent drainage of the chalk stone has helped to preserve the tin work really well. this is the striker box for the 2 pdr, even the wooden inserts were in good shape. it was interesting to note the white paint as i wasn't sure of the interior colour before i looked at it more closely. usually with these thin sheet metal items you have to get the hinges cherry red before you can attempt to free them up but this one just needed a bit of wd40 and a gentle waggle and it came open

jon your work is very good and if you are looking to make money doing what you love then i'm sure word will get around.

excellent !

few more

i've taken some more pics from facebook to show what was involved in the recovery

some friends on facebook have been researching the tanks history. i found what i thought was a blue rectangle stood on end but on closer inspection someone else identified it as a shield, which means the tank belonged to the 13/18th hussar 27 armoured brigade.

doug the left side of the tank looks like it was used for infantry demolition training and is absolutely hammered. i don't know what size ring will fit yet but i'm sure i will get to grips with it one day.

my favourite. i love the angle of the engine compartment vents

unfortunately i never take many pics of my antics as i'm normally otherwise engaged but i did manage a few of the covenanter