the restoration is back on after a short hibernation. we plan to have it rebuilt and running in 4 weeks time where it will make it's debut at the yorkshire wartime experience along with my cromwell, a valentine, a comet, a centurion and a chieftain. should be quite a display of british armour
we pushed it back into the workshop this morning and gave the engine comparment a quick clean and repaint then it was onto the main task of the day which was to replace all the engine compartment damaged hydraulic pipes and fit new steel unions. the steel had rusted right through on all the fittings and had to be heated before removal, time consuming but by the end of the day all the pipes were ready for fitting which we plan to do tomorrow along with the gearbox