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hi fella's here's a clip of the engine being run on the test bed after a minor rebuild to correct sticking piston rings. on being stripped the conrods and pistons on the right side where found to be merlin with meteor parts on the left side. this is due to the engine being a rare mk1a and is actually the only known running example and one of the first 300 to be built by RR and as such originally started life as a merlin, (which is great). the downside is it doesn't have cylinder heads as the block is one complete unit and bolts straight onto the crankcase without the use of a gasket which is why if you look carefully you can see steam coming from the cylinders as a proper seal is nigh on impossible. it's hoped that the coolant leak willl seal itself once she's been run in for a while, if not then the old addage "top up and motor on" will come into effect rick ps. i'm looking for the felt fuel filter element as mine is goosed so any help would be appreciated. cheers

his land means it's his property. i really hope he does find something interesting it would be great to see something dug up and restored. rick

i'll be down there with my digger at the weekend it's not as strange as you might think although a tank is unlikely, it might be an armoured car or a bren carrier as these were sometimes used for civvy applications and once they become immobile it is sometimes impossible to move them without heavy recovery equipment so the easiest option is to dig a hole and push it in (there's a sherman buried under a post office in leeds). if it were me i'd get the neighbour to point out the loction and start digging a trench across it, if it is there i'd doubt it would be far under the surface as nobody likes digging anymore than they have to. nothing ventured nothing gained rick

i'm working on it mate, nothing would make me happier than to see it on the back of the scammell

hi john i'd be honoured to have it in cmv. cheers all we have to do now is finish it :-D rick

what could be more simple than putting a nut and bolt together ! just make sure you have the right thread, correct length and washers then check there are no other parts that need to be fitted before the one you are doing goes on, also that the new part is painted and working properly then simply repeat this process several thousand times, throw a drop of paint at it and voila you have a cromwell. simple rick

welcome to the forum rick

fuel tanks look good and we'll get them professionally cleaned before they go back in. as for the rest of it it's simply a process of putting it all back where it came from, trouble is we need more hands on the job and i can only really do the weekends so i'm not much help but i'll see if i can't get something sorted. rick

andy if you go up take some spanners with you as it's going to be all hands to the pumps to get it ready for beltring. bob doesn't share my optimistic time frame but we might just pull it off yet ! rick

green at last

hi blackhawk welcome to the forum. a very worthwhile task you have given yourself there. i hope all goes well. all the best rick

before it got the primer on i thought it looked a bit like one of those steel armourtek models i'll be fitting the turret from my mk1 centaur rick

last few for now

a break in the weather has allowed the sand blasting to be done at long last so things should really start to come together now and aslong as the restoration gods are on side it'll be driving around before long.

the cromwell is coming together again after the long wait for the blasting and priming to be done so we should make the show :-D i hope you like the red arrows paint job

well done robin. it's good to see that years of effort and planning on your part have come to fruition and the staghound has been saved. i look forward to seeing it's progress. all the best rick

found it http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?11921-strange-target&highlight=strange+target

i'm sure i've seen that target before being discussed on the froum, i'll start trawling through some old threads and see if i can find it again. rick

looking forward to seeing the black prince running again and the tortoise aswell. for me they will be the stars of the show. hope all goes well with the restoration. rick

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good to see more REME on the forum. all the best rick

you wouldn't want andy's ferret, i heard it's got a loose nut on the steering wheel !

hi barry how about using bren carriers instead

the joys of track bashing i don't think that arv could of had a better owner, good on yer for putting so much hard work into it. rick

did somebody say churchill :cool2: here's a chieftain arv at tain, i've also been told about some daimler armoured cars