tankdiver

Just  on the finish line  only the tin work and seat to go in . I am always amazed at how the  motor vehicle industry was in the 1950 to the 1980 there was a lack of good design. Having said that there was some brilliant  changes ;- Disc brakes ' independent suspension. engine and suspension subframes,  power brakes and even flasher  indicators, so thing have progressed. I started my motor apprenticeship in the early 1960  so have experienced lots of changes in the trade. I became a Lecture in motor vehicle and learned a great deal but as colleges did not allow us to keep up with advances in the trade my 5th year students were outstripping my Knowledge  so  I took early retirement and bought various military vehicles to have fun in bringing them back to life.

Actually doing the hand brake was fidelity but OK the hard part is getting to it

Just started the  replacement of the shoes on the transmission brake on the FOX POLECAT 

To replace them :-take out seat ,undo transmission plates / covers , remove cotter pin  and floor bracket on the forward reverse .. If a handbrake is present  undo prop shaft nuts,  remove 15/16 nut on the hub brake band. remove hub/ brake drum , this may be difficult and a puller may be required once out remove brake bands and replace.  Sounds simple  but  7hrs  in a small space to remove is another matter and poor design  + small clips/nuts for the mechanic causes  longer time in a small space and for a 70 year old  the old joints are stiff. I will need to let s

With the poor design on removing the cotter it would not clear the front floor plate by 10mm so the front plate had to be disconnected to allow clearance.   The brake hub would not clear the propshaft so the rear panel  also needed to be removed to allow clearance for the hub to  miss the propshaft  just a litle thought would save a lot of time

Looking at the brake failure I think the shoes have stuck on the drum and pulled the linings off. This vehicle has been stored for years in Museums and private collections and has only done 134 miles when I got it so it is almost new. but has had small issues to get it road legal     and an epic sarga for registration

A point when parking our vehicle over winter is to chock the wheels and leave the brakes off

Well tomorrow I will build the hand brake up  then complete the other side

Sorry that the pictures have not come out in order

Have fun I think the Green Goddess is needed to put out your fumes

Dont we love the DVLA . Next time I have to register I  first will buy a Green Goddess to put out my fumes

Generally give way to the right was as the way I  was taught in the middle sixties seems sensible otherwise chaos will occur

There are different rules abroad

Some people are so impatient .I had an encounter with such a person pulling out in front of me from a minor road . I was in a Ferret he was in an escort. You know the result  the ferret made a nice ridge dent over his boot. He did not stop but sped off with me shaking my fist in the hatch .For someone that needed to get in front of an army vehicle there are consequence,s for there actions. Good job it was not a 60 tonne vehicle.

Johann you must have got the monkey on the documents details

Yes number plates need doc and a driver licence or other proof of ID

Hi Lance

Yes early on in the DVLA  saga  I spoke to the DVLA on the first rejection  the same as you on age of the vehicle but it was not successful .I suppose  if you talk to the monkey or the organ grinder is the key . I  have today got the new historic number plate plates for the CVRW and dug out the papers for the champ  plates which is being restored . With the champ they sent out a number plate Authorisation  Certificate  V948  .This is what has confused me  and it was this document I was waiting for they must have changed there system.

Regarding registration now it is so much harder to obtain needing loads of information , clubs to be involved, NOVA certificates and more than one attempt. 

Apart from several years ago when I bought the first ferret and Champ  and I have had a few others since the DVLA have made it harder to register . The best club that helped me was the Champ owners club with Gerry Toms they took an interest in getting  another Champ  on the road and took on the DVLA after my first rejection. A BIG thanks to them and NOVA who were very efficient  and helpful.

Deeeer

In the past they sent a separate document for number plates .    V5C is the registration document and now the only one for number plates

DVLA is rubbing off on me.

Yes  V5C is  now needed from the DVLA for Number plates hopefully after sending them another letter I will get all the papers.

They are not the most efficient people to deal with. 

I did not know that it was in the north east not far from where I came from. Its a fair distance to test at Ashley range in Hampshire

My wifes  family filled bombs with explosive they were always yellowish with the explosive

The bomber crews had a tough job very brave men we owe them a lot it took sum guts to do it.

Great to hear personal family histories. The tall boy bomb just fit the Lancaster bomb bay .I think I heard it was 21ft high and took two days to load with explosive but it broke the windows all around for several miles and lifted the Tirpitz out of the water

and broke it back

I would like all the documents back some I paid good money for and are for the vehicles history.You should comply With the size of number plates otherwise you get pulled  by the police. They should have sent the form for legal number plates home painted ones apparently are not legal.

I will chase them up again on Monday. Missed a lot of local shows with all the delays

Great to hear personal family histories. The tall boy bomb just fit the Lancaster bomb bay .I think I heard it was 21ft high and took two days to load with explosive but it broke the windows all around for several miles and lifted the Tirpitz out of the water

and broke it back

I have registered a few vehicle over the last 15 years but this one has been an annoying  sarga

I was visiting the old bomb sites for the earthquake bombs testing that destroyed the Tirpitz battle ship . It a beautiful area now but still has the crater that the TALLBOY earthquake bomb was tested. It also has the  bomb direction arrow  in concrete still there. Churchill and Eisenhower stood on it as they watched experimental bombs being exploded. The craters are large

I have  had a real set of problems with the DVLA for 6 mths  with my  CVRW so I have great sympathy with you. I found the hull No above the cooking vessel  and sent it with the documents and the changed it to the army registration No  Then further down the line of rejections they went back to the hull No. THEY ARE GETTING WORSE . I have now a registration document  but it took 6 attempts and a green goddess fire engine to  stand by to dampen down my fumes .

Good luck just keep going and get a club to help and have the wife stand by with a bucket of water to dampen out the fires in you.

Laurence

I have registered a few vehicle over the last 15 years but this one has been an annoying  sarga

1ST ATTEMPT

I contacted DVLA to see what DOCUMENTS they required.

I sent ALL that they  stated including vehicle history and a letter from the tank museum stating its age

It was rejected on proof on AGE and they lost my bill of sale 

2ND ATTEMPT

I rang the DVLA stating that the tank Museum was the authority on the vehicle and had a letter stating the age of the vehicle. They also wanted a letter from me to state its age so it was sent with all the documents It was rejected again on AGE and they now want a NOVA  and have changed  the hull No /chassis No to the army registration No.

3RD ATTEMPT

Got the NOVA certificate and sent more information on the age 

it was rejected again  on AGE and required a club to verify its age

4 TH ATTEMPT

I sent all documents to the MVT  and it was some time before they acted an sent an inspector out.

They sent some of the document back for me to send to get it registered. after emailing them they sent  them back to me so now I can send them to the DVLA

Now a huge set of information including a letter from the MVT stating AGE.

It was rejected again on a NOVA certificate,          but it was in the pack .

Looking at the rejection several time I noticed that the DVLA had again changed the VIN  No again to the oridginal hull No that I submitted originally. I  Reapplied for a new NOVA certificate and again sent all the documents to the BLASTED  DVLA . I am more than a little annoyed by now.

WOW THEY GAVE ME A REGISTRATION but have not sent a form for No plates or my documents back.

THE SARGA CONTINUES

I have  a  1944 bren on the old british de - act and know it cannot be sold .         IF we come out of the EU will we be able to use UK de- act again if sold in UK ???????

I read somewhere that when we sent the Spitfire to Russia they put lumps of lead in there tanks  to replace the Tetro ethyle -lead on 5 star fuel .I  go and get Lead substitute from Halfords  as well as using those Lead beads that are advertised on ebay on a wire dropped in the tank Modern petrol stings if you get it on skin and is not volatile as it use to be more like parafin

I wont be taking a vehicle but  a push bike to get around easier . I was there last year not many bargains as there are fewer dealers. I was at Overlord show and its getting to be a landrover show. Local events are easier to get to and they some times pay the fuel. Oh for the good old days.

I now dont take any vehicle to shows that charge an entrance fee .  To take armour to an event costs hundreds of pounds shows will finish up as landrover events. Local shows appreciate your cost / effort and  give incentives by paying fuel/ transport costs or free food.  I went to a show  with armour via a loader which was 60 miles away  and found it was cheaper  than driving there.

Cost was only £160 , my fuel and stress would have been greater . Shows should MAN up and help with fuel / transport costs otherwise why go to a light vehicle show. I thought about going to W+P with this loader but not now or ever.