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Nice when bits are carefully made good and then spend some time on a shelf in the house for safe keeping.

Also got stuck into stripping back down after house move to get cracking jobs tackled recently;

1. Complete strip down on top vent panel.

2. Top coat throttle linkages, brackets and oil bath housing and support in satin black.

3. Reassemble fuel change over assembly.

4. Remove layshaft and output shaft from gearbox to schange bell hosuing after breaking up as a result of seized clutch to flywheel.

5. Remove rear body panels

6. remove and strip down tailgate assembly to allow galv parts to be blasted and epoxy primed / top coated.

7. Sort out all old scrap from old rotten chassis etc.

8. Strip windscreen and remove old damaged glass panels. Windscreen to be blasted and epoxy primed.

9. Remove cargo lashing down point, cables and fittings from rear tub.

10. Start to burn off residue from old winterised material and Evo Stick adhesive inside of tub.

Retain front brackets from old S3 chassis for replacement chassis to allow flexible brake lines to be adjusted.

I will take some more photos of the above progress to add a visual diary of what took place.

This bit was straight forward

The hoses that came with Arctic heater and the blueprint suggest that this could be applicable as a detail??

I was stripping the cab Smiths flat heater as the case is like a T Bag and wondered if this rheostat was still available to buy. 24v.

I acquired a 24v smiths heater motor for very little money only to see that case is longer and fan runs in the opposite direction. Can anyone trace what vehicle the newer motor is for. It is NOS and supposedly for a Land Rover, but may now be incorrect I think?

Tony I have just checked the Blueprint Drawing and the side elevation seems to suggest an outward and down part, with a hose elbow. Then a sleeve coupling and then a long length of tubing as the attached.

This would suggest that the arrangement I have stacked is more likely, but rather than a long snaking hose from this is is done in a more directional manner.......

Thoughts matey .......It also shows the vertical rod we mused over earlier with a dotted line and note..

More Pics

Heater pipes take off as per Disco Daves example

Curious as to the 2 possible take off water pipe options on the flow cycle, which would be 12v and which 24v as suspect they standard alternator position on the 12v Lightweight would require the straight out coupling and the 24v as per the image above as only needs to clear belt and idler pulley??????? Any Ideas Tony?? Anyone??

A massive thank you to someone is owed as I collected these today. Merry Christmas to ME!

Does anyone know what the tubular rod with flat ends is for as not seen in a lightweight before.

Also the fan on the heater is 12v not 24v, but I guess I could fit a step down relay from 24v to 12v. Also does anyone know how these were switched as the wiring is not genuine to the fan I believe, so that needs to be corrected.

However as a collection of parts for an Arctic Heater...........Very Nice Indeed :shock:

One of the dispersal spiral wound hoses is damaged and squashed, but appears to be a thin 'Tin' foil wound paper tube of sorts. Is there a modern equivalent still out there to match anyone????

I'm due for an upgrade soon

If the phone is performing well and you are happy with it then you can stick with it. Perhaps alter your tariff as you will own the phone, and you can therefore go on a cheaper tariff if you prefer???

Hi Wayne,

 

it would be good to see you and your son. We regularly have children visit (as long as they let a grown-up come along too!), and we like to think letting them sit in the pilot's seat might just be the catalyst for an aviation career!

 

One of our members, an ex-Loadmaster, lives in the Forest of Dean too.

 

Cheers.

In the pilots seat......OMG he would go bonkers to be the man at the front as he puts it! Please keep me / us informed of the next play day for kiddies old and small............

There are a few HMVF members scattered around the forest.......

Kindest regards

LV6/MT12/4730-99-807-3559 Bolt, banjo, brass, 12 mm x 1.25 mm pitch x 10 mm

which changed to Bolt, fluid, passage

 

or in old money

 

LV6/MT12/SX4122

 

Surprised you don't have all 410 pages in pdf on your phone, you never know when you might need it :-D

Cheers Clive but the disc is in the office and not there. Guess what I will be copying across to Android soon. Thanks....and best wishes.

I have been known to machine the odd part now and again....!

:wow::wow::wow: Calling Mr Humble!.........Your handywork is pretty impressive buddy! :laugh:

I dont have the item or documents with me right now, but can anyone tell me the diameter / thread size of the fuel banjo bolt please.

3/8" springs to mine but can't be 100%.

Thanks in advance

Jeremy you could have thought of me :-(. I am having a really slow journey with Deano at Bream......Would Pete sell to a friend of a friend in FoD if my compressor is man enough.........

Pete if interested to sell to another local (friend of Jeremy from around the corner) then PM me mate.

Thanks

Hello, thanks for the welcome!

 

Yes, you're right - there's a Britannia painted in RAF Transport Command colours, but she is in fact an ex-BOAC civilian Brit - distinguishable externally by the lack of a large cargo door surrounding the forward port cabin door. Most (but confusingly, not all) the RAF Brits had the large cargo door through which a crew of hard-pressed loads could just about squeeze a Lightweight Land Rover.

 

Cosford has done a great job of saving their Brit, after British Airways lost interest in it. Unfortunately though she's gutted inside and has no engines. That's why we can say ours is the only genuine surviving RAF Britannia, complete with engines and fully fitted out inside. We'd be delighted to show you round!

I would very much like that. When my father was alive his days off were to take me and my brother to Ringway Airport and spot with CAM's, Binos and Radios.....Happy Times.....

When he passed away back in 1991 I got approval from the CAA to scatter his ashes aside runway 1.........

My 2 year old son LOVES aeroplanes and I must arrange to accept your kind invite.....It would make his day, month & probably year..........

I live in Cinderford so not far away at all. Great to see these old aircraft saved and there for us to visit and go inside....Great work saving and caring for the old girl.......

Best wishes

Isn't there an identical aircraft as a entrance feature at RAF Cosford?????

Haven't got a picture, but sure looks similar???

Welcome to the Forum

I must confess there are no signs of wear in the cap. Quite possibly a Gorilla with a slightly undersized flat head screwdriver.

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Jarda you say heating?????? where are you looking. Toastie has no heating.

She does have a nice rubber boot.............

You didn't mistake the hand throttle for a heater did you????

RR......Come come now! No updates after all your recent efforts. I always look forward to the next Chapter on a Saturday/ Sunday evening. :-D

Trust all is well and you bought a wind up phone charger.... :red: :red: :nut: :nut:

Yes mate dropped details off last night and had a cuppa and talked Landies :laugh:

Pig in Chepstow for sale on Epay :cool2:

Do you know anything about it matey boy?????

Spent the weekend at St Ives with the Mrs and junior for her 40th Birthday and had a lovely trip to St Michaels Mount. Visited the Garrison room and some nice items in there including a Beret from Arnhem by the previous generation of the home and also some lovely arms........The Samurai uniform and bow is quite spectacular.....As was the view from the rooftop terrace, by the Chapel.....

Lovely part of the world with golden sands and clear blue water..........................Lovely

Nice work there Buddy.........You can help me weld up my bits after all your practice...LoL:

Wayne there were 12 or so variants of DZS4A with different advance curves. In addition some variation in part no depending on length of leads. But one variant had double the gap of the rest! I would work on a best guess basis by comparing the weights & springs with known examples.

yes of course I will compare components

Noticed screwhead........Mmmmm

Another spare Dizzy for Toastie, but data plate missing.

Appears unused ?????. Anyway of dating or confirming type from image as bought as a 24v Landrover Dizzy.

Help from Clive needed. :?

I am sure it is early S2/2a vintage.

Good buy !!

I did think I did okay Tony.

A bit of a spruce up and all will look the part. One of my windscreen blower waves had rotten a lot, but the other was serviceable. I spotted one in the image so at least now a pair. possibly 3. also door tops in image so they can be created if a copy needed.

I just need the other junction for the outlet off the thermostat housing and I think I am there with all the bits. Will follow the routing off the images you loaned Disco Daves site

Well I think I got a good purchase as they don't come up very often. I really wanted this so the truck looks correct, even if it isn't plumbed in from day one.

Out of a S3 3/4 Ton winterised so correct kit.

Any comments please as bought off FleBay for under £60. Which I think is okay.

Other missing items are available and included, but not in shot.

At least winterised will look winterised

Cheers