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Never seen anything like it in my photo collection of daimler heavies or dingos. Or observed bolt holes, or bolts laid out to that configeration on any hulls. I guess they would have welded the bolts to the hull, cause drilling them through the armour would be a bloody nightmare but in that case, why would they not just tack weld the plate tho the hull without the bolts? what size is the plate? Im strugling to think of a panel where it could easily be accomodated without getting in the way. www.daimler-fighting-vehicles.co.uk

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beaware these products can give off potentially explosive vapors. Best to do the job on a clear day and let the sun heat the tank. An airline put into the hole will help remove the heavy vapor from the tankwith no damage risk. Some also generate a lot of their own heat by initial chemical reaction. With one motorcycle tank i burnt my hand picking it up! I now use Tapox, which looks the same as the red lining you get in militaryjerry cans and looks to be performing without problem after 6 years. Interestingly my WW2 & other jerry cans are lined ( as part of the original manufacture?) and have notdeteriorated in any way. Pet seal is what us bikers used in our tanks in the 80's and everyone done back then has nowfailed, either by turning to big flakes that come off or jelly that blocks thefilters, taps, lines & carb. They say they have now changed the formula ofthe mix - but once bitten twice shy. Slosh i have used once with no problem ( the white coloured resin/rubberised one) http://www.vintagecarparts.co.uk/search?query=slosh. I believe this was originaly formulated for aircraft fuel tanks. but then have used another Slosh ( which as a clear 2 part resin) that has not done so well and looks similar to Petseal. the problem is that both 'Slosh' and 'Petseal' appear to be made and sold by varous differant small scale manufacturers/retailers all using the same name. So again be carefull........try and identify if the actual manufacturer is a big player with a R&D department, rather than some back yard outfit who are just cashing in on a need. hope this helps singe

Danny Jeager dials will be very hard to find, you can see the type in the photo below. But also these fit the 3 1/8'' hole and connect to the same cable end. ebay £5-70 dependent upon condition

Minesweeper Have a look at this link for sea or river flooding risk. http://watermaps.environment-agency.gov.uk/wiyby/wiyby.aspx?topic=floodmap#x=554489&y=174657&scale=11 or this one for rainfall risk http://watermaps.environment-agency.gov.uk/wiyby/wiyby.aspx?topic=ufmfsw#x=469696&y=179436&scale=3 In a nutshell, If there is anything blue in the area of your postcode......according the the insurance data base you are at risk of flooding. ive got the same problem, im near the River Thames but high on a steep hill...but only one insurance co will cover my house! singe

Thank you chaps for taking the time to delve into your archives and memories. Didnt think it was what is was reported to be, and had this one on loan. Wont now be buying the big boxfull of them. so thats saved me a few bob singe.

Jim post a photo of what your after. If I see one i will at least then have a clue what im looking for. singe

Guys Does anyone know what this piston is out of? no marking or stampings, but has BOHNALITE K A DILLAC D58302 cast on the inside was told its for a Daimler armoured car, but the dims appear to be to big even for +60 OS. diameter at piston crown 3.481'' gudgen pin hole 0.866'' piston depth 4.177'' machining hole in cntre of top of piston and chamfered top edge is unusaul. could it me of something american, halftrack etc? or possibly big Humber AC?

Yes Bob i would, I too had some odd questions and made sure I gave very carefully considered answers. The main thing i had a problem with was the fact that the vehicle had been significantly dissembled and was therefore no longer an 'armoured car - one number'. I was told that i had to list every loose part that was not fixed to the vehicle (see the UK military list that states components) and that i could not list assemblies. Every part had to be explicitly named and identifiable because they had beenc aught in the past by descriptions such a 'miscellaneous tractor parts' that turned out to be from something very different from tractors. I countered this by asking if they needed a breakdown of every single nut,bolt, washer, valve , tappet, shim, bearing, rod, piston, piston ring, gudgeon pin, oil ring, gasket, casting, pump etc etc that comprised the stripped engine alone. The chap at the end of the phone eventually got the point,that this would be thousands of items and agreed that I could state 'engine dissembled including, pistons, block, head, crankshaft and the like'. I think he became daunted by the huge amount of unnecessary paperwork that he was originally requesting. If I remember correctly I got the vehicle description down to 45 identifiable major part groups. We did briefly consider throwing everything inside and welding shut the hatches but this may have caused inspection problems. For quite a while the Custom said they were going to sendr ound an inspector to ensure what was listed accorded with the documentation /shipping carnet. But in the end they just sent through the permission to ship. Suspect this was more to do with the fact that the weather had turned nasty and they did not want to leave there warm office. Singe www.daimler-fighting-vehicles.co.uk

Fair enough. But most of the comments I see above correspond closely to what I have been informed was required by those officials who man the phonelines at the relevent govenment departments. In responce to the other post, I also have had freinds recently buy stuff in the UK, hook it onto the back of there car and tow it off to the continent. Read the 'UK Military List' however and this was technicaly not legal. But they were not stopped and had no problem. You pays your money and takes your choice. We were exporting something that cost many thousands and so would not want it to risk it being impounded. While i think of it, I found an intersting bit of legislation relating to licences to export cultural goods. Ie Certain cultural objects more than 50 years of age and valued above specified financial thresholds see http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/what-we-do/supporting-museums/cultural-property/export-controls/export-licensing/ Its not imposible, if you had a rare and working military vehicle ( say a WW1 tank) for the Govenment to stop it being exported in the interests of the nation. This had occured with some random things such as race car or jewelry. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/10216518/Singer-Kelly-Clarkson-prevented-from-taking-Jane-Austens-ring-from-UK.html http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/race/racing-history/why-shouldnt-the-birkin-bentley-go-abroad/ Singe

Bob Please feel free to correct any thing in error. Exporting is a complex subject and something we can all learn about. We are after all delving into the depths of European bureaucracy and red tape. (The same organizationthat now makes us obtain an license to take a jeep to Normandy on Holiday). I was steeredthrough the process by very helpful and patient people and both the Departmentof Innovation (Spire) and the inland revenue / customs. But was however thankful that I was exporting what is considered obsolete equipment as it was manufactured prior to 1945 (not that the UK have signed upto this bit of the EU agreement). You invited to share your knowledge.:-)

I acted as a broker and exported a ww2 Daimler armouredcar last year so have some experience of this process. a 432 cetrainly falls within the definition of military items. type COMMONMILITARY LIST OF THE EUROPEAN UNION into google. It is under sectionML6. Have a look what is also covered by the law, its a very wide range of items! And technically much stuff that is sold on ebay falls within thecoverage. I don’t believe you can demilitarized an armoured vehicle, as it would need to be wholly unarmored! In the case of a 432, removal of the armour would make it a 'pile of spares'. And even in this case each separate individual partwould then need a export license!” an application for export of the vehicle will be needed from SPIRE (departmentof trade and industry) there are many different types if license that will then allow you or the buyer to ship the vehicle into the end destination. The person who gets the license needs to be in the UK so it will need to be the seller ora broker employed by the seller/buyer. The seller, broker and buyers full details need to be provided along with all costs & detailed descriptions of the items. As part of the application approval for the item to be imported(or even shipped through) may need to be obtained from the receiving state if the export application is granted, then a End User Undertaking willneed to be signed. this is required to ensure that the item is not used for certain military related uses. If its found at a latter date to be used as such,its an instant 5 year jail term for everyone involved! once the EUU is signed then the inland revenue need to be informed to ensure that any relevant tax or duty has been paid. once this is approved then a Permissionto ship will be granted. And its free to leave. You are in fact selling and trading ARMS, not Tonka toys and you cant just say its the buyer problem. Cause if you watch the 6 oclock news one night and see your 432 mowing down aload a pedestrians in downtown Damascus/Cairo/Kiev/etc then it will cause you real problems.

Premium Choise ( were roadsure) do light & heavy vehicle recovery at good rates. http://www.premiumchoice.co.uk/specialist-vehicle/ they also do any any driver over 25 policy which is usefull. ive been with them some yaers and are happy with the service and rates.

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just to put in into context, its not just the militaria events that are suffering from a lack of Military vehicle parts. three years ago went to Beighleigh auto jumble. collected lots of Dingo & DAC parts, carbs, new distrubutors, enngine parts, cess kit, etc. (the dealers on a whole did not know what it was off) went back this year. Spent all day rumaging around and found very very little indeed. Iether the dealers didnt bring what they had, or i had cleared out what they had three years ago. Sadly finding stuff is only going to get harder for all Historic Military Vehicles.

What you have is a two pounder with quick firing return mechanisium from a daimler armoured car or possibly a valetine tank. the gun was fired by bowden cable from a remote trigger located below on another casting. if you dont want the quick firing bit i know several people who are restoring cars who would want to take it off your hands. Singe www.daimler-fighting-vehicles.co.uk

Both of these are good Sink the Belgrano On the evening of 30 March, 1982, Commander David Hall, chief engineer of the British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror received a telephone call giving him the order to 'store for war'. At first he didn't believe it. In the early hours of 2 April, Argentine forces invaded the Falkland Isles. One Hundred Days: The Memoirs of the Falklands Battle Group Commander On 2 April 1982 Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands. The British response was swift, some said foolhardy. The mission of the Battle Group under the command of Rear Admiral Sandy Woodward presented a challenge that seemed all but insurmountable, and it was to require men of the highest calibre, professionalism and fortitude to carry it off. It also required exceptional leadership. On that day Admiral Woodward was on Fleet exercises in the Mediterranean; a tentative desire for action expressed in his diary was ironically fulfilled as he was thrown into an experience he could never have wished for, would never repeat, and certainly will not forget. From leaving Gibraltar to his return to Brize Norton,

Reading the letter im not entirely sure they have actuallyinspected the item. They appear to be saying that it conforms to a deact standard but may notcomply with the the UK standard. It is interesting that they say A PROOFMASTER has said that it complies with aHome office standard... This is not the same as saying the THEY say it complieswith a home office standard. then covering themselves by listing what it should comply with.....which itobviously doesn’t if the broken down gun in the photo is evidence shows what can be done to it, without the use of an anglegrinder etc. You did the right thing to send it back.

Yes you can make money from restoration projects. But only if you dont count in your time. For example my heavy armoured car has taken over 1500 hours of work so far. It drives and is on the road but is still not fully finished. If i costed my time at £15 an hour (cheap for an engineer/mechanic) and added to this sum to the purchase cost plus the cost of specialist fabrications etc. Then that roughly brings us to the achievable sale value. So in essence what i have and am happy with is: A hobby that is both enjoyable and is in the long run, self finanching. I could alternatively play golf, bird watch or chase women....these would certainly cost me a great deal. With no chance of seeing my money again.

Unknown dispatch rider of the 2nd Household Cav, visiting C squadron, near Hamburg (Marjenle?) 1945.

Go find a structural steelwork fabricator! they will know where they get the galvanising protection done for outdoor steelwork. get the galvanisers to dip the sump into there vat of liquid nickle. this will do two things 1. stop it from rusting again. 2. fill pin holes up with solid metal. this is a pernament and quality method of repair. It also works for petrol tanks so long as the rust does not substantualy weeken the base metal. the only issue is that the sump may distort slightly due to the heat of the hot nickle when dipped. this should not be a problem as it should pull straight when re tightened onto the block,

I have a tame gritblaster in Dartford, see http://www.craymetalfinishers.co.uk/ and fabricator just along the road inFarmingham T F Fabrication & Welding Ltd Holmesdale Road, SouthDarenth, Dartford, Kent DA4 9JP 01322 868683 Tell em ‘singe’ with that tank recommended them.

Jimmy its the wrong colour green! the canvas is missing! wheres the machine gun? didnt it used to be a V8? was it in the War? I used to have a Moris Minor, me an Dolly went on our honeymoon in to 'Skegy' in 53...etc .....yawn.... youl get used to it.

Glad youve got it running again. Before you fit the new dyno check all the wiring. when increasing revs the contacts on the regulator were closing so that implies to me that some thing is being generated somewhere. you may have simply lost the feed between the battery and regulator (via ameter), i had the same problle on the dingo which was traced to a poor connection. Now youve given your dads tools back, go the the local boot fair...you will find lots on whitworth spanners there for very little money. get several of the small 3/16BSW, 1/4BSW & 5/16BSW spanners, they are the ones you will use and lose most. singe.

How you getting on with the repair?