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Thanks for the Tip Diana and Jackie , ended up doing a similar method using a vice a length of steel tube and some high tensile wire . Have managed to get the clutch assembled now and ready to go back onto the gearbox. Ill try and get some photos tomorrow to post up . 

So Currently rebuilding the clutch unit at the moment  , Does anyone have any tips for the best way to put new garter springs on ?. Trying to do it without wrecking the new springs . 

This is the current state of  my two J60 engines , best block is stripped down and currently getting cleaned and resleeved  ready for rebuild . 

Hi Robin , 

                    Currently sorting some out from the Uk as well as a bunch of other parts , if that falls through ill let you know . 

Thanks for the Welcome John1950 and Teletech . 

Teletech at this stage it will be Green paint and standard belgian markings . In the future it may end up with UN makings and paint . Apart from a healthy dose of water in the gearbox compartment the rest of the hull is in excellent condition . All the Torsion bars except for one are in servicable condition . The motor mounts are in good condition too which is nice . 

So far the Scimitar has been moved into one of the Sheds and Dismantled . Gearbox and final drives removed and new seals installed as well as new bearings in the Right hand drive as they were stuffed . 

Gearbox has been cleaned and repainted along with calipers and other parts . 

Clutch has been stripped and rebuilt just waiting on the Garter springs to arrive so it can be finished and reinstalled . 

Hi All , 

             Thought i had better better start a Restoration Blog here so that i have the story of 65216 recorded somewhere and so you guys can see my mistakes and the problems i find . 

Some of you will have probably seen my posts on the CVRT Appreciation group on Facebook already so hopefully  i wont bore you reposting photos here . 

65216 is an Ex-Belgian Scimitar which from what i have been able to find out went to the UK after disposal , it was then partially dismantled before being sold to a fellow in Western Australia . From there it passed through a couple of owners until i purchased it from a Gent in Queensland . 

The photos show 65216 as it was when i purchased it  and its arrival to my Farm in Victoria  in a 20ft container . 

A bit of background about me , I am a Farmer near Ballarat Victoria and also own a Centurion ARV 169114 in running condition  as well as a Lp2a Carrier  project that will be started once the Scimitar is finished . 

James .

Hi Alastair ,

just wondering if you know what a complete Loyd carrier weighs ? I have been trying to drag one home over here in oz and need a rough idea of weight for the tilt tray operator .

cheers James

Hi Don ,

it would be good to meet you and have a chin wag . Dont know if its any help for the Diamond T resto ,probably not seeing as your nearly done but i have a Maintenance manual for the 981 . you probably have one but if you dont sing out and i will see if i can get this one copied for you .

I have been through Willaura quite few times my father owns a few thousand acres up at Laharum and i spend a fair bit of time driving round the western district looking for old military vehicles and trucks .

cheers James

Hi Don ,

Welcome to the forum , i am looking forward to seeing the restoration photos .

I live just down the road a bit from you , i am in miners rest near ballarat

cheers James

Thanks for the warm welcome , and yes i like a good challenge my wife thinks i am mad though

Enigma its a kind of scrapyard just not a commercial one . Heres a few other photos from the same place to wet your appetitie .

Hello to everyone ,

My names James and i live in a small town called Miners rest which is in Victoria,Australia . I am in the middle of a restoration of a Ford F15A CMP or Blitz as we call them down here and i am hoping to recover a Lloyd Carrier and a Matilda in the next few months .

The blitz is a lot further ahead than the photos , i keep forgetting to take new progress photos :embarrassed:

Blitz

Matilda

Lloyd

cheers James