Rick W

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Survey by EH on RAF Coltishall. http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.13731

Starting the thread again as it appears to have disappeared during "Black Sunday". Post away any pics of wartime Morris Commercial and its variants. Couple of nice colour shots of CS8- Ostfront.

My contribution!

Half tempted myself, not sure the missus would appreciate it as a garden ornament though!

The vehicle in front? Isnt it an AEC? Shame there isnt a decent pic of the plate or any unit markings. Any idea what the cable/rope is thats runing up the windscreen to the roof?

Thanks John, didnt realise until today that only one of the tanks has a reserve tank in it, the other one shown here is just baffled. Why are you doing one of the tanks? Have you sprung a leak?

Arnhem. Bayeux Caen

OK, so its not strictly military, but it looks fairly basic for a vintage rebuild, Im sure even jack could probably cope with something this basic! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Kinson-mini-motor-roller-with-bullnose-Morris-engine_W0QQitemZ320251218498QQihZ011QQcategoryZ2192QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

After a night in the bin bag I emptied the residue of the metal ready out. There was a fair bit of gungey muck in the baffled end where we have cut the hole so I spent a bit of time trying to get as much of this out as possible. You may not have to do all this John as yours has been running on a regular basis. The screw thread ends of the filler neck and drain hole were then masked up and the whole thing given a liberal coating of red oxide.

Amazing.......Is that anything like your garage Tim??

After the trusty workshop apprentice had done his tank cleaning duties, it was left out in the sun to dry out (the tank, not the trusty apprentice). While it was drying out I gave it a few sprays of Metal Ready externally. At the end of today I will put the remainder of the Metal Ready in the tank and put the tank in a bin bag overnight. The reason for this is that the fumes from the Metal Ready treat the rest of the tank which isnt in direct contact with the liquid.

The tank has now been roughly paint stripped using a wire rotary brush on an electric drill, mainly to see if any other offending holes appear. The rest of the tank is fairly solid so the rotten section has been cut out ready for a plate to be welded on. Marine clean has been poured in (about a pint) and given a good sloshing around. A hose pipe was employed to give the tank a good rinse out. John, if you are lucky enough to have a fairly solid tank, unscrew the fuel lines from the feed from the tank feed valve which site on top of the tank and remove. Chances are if you leave it in you could be in danger of getting some muck stuck up the pipes which go to the bottom of the tank. Also if you take that out you can stand the tank up on its end, put a hose in the filler neck and drain out of the hole where the feed was.

I think its more to do with the rally getting bigger each year, its probably one of the biggest events in the area, especially for the classic cars.

Welcome back and welcome to the UK, glad you made it back. What are the 2 poles for on the front of the red truck?

Good link- thanks for that.

I need to get some stencils for the bonnet numbers of the Morris soon. Have tried ringing Axholme signs who advertise on Milweb, but after a week of no answers Im looking elsewhere. Can anyone recommend anyone and share the contact details? Thanks

And more...

Went to Stoke Goldington Steam Rally at the weekend. Its a big event, even bigger this year due to the hot weather I suspect! MV numbers were up this year compared to previous years numbers. You usually get 5 or 6 turn up, this year there were 20 +. So heres a few photos that I managed to take whilst being dragged along by my daughter.

I'll go along with that, think I said something similar ages ago.

I was wondering if that might be a Ford rather than a Morris. If it is a Morris, its the first pic of one Ive seen in ETO.

On the other tank I done , I replaced the material with strips of inner tubes, does the job, looks OK, but yes the material must hold the water.

I used a bit of Chemical Metal on the outside to fill up the pinholes then used the fuel tank sealer, you cant beat it.

Some more, not strictly Normandy though! Anyone id the trucks?

This ones for the benefit of John as he's got to do his and Ive already done one of mine on the Morris. So here is a step by step guide to bringing a 60 year old fuel tank back into service! There are 2 tank straps holding the tank to the chassis, getting them off is relatively easy, you just have to prepare yourself for what lies underneath the tank straps! One will be fine, under the other you may find at the very least a few pinholes as I did on my other. This second one was slightly worse!:shake: This is obviously going to need more than a bit of tank sealant. Im going to cut it out and plate it. The useful chemicals and sealants which were all that were needed on the other tank. More to follow...