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Hello I have found the BS code for the RAF blue, but does anybody know what colour yellow they used. I have a David Brown tug to repaint for some one and I have to paint the top of the bonnet yellow. Thanks Howard

Hello John Thanks for the pic and info, I am going to have a go a fabricating the panel my self, willpost more pics as i get on. Thanks Howard

Yep the back panel is the worst area, Thats where the main part of plating and welding needs to be done but, shouldnt be to much of a problem. Howard

Well I had a spare slot so i managed to get the cab blasted today and sprayed in primer.I can now see where all the welding needs to be done there is not as much as I thought that i thought I would uncover with the blasting.Well thats it for now, will post more as and when it gets done. Howard

Sorry Thread title should read GMC 352 not 353. Well the state of play with the 352 is this I have now removed the body and the fuel tank spare wheel carrier as well as the cab, the cab is in the workshop just about totally stripped out awaiting to sand blasted. There is some welding to be done but all in all its not in a to bad of shape. heres a few pics, Howard

Well here is a Bedford S type bus which I have repainted also fitted new front cheek panels plus other work.I have been told it was used by the civil defence in its time. Its going to be used as motor home, signed up as an AFS vehicle. Howard

Just thought some of you Bedford lovers might like to see a few pics of a bus I have been working on, its been converted into a mobile home, complete with a mollycroft roof Its now just about done just waiting on a few minor parts and some stencils. Howard.

Nice to see you are getting on with the truck, do you know if you have demountable drums, it will make your job of doing the brakes a bit easier.If not its out with the half shafts ect. you may be lucky and find that once you have the drums off that the brakes are in very good order, i know when i stripped mine, apart from the odd spider the inside was very clean.I did take the cylinders off and inspect the inside, but they were in very good order with no rust, I just replaced the seals. I think if you are going through the whole braking system and relacing seals ect, i would change from standard brake fluid over to silicone (DOT5) brake fluid. This of course is up to you. Take a good look at the flexibrake pipes, they may look ok from the outside, but alot of mine had collapsed inside not allowing and fluid through.If its been standing that length of time I would replace them. Better to be safe than sorry.Just watch when you go to reconnect all of the steel pipes inside the chassis that they seal up, they can be a pain sometimes. you will soon see when you depress the pedal if there are any weeps of fluid. There is also a bleed screw on the Hydrovac unit. Well I could go on and on.Here is a pic of my stripped down. well all the best. Howard

Hello Steve great vidio reminds me of when I went to fetch mine, i had to cut a hole in a hedge to get the old girl out onto the road, your truck seemd to run well. Good luck with the restoration and keep those pics comming. All the best Howard

These old trucks do amaze me, the gmc that I fetched back from Hampshire had stood for 11 years and I got her running within a very short period of time, and the clutch wasnt stuck on that. Just put some air in the tires and it drove out of the ruts it had sunk into. Howard

Yes the beeding really does finish it off, the whole truck is looking really nice, you should be very please with your self. Regards Howard

With reference to the canvas piping I used that on mine, but there is a piping available in black plastic, I think the canvas looks better. Howard

Yes Jack, I thought the same nice to see the original data plate still in place, a nice piece of history. Howard

Hi Jack I wont go in to any detail yet on the truck I will let Clive tell you all about it. Regards Howard

Well here he is Mr M5Clive with his new purchase. A GMC 352 all in all not a bad looking truck, just in need of a bit of tlc. Howard

Thats a nice looking truck you have there Paul, it sounds like you have alot of work ahead of you. all the best Howard

Hello T-21 At Rougham Airfield in Suffolk.This was home to the 322nd and then 94th Bomb group during WW2. we have one of those mobile control trailers. I am going back there on Tuesday next week I will try and measure it up.The chequers on ours are also red and white, but back when they were used I beleave thay were Black and white. Regards Howard

Thanks for the video it was well worth watching. Howard

Hi why dont you get a small solar panel, and charge unit thay work very well. thats what i had on my living van, mind you i did have 240 volts as well and i also had a trickle charger. You can get the solar panels on ebay. the control units are made by fox. Howard

Hello NOS Interesting about the colour of the Buzzer warning sign, the one on my Diamond T 975a was also red, and even the one on my old daf yb626 wrecker that was also in red.Just thought I would mention it, Howard

Hi I have two of these Bowsers waiting in the line for restoration, well one is for parts and the other is in pretty good nick, they were fiited with an Stationary engine in the front which was connected to a drive shaft which ran the lenghth of the body to the pump at the rear of the Bowser. The hoses were hosed in the side boxs.There should be a dome cover on top of the breather and filler on the top of the tank. I still have mine on the bowser. Howard

Hello Tony Yes i thought i might get some 32 volt bulbs to run just for show purposes, I may well get a large invertor, but theres plenty of time to decide. I have not decided as to repaint or leave in its works clothes. Howard

Well I managed to get around to changing all of the electrolyte in the battery cells and after having them on charge they are just about back to how they should be. Amasing bearing in mind the batteries are donkeys years old.Well thats about it. Howard

Hi any chance you can post some pictures. Thanks Howard

Heres a couple of pics of the Dyson Trailer nearly finished, it has a small generator on another trailer for moving it around. Just got a few small jobs to do on the Dyson and it will be finished. All of the brakes have been connected up and are working as they should. Regards Howard