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Came across these pics though it might be apt to go in here. Any guesses what vehicle this is ?

We have been there a couple of times now and if I remember rightly the guy who originally set up the museum ( now deceased I think ) was originally contracted by the local mayor ( or the like ) to clear the beach and surrounding seabed of obstructions after the war, he decided to keep some of the recovered equipment and set up a museum to display them. The DD's and tanks were recovered upto about 2 miles out and after being washed and de-mudded but with barnacles ect still on them were coated with a preserver which turned the metalwork black. This is how you see them at the museum now.

What was the rescue work ?

Come on guys have you not seen the one I have. Well if you haven't here are a couple of pics of it. I use paraffin in the fuel tank and with the bin full of water it will take about 1/2 hour to heat it to a point you cant bare your hand in the water, I am well impressed with it and how easy it is to do the job.

Well yesterday, Sat, myself and a friend braved the cold and set about some grinding on my cab. First item was the cab rear panel. As you can see there is some rusting on the lower edge, so out with the plasma cutter. Hey presto 10 seconds later no lower panel, the part of the panel behind the gun ring mounting point was cut out from the other side so that can be sorted out too. After a good needle gunning and some red oxide we made up some new panels. The new panels were welded in and the original spot welds which were used to fix the old panel to the lower main frame rail were replaced with plug welds. Here is my mate in action, hard at it, lucky to get this action shot, usually you can only catch him drinking tea.

Just to boost the mods morale, Keep up the good work as Snowtrac said the amount of work which is going on behind the scenes must be an awful lot. Guys who are moaning out there, its a new year lets give the mods a good chance they probably know half the problems that you are posting anyway, let them alone and give them a chance to crack on with it ..... Have they let you all down before.... My moan over sorry....................

how do you fit them to the rear dual wheels on trucks ?

Hos the fuel tanker coming along ?

Do you use snow chains these days ?

So once the rear panel is out the way, you can then pull off the side panels, but beware of the bolts under the floor by the front cab mounting bolts these need removing to allow some movement to get the front part of the side out from the firewall.

Yes agree with you both. Do it properly do it once done for years and years. Nothing like taking your pride and joy to bits to get to know it inside and out. Stay tuned for the grinding plasmaring and painting.

To remover the rear cab panel first undo all bolts on the sides of the cab, the ones which bolt the rear to the sides and the ones which bolt the sides to the main floor panel. Then inside the cab, behind the seat boxes on the floor there are a row of bolts the same as the side ones remove these, then there are 8 larger ones, the 4 which are nearest the side panels hold the cab support rails to the cab !!! the other 4 nearest the middle are the bolts for the cab support springs, that just leaves the large centre bolt which is the main rear cab securing bolt. Remove this and the rear can be lifted away, if you are strong, I was quite surprised how heavy just this panel was !!!

Made a serious start on stripping cab off truck, Now its the new year thought I had better get on with it. I am doing the hard way because I want to see if it is possible to remove it in pieces, just in-case you don't have the facility of a crane ect.... Objective: To remove cab in it's panel sections rather than lift off whole cab in one go !!! Well its harder than I thought but there you go. The sections are:- whole cab back panel Left and Right side panels Dash section Firewall section Main floor panel and cab sub frame The pictures below show the cab with canvas and windscreen removed, the second picture shows the cab with both sides and rear panels removed. A good days work.

yup me to. Ive only just crawled out from behind ours, still quaking :shake: :shake: :shake: Now looking for a drink to calm the nerves!!!!

Ah no the boots take him back to the pink cushion which he used in his truck. But joking apart Jack what's with the 44 bit surely its in the wrong thread !!! :nono:

Have to pull my finger out and get on with the cab rebuild on my truck as I need it to be sorted by May.

So much fun all the time I really do have a good wife.... She puts up with a lot and so do I :cool2::cool2::cool2::cool2::cool2:

Does anybody have the two different carbs on two different trucks and have they compared each other with reference to performance ? Would anyone have a copy of Army Motors No,54 page 18 I could see.

OMG Seems that the missus has had a bit of an allergic reaction to consuming the large amount of wine she drank last night. Her feet have turned into rubber wellies and her legs have gone blue. Just off to the docs........ might have to be put down........... Will let you know if its contagious.

UUUUUGGGGGGGGG Shhhhhhhh tooo noisy Shhhhhhhh Only just got up.......

Very interesting Thanks

Dont worry its still going over here, get your party clothes on and get your ass over here and have some fun there is a couple of drinks waiting :cool2: :cool2: :cool2:

I'm here tooo bit sozzled butrf I thinnkkkh I mma ddooooiiurrrng welkooo

wooooo hooooooo 2010 happy new year.

Getting close now will soon be two thousand and ten or will it be twenty ten.. you decide Happy New Year to one and all, hope 2010 is better for everyone than 2009 was All the best R2 and R3