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This is going to be one of those really annoying intermittent faults that turns out to be a simple fix…..when you find it. When Chris says bridge the posts it literally is jamming a bar between the two connections on the foot starter switch to operate the starter, if you press the starter button and nothing happens bridge the connectors to bypass the switch, if the engine turns over then the switch is at fault.

Hi Richard I’ve been a bit slow on the uptake for shows and trips, could you please point me in the right direction for OMG 2024 details. Regards Seamus

That’s looking good 👍 Have you tried these pads on the angle grinder? Strips paint and surface rust without damaging the metal, I rate them very highly. https://www.screwfix.com/p/non-woven-preparation-wheel-115mm/606jj

Thanks for your comments Pete, I might take a bit of a break this summer and enjoy the shows before I start the next project 👍👍

Does anyone have a double Jerry can holder for sale to match the one in the pictures ? If you do and your happy to sell please let me know.

Doris has made her first official appearance at our MVT camping weekend, it was slow but sure and bloody noisy 😂 fully dressed with her insignia, just the hoops and canvas to finish, next stop “ Overlord “ it’s only 54 miles so I’ll be leaving soon 🤨

Another little job ticked off the list 😁

I had a local glass company cut flat laminated glass for my wot6 Leatherhead glass https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjq1dXO0qn-AhUKXcAKHU86D4sQFnoECAkQAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.leatherheadglass.co.uk%2F&usg=AOvVaw1ndvlrbFw8uuHBZAbrdtKs

Economically it’s definitely not a good invest but that’s not why we own and preserve these vehicles, we do it because we clearly have a screw loose !! 😂 if it were easy everyone would do it….

Thanks Rob. It’s first official outing is our local MVT camping weekend in oxshott on the 29th which your welcome to pop up and have a look, fingers crossed a new batch of paint gets delivered this week so I can finish the painting and get the stencil’s done, I’ll double check the events calendar but I’m sure there was something else before Overlord, it’s also booked into Capel.

Many thanks for your comments, I’ve got a couple of local shows and then it’s booked into the overlord show 🤞

🤔 next project…..or…..Possible divorce 🤨……tempting!!

Bit of advice needed please….the wot6 will have REME markings, is there any specific colours fir the blue, yellow and red, finish in gloss, satin, Matt etc….??

Read the same article, can’t believe it’s gone unnoticed for so long!!

That could be a new show for the calendar 😁

The timber work is almost finished 🍻🎉🍻 I started this restoration blog 3 years ago yesterday, virtually every weekend, days off work and evenings something has been done to this wot6, it certainly isn’t a business model for making money 😁 done purely for the love of restoration and preserving history for the next generation. I genuinely didn’t think it would take anywhere near this long, when I first started a family member said “ how long is it going to take, a year ? “ I laughed and said “ 6 months “ , how wrong was I !! But I’ve learned so much about fabrication, welding and paint spraying and if I wasn’t sure how to tackle a job members of this forum were always ready help and advise, I’d to thank everyone who has advised and supported this restoration over the last 3 years, it’s been very much appreciated 👍👍 Now we’re in the closing stages of this project, everything has so far gone to plan apart from a slight paint mixing issue but fingers crossed 🤞 a new paint mix to match the last batch should arrive next week, the last of the timber work has been fitted, the tailgate needs some minor adjustments and the drop down steps need fitting, other than that the hoops need cleaning and painting along with the tool boxes and rear mud guards. Almost forgot, I’ve still got to make double Jerry can holders to mounts behind the rear mud guards.

Have you tried spraying brake cleaner around the inlet manifold and carb gasket? If the manifold is leaking it will draw in the brake cleaner and the engine idle will change, you won’t get air leaking out, it should only suck in.

Many thanks for confirming that, for some reason I thought the previous owner had them the opposite way round on the rear of the wot6.

Quick question regarding location of vehicle markings for the wot6?? the question is generally about the rear of the vehicle, on my Jeep the markings are as shown below Division marking on the right and unit markings on the left but on the rear I've put division markings on the left and unit on the right. The more I look at it the more I think it’s not right and I don’t want to make the same possible mistake on the wot6 , I know the front is correct but can anyone confirm the rear location…..ie do they need to be swapped over???

Really starting to come together now Jon, attention to detail is spot on as usual 👍👍

All advice is appreciated and everyday is a learning curve.

On the up side, the timber was purchased from champion timber which is a good timber supplier and it is kiln dried, I am well aware that the timber will need replacing probably in the next 10 years if I’m lucky as the truck is parked outside, the options were £600 on kiln dried pine or £2200 on hardwood machined to size, particular attention was paid to soaking and fully covering the cut ends which were all done prior to fitting and obviously making sure the tongue and groove was also covered, the top of all the timber is protected by angle iron frame and the bottom boards have been kept 10mm off the base frame to a void soaking moisture in, so some thought has gone into prolonging the timbers lift but as you said time will tell, it’s on now and it will all be getting another coat once fitted.

I think there’s been a misunderstanding, the paint is synthetic enamel oil based coach paint, not a water based product.

Thanks Pierre, my back is the least of my problems, I had hernia surgery 4 weeks ago!! Not saying the wot6 is to blame but I don’t think it helped 😂

Thanks for the info, what kind of problems??