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If one of those ran into the back of you, it would be interesting trying to explain the damage to your insurance company... trevor

Thanks, ted, that was an interesting summary! Is there a list somewhere relating AF numbers to airfields? trevor

Ah, thank you both, I think I understand better what is happening now! Basically it is using the vehicles weight to both hold the scotches in place and to prevent it from riding over the scotches? This is all much more advanced than when I used to help drag in cars with our Landrover or C8, and absolutely fascinating. trevor

From an examination of some of the available patents, it is possible that these grips were formed using a series of tapes which were then dipped into something like tolulene to fix them and produce a seemingly continuous surface (well, the actual patent descriptions were a tad more complex than that ). trevor

Does it matter whether the chain or cable runs around the tyre or not? I can see from the pictures some people have the chain around the tyre and others not. trevor

Yes, nice bit of work, what did you use to cut those pieces from the trunking, it looks a nice clean cut? trevor

I am always on the lookout for a pile of cardboard boxes on the pavement, but never see one.... trevor

How about: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BELGIAN-MILITARY-COMMS-REGIMENT-CAP-BADGE-/381160702084?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item58bef2c084 trevor

Yes, at least with white you only have to worry about getting it dirty - rather than it getting you dirty as well trevor

:shocked: Well, it sounds like you are going to have something to keep you from loafing on the sofa. Are you going to paint the rest of the engine while you are at it? trevor

WOW! Are those Thorneycroft wheels attached to anything useful for you? trevor

A big sigh of relief all round then! trevor

The thing I do not understand is the size of the tubes that the seat frame mounts on, and one has a strange 'coupling' on the end, almost as if they were recuperators originally. To my rather inexperienced eye it kind of looks like two different things cobbled together. trevor

I agree with Richard, we love the pictures of rusty heaps of junk, it gives us a better feel for how much work you have to put into the project. trevor

If that was dyed, then was the material dyed before assembly as the thread has not changed colour? trevor

Ah, I thought you might! That is a very tidy piece of work, will there be pictures of it once you mount the engine in the vehicle? trevor

It looks like the actual machining of the plate will be the shortest part of the project! :-D Still, I am sure that mount will come in useful again. trevor

So, what about their ex-British WW1 tanks? I want to see the video of them being restarted... :-D trevor

The head looks OK, as long as no valve seats or guides need replacing it should not be much of a job. I guess you have set the heads down side by side to make sure there is no practical differences? I will cross all fingers and hope that the block is OK. trevor

Am deeply disappointed, Richard, I thought that lying on one's back on a wet road trying to hit the SU pump with a spanner was surely part of the pleasure of early Mini ownership? Saying that, the fuel pipe did one day spring a leak and sprayed fuel onto the exhaust manifold, in the middle of Loughborough, setting light to the insulation I had rashly installed under the bonnet to aid me in listening to my tape player whine as it played. It taught me to always carry an extinguisher - which later proved its worth when my Dyane caught fire in Sutton Coldfield... I would hesitate in connecting a fuel pump feed anywhere close to the coil, the last thing one surely needs is to replace a fuel issue with an ignition related one. trevor

Is it parked on the flat or on a slope? trevor

Was there any forest left afterwards? trevor

That frame is looking better already! trevor

Well, that was interesting, I saw some WW2 references for pre-1947 flying helmets, and found that several forums have the wiring described. However, they were the not so interesting parts, as apparently it is important in the case of a 'mishap' while flying that the helmet disconnects itself from radio wiring easily without doing damage to the pilot. Hence the fancy cable and support weaving, to give a bit of damping to the cable if the helmet was yanked away from this socket by a sudden change in aircraft circumstances. trevor

10H/2206 - Type 359 radio lead socket from pilot's helmet jack plug. Not that I am expert or anything... http://www.aerovintagespares.com/avspares/10H_2206_-_Type_359_Radio_lead_socket_from_pilot_s_helmet_jack_plug.html trevor