arcot1751

Welcome to the HMVF and good luck with the ambulance project

Welcome to the HMVF

There's not many laying around sunny Lincolnshire

Thanks everyone invaluable advice as always, that's what makes this the first place I go to when stuck

Thanks that's a great help, I presume the straight 90 is used in everything ie. diffs, transfer and gearbox ? :-)

Never met you mate but we are all one big family here so all the very best for the future and keep that positive outlook. :-)

Thanks, I'm working my way down an ever increasing list, take my advice never buy a truck off the internet without actually going to see it, I have some excuse it was in Holland Went today and now find the exhaust needs replacing ! It is starting to get tiring now :-D I wish I hadn't bought it so close to Normandy it is rapidly turning into a farce :help:

Thanks Pete, never thought of them :-)

Hi, Does anyone on here know of a source in the UK for a '42 Dodge WC 52 silencer and tailpipe ? Thanks

Forgive me if this has already been covered although I can't find anything, can anyone tell me what lubricants they use in their Dodge WC's ? Gearbox, transfer box, diffs etc. I am trying to get my new purchase ready for Normandy and don't want to put the wrong oil in the wrong place :-D Thanks guys & gals :-)

Welcome to the HMVF, glad you're good at welding looking at your project but it's certainly worth the effort All the best with it mate :-)

I'm the same burning the candle at both ends to prepare my newly purchased Dodge WC 52 for the trip, despite it being described as a good running truck it was far from it and every day I find more jobs to sort All the jobs are minor but I fix one and two more appear it seems a bit like painting the Forth Bridge Good Luck and see you there one way or another.

I have just wired up indicators on my Dodge WC 52 it took me and hour and a half, well worth doing and as already stated can be done discreetly.

There is a form online discussed on here recently that all visitors to this years 70th anniversary have to fill in, I believe it's called an accreditation form (see MVT website). You will need to complete this and forward to the French authorities asap or you will not be allowed to travel to certain events and on certain roads especially on the 6th June. Veterans rightly have priority but if you apply promptly you will hopefully get a pass to attend. Once again have a look on the MVT website there should be more info there. :-)

A few years ago I was in a local Land Rover agents when a chap came in and said " I'm travelling around Europe in my Land Rover what should I take with me ? The bloke behind the counter with a dead straight face looked up from his paper and said " A Toyota". I creased up but the Landie owner was not best pleased :-D It's the sort of thing that makes British humour the best.

Welcome to the HMVF Colin :-\

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Update to the above saga, I received a third letter from DVLA asking for frame and engine number rubbings/photo's AGAIN as they had not received all three previous letters ???? As I sent recorded I knew they had so I'm afraid after 6 month's of this crap I had had enough and blew a gasket :mad: I asked to speak to a senior member of staff and was told they would ring me back which they did within the hour. Despite telling me 6 months earlier that basically my tractor was a "ringer" and neither of the numbers I supplied related to the registration number on the tractor when I bought it they had now realised that they did indeed match it was simply they were the wrong way round on THEIR records ie. The frame number was listed as the engine number and the engine number was down as the frame number ! I asked them to check this 6 months ago :mad: The woman involved apologised profusely but this does not compensate me for the six months of hassle, lack of use, loss of insurance and the strained relations between the chap who sold it to me and myself. All in all an absolute farce from start to finish, it seems things only get sorted at the DVLA if you shout long and hard. I bought this tractor without a V5c six months ago to do a job of work, despite me doing a HPI check and a DVLA search which both came up ok DVLA told me I had a cloned vehicle and basically I could lose it if it was proved to be stolen, I have nearly given up several times but this proves they can and DO get it wrong at Swansea so it pays to stand your ground.

Dodge WC 52, Ford GPW, Chevrolet G-7107 :-\

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Thanks for posting, Respect and Thanks to all :saluting:

Welcome to the HMVF Andy :-)

Welcome to the HMVF Mark :-)