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I didn't have to do the floor, or repair the frame and make new front panel, just patched the door bottoms, threw in a complete new windscreen, you dun good so far!

And all done with scissors when computers had green screens

:shocked: Twenty hours you say, is a man by the name of Guinness standing by taking note? :-D Bet you can't finish it before Beltring! :coffee:

When I put that picture on the front of Forceful some one said "How ever much must that weigh? What a waste of a good explorer!"

Hi Rob, very interesting website you have there, all good stuff.

Thanks Jack.

Brilliant forum Jack, I'm learning new stuff all the time! The only thing I would like to see (and I hesitate to ask) is the picture links on the pre crash posts to be reinstated. As I joined a couple of days before it happened, I would love to see things like this, but never had the chance. http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?t=3684 I know it would take time and be a pain to do, even if the pix were still available to view, so no rush

These are brilliant for positioning panels while you drill the rest of the holes, then remove to clear swarf / burrs before final fitting. http://www.skinpins.com/fastmotemp.html

Now look you lot, time to think outside the box Cant decide on an engine, couplings wrecked, gearbox knackered, fuel too dear for you? :??? If you've got the tinker time, this modification cures all the above, AND you will get PAID to attend rallies, with a pallet of coal thrown in! :-D May have to cure the water leak though.

Yes Mike, but that mold was a prototype and it was thought that someone in the club would be able to improve on it. that is machine one rather than hand cut and file, and set out PCDs accurately. However Colin resigned, and stuff got forgotten about, it's probably laying in a shed somewhere, when not assembled it just looked like scrap metal! As to the steering gaiter, Amos Bodsworth did a fine mod to his, by machining the nose of the end cover paralell he was able to fit a gaiter from a motorcycle front forks, perfectly reliable, modern and cheap. And clever :clap:

Check the number Jules, and them air horns are PUNEY!

It is not impossible to re-manufacture the drive couplings, send me your old metal bits and I'll do it. Don't know the current cost of materials but mine that I made have lasted around 13 years. No problems, apart from the alloy bits degrading! Tugs Of War shows Forceful on a trailer ramp, page 88, this was because the couplings broke up, I made new ones the next week and they're still going; ToW was published 1995. Unfortunately I trustingly donated my molds to a now seemingly defunct club so will have to re-make them but Hey Ho thats life. Costs will be reasonable to genuine enthusiasts, I will only deal with those I know. PM me if you are interested.

Well I'd like to see it CW, your efforts haven't gone unnoticed, if you could take the time, looking forward to it

What a good tale and hopefully a happy ending, I have wonderful childhood memories of being in the engine room of a paddle steamer moored to the end of Eastbourne pier, and paddle powered steamers have fascinated me ever since. All the more interesting as I named My Explorer 'Forceful' after seeing a paddle tug by that name pass by in the background of a scene in an old BW movie, (don't know the name of the film, I was just channel hopping) I had never found a picture of her before now. Thanks for posting it here.

There are a couple of what I think are Bedfford QL tippers but no Constructors that I can see, I may of course be wrong

Really impressed with those, the enthusiastic amateur will often find a way when professionals can't. Any idea what the book was called?

That looks a treat, so straight and shiney! Maybe some one wanted to be more comfortable tweaking the carbs and cleaning the plugs, checker plate marks on the bum though? :-D

Is it known if the diesel is original? there were a few, that would make it very rare!

Video for Militant fans here http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo5BQ91B_j4

Perhaps because some of them aren't too well engineered :nono: And Europe don't like them :confused:

Agree the A-bar, being towed on a straight bar by someone who has forgotten you're there and so doesn't use indicators ain't good, as behind an Explorer all you see is "the fat backside", even worse when he has forgotten to turn on the air valves, hence VERY heavy steering!:argh: :argh:I Know, I should have checked! Can't see the number on Explorer in your pix Jules but I think it was the previous owner of that one doing the towing! Funny how small an Explorer looks when being towed behind another Explorer! :-D

In my opinion Towing vehicle takes precedence in all cases, post it this thread! I'm sure devotees of the vehicles in trouble will love to post broken down Explorers in their own threads. :cool2:

Well get posting Jules, we all love a tow job, specially when it's not us being towed! :-D

Forceful is always gentle with admirers and responds well to flattery Nick, don't know where we'll be for sure yet, but no doubt you'll find us.

Nice work, I like those, a friend has one. :thumbsup: