pru426

"Brightwells Dnepr"

it looks a littlebit like military  K 750 B (W)...but
i´m afraid and as they say it is an ordinary K 750..sidecars frame and bikes frame are civilian  versions
but anyway.... if you are not a rivet counter...nice looking repro!

pekka

hi 

maybe this helps to dig out something
here they are !

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_War_II_aces_from_Finland

pekka

hi

if you are interested in British war history in Lappland
 please read this

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid_on_Kirkenes_and_Petsamo

my friend said his relative  met 1941 in autumn ? two British pilots who were shot down  in that attack
he met them at the German ? military hospital in Tornio but didn´t remember their names
maybe someone is interested about that and knows who they were

pekka

...and about the Fokker D XXI in Finland
The highest scoring airframe was FR-110, achieving 10 victories; this aircraft survived the war and is on display at the Central Finland Aviation Museum.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fokker_D.XXI
 

https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/VL_Myrsky

restoration:   Myrsky II (MY-14)

https://www.vlmyrsky.fi/blogi.html

ww2 history:

https://www.vlmyrsky.fi/historia

pekka

hello

old topic

interesting Vickers replica tank project 
any progress ?

here´s this morning Yle news story of the Winter War tank battle

maybe old finnish dialect  words are  difficult to understand but
try to use copy-paste  to google translator

https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-10035208

pekka

Hi

Remember, it is historic , ex Military Armored Fighting Vehicle

and maybe the main reason was to to preserve historic vehicles by selling it to the collectors

if you convert it to other purposes for example " emergency vehicle " or "riot control" etc.

with water cannon and etc DIY bullet proof windows

I´m sure You and others aussie AFV owners Get In To Very Big Troubles with Authorities

(nowadays here in EU , they are very, very suspicious / paranoiac of...)

.....especially if you then get " a brilliant idea" to make action youtube video

pekka

hi Rick

not bad

no worries

It seems that "67" is in a typical well-used condition with all kinds of civilian modifications ;-)

Check the frame carefully .. I wrote in the past, there may be quite a few cracks

pekka

examples of my frame:

(frame upside down)

behind the left front leaf spring bracket there´s a weak point

reinforcement flat bar..... army/ factory upgrade?

cracks ...left front shock absorber bracket ( holes for the old and later mod absorbers)

cracks ...rear leaf spring bracket

left front rear leaf spring bracket ...... heavy corrosion inside that´s why i have dismantled the frame

not catastrophic but observe

weak bending point behind the bracket

Douglas DB-7 Boston / A-20 Havoc (Russian ?)

http://yle.fi/uutiset/3-9604845

pekka

damaged thread

possibly from gun breech or muzzle break

pekka

if it´s not a brake disk/ drum or flywheel

hardened armored steel ?

or something to do with guns and ammo

pekka

old and hardened or failed casting

bronze bearing or brass

pekka

to buy Gaz 67b is not a bad idea

as you know already

..original ww2 67 are very rare ..i suppose "war time 67 s" 95 % of them have later made ww2 time id

post war 67 b are not very rare

but crated barn finds don´t exist if you want quick & easy project

you have to remember that the 67bs are well used and field repaired several times over the years by previous owners

the car body is simple and quite easy to repair

..nearly all the sheet metal are available except the bonnet, firewall and the front grille

those repro parts are high quality cnc cut and they have all holes ready

Gaz tech is Fords from the twenties so that´s no problem

dash fuel tank is a problem.. at the moment i haven´t heard about russian repros

many of them have been out of use and modified (glove compartment !)

the frame may looks good from outside but probably have nasty corrosion

problems inside the boxed c-rails

....also likely have cracks here and there and could be dangerously weak after 60+ years of heavy use, backyard storage + mud & moisture

the frame is not so good design against corrosion (my opinnion) because both rails are encased ...two 3 mm thick nested c rails welded together

also they have quite a many factory stamped (big) holes and some rivets may be corroded badly , if is not dismantled and the boxed rails opened and the insidesand blasted etc

.... and the frame may have been bent if it is not reinforced by the army work shops in the fifties

that´s why they are usually "modified" , angle iron welded and repaired several times

...but don´t give up !

pekka

the first truck is LHD ?

pekka

Great looking suspension on the rough ground but I would never buy a tank from a fat unshaven Russian wearing cammo clothing :-D

yes, he certainly does not look well groomed sleek Fallos Deodorantos -class businessman

but

please look at his hands ...soil & oil, not manicured

....like the majority of us.. i think

my opinnion he belongs to HMVF-class,real tankman ;=)

pekka

multifuel engine test ?

pekka

turbo diesel + intercooler?

pekka

my guess... F L. means Flugzeug

F.Z. might mean the fuse (zünder) & type for the 3 kg charge

EOD friend said that Wehrmacht had instructions and correct "bolt on"

demolition charges for every fighting eguipment from 20 mm flak to tiger tanks

and Luftwaffe had the same practice

...........

i have couple of Luftwaffe 200 l lubricant drums

Luftwaffe marking example:

F L. SCHMIERSTOFF

pekka

Clive

i think that the sand bags were derived from UN stocks, and could be the same as British

in here Landrovers were not used on a large scale, but our UN troops had them

off the topic :

later in here , for example some MP units had Defenders but they were not so popular

.. the cabin is cold in the winter they said

and pedals area is very cramped ?

especially if you use gumboot with felt insulation ...Defender was not originally designed for LHD ?

i do not have any experience on them , in our depot MP had only Toyotas and VWs and GAZ/UAZ models

pekka

if i remember correct...

my friend said in the -80s that

they had Landrovers + sandbags on the floor in Lebanon (Finnish Un forces)

now mystery solved...

pekka

sound deadening pads...noice reduction ?

pekka

your battery charger ..yes it looks right type to use

if i remember right 6 volts is recommended, but i use 12v

if you have a car frame and 1000 l water & soda crystals you may need more amperes than 8 ?

....i´m not a specialist for electricity

pekka

i have used Citric Acid Monohydrate..chinese made foodstuff ..couple of years ago was about 75€ / 25 kg here in finland

they said that is also good for pigs stomach problems ...but do not try !!

acids also work well, but they say that the pores must be neutralized with f.ex. soda crystals

how acid affects the strength of steel ?

for example fine threads and springs

in my experience,

electrolysis has one advantage that the solution can be re-used several times

if the precipitate is filtered off with gauze etc. between uses

pekka

in my experience:

about 0.6 l soda crystal & 20 l water

i have used measuring jug/cup

no big difference if less than 4 %...but if u use more soda than 4 % it does not improve the results

mabe 2 % works too, you can try it if you have a big bucket

and few days after you can (steel/ brass) brush the black silt away... easily

it works..

pekka

soda crystals & water

correct mixture is 4 % ..no more

so

4 / 100 l

use only 6v or 12v .....and .....minus (-)on the piece that is to be cleaned !

for example

http://antique-engines.com/electrol.asp

pekka

Matt

early, fifties canuck Ferrets, front ?

http://www.ramtank.ca/ferret.htm

pekka

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