daz76

If you don't ask....:-D Looking forward to the photos if you can get them.

Welcome to the forum

Thanks for the info Ruxy. I haven't heard the grille referred to as the Maltese Cross before.Learnt something new! All the things you say about the 'civilianised' 109 SW's has got me thinking about how to restore it. Maybe a nod in the military direction would be good. Unfortunately the children have already christened it as our 'big red land rover'. Might pose a problem! I'll look out for the true military version a bit more carefully now. Cheers. Daz

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Rover 10 (late) = S2A a very rare vehicle, this has the Maltese Cross grille mesh and shallow sills . Let me know with photographs when you find one..

Is this the type you mean? This is my current project. Civvy I know, but shows the shallow sills of the later series 3 (plus headlamps in the wings, but retains the wire grille (fat cross type) I can't remember the last time I saw a military GS with this set-up. Like you say-rare beasts indeed.

Have you been hacking my mobile phone Darren?....there's gonna be be trouble!

 

It was there on test by HMVF's own tame test to destruction driver....The Squaddie..:-D

 

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Good to hear your making progress Andy.

Gutted I can't get there AGAIN this year. Have a good time all those that are going.

I thought the Special Forces Robin might be Gritineye's runabout but no Cummins I know of would fit under that bonnet....:-D

Can understand you are feeling a bit Tee'd off mate, but I wouldn't walk away from it yet after so much hard work and you're only just back on the road. As Bernard says a few days/weeks away gives you chance to think and swell the coffers a bit if any further outlay is needed.

I can understand how frustrating it must be to have done all that and still have something to worry about

Currently had mine 14 years and working at a snails pace, but just a little drive around the farm once or twice a year or a little bit more done on the road to restoration is enough to renew enthusiasm let me know I couldn't part with it.

By my reckoning Andy's Daisy will be due a second rebuild by the time mine's on the road

Time for a brew mate :coffee: Then even if you do replace it with something else, you know you've done it for the right reasons.

Welcome to the forum and good luck with the GMC. Is there much to be done to it or is it road ready? Daz

Seeing as it is fairly unlikely there is another with a similar front end I reckon it should be kept on. No reason you shouldn't register for film work. How much are high ratio diffs though?- didn't the Duel truck have to catch the car in front....? :drive:

You have no idea how close to the truth you are about the secondary braking system.....It's just held up with two chains looped over two bent bits of rod.......However if you jiggle the chains as if the scammell was bouncing along the road they unhook themselves leaving the jaws of death just standing up in their own! There is now all sorts of rope tied round the thing in order to prevent me from being fired through the windscreen. It takes chunks out of the tarmac when you let it drop

Do you think you'll leave it on Rob? It must be a talking point when you're out and about. Not original but part of the Scammell's history and an adaptation for intended use....much like the yellow one......:cool2:

Looking great Rob. congratulations on getting it moving and thanks for posting the photos. :-D

....said the man with a load of crap welded and bolted to the front of his Explorer

 

Oh I forgot - that's the prototype 432 secondary braking system being trialled. :cool2:

:rofl:Very good N.O.S. !!

You're making a lovely job of it Simon. It will look fantastic when you have finished I'm sure. Thanks for posting the photos

Thanks Grasshopper

I assume that extra hoist is to get the spare wheel on board?

Thanks for posting more photos Gritineye. How easy is it to get new parts like bearings etc for something like this? Are there specialists who supply them or will the owner have to search for originals?

Good to see it has been taken into restoration, although I suspect there is a fair bit of work to do yet! :sweat:

Modern mirrors don't look out of place either

Welcome

Meadows petrol engined Explorer

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:D:D I thought Cummins might be the engine of choice for the discerning Explorer owner.....

Nicely preserved though. Any idea what engine is in it? Looks like a modern turbo lump

Thanks for posting chrisg. Someone has spent a fair bit of time modifying this. Interesting mod on the crane too. Is it in private ownership or with a garage?

Thanks Mike for the links. I had looked at their website and without taking out a franchise it seemed there was nothing suitable for DIY application.

Robin, thanks also for your link. I hadn't heard of Line x, but it seems taking it to be professionally done is really the only option.

Darren