militant-pete

all done now went to three counties last weekend in milly all went well sounds well and has alot more power on hills so fingers crossed no more problems

shim gasketts fitted

yes but we love it really I take you sourced all your spares ok? It didn't take long between posting initially and this post showing stuff going back together.

I take it you must have a show coming up, either that or you don't like hanging about?

yes no prob with parts i dont like hanging around but have got shows as well

see you had time to paint the back of the engine bay as well! What caused it to go bang? I notice you have to jack up the chassis, presumably to get the sump off clear of the front axle, not a problem I reckon I'd have with mine as it's only 6x4?

 

Nice to see it's going back together

not sure realy but looking at the head the one valve has broken clean off were as the other one as been hit so i think its droped one and then it got in the way of the other im waiting on paint now should be with me on tuesday all the other bits are done but will still be looking at prob 10/ 12 hours work fitting it back up

Had a good weekend in Abbergaveny last weekend but on way back wot we all dont want to hear that funny noise of somethink not quite were it should be and then she stops very suddenly

about an hour later my mate turned up with the recovery

started to strip it the next day and oops mad a mess

took out two valves and the piston

well a few days on and just fitted 6 new pistons

should be all sorted this week with abit of luck

there is an eye ring between the tracks if you look closely you can just see it

'Ere we go again............. it can sit in the woods for twenty years plus, looking at the trees, and be left there to rot away to nothing if undiscovered. All of a sudden someone wants to buy it and it "Wont be cheap". :???

as i said i would ask the owner how much he wants ive had a good look round it today the starter has gone, seats, dash, the cab has gone on the n/s rear of the door and front all the back body box at the rear and the side lockers dont look very healthy ether ( didnt want to poke around to much didnt want to get a shower of rust ) all the rear lights are missing most of the glass has been broken and thats just getting started the bad news is the bloke is looking at :shocked: £2250 :argh: for it it is a shame to see it going that way but you would need a week to get it out of were she is and you carnt even get in to her to get parts off it, its to well boxed in :cry::cry::cry:

That's the way to do it!

thanx mike samson made easy work of 4/5 ton jcb

got called out the other week a mate of mine had a call to say they had got a jcb stuck and as i couldn't get the militant in there, there was no better thing to use than the samson :-D

here's a few picks all went well with no problems

Very nice too ! I like the name and is that an Imp on suspended tow ?

yes you are right this was my first militant i use to take the hillman husky with us so we had some transport at the shows

heres one of my other millys taken at welland show a few years ago :-D

nice for some andy im looking at a good 6 hours to wqar and peace on a good run :sweat:

about 4 hours with a break i dont push her to much

if you got a militant you have to tow something :thumbsup:

i think the r.e.m.e do it best

and there she is at war and peace

there she is up in north wales

Pete, what types of Militant do you own ? Are they all MK 1 ? What do you know about their history ? Cheers. (and yes, THEY do own you)

there all mk1s first one is a gs cargo 27cl51 as seen on some early picks second one is a mk1 with a mk3 atlas and the other one is a short wheel base bridging lorry but its just a chassis cab at the moment

it could well have been a genuine one i should have taken more notice. all you could see was the front corner of the cab and the tank but at that time never thaught ide own 3 (or do they own me ?)

I have seen some 5 / 6 years back a mk1 milly tanker not sure if it was genuine or not because it was to far away but it was opposite dudley zoo it was when they were building the new retail park / tesco's dose any one know were it went after the builders finished ?

ive got a 8 ft bed and a kitchen sink in mine if any one finds me at a rally / show pop in and say hi

spoke to steve earlyer it is up for sale if anyone is interested it was origionaly a ballasted body but has had the fifth wheel added but hasnt been cut or shortened it dose run and mecanicaly in very good order

carnt see it being cut up it is up for sale as far as i know havent spoke to steve in a wile but i think he still has it if i know steve and he dose sell it. it will go to a good home

tyres were in very good order havent put them on milly yet but wont be long