supertrack Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Adrian thank you and the new owner to show us pictures of the acquisition and work on this tank It's a great job! And just as impressive to look at. A feast for the eyes.:iloveyou: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Adrian thank you and the new owner to show us pictures of the acquisition and work on this tankIt's a great job! And just as impressive to look at. A feast for the eyes.:iloveyou: Have to agree with that!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Adrian thank you and the new owner to show us pictures of the acquisition and work on this tankIt's a great job! And just as impressive to look at. A feast for the eyes.:iloveyou: Yes thank you and who ever the owner is for sharing the step by step painstaking reconstruction work . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Johns Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Couple of original factory pics of new M10's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted January 23, 2010 Author Share Posted January 23, 2010 Those are M10A1s, built by Ford. They used the same Ford GAA V8 as the M4A3 as seen in the backround of the second picture. Always nice to see production pics, thanks Nick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 I thought it was about time I continued this thread....... As I said earlier, the M10 went to Carl Brown for completion, we mainly do repairs and parts manufacture and Carl mainly does the rest! I have worked with Carl on a number of projects over the years and this arrangement works very well. The first thing Carl did was to remove the turret, tracks, transmission assembly and suspension componants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 (edited) The turret ring was rebuilt using new balls and spacers. The balls were bought new commercially, I made the spacers to an original. All of the suspension componants were blasted and painted with some new springs being required. The old tyres were also removed and brand new ones pressed on. Edited November 22, 2012 by Adrian Barrell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodge Deep Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Were the springs NOS or did you have to have them made? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 The transmission looked in a bit of a state and as the gearbox had been removed prior to the tank going into the playground, it had had some water in! A new gearbox was aquired and was in excellent condition. The rest of the assembly was checked and apart from the brakes, it was all ok. The brake bands were relined with NOS linings, reinstalled together with the gearbox and the whole lot blasted and painted ready for refitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 The hull was the blast cleaned and primed. There is evidence of some of the corrosion in the vehicle but much of this is hidden when complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 (edited) With the outside finish painted, the suspension componants could go back in and the build up begin. This picture shows the major parts of a bogie unit. The two volute springs, the spring seat with the spreader arm trunnions, the spreaders and the four bogie arms. Also visible are the new arm gudgeon pins with their spacers, all newly made by us! Finally, the two small gudgeon caps which hold it all together. Edited January 26, 2010 by Adrian Barrell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 Work continued on blasting and painting various componants such as hatches, sprockets and belly plates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 In an M10, a lot of the internal bracketry is welded in. To enable proper blasting and priming, it is better to leave this out and then fit before finish painting. Items such as the fire extinguisher brackets, battery box and stowage racks were all primed and then welded into place before the white was sprayed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 Externally, work continued with the fitting of the turret ring, the idlers, the exhaust muffler asembly and the rebuilding and fitting of the grouser racks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 Internally, the floors, fuel tanks and drivers controls all went in after having been rebuilt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 With the majority of the interior fitted, the transmission could go back in and the wings could then be fitted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 Were the springs NOS or did you have to have them made? The springs are NOS, they are relatively easy to find. I would hate to think what they would cost to make! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmac Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Don't need to say anything, pictures speak louder than words. Are we likely to see any info of the twin-diesel engine being rebuilt, or is it going in 'as is'? I think I noticed it in the background and I'd love to know more about them and how they interface with the single output shaft. I've not read a single word about one so I like to fill the knowledge gap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 That will all follow. Currently, the work is going into wiring and other less obviously fruitful endeavours, that and I've run out of pictures! I'll post more as I receive it but briefly, the two engines, though built up as left and right handed engines, do rotate the same way. They each have a clutch and drive into a transfer case fixed to the blocks. This couples the drive and slightly increases output speed to the propshaft. This view shows it rather well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Is there a facility to allow one engine to be disengaged (ie for fault finding)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 Is there a facility to allow one engine to be disengaged (ie for fault finding)? Yes. The clutches are in effect operated seperately with an equalising mechanisim connecting them to the clutch pedal. On the inside of the glacis plate there are two hand throttles and just above these, two knobs operating the clutch lockouts. If you depress the pedal and then pull the appropriate knob, it keeps the clutch disengaged. In the same way, each engine has it's own starter motor and they can either be started individually by the starter buttons or you can start one and then release the clutch to start the other. Either way, you must have your foot on the clutch when starting the engines! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo578 Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Tech manual photo for M4A2 -M10 controls, Note 2 clutch lock outs and 2 hand throttles m4a2 controls.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy8men Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 great to see the inner workings of the suspension units ,hard to picture it all when they're on the vehicle but clear as day when it's disassembled and laid out infront of you like that,many thanks. eddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 Let's hope you get intimate with Churchill ones soon! :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy8men Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 still looking mate ,don't suppose you've got one knocking around that yard of yours getting in the way, you know the churchills a big lump i'd be doing you a favour getting rid of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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