Richard Farrant Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Congratulations on a superb restoration, and as it carries NZ markings, very appropriate as it is Anzac Day in NZ at this present time. Hope all goes well next week, and I am sure it will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 I will try and post some video later on. I'm sure I'm not the only person waiting for them! Looks fantastic, can't wait to read the write up of the Brighton run. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Brilliant! You must all be delighted. Well done and hope all goes well next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cordenj Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Congratulations. I've really enjoyed watching the progress of your inspirational restoration of this Dennis over the past few years, and great to see her out in the sunshine. Looking forward to seeing her en-route to Brighton next Sunday. Cheers, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisg Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Congratulations Fingers cross all goes well for next weekend Cant wait to see her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nz2 Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Absolutely delightful. As Richard has said,your timing is so correct for its ANZAC day here in NZ (25th). Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Lost for many words, but as others have said - what an inspiration for us all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minesweeper Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Thanks chaps. Your comments, interest and support is our inspiration. Now, if i have done this correctly this clip should show the Dennis moving under its own power for the first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Must have been the brand new state of the clutch , but its speed suprised me with the lurch it first gave !! Well Done all around , You must post more video of this incredable rolling piece of art and history ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattinker Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 What a satisfying moment! I'll be in the UK this weekend to take my son and grandsons to see the Brighton end of the run. Looking forward to congratulating you in person. Best wishes, Matthew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42 chevy Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 :beer:Absolutely brilliant . Well done. John G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bill Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Thanks for all of your kind comments chaps. It was quite an exciting day! Still a lot to do though. Must have been the brand new state of the clutch , but its speed suprised me with the lurch it first gave !! Actually, we are still on the original 90 year old clutch lining. As the engine drove a fire pump originally, it has suffered very little wear. The clutch is, however, sticking in the flywheel and needs a mighty kick to get it to let go which is why I stalled it pulling out of the shed. I really wanted not to drive onto Mother's lawn! The clutch has three coil springs pressurised with a nut and locknut. Barry and Graham went underneath and removed the locknuts to allow the springs to relax by another half an inch and that made it a lot easier although it is still sticking. A long run will do it a lot of good giving the flywheel and linings a good polish and making it easier to let go. Well, at least I hope so! I see this morning that there is a patch on the driveway underneath the fuel tap. Something else to look at. It Works!!!!! Steve :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Whats the route of the Brighton run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 From the HCVS press release: http://www.hcvs.co.uk/page1-events_results/page1-events_results.htm The run starts from Crystal Palace Park, Anerley Hill, SE19 between 7:00am and 9:00am and the vehicles can be seen as they progress along the route, which passes through Streatham Common and follows the A23 through Purley, Redhill, Crawley (half-way halt at Broadfield Stadium off the Crawley by-pass). There is a diversion from the A23 at Pease Pottage via Handcross Village, Watermans Green, Staplefield, Cuckfield, Ansty, Burgess Hill to Pyecombe, where the route rejoins the A23. Have a great day out in Brighton seeing the vehicles arrive and on display along Madeira Drive from 10:30am with the Concours d’Elegance Awards Presentation at 4:00pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 (edited) Thanks, hopefully get somewhere along to see you! Found the ideal place! The Monty Cafe at Coulsdon, they do a good breackfast as well! Edited April 25, 2011 by Tony B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnixartillery Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Bravo ! :clap: Rob......................rnixartillery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Williiams Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Looking good, I have been following for a while now.I took my austin 7 Meteor out on a club run for its first run on Sunday. Can't wait to seeing and reading about the run to Brighton next Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Well done chaps, :clap::clap:really looking forward to Brighton, good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 A shame I wasn't there for its maiden drive. Have fun at the Brighton run!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Garner Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 A huge congratulations to you, I think we are all in awe of your fantastic work and I wish you a very successful run out with her, you deserve to be rewarded for your efforts as they are second to none. Regards, Lewis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8_10 Brass Cleaner Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Fabulous. Congratulations all. What a super wagon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildside Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Absolutely fabulous it cheered me up so much seeing her move for the first time,Hope to see you with your beautiful dennis at honiton hill and Im looking forward to following your next restoration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted April 25, 2011 Author Share Posted April 25, 2011 Thanks for all of your kind comments chaps. Here are a few more photos and images. I am trying photo bucket instead of Youtube for the video. Please let me know if you have trouble with it and i will rethink how to do this. Please click on the images to start playing. This clip is of it being started. A real group effort: As you will see the clutch is a bit fierce, but after we stalled it a few times we readjusted it and it is much better: As before, the engine does run remarkably well: Here we go, down the steep lane test track just to make sure the brakes work. Graham is carrying a big lump of wood in case it starts running away: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted April 25, 2011 Author Share Posted April 25, 2011 As we approached the turn around point on our road run there was a horrible dinging noise from under the bonnet. As we had turned hard, one of the fan blades had come in to contact with a radiator bolt causing it to bend and which then smacked the back of the rad. Not too much damage but a bit of an annoyance and some extra work. The trip back and up the hill was quite straight forward, but the gate really is too narrow and we may have to do something about that: All the low speed manouvering caused one of the front tires to creep off the edge of the wheel: This was simply pushed back on with a hammer and block of metal. To stop it coming off again though we made some new metal staples and tapped out the remains of the old ones which we had cut off to get the tire off and puched the new ones in. About 30 minutes work to get all four done: There was quite a bit of smoke as we started off. it appeared that all the heat resistant paint on the exhaust had burned off: All the problems we had were very quickly overcome with the assistance of our great group of friends. Thanks guys. I hope you enjoyed the beer: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Fantastic! What museum would go to such lengths to get such a "mundane" machine into display condition?,let alone running from such an unpromising base! The bit about the tyres coming away from the rims, shows that there's always a reason for what appear to be un-needed bits! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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