nemvs Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 There was a question on the engine Adam is using. It's a Continental R-975 C1 Radial that my company has just finished rebuilding, you can go here to see pictures and a video of it running : http://www.site.ww2mv.com/R-975_Engine_Rebuild.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrward Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Thanks for the reply. I saw it in the park in about 1992 or 3. I'll ask around to see if anyone at the RR museum has pictures of it. The steam engine is at OERM in Perris CA.http://www.oerm.org/pages/up2564.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happydayz123 Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Hi Ken, the dates for next year's Ponderosa 1940's week end are the 8th 9th & 10th of July.Many thanks for offering to bring the SHERMAN, a first i beleive for the north.We also may have a very rare WW2 British tank on it's first outing watch this space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Twill almost certainly be making an appearance at next year's (2011)Ponderosa event in Heckmwondike (August i think). I doubt we will have her running by then, but she should be an interesting exhibit anyway - even if she still has the turret off and not much inside... If we are really lucky, could have the engine in by then, firewall manufactured, hull seats, driving controls and be able to move it about.... Ken - A&E 2012??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmac Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 If it's British and rare, then it's a Churchill or Cromwell/Centaur.... I can't believe there are going to be any more Matildas, Valentines or Crusaders appearing any time soon:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpu121265 Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 (edited) Be assured, when it is running it will be going where ever the rest of the fleet goes. A&E 2012 - why not if it's running...... The only 'problem' with that is getting it there, but given she is going to Normandy in 2014, A&E in 2012 can present too much of a problem. Ponderosa is fairly local to us, so even as an incomplete restoration (unless something magnificent happens in the next 10 months) it will be fairly easy to get it there, and will be an interesting thing for people to see, climb on, poke with a stick. If anyone fancied Ponderosa this year and didn't make it, all i can say (again) is that it was a very good do, and more can only make it better. We are very happy to have been invited back - although i'll be needing at least one more driver for the GMC353 and possibly the M14....... Ken Edited September 21, 2010 by kpu121265 Spelling, spelling, spelling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happydayz123 Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Hi Alistair, It's alot rarer than any of the above mentioned :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmac Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 (edited) It's alot rarer than any of the above mentioned :-D In that case Steve is going to have to chip in on this one as I am not too hot on early War Armour... at the end of the day we didn't have much of our own armour....that was much cop! The only British gun tanks that made it into NW Europe after D-Day were: Churchill Cromwell Comet Centaur Archer (Valentine SP) Challanger Edited September 21, 2010 by ajmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo578 Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 (edited) ajmacIn that case Steve is going to have to chip in on this one It's one of those how long is a bit of string questions?:cool2: If it is as happydayz123 says- rarer than a Churchill, Cromwell, Matildas Valentine or Crusader- then unless it not a variant of anything previously mentioned nor a prototype I would tend to look at either a light tank though Mk6 aren't rare just rare outside museums and A17 Tetrarch would be almost too rare to consider- the only others not mentioned are the early cruisers such as A13 up to Covenanter -which is fairly unlikely- even if one was found they tend to be too fragile to be restorable the earlier stuff A9-A10 would be too rare- but anyway hope springs eternal -I'll be facsinated to hear what it is:-D. BTW Alastair Valentines OPs and FOO gun tanks and A17 Tetrarchs (on D.Day) were also used in NWE there may have been a few A24 Cavaliers in NWE as OPs -one of the A24s I found on OTA had a repaired A/T round hole in the toe plate. Steve Edited September 21, 2010 by steveo578 addition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy8men Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 is it a british built tank or a foriegn one used by us ? i have a feeling we won't know the answer til the deals done but whatever it is it'll be nice to get a bit more armour up north. eddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertrack Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Hello Ken , you have a beautiful sherman tank ! Supertrack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpu121265 Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Thankyou super track. She will be even more beautiful with an engine in, and driving down the road to the petrol station. Hopefully will have found and recorded the rest of the markings in the next couple of weeks, then we can get it blasted and 'get on with it'. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpu121265 Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Well things have moved on, literally. Tried to turn the sherman round with the m14 (used that as it is due for a rebuild anyway), the ground is very sandy where she is at the moment. The photos tell their own story. 1 hour later and replacement track fitted and off again. More importantly, the original markings are surfacing. Anyone who has done this, knows how long winded and awkward it is - and one false move and you could wipe the marks out. Anyway, the news from the front is that on one side the original number appears to have survived. This is exciting in itself, but even more so as it means there is a good chance that the other markings we are finding on the same layer of paint elsewhere are also original (looking like 2/_\ veh C-16 at the moment, and USA 30100489). There is more work to be done on markings....... I am incapable of getting the images in the correct chronological order............. Regards Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertrack Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 with a broken track it work less well ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpu121265 Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 (edited) Luckily i have (had) a spare set of worn tracks which came off the M3. It is not a big job to change it when you are in the warm and dry, on hard standing with all your tools to hand. Changing one at the side of the road or in the middle of a field 'somewhere' would be much less 'fun'. Another small step..... Ken Edited October 14, 2010 by kpu121265 spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Hi Ken - you may off answered this earlier but what method are you using to gently remove the paint layers - white spirit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpu121265 Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 (edited) Sanding, chipping, blowing, thinners, scraping, hoping - i've gone mad several times over the years hunting for original markings. The blue ones are often very hard to discern, but sometimes you get lucky as on the bonnet of the WC16 where they were very clear. It is like archology, a layer at a time, until you establish the layer with the markings on. You can then speed up a bit to get down to that layer in the immediate surrounding area, then it starts again as you cut through layer to the next one. I can't remember if i have posted these before, but here is a link to the records of the markings for the WC16 http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/showgallery.php?cat=1926&page=3 there are pages of them. Also found the orignal reg number on one side of the Ford script jeep bonnet we have just completed. Patience is the thing, not something i am reknowned for...... Couple of images atatched - when we cleaned the steering wheel up that came with this jeep (wrong wheel for the jeep) it had 'Jack' carved in it (son Mk1's name), he insists it was not him - some things were meant to be so it has stayed with the jeep. Edited October 14, 2010 by kpu121265 Terrible spelling error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 good pics mate , we found the lot number on our jeep when it was auctioned off in 47. unfortunately no serial number ,also found the word "UTILITIES". On our dodge we rubbed down about 7 layers to get the original number also the prestone stencil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpu121265 Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 As the date with the blaster draws ever closer, the hunt is still on for markings. C-16 is clear enough, which if it follows std TO&E makes this a hq section tank for C company. What is less clear in the photograph is that the unit markings look like 2nd Armored. It is a shame that if the rear markings 'were' there, i can't find them, and that the unit markings and whatever is to the left of C-16 has 'gone'. You can just make out what appears to be the bottom left of the armored triangle and to the left of that a faint 2. It does seem as if this has been marked up twice during it's career, but it is impossible to distinguish what the other markings were. I have a suspicion that she may have been on fire at one time as there are very different 'layers' of 'green' paint on different parts of the hull. The paint is noticibly thicker where we have found markings. We know that this tank was in a playground from 1962, and did not move again until June (or so) 1996 - when "these pieces of equipment are not in compliance with our current safety standards and need to be removed from the park"... Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpu121265 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 (edited) More news, the engine has finally arrived. I finally have within my grasp, all the bits we need to get her moving under her own power, although that requires a trip to Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg and Italy to collect them all. Time to get on with the firewall..... Ken[ATTACH=CONFIG]39934[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]39935[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]39936[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]39937[/ATTACH] Edited January 8, 2011 by kpu121265 spelling, what else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy8men Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 hi ken i hope to see it moving under it's own steam soon, even if it's a bit of a temporary lash up to get it ready for the ponderosa show, it would look nice parked next to the cromwell all the best with the resto eddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpu121265 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Thanks Eddy. The NOS prop shaft is winging it's way to containerville in the States for me, so will be in the next container - hopefully at last loading around the end of the Feb. The stumbling block is the firewall, but i just need to get myself applied to the challenge and stop taling about it. It might be parked up behind the cromwell, attached by a chain....... It is nonetheless quite a moment to know that i can almost touch all the bits to allow us to get steam up so to speak - that's actually not quite true, i still need an oil reservoir and the clutch linkage from the pedal to the release bearing (everything in between)..... Although i suppose that would not preclude us getting steam up, but would make it very difficult to do anything useful with said steam..... Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happydayz123 Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Can't wait to see both tanks at Ponderosa in July, so far iv'e had enquire's from six other tank owner's four of which have booked in.In fact the owner of Ponderosa is building a large tank coarse on his land for this year's show.If i can help with the nut's & bolt's Ken let me know.Glad to see the sherman is coming together. Stu Ps if any other tank/AFV owner's are interested in coming to the show please pm me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertrack Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Is your engine running ? Ken ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpu121265 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 It has run, seen some video of it being test run after the rebuild. It has only just arrived in the workshop though and i am fighting the temptation to fire her up just yet.... Still need the engine oil reservoir/tank - i am disciplining myself to get ALL the parts first...... Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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