Military Vehicle Restoration
16 May 2010, 07:13 PM
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Not myself, but the guy who runs my local tyre and exhaust place (a real garage, not a mickey mouse franchise) is a recognised authority on the running and restoration of Austin Champs 
17 May 2010, 03:02 PM
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I bought a pair of them a while back they are WW2 Ford Canada built bofors gun tractors with Ford V8 flathead engines. And yes there is a lot of work to be done 
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17 May 2010, 03:09 PM
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Very nice 
Can you still get that olive drab paint or do you go for the newer IR reflective green paint the military use now?
Would also look at some pics of these vehicles for the stencilling, red on petrol tank caps etc
Tony
Can you still get that olive drab paint or do you go for the newer IR reflective green paint the military use now?
Would also look at some pics of these vehicles for the stencilling, red on petrol tank caps etc
Tony
17 May 2010, 03:27 PM
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There seems to be plenty of paint suppliers about who can supply the original colour paint so its down to personal choice and cost really. This chassis is ready for a top coat after shotblasting and priming.
17 May 2010, 03:53 PM
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I restored and converted a Landrover 109 V8 FFR in New Zealand in 1995. It was buggered, totally, engine and transmission was ok, but body wise it was shot. Restored it with the help of a wrecker, all the parts, and "converted" it to a "truck cab", a SWB Landrover roof on a LWB Landrover. Looked awesome when it was done.
Now, this was a 24V FFR (Fitted For Radio) Landrover, with and all the shiedling in the ignition space, when complete, two 400amp/h batteries connected. I shorted these out with funny results, ie, the wiring was burning like fuse wire. Anyway, all srtipped out and sorted, got it going.
Apart from the physical build, I could not obtain the usual information about the vehicle, like wiring. I was stuck. So I called the local army base, Upper Hutt, Wellington, and they sent me an official, military, wiring diagram!!!
Bonza!!!!
PS. Of course my favourite WW2 vehicle is the FAMO 18T tractor. I want one of these to ram trucks off the road.
Now, this was a 24V FFR (Fitted For Radio) Landrover, with and all the shiedling in the ignition space, when complete, two 400amp/h batteries connected. I shorted these out with funny results, ie, the wiring was burning like fuse wire. Anyway, all srtipped out and sorted, got it going.
Apart from the physical build, I could not obtain the usual information about the vehicle, like wiring. I was stuck. So I called the local army base, Upper Hutt, Wellington, and they sent me an official, military, wiring diagram!!!
Bonza!!!!
PS. Of course my favourite WW2 vehicle is the FAMO 18T tractor. I want one of these to ram trucks off the road.
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17 May 2010, 05:12 PM
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When I was a nipper in Leicestershire in the late '70s/early '80s, our local Yamaha motorbike shop owner used to have one of these 6 wheel Saracens, l(ike the ones you regularly saw on Nationwide being torched in Northern Ireland during riots back then).
I would occasionally see it driving through town on his way to work. I guess at 70 pence per gallon, the MPG was not such an issue back then!
I saw a Mighty Antar truck at our local steam fair the other day. Very impressive monster.
Regarding Austin Champs I always liked them until I later discovered that Detective Bergerac's bit of stuff used to drive a brightly coloured one on the TV show. I bet no-one else remembers that!
I would occasionally see it driving through town on his way to work. I guess at 70 pence per gallon, the MPG was not such an issue back then!
I saw a Mighty Antar truck at our local steam fair the other day. Very impressive monster.
Regarding Austin Champs I always liked them until I later discovered that Detective Bergerac's bit of stuff used to drive a brightly coloured one on the TV show. I bet no-one else remembers that!
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I restored and converted a Landrover 109 V8 FFR in New Zealand in 1995. It was buggered, totally, engine and transmission was ok, but body wise it was shot. Restored it with the help of a wrecker, all the parts, and "converted" it to a "truck cab", a SWB Landrover roof on a LWB Landrover. Looked awesome when it was done.
Now, this was a 24V FFR (Fitted For Radio) Landrover, with and all the shiedling in the ignition space, when complete, two 400amp/h batteries connected. I shorted these out with funny results, ie, the wiring was burning like fuse wire. Anyway, all srtipped out and sorted, got it going.
Apart from the physical build, I could not obtain the usual information about the vehicle, like wiring. I was stuck. So I called the local army base, Upper Hutt, Wellington, and they sent me an official, military, wiring diagram!!!
Bonza!!!!
PS. Of course my favourite WW2 vehicle is the FAMO 18T tractor. I want one of these to ram trucks off the road.
Now, this was a 24V FFR (Fitted For Radio) Landrover, with and all the shiedling in the ignition space, when complete, two 400amp/h batteries connected. I shorted these out with funny results, ie, the wiring was burning like fuse wire. Anyway, all srtipped out and sorted, got it going.
Apart from the physical build, I could not obtain the usual information about the vehicle, like wiring. I was stuck. So I called the local army base, Upper Hutt, Wellington, and they sent me an official, military, wiring diagram!!!
Bonza!!!!
PS. Of course my favourite WW2 vehicle is the FAMO 18T tractor. I want one of these to ram trucks off the road.
Les
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