[RichardT10829]

is there not a show in Arnhem in September ?

i took the heat sheilds off, they were really badly broken up, i went a bit ott and wore a mask and full paper suit. anyway they are off and bagged up. suit and gloves have been burnt.

i took the heads off the engine to have a look see, poored some AT fluid down the pots and ran it in around the valves etc etc, took the carb off which is full of stones and grit / plus its pretty much seized up solid.

basically just removing bits to get access and sprayed more penetrating oil than any man should in one day, just putting it on now to help when i need the parts off without snapping the bits.

the box of loose bits consits of shot track pins and the cover plates, plus some linkage peices which are going for a soak in the ultrasonic bath.

one of the rear bogie wheels has a section of the rim snapped out its about 3mm deep and 4cm long. once i have removed majority of the weight i will pull all the wheels and susp units my theory being at this point it will be easier to move on the jacks i have (2.5 tonne jacks)

found a few goodies lying in the hull stuff like the rear convoy lamp etc etc

sat in the back of the hull staring with a big smile on my face for like two hours ! bit overwhelmed but in a good way, this girl is going to need some work, but so far other than everything being damned heavey and seized up she looks easier than the plethera of minis i have done over the years.

confirmed that the lower hull number is 10131 which appears to have too many digits and does not appear in Nigels lists however 1013 does show as "missing" hahahahaha could i have a "ringer"

not sure if i should start a rebuild thread or just continue on here with my progress ?

thanks for all the help so far guys it is really appreciated


Rich