Restoration of Hull 731- Carrier, MG (Aust) Mortar Carrying

[Darrin Wright]

after sourcing dimensions from a couple of friends regarding the long brake rods that go nearly the length of the hull, I manufactured these rods.
They are:
7/16" diameter
2510mm long
the flat surface (for the rod return spring) of the welded olive is 131-132mm from the rod end.
the olive has an ID of 7/16" and a OD of 3/4", it is machined so that a clip or tie wire holds the leather or rubber boot in place. See pics.

I have the olives being machined and they should be ready in a week.

These rods are now painted green along with some other items, so next weekend they should be fitted.

Saturday night my family and several other BGC owners in Albury Wodonga got together at a local pub and held a BGC owners meeting. Managed to spend about 4 hours chatting about all things BGC related. Very good night and of those that attended, they represented 6 projects and 4 donor vehicles.

With the good weather I got talked into doing some gardening. So to make my job easier, I decided to get the Chev out to assist in tree pulling. Unfortunately with the water logged ground the Chev rear end bogged down in the lawn. I was able to engage 4WD and with the front of the truck being on firm ground, crawled out and parked it back in the workshop. Later there will be some more gardening to fill in the two trenches in the lawn.