Ford Blitz Restoration/Rebuild

[Dinty]

Well said mate, I also watched the program last night, most of us could not imagine the anxiety / horror of what fate was awaiting on that morning.
My late father is a WW2 veteran Royal Engineers, but he was in Nth Africa, Sicily and Italy, my late Uncle Bert Harvey was with the Royal Engineers and went in on the beaches of Normandie at D-Day +24hours i.e. the next day, from what he told me it was not a pleasant place, cheers Dennis

[Private_collector]

Cheers Dennis. I see you and I are in the same line of work.

Don't forget to watch Ten Days to D Day, on 6th June.

Recently received 5 small bottles, each one containing about 7ml of sand from one of the landing beaches. When I get the chance, it is my intention to make a nice wall hanging piece once I settle on which photos to accompany the map, with each bottle above the applicable beach.

[Private_collector]

Its medal polishing time once again, and this year there are 4 sets instead of just the one.

I will wear my Fathers WWII campaign medals. My Wife will wear her Fathers nasho medal/s (not yet picked up, ? 1 or 2 medals), her Grandfathers WWI trio, and finally, her other Grandfathers medals.

I will be ill from the fumes of Silvo & Brasso.

Is anyone else having problems with uploading photo attachments to MLU at present?

Special thanks to Robert Pearce, for making parts available for me to finish the transfer case. There really are a lot of first class chaps here on MLU. Couldn't keep things going ahead without you!

Hope all the Aus & N.Z. guys have an enjoyable and memorable day tomorrow. Dont forget to set the alarm for ungodly early!

[Private_collector]

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Found this muffler for sale. Looks to be about as close as any I have seen so far.
The vendor is in USA, ......naturally.
Price is $100 USD? Another $115 USD to send.
I guess for that sort of postage it is coming by private chartered jet???
Costed a standard truck muffler locally, it was the right dimensions, but both ends were 2". That one was $170. Volvo ones that had been advised some time ago were cheaper again, but dont have the domed ends I want.

Come on tax return time!

[Lynn Eades]

Tony, With your skills (eg battery) you can make the domed ends (out of a heavy gauge steel) along with the rest of the muffler.
I think some muffler manufacturers use pressed ends still, but put them together the other way around.
Failing that, I reckon someone like Colin Jones would press the ends to your spec, in the wink of an eye.

[Private_collector]

Hi Lynn,

I did consider making a pair of domed ends, but after getting them made I would need to find someone to attach them to a suitable standard muffler. My welding often resembles rat vomit, except a little more chunky! Though what I lack in skills, I try to make up in enthusiasm. In this instance........i dont got either.

As Dirty Harry once said, a mans got to know his limitations!

I can't afford that expense right now, but should be able to after tax return.
From what I am hearing in the media, sounds like I will be having to work another few years before I can retire. Govt. is raising the retirement age again, this time to 70 years. Won't be thanking them for that, miserable swines! Obviously they don't care that a lot of folks won't be physically able to hold employment by that vintage.

[Lynn Eades]

O.k. I'll try this another way. Some muffler shops make their own mufflers.
You might be able to have what you want, made for a bit less than the $200 for the American one. With practice, lumpy rats vomit becomes smooth rats vomit.