Ford Blitz Restoration/Rebuild

[Private_collector]

I neglected to mention in my previous post, that the whiz-bang connecting rods do not use the standard Ford big end bearings which would normally be the required part. Instead, they need part no. CB-610P bearings, which are a type used on Buick vehicles (and many others). They are not expensive, but are not an item I have laying around the shed on the off chance that I may one day require a set.

I am yet to receive mine, so things are on hold.....again.

And so it continues.

[Private_collector]

Two Days To Go




You'll work it out!

[Private_collector]

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At midday today, Monday 13th of October, 2014, my Son Bryce took the oath, pledging allegiance to Her Majesty the Queen. This oath, and the ceremony which preceded it, were the final stage to my Sons enlistment into the Australian Defence Force, where, at completion of his 3 month basic training, he will begin his vocational instruction as a member of the Royal Australian Corp of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. I can say, without fear of contridiction, that today is one of the proudest moments of my life.
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The boy who has been so much joy to my Wife and I, has grown up to become a a man we are both so honoured to call our Son. Today he has left to start a life of his own. That will take a lot of getting used to, and as we said our goodbyes at the conclusion of his enlistment ceremony, I had mixed emotions. I'm happy he has found his calling, but home will not be the same without him.

Bryce,

[Bob McNeill]

Tony, you must have done something right just to get him to this stage, It,s a big step and will set him up for life. WELL Done

[lynx42]

Congratulations Bryce and to you and your wife, Tony. I am sure that Bryce will continue to make you proud. Those emotions you felt will stay with you forever.

Regards Rick.

[hrpearce]

All the best for the future Bryce Tony it shore changes a house when one moves out. Time together in the future is special and you notice the growing they have done more when you only see them every few months.

[Private_collector]

Thank you for the kind words, Gentlemen.

I will pass them on to Bryce, when he comes home for Christmas.

He phoned from Sydney at around 2030hrs last night. The recruits are in a hotel there overnight, before the drive to Kapooka today. The Army has already started feeding them an unbelievable amount of food. We all know why that is, dont we! Wish his Granddad was alive to see Bryce follow in his footsteps. He would have been so proud.

Apparently the flight down was good, but the landing in SYD was a bad one. Bryce told us the landing was so hard the aircraft actually bounced off the tarmac and down again.
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He has never liked being in large aircraft. Light aircraft, diffrent story, especially since we took him on a flight when he was about 10, where the pilot allowed him to have the controls for a little while. He thought that made him a pilot.