Armour Dreams

[Ganmain Tony]

Major fan of your work Jonathon. Extraordinary fabrication and great to see one being created from scratch.

The sad fact is most of these vehicles are very hard to access and see. To witness one being built is a rare privilege and one i am thoroughly enjoying.

Hope it goes as smoothly as possible. Who knows? Some one in the know may help with an engine and drive train. They have to be out there. Perhaps a visit to Russia may turn something up?? Nyet?

[Jonathan Moore]

Hi Ganmain, I guess here in the UK we are lucky having the Bovington tank museum but as you say these tanks are few and far between. The engine and drive will be something that I come up with, as I don't see the point in spending lots of money putting original parts on a reproduction, on that point we will have to wait and see.

I have been making the road wheels and oh boy, what a job.

[Jonathan Moore]

more pics.

[Jonathan Moore]

Finally a finished wheel.

Jon

[Jonathan Moore]

Morning all,

I now have 10 complete wheels ready to have their polyurethane tyres cast on, 10 oil seal housings and 10 end caps. I am currently machining the shafts that connect the radius arms to the wheels so hopefully by the end of the week I will have 10 finished radius arms as well.

[Jonathan Moore]

The last picture is for Robert, this is what a Banoffee pie looks like.


Jon

[ajmac]

Excellent work, a good thread to follow.
On the engine front, I would suggest keeping it as a petrol six cylinder (you could always run it on LPG if cost is a concern). How about a Jaguar XJ40 Engine and autobox, an entire car is dirt cheap from a scrap yard.
After all your hard work making the machine look as close to an original as you have it would be sad to drop in a four cylinder diesel...as enticing as I know that is.