VICKERS MK6B's resto

[Dave lean]

Looks like I'd better finish off the .5 inch guns sooner rather than later?? I'll drop by later in the week to get some stock from you if thats OK?

[colin jones]

Hi Dave, no probs and I'll see you late in the week.
I got the turret off and checked the bearings which are all very good and just a couple of photos of the inside of the turret.

[colin jones]

So, after very carefully checking everything before the engine went in, I had to lift it out once more the put the cross tube in first. That all went in quite nice until I checked the clutch and found the rod setup I made hit the cross tube funnel by a whisker so out it all came again A bit of grinding and back in it went and that was for the final time. I just do not understand why on earth everything had to be made with very little clearance. These would have been dreadful to work on in the field.

[colin jones]

Anyway long story short, it is back in and now appears to fit well and the sides are all ready to take the final drives. That part has been a long time coming.

[Lynn Eades]

Remember it's "Made in England" Colin.

[colin jones]

😂Yes Lynn, you're right and the ferrets never got any better to work on either.

[tankbarrell]

You could say they were an engineering masterpiece, cramming all of that into as compact a vehicle as possible. A tactical masterpiece!