Starting restoration of LAAT

[Paul Singleton]

Originally Posted by maverick

Any ideas as to where i might find the chassis number, i believe its around 1944 build date but the door plate is missing. I will need something so i can get it registered here in the UK. The military vehicle trust will verifiy its age but a chassis number would be useful.

On a Ford the chassis number is actually the engine number. It may be stamped on top of the right hand chassis rail in the vicinity of the motor mount. It may be easy to see now that the frame has been cleaned.

[maverick]

Just bought this Guyson shot blasting cabinet just needs a bit of a tidy up and i now need a compressor to run it (any suggestions ? )

[maverick]

Finally got a compressor to run the blast tank off, also some air tools rekon we done more in a couple of hours with a impact gun ran off the compressor than we had done in a long while. Any suggestions as to the best medium to run in the cabinet ?

[maverick]

Finally got round to getting a chassis shotblasted yesterday we only just managed to get some etch primer on before it got dark, i'm well pleased with the results it really is worth the money. Whilst the shotblaster was doing his thing we had a look at a couple of WW2 pillboxes on the farm built as a defensive line if the UK was invaded.

[maverick]

Hoping to have my chassis shot blasted next week weather permitting (UK) i will need to get some paint on it pretty quick a etch primer i think i will need first. Any ideas as to what is the best product and how much i will possibly need for a F60S with the axles still in situ ?

[maverick]

Reckon we have used the best part of 8 litres of etch it is looking a bit desert looking at the moment but the primer going on next is grey !