Carrier found in Norfolk yesterday 21/12/2010

[shaun]

Thats great Kevin, Wednesday morning is best ( daughts birthday so i have to keep the afternoon clear). "oh thats a shame your little lad wont be comming", the chickens need chasing !! " i can not knock his keen work attitude, you need to let him rebuild one of your carriers !!! that will keep him busy - how old is he 5????

[kevin powles]

hi, will be over wednesday, aim for 09:30. Sasha is 4 and i am sure as he gets older he will carry on with the carrier hobby, but for now carriers are out of bounds for him, 'tank hunter' is named 'Alexander' after him.

Those waiting for downpipes, hope to finish them before Christmas!.

see u wednesday, kev.

[RichardT10829]

We want video's we want video's

[shaun]

Kevin came over today .so now the down pipes are fitted. Run the engine up to temp and all is well, no leaks or drips. Switched off and after a few checks i sat myself in the drivers seat , pressed the start button, engine starts, clutch down , in gear and away i go - 1 foot forward and 1 foot back that will do for its first move under its own power in 60 years.

[Ben]

Well done, I make that a week ahead of schedule!

Looking forward to seeing her again

Ben

[shaun]

Saving the big roll out next week on the 21st. Going to give it a blast down the road on that day. Propper roll out. You want to come over for a drive Ben?

[Ben]

Definitely...I'll shoot you an email when I get home. Tonight might be a late one at work.

Ben

[eddy8men]

i fancy coming over for a shufty myself if that's alright shaun

cheers
rick

[shaun]

You are very welcome Rick ! anyone else coming for a social ( the more there are to push when it packs up the better ! ) i need to start clearing the workshop up. wading through off cuts and tools at the moment.

[eddy8men]

look forward to it. cheers

[gordon]

Make sure to capture the moment for the rest of us.

Well done.

Gordon

[shaun]

i have just set up a youtube account - lets see if the link works http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA8Zz..._order&list=UL

[kevin powles]

COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!.

Thats sounds good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well done Shaun.

[Jordan Baker]

Sounds great.

[Stew Robertson]

Looks good Shaun the only complaint is the colour of the engine and fan.The rpm you are idling at is also to high
Don"t take it the wrong way I am very opinionated when it comes to details.
Stew

[shaun]

Thanks for the coments folks, Stew it is running fast , i had wound the tickover up to get the engine warmed up. still a lot of setting up to do. As to the fan colour, it was red all the way down to the base colour, so red it is. My MK2 has a green fan !

[kevin powles]

Shaun, Good Luck for tomorrow...........hope all go's well. Looking forward to the video, make it a long one!.

Kev.

[Seatyger]

Nice, no Great Job all round! Enjoyed hearing it as well, keep up the awesome work and thanks for sharing this.

A Merry Christmas To You and Yours.

Jim

[gordon]

Morning Shaun.

It's the 21st - anything for us?

Gordon

[Lynn Eades]

It has been the shortest day for you guys, and the longest for us down under.
I guess thats not what you meant Gordon?

[shaun]

Originally Posted by gordon

Morning Shaun.

It's the 21st - anything for us?

Gordon

Morning Gordon,

Patience mate - The wagon is all ready (not finshed but good enough for a road test) . Rick (Eddy 8 ball) will be here about mid day and the rain will have stopped, So im aiming for a 13.00hrs run around the block.Full report later !

Thanks to all for your good wishes etc , i am amazed at the interest shown and follower of this project.

[RichardT10829]

good lengthy video and loads of pics please Shaun

[gordon]

Shaun's carrier is going to need a name ( or a nickname )

What can we come up with for a Carrier that went from grave to cradle in exactly twelve months?

Lazarus would be a bit downbeat - who has something better? Solstice maybe, since it started and finished on the winter Solstice?

[shaun]

The morning started with Rick traveling 4 hours to assist with the roll out ( thanks Rick good effort !!) well a year to the day and the old wagon flew ! The first trip went ok, then a few adjustments later and another run and goes very well, we covered just over 2 miles, no over heating or major leaks so all is well. I think the video says it all so enjoy ! sorry for the shakey video ( to much excitment for all concerned ). By the way im the good looking one in the green wooly hat - Rick has the blue one ! Both Ex REME hence the sign on the front of the carrier .

Yes Gordon a name is needed , something light and fluffy like all good British AFVs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwo5u...eH9hC9pAEyQC9q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az6ZL...bghkLHexsheiNr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbbas...AeCegR5vzCm7Vb

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0j-W...9hPLw9rP1-t84Z

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1KJF...UuupPl4W1T0LkM

[Ben]

Well done, sorry I couldn't be there, hope to see it soon.

There's probably a joke in there somewhere, what with the time of year, new born (carrier) and wise men.

All the best, Ben

[shaun]

Any time Ben, i was hoping to get your way before christmas but it has not happened - i dont know to much about wise men !!! ha ha

Here are a few more images from today

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaqKC0ndWGw

I know the last one is not a carrier but Rich was reminicing over equipment he came across in the Gulf war. I think we have to keep an eye on him or well be collecting Russian kit before we know it !

[kevin powles]

Shaun, Thats Great, What a transformation from when you found her on this day last year, worth the hard graft, another carrier saved for future generations to admire and remember 'good old british engineering'......They dont make em like that anymore!.

I must say that rick looks less stessed than when i saw him last ..........that carrier must be behaving itsself!

What you going to call her, how about 'Hedge Jumper'.

Merry Christmas .

Kevin.

[eddy8men]

nice one shaun, i had a really enjoyable day and came away with a few freebies to boot . it was definately worth the trip down to your gaff and i'd like to say thanks for taking the time to show me round the collection, much appreciated.
i reckon i definately needed a day like today to get me fired up again to tackle the jobs on my carrier, (i want to get it on the road asap)

cheers

rick

ps. iou a beer

[gordon]

Doesn't get better than that, the smiles said it all.

Noisy little soul on the video though, I expect when the panelling is all there it'll be a fraction quieter, or are they always that loud?

Gordon

[RichardT10829]

Gordon...... yes ! when your in the drivers seat you cant hear anything over the fan whirring around behind the radiator