VICKERS MK6B's resto

[colin jones]

My opinion of the wider tracks at manufacture has changed. I think, with the information at hand, they probably did have two different styles. One for the Bren and one for the Vickers. Here is a list of laden weights and track links I got out of one of my books.
MK11.... 172 track links....4 ton 5 cwt
MK111.. 172 track links....4 ton 10 cwt
MK1V.... 148 track links.... 4 ton 6 cwt
MKV...... 154 track links.... 4 ton 15 cwt
MKV1.... 155 track links.... 4ton 17 cwt
There were variations in overall length with the MKV1 being the longest @ 155"

[colin jones]

Engine front and rear mounts are completed. I had to move the front engine mount forward as the flywheel would have hit my new control linkage. I had plenty of room to scoot it forward. I machined up plates to bolt the hydraulic pump to which is now secured to the bell housing. I made an air intake tube and kept it as low as I could as I needed the depth to make my hydraulic oil tank with as much volume as required and I wanted it up high so it would gravity feed the pump. All good.

[Lynn Eades]

Mike C., I have edited my post (#1183) to more accurately reflect the facts as pointed out by you. Thank you for doing so.
L.

[David Herbert]

Lynn,
Re your post (#1183), T16s use standard narrow UC track, not the wide wheel path Windsor / LP / LT track.

David

[Lynn Eades]

Hi David, I'm a learner. Duly noted and edited. Thanks. I leaned on one in England at the 2014 W&P event, but was too busy taking in what I saw inside it, I guess?
There was an add on the "box" here some years ago (McDonalds) the guys brain was full. To have the details of the new McDonalds deal in his brain, he had to dump some other info. He then walked into all the doors. Maybe my brain is full? I've probably known the T16 has narrow track, but forgotten. You might continue to mis-spell a word, and when the red line appears under it you fix it, without having to check the spelling, because you already knew. That's me.

[colin jones]

Lynn, we are ALL guilty of brain fade I certainly am
I have completed my Hyd oil tank and made it as big as I could without interfering with any thing else, also not changing anything to the original hull design. The tank will give me 65 usable liters of oil. That should be enough to not warrant a cooler but I will if the system does need it. I am fortunate that there is quite a bit of room there.

[colin jones]

This is all a dummy fit to make sure the hoses are the right length before I send them to be crimped and also fitting new hoses I have had for some time. There are a couple of ports that will require some brain thought which is the two speed final drive and the park brake ports. I intend to make the original style hand brake lever connect to a valve and a gear stick for the two speed.
A lot closer now Bearing in mind that everything will once more come out, get painted, checked and refitted for final placement.