Huntsville Legion Bren Carrier - Update

[RichCam]

Hi All

At our local legion we have a parked Bren Carrier. It's a Mk II and according to the most reliable source for the Carrier's history it was parked about 15 years ago. A few years after that some vandalism took place, gauges broken, switches smashed. At that point it had a chain link fence installed around it and over the top. It's sat since then. My friend Richard and I have been given authorization to overhaul it. I've purchased the 3 manuals from Alex Blair (thanks Alex they arrived today!) and we have a heated space to work on it. Frankly I'm not too sure where we're going with this as funding is an issue. So I have a couple of questions.

1. as this carrier was driven into position what, aside from replacing the broken mainly electrical stuff should we consider before actually trying to start it? As a car restorer myself I think the typical stuff, replace all fluids, spark plugs, wires, belts, check compression, exhaust, brakes.

2. as this doesn't belong to us but the legion, as part of our cenotaph, does anyone know if there is any DND funding for cenotaph maintenance, up keep, repair etc we could apply for? It would be a different story if this belonged to us but it doesn't. We're considering a local funding push but if some federal money is available we'll certainly take it!

Once we get this carrier to the garage bay we'll have a better idea.

Any help, suggestions, sources for electrical parts would really be appreciated!

Here's to a new project!

Cameron