Best Restoration Tools
 

A couple of travellers passing through town today dropped into my workshop and had a look a some of my restoration projects.

One of the asked me what were the two most important tools in my workshop in regard to doing restoration work on CMP trucks. I nominated a digital camera and a forklift!

Anyone else got any ideas on what they consider is most important?

Cheers
Rod Diery

A well-stocked beer fridge, conscripted volunteer workers for the use of... :D

Beer fridge
 

The beer fridge goes without saying

Rod :cool:

Camera, Tetnus Shot, Blood Donors
 

I learned with first truck the value of photos the CMP manuals are better than many. But the photos come in real handy 6 months a year later when you are trying to remember how something sent.

Now I take photos of each layer of disassembly. Digital camera is even better because now I store hundreds of pictures on disk.

Kettle……..Tea bags….mug…camera…..good company…….. In that order.

:) Pete

Gallons of solvent, hammer, larger hammer, bandages...in that order.

tools
 

Hi Rod
Yes, I'd agree with that along with things like patience, knowledge, cat's (or possum) piss,
gifts to distract wife...

Oh yes! I'm definitely with Pete on the first three.

If in doubt, brew-up.

Experience also suggests a large supply of basic Anglo-Saxon is most efficatious in aiding the strip-down process and treating the myriad of minor wounds thus sustained.

Maybe we should all have a restoration risk assessment. . . . . . . .



;)

R.

what restorations?
 

What do you have in your shed Rod?

Best tools ... whiskey, angle grinder, gas axe and hammer.

Then after my museum studies course... cotton buds, de-ironised water and herbal tea.

Best tool I have ever used... flapper disk or wire brush on an angle grinder.

Rod, I found a pic of some factory Rover AC's, on it's way to you.

First and Foremost...
 

No. 1 Money No. 2 Beer No. 3 Understanding significant other

gifts
 

Keith, Kathy read your post on giving gifts to the wife she would like a new locket, good on ya Keefy.

Max
I have passed the 100 th post, not bad for an old bushie

Re: tools
 

Keith........ what in God's name is the Possum piss for? we don't see many of them in Oxfordshire, we do have plenty of cats though

Pete

Possum Piss
 

I was wondering when someone would ask...

That's the generic term here for the penetrating oil usually in pressure packs also called CRC, WD40 Penetrine.
Quite useful for a myriad of things although not good as an eye treatment which is possible when working under the vehicle.

Re: Possum Piss
 

Ah, that's put my mind to rest at last.

Although 3 times the price of WD40 here, we have found this stuff to be at least 3 times better:
http://www.howeslube.thomasregister....6349/multi.htm

Now for complete peace of mind all I have to find out is why a T34 60deg V12 diesel has a designed 6.7mm extra stroke on the right bank as compared to the left. :confused:

R.

Re: what restorations?
 

What's in there? Currently the Rover, a C15A (well just outside anyway) and a Landcruiser.

Rover pic's? you beauty

Cheers
Rod

Rover
 

Hi Rod
Presumably you've seen this one too?

http://www.oldcmp.net/Images/cmparmour/Rover.jpg

Re: Rover
 

No I hadn't seen that one before Keith. Where did it come from and can I use it on my site?

Regards
Rod

Sure
 

This is from a 10X8 print from the Victorian RSL Archives - just give 'em a credit and a link to my pic too.
Here's the link.

Re: Sure
 

Will do. Thanks mate

To Rod Diery
 

Rod, as an aside to all that followed from your original post...I used the pic of your 15cwt WIRE as my desktop, as it epitomizes my Signal Corps background.

I also had the photo scanned and frame mounted, resting nicely on a wall in my office. (GWB has seen it.)

May I assume that I broke no laws or conventions by doing so?

If not, OK, if so, bugger the lot!...

Regards

Re: To Rod Diery
 

No worries Jon. Glad you liked it.

Rod