LP2a SAR restoration

[Phillip]

Thanks Ron,

If experiencing difficulty in viewing, remove head from shoulders and re-attach at the desired angle.

Strange - photos are the right way up on the iPad but get rotated when posted.

It's all related software so probably connected to the same glitch that enables us antipodeans to pay more than those of you in the Northern hemisphere for the same products through iTunes

[Dave Mills]

Had the same problem; are you using an Apple IPad? If so, once photo goes on MLU it rotates it 180 deg. Problem solved, take photo with mobile send photos to self, save and then upload onto MLU.
Dave.

[Phillip]

Cheers Dave,

Its a little frustrating. My normal process is to take the photos on the iphone, email them to my self, save them to the iPad, then attaching them. Sometimes they still rotate. Arrrrrgggh

Today's efforts - Yep you are right - it rotates everything 180 degrees. I rotated the last photo in the the picture gallery from the right way up to - the right way up and it came out the right way when attached. I suspect there is a setting in my phone that locks the rotation? I'll continue the experiment.

Today's progress, I picked up a 1 1/8" rattle gun socket, got home early, wife and kids were out so I went down the shed to de-stress. Removed the rear bogie rod nuts, axle, wheel and springs. The other side is frozen, so expecting a little more resistance when I get to it.

[Phillip]

With thanks to Lyn for information on the conduit threads, it did not take long to find both dies on the net. These arrived on Friday but I did not have the right sized die holder. I borrowed a 2" holder and after a few minutes on the lathe was in business.

The conduit out to the tail lights is now complete. I did have this going through the gap above the gearbox, but fortunately checked my original photos and realised it goes behind the seat back. I note the cleaver use of joiners in the original conduit to let you instal it in sections and feed the wire through as you go.

Only a few more broken bolts to remove and a bit of panel beating and it's off to the sandblasters. Yay.

And I thînk I've sorted out this photo rotation business.....

Nope, they still randomly rotate

[Matt Stephenson]

Hi Phillip,

Your making great progress there. Looking forward to seeing your hull sandblasted and painted. Great work on the conduit too. Seeing how you've done the conduit will help me when I finally get around to doing the conduit in mine. Following this with great interest.

[Phillip]

Thanks Matt,

How is your carrier going? Are you going to use original or modern conduit? If original, let me know if you are missing any bits.

With yours being a very early SAR carrier, the conduit for the tail lights might go up through the big cut out above the gearbox.

Phillip

[Matt Stephenson]

Hi Phillip,

Ive got original conduit from the front drivers/gunners compartment, and thats about it. If you've got any surplus to your needs I'd be very interested. When you have a chance can you please PM me.
As for my hull, still slowly working away on it, trying to get it ready for sandblasting and paint at the end of February.

Cheers.