New Member from the UK

Lynn Eades · #1 06-02-09, 11:16

I think you will find that taking one link out of the track will shift your adjuster from its out limit to its inner limit. with every thing else staying the same.
Your carrier has a lot of good bits, and although I believe your track is probably 90% though its useable life,you are "in the game" by restoring this carrier, and while going through the restoration,you will likely locate some more.
If you follow Jordans thread and advice you cant go wrong. If you keep posting on here ( start a thread on your restoration) You will attract a following, and people will help you if they think you deserve it.
I was looking around the net a while back and found carrier rear axles, and carrier track for sale in holland. I dont know the details, or if its still for sale, but maybe Hanno, or someone in that part of the world can help.

RichardT10829 · #2 06-02-09, 11:57

Cheers Lynn, hopefully everyone will think i deserve the help. the carrier is being revived as a living memorial, so i feel it is an honourable cause.

busy trying to find anyone that may have cause to ship some stuff to the UK, as it willl help me out dividends on costs (more saved on shipping = more ploughed straight into the build)

Just waiting on Bruce getting back to me about the steering linkages so i can chuck em in with the carrier before she is shipped. may have located a full set of track too but no updates on that front as yet.

once the carrier is home i will start the build thread and see where we go i guess.

cheers

Richard

RichardT10829 · #3 12-02-09, 20:15

some more pics.
tank needs a few holes plugged up

top engine cover, are the oval loops an after mod or something ?

RichardT10829 · #4 12-02-09, 20:16

Ledsel · #5 12-02-09, 22:13

You have a start. That muffler doesn't belong but the air filter is proper. Just give the carrier a good clean out when you get it and (DO NOT)

throw any thing out until you are finished with the restoration. Good luck.

P.S. What you should do when you get it is tow it around a field or somewhere for a bit, just to loosen up the track somewhat. It makes it a hell of a lot easier to work on and to replace them when they are a bit pliable. This is an Ontario carrier so I have a lot of experience when it comes to anything rusty.

Alex Blair (RIP) · #6 13-02-09, 15:13

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Originally Posted by Ledsel

You have a start. That muffler doesn't belong but the air filter is proper. Just give the carrier a good clean out when you get it and (DO NOT)

throw any thing out until you are finished with the restoration. Good luck.

P.S. What you should do when you get it is tow it around a field or somewhere for a bit, just to loosen up the track somewhat. It makes it a hell of a lot easier to work on and to replace them when they are a bit pliable. This is an Ontario carrier so I have a lot of experience when it comes to anything rusty.

Ledsel..
That canister with the three outlets that can be seen in the photo should have a fourth outlet..It is a heat exchanger for the arctic kit on a CMP .It was installed in the exhaust system just below the floor and hot air was piped up by the fan and blower to the windshield for defrost..a rare item ...
While not a 100% positive it looks familiar..

Ledsel · #7 13-02-09, 22:24

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Originally Posted by Alex Blair

Ledsel..
That canister with the three outlets that can be seen in the photo should have a fourth outlet..It is a heat exchanger for the arctic kit on a CMP .It was installed in the exhaust system just below the floor and hot air was piped up by the fan and blower to the windshield for defrost..a rare item ...
While not a 100% positive it looks familiar..

Hey, that's good to know, That's what I mean when I say don't throw anything out. Even if you don't need it someone else mite.

ron · #8 12-02-09, 22:17

Morning Richard,
Thanks for posting your carrier pics, very interesting, feel free to ask any questions the boys in here are only to willing to help out in any way that they can,Jordon and Lyn and all of the other carrier men have a wealth of experence and little tips that will make your project much easier,When you get it home clean it out and get it sand blasted and a quick primer coat.that will lift your spirits, the dog can then see the rabbit,and you can see what you have,on a lighter note, dont worry about the holes in the petrol tank,as with the price of petrol in the U K, you wont want to fill them up anyway just fill them to the holes, just kidding, Richard enjoy your carrier and I admire the reason for your wanting to do it, My dad was at Mote Casino ,now that was a hell hole
Well done Regards Ron

RichardT10829 · #9 12-02-09, 22:47

cheers guys, she is all paid for now, Ledsel i have fallen into that trap when restoring 1960's Mk1 minis (the bits canbe hard to get) throwing what seems to be junk out only to find it wasnt !

everything will be catalogued photgraphed in situ prior to the tear down, center bulkhead removed, glacis removed basically a bare tub which i will media blast and red oxide prime to seal it. The guy selling it said one side is locked up and the track does not turn, i reckon it may be easier to pull the tracks rather than risk breaking something off trying to crack it free.... but i am open to suggestions. Kevin mentioned removing the drive shaft.

lots of plans for it, but need to know colour schemes etc all the trinkets will be cleaned primed and then pre coated.

ron · #10 13-02-09, 00:27

Hi Richard,
If it was me I would drop the track off when you get it. its far easier to move it around on wheels than tracks, if they are as bad as you say dont bother too much with them, you say that you have another set lined up so why bother with the old stuff just put it away for a rainy day,anyway putting it back on its tracks is one of the last things that you will have to contend with,we all do things in different ways but thats how I would approach it I have done a few over the years and its works for me,
Anyway good luck and congratulations I for one will watch your progress with much interest, Regards Ron

Ledsel · #11 13-02-09, 00:41

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Originally Posted by RichardT10829

cheers guys, she is all paid for now, Ledsel i have fallen into that trap when restoring 1960's Mk1 minis (the bits canbe hard to get) throwing what seems to be junk out only to find it wasnt !

everything will be catalogued photgraphed in situ prior to the tear down, center bulkhead removed, glacis removed basically a bare tub which i will media blast and red oxide prime to seal it. The guy selling it said one side is locked up and the track does not turn, i reckon it may be easier to pull the tracks rather than risk breaking something off trying to crack it free.... but i am open to suggestions. Kevin mentioned removing the drive shaft.

lots of plans for it, but need to know colour schemes etc all the trinkets will be cleaned primed and then pre coated.

I have never seen the track itself break or even the pins from towing, Sometimes you have to give them a little bit of a whack here and there with a hammer to get them started. Heat works on something really stubborn but you have to be very careful as that makes it easy to twist a pin when it's hot. Your problem with one track is most likely rusted brake shoes, (stuck to the drum). Some proper pounding here is usually all it'll take. The steering linkage may have been pulled and the rocker shaft at the wheel mite need to be tapped to release it alittle. Anyway once you get it you'll be as happy as a p---- in s----.