New Member from the UK

malcolm erik bogaert · #1 11-05-09, 20:32

Richard up here in the wastle lands there is a large marine engineering company...J.H.Wood Ltd. very capable and not afraid to tackle any type of job...Im sure they could make a reasonable facsimile of the armour required...at the moment son n0.2 is being schooled not far away from you in Seaton-Delavel so might well be able to pop over for a look-see...regards malcolm

RichardT10829 · #2 12-05-09, 09:11

sure no problem Mal, i will let you know when she arrives.

Rob sent the final pics last night so it was nice to read my emails when i got in from work.

so only pics to add will be the delivery, then iam not sure wheather to start a restoration thread or add to this one

Rich

kevin powles · #3 12-05-09, 11:51

Well don rich, she's on her way, Rob's done a great job for you. get yourself some wooden blocks and four 50t jacks ready to strip her down. When it arrives and you unload it make sure you keep those securing straps, there yours you have paid for them!. I am guessing on two weeks from sailing depending were the boat stops first.

Christmas has come early for you this year. Will she be ready for the 6th June?

Kevin.

RichardT10829 · #4 12-05-09, 12:35

hahahahaha. nope but if i had armour ready to go, i reckon i could have her done for September no probs all be it the little nik naks would not be there...nevertheless a running road going carrier she would be. mind that would be a pedal to the metal resto, and i would prefer to take it slow and methodical, my aim is to produce a rebuild towards the quality of Horsa's T16, that is my benchmark

Rich

Ron Pier · #5 12-05-09, 13:22

That's it now Richard! No more pictures till she arrives. Where abouts are you located? I think I might have forgotten! Ron

RichardT10829 · #6 12-05-09, 14:23

Cullercoats.

just had an email from the shipper saying the driver is charging for an extra 3 hours as the carrier needed secured properly...... hope this is not a trend for things to come. the carrier is pretty much jammed in there and the straps are cross format front and rear with the extra strap over the top i cannot fathom how it would take 3 hours to add one or two clicks per rachet strap. $195.00 onto my bill ! cant afford many extra costs like this.

kevin what is the situation when being billed, do you get invoiced when it hits UK soil, and if so what is the time scale to finalise the bill ?

cheers

Rich

RichardT10829 · #7 13-05-09, 09:09

well all is clear now, spoke to Rob late last night it appears that after loading the driver set off but returned 30 minutes later saying there was banging from the back of the container, doors opened to find a carrier had broken six 5 tonne straps, it appears they forgot to chock the wheels and somehow all six straps have failled. lots of paint scrapes and a small dint in the container doors. carrier has been tied down with chains and turnbuckles and wedges put in place second time round. so lesson is make sure the wheels are chocked if using webbing straps (irrespective of load capabilities)

Rich

kevin powles · #8 05-06-09, 23:01

Well done, the waitings over, you look like you are going to be busy with that carrier, best thing is start to preserve what you have, drop the rear boggies refurbish them like new, strip the chassis, put on a couple of castor wheels on the front, put your rear boggies back on and wheel it down to be shot blasted, zinc prime it and begin the restoration.

that way your not looking at a lot of rust everytime you walk in the garage and it wont degrade further.

will send you an e-mail shortly, whats happening in september?.

well done rich, will try and get more details on that other carrier for you.

cheers kev.

RichardT10829 · #9 05-06-09, 23:20

is there not a show in Arnhem in September ?

i took the heat sheilds off, they were really badly broken up, i went a bit ott and wore a mask and full paper suit. anyway they are off and bagged up. suit and gloves have been burnt.

i took the heads off the engine to have a look see, poored some AT fluid down the pots and ran it in around the valves etc etc, took the carb off which is full of stones and grit / plus its pretty much seized up solid.

basically just removing bits to get access and sprayed more penetrating oil than any man should in one day, just putting it on now to help when i need the parts off without snapping the bits.

the box of loose bits consits of shot track pins and the cover plates, plus some linkage peices which are going for a soak in the ultrasonic bath.

one of the rear bogie wheels has a section of the rim snapped out its about 3mm deep and 4cm long. once i have removed majority of the weight i will pull all the wheels and susp units my theory being at this point it will be easier to move on the jacks i have (2.5 tonne jacks)

found a few goodies lying in the hull stuff like the rear convoy lamp etc etc

sat in the back of the hull staring with a big smile on my face for like two hours ! bit overwhelmed but in a good way, this girl is going to need some work, but so far other than everything being damned heavey and seized up she looks easier than the plethera of minis i have done over the years.

confirmed that the lower hull number is 10131 which appears to have too many digits and does not appear in Nigels lists however 1013 does show as "missing" hahahahaha could i have a "ringer"

not sure if i should start a rebuild thread or just continue on here with my progress ?

thanks for all the help so far guys it is really appreciated

Rich