Restoration of Hull 731- Carrier, MG (Aust) Mortar Carrying

[Darrin Wright]

This weekend not much was accomplished on the BGC, took the Jeep and Dodge out to a local car show Saturday morning not far from home and displayed them from 10 til 2pm. Came with free morning teas and lunches , weather was excellent with many different vehicles on display (approx. 50). Pics attached of a slat grill Jeep, my Jeep & Dodge and a 42 Chev.

Mixed some paint with a 20% flattening base and did a test spray on some small parts, it produced a satin effect. Will look at it again next weekend when completely dry and do another test spray at possible 30% flattening base.
Cleaned up my NOS hand throttle cables and painted them.

Went to fit the steering tube axle clamps that hold the rollers that follow the steering cam plate. Could not fit them as they are an item that it required to be bolted into position before the floor plate is bolted in. Bugger. Will remove the floor plate on the weekend and fit clamps, and refit the floor plate.

Conducted maintenance on the Dodge and trailer in preparation for attending the Temora airshow, refuelled the Dodge, partly packed the trailer with swags, esky & chairs. Will finish packing before setting off.

Last task was to run the engine, pushed it outside and filled the fuel container with 1 Lt of petrol and that allowed it to run for about 15-20 minutes. Oil pressure good, no unusual noises and sounded nice.

Next weekend we will be off to Temora, but for me it is a long weekend so might get some work done on the BGC after the weekend. Or I might have to do some household chores