Lynx II, hull # 4225

[Peter Duggan]

Rob,

Thanks, I'm learning my way through the manual as much as the Lynx itself. The parts numbers that appear to be unique to the Lynx are preceded with either a C19SR, which I assume refers to a Mk 1 Lynx or C29SR which I take to refer to a Mk 11 Lynx.

The parts that I am seeking read as 40 - 7207, BB - 7218, BB - 7219, 21C - 7220, BB - 7226, BB - 7227 and BB -7228. The sliding blocks and floor plate appear to be in fairly good condition.

Thanks for your interest, Peter

[charlie fitton]

I just twigged onto the fact that the tranni is mounted sideways..can we please get a few shots of that setup?

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[Grant Bowker]

Originally Posted by Peter Duggan

The parts that I am seeking read as 40-7207, BB-7218, BB-219, 21C-7220, BB-7226, BB-7227 and BB-7228.

To my non-expert eyes, those look like commercial part numbers rather than unique to Lynx. Google suggests many of them are available from resto suppliers Macs, VanPelt, GreenSales etc. (you may want to try both with and without the hyphen, I took out the extra spaces when searching) BB-7228 seems to have a current NSN suggesting it has been used in something a lot newer than the Lynx.

[rob love]

Yep, all those parts are common to the commercial shifters, so your parts search, as Grant has mentioned, should be through any of the vintage Ford parts suppliers.

The prefix tells a lot about the part such as when it was introduced and what vehicle it was originally designed for. Ford changed their part number prefix pattern in the late 30s/1940 just to confuse the issue a little. There is usually an explanation in the front of the parts manuals to help decipher their codes.

[chris vickery]

The commercial pattern shifter and yrans are similar I think if not the same.
A friend of mine has a trans for sale out of a 2 ton commercial truck from the 40s which might work. Cheap too.

[Peter Duggan]

Chris,

The transmission itself checks out quite well, also the rear shifter unit. My issue is with the front shifter column. I suspect/hope that you are right about the sharing of parts, i.e. the commercial Fords of the same era. The transmission that your friend has, does it still have the shifter column ? any chance of a picture ?

Charlie,

I've attached a couple of pictures of the tranny, linkage and front shifter.

Thanks, Peter

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[Peter Duggan]

Grant,

Thanks for your suggestion about the Vanpelt and Greensales sites. I wasn't aware of theses outfits.

Looks as if they've got all the parts that I need to rebuild the front shifter mechanism, plus a few more that were on my wish list.

Peter

[Peter Duggan]

Guys,

Due to the limited space in the drivers space (ergonomics was not the first priority with CMP designs) I used a chunk of plywood as a template of the front floor to dry fit some of the operators controls and see how all the bits and pieces that I've acquired/ salvaged/ had fabricated, fit together. Highlights what is missing, but still feels like progress.

Peter


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