another Aussie humber fv1601

[john piercey]

Hi Rich,i wondered why those strips of canvas were on pass seat,is that what you are referring to?.
too late the landy and the troopy have had a moonlight rendezvous,just wondering what the offspring are going to be like,may be a cruiseover?.
Do you still get to give humber a run every now and then,i have never driven one but its bloody heavy on the steering just trying to push/tow bar in and out of the shed,i have fitted fan belts and fixed core plug etc soon as i get some sort of proper fuel flow happening i will see what g/box /diffs etc sound like in the back yard.
Whilst using 5' angle grinder with paint stripper disc yesterday i suffered my first "bite" in a long while ,deep gash and severe gravel type rash on L hand ,sort of suspended play for a while,my own fault a wire had come out of the 3 pin plug which i repaired but forgot to actually turn switch off on grinder,soon as i plugged it in it leapt off the roof and hit me on head then mauled my hand,jeez i love old cars'
John

[Richard Coutts-Smith]

Yep, the canvas strips, passenger side only.
Steering is renown for it's heaviness. There are many linkages to grease on the steering, NB some of the rods are only greased from one end. Humber owner in Townsville has fitted electric assisted steering, but I find it OK as long as you are on the move.
Those stripper abrasions are more painful than cuts, I think it's worse when you only have yourself to blame.
Humber is mid way through a long paint job and tidy up, but it does get driven when required:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H9LzZoS32I
Rich.

[Dave Mills]

Keep up the good work, are you going to delve into the drivetrains at all? One thing I would recommend checking, cleaning and repacking are the two steering idlers left and right. These house two tapered roller bearings and adjust much the same as a wheel bearing, mine had almost been welded together by very old grease and once cleaned, repacked and adjusted the steering is not to bad. The wife drives ours and has no problem, however, has not driven it in Safeway car park yet.

[john piercey]

Rich and Dave,i will be going thru all the steering/suspension etc and brakes which will probably entail getting in to the tracta joints etc as well,i just want to drive it to assess what does and doesnt work`or may be damaged.like seeing if gearbox jumps out of gear/howls that sort of thing.
With a bit of a greaseup etc i hope the steering will be easier,otherwise i will have to get Daves wife to show me her technique maybe!
John

[Dave Mills]

John, I have sent a PM, thought I would add a photo of the NOS roof hatch latches.

Dave.

[john piercey]

Dave i suck at all this technology thing ,i think i have sent a PM back,let me know if it didnt happen,cheers. John

[john piercey]

Dave having trouble PMing you,package arrived ,all good you can ring me 0404 391 719 if you can.thanks John

[john piercey]

hi guys,i had finished the cab panel and paint back in feb but had a lot of other jobs to catch up on so haven't posted any thing in a while,
Painted her in olive drab after i changed my mind (something about shiny paint feeling wrong on a "combat" vehicle) so may not be the done thing as i have no idea of any Aust army humbers being refinished in OD as they were being sold off at the time of Australias early involvement with Vietnam which caused operational changes with regard to paint etc.
I have deliberately left interior as original as i like the lived in patina,so would not be hard to repaint the exterior in DBG in the future if so needed.
Front bumper needed straightening out which i have done but not refitted as yet,and only have the NOS hatch latches that i got off Dave Mills,and to aquire some park lights for guards and lh mirror bracket and cab is basically done.
Gumtree in Perth presented me with an opportunity for some good 9.00x20 O.Z. ndcc tyres on some dodge rims for $200 ex USA import vehicle that owner was modifying and consequently did not use.

[john piercey]

Dave still having trouble pm ing you,yeah am interested just cant seem to be able to reply.Cheers John