Frankenhealey
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Seth: Thanks for the heads up eternaoptimist Sadly the engine is in the rear and would not allow any sort of rear access. It would look good with "International Rescue" down the sides or even painted white "Space 1999" stylee. Imagine me in a jump suit and one of those wigs
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Jul 21, 2014 10:40:13 GMT
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That Leeds Bradford fire truck would make a great camper. Also I would keep the cannon on top for the rave parties!
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Jul 21, 2014 11:06:09 GMT
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eternaoptimist Sadly the engine is in the rear and would not allow any sort of rear access. PTO hydraulic pump and retro hiab, obviously
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Last Edit: Jul 21, 2014 11:06:31 GMT by darrenh
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Jul 21, 2014 12:47:27 GMT
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heh... camper van conversion, and install a BBQ into one of the storage hatches at the side?...
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RWD Fanatic...
2003 BMW 320d Wagon (getting old and boring) 1996 Mini Kensington (SWMBO's)
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Jul 21, 2014 19:05:58 GMT
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Finally I was at a party up country last night and when you get a name for being a weirdo for fire appliances it really sticks but sometimes interesting stuff comes your way. A local firefighter sought me out and asked would I like to buy something like this? Weighs over 12 tons unladen so my C1 licence won't cut it BUT who wouldn't want a road legal 12 litre rapid response 4x4 with a foam cannon on top Get it bought..... It's crying out to be stripped back and converted to another transporter.... Needs a wedge shaped TVR/Lotus/Maserati on the back of it. Or an Aston Martin Lagonda in racing trim. It looks like something off a Gerry Anderson programme, I love it. Won't take long to get your LGV licence either.... Looks like the bed would be long enough to keep the foam lance on it too, it could earn it's keep as a mobile car valeting service if you carried a bit of snow foam and a hose to rinse it off afterwards. Ooh ooh sir please sir I got class2 HGV I'll volunteer Can I ? Can I? Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze
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eternaloptimist
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Jul 21, 2014 19:41:41 GMT
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Seth: Thanks for the heads up eternaoptimist Sadly the engine is in the rear and would not allow any sort of rear access. It would look good with "International Rescue" down the sides or even painted white "Space 1999" stylee. Imagine me in a jump suit and one of those wigs That's not a picture I want in my head. The men wore string vests I think. Straker, on the other hand was a role model to me at that time. As was the airline pilot with his packet of Rothmans casually leaning against the gearshift of the Jensen Interceptor in the press ads in the early 70's. Now that's proper retro.
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Jul 22, 2014 10:04:34 GMT
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Hope it all comes together! Quick word of warning from my experience though. I bought a set of NOS Lucas points like that at a show/autojumble once, and fitted them there and then. We did about 3 miles before the follower heel bit broke and I had to change back to the ones I'd just removed while in the hard shoulder of the A1M... Whatever that material they used is, it might not age well. Its the only time I have ever had a failure like that. I had similar on a brit motorbike. I had ignition problems and like you found that the dizzy body was worn. All I did was change the body as the aluminium had worn. I fitted lucas points and could not get the bu**er to run well. Re-fitted cheepo chinese copies and it has run sweet ever since!
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Suzuki SV650R The good Triumph T20 The Bad BMW G650GS The Ugly Matchless G12CSR The Smokey Toyota Hybrid One pint or Two?
Ingredients of this post Spam Drunken Rambling of author Bad spelling Drunken ramblings of inner voices Occasional pointless comments Vile beef trimming they won't even use in stock cubes
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v8ian
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Jul 25, 2014 20:47:35 GMT
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many years ago In CCC Dave Walker ran a feature about reclaiming worn dissys buy boring out the housings and fitting bronze bottom bushes and needle roller bearings at the top, don't know if you could find out any more by searching the net,
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Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style. Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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Jul 30, 2014 20:09:29 GMT
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Jul 31, 2014 14:33:41 GMT
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Dang DarrenH I think you just broke FrankenHealey lust-o-meter with that Bedford!
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Jul 31, 2014 15:57:45 GMT
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I fitted an old Herald distributor to a Jag MK2 many years ago to get it going and the owner was rather upset. I swapped the weights and springs over so it still ran as well (or badly ) as it did before.
I found fitting an Aldon ignitor on my Triumph 2000 saved so much aggro. The distributor was a bit worn but made little difference to how the magnetic pick-up worked. I never want to see a set of points again, is ther any reason why you couldn't fit one on the Bedford ?
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Frankenhealey
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Jul 31, 2014 21:52:39 GMT
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Dang DarrenH I think you just broke FrankenHealey lust-o-meter with that Bedford! It's lovely and I've already stripped it in my mind BUT the Goddess is already slow up hills and the big diesel would be slower so I'll pass on it. I found fitting an Aldon ignitor on my Triumph 2000 saved so much aggro. The distributor was a bit worn but made little difference to how the magnetic pick-up worked. I never want to see a set of points again, is there any reason why you couldn't fit one on the Bedford ? Agreed, so I did a lot of research on various forums and settled on the Powerspark after much recommendation so ordered a kit they said would fit the DMZ6A. Wrong! The magnetic trigger was at least 2mm too small across the faces and their suggestion a session with a Dremel would fix everything was not impressive to say the least. They had a rummage around and found me a trigger that was 'only' half a millimetre smaller than necessary. So in the end I had to have a Dremel session with the bigger trigger and Dangerous set up the spare base plate with the NOS points and condenser and then we set up the Powerspark. Much cranking later we decided it was a bust and the GAK got the job of opening out the smaller trigger in case the first one was duff, I remounted the new spare tyre on the carrier and we tried again with the other trigger. NOTHING! Dangerous dropped the points base plate on and she started on the first turn of the key. Thanks Powerspark With no ignition backup last night was time for a roadtrip because as we all know from past experiences that setting out for the wild blue yonder (Goodwood) without a reasonable test drive can lead to unhappy consequences. With the new distributor we'd set the timing as recommended in the service manual but as those settings were optimised for 1950's petrol we expected some distributor waggling and mixture setting on the side of the road to take into account the modern fuel. The fitter from Tructyres who sorted out the blown tyre on the A27 four weeks ago jovially told me that that after the breakdown and the blowout that these things came in threes. How right he was! The GAK and I set off for fuel for a 45 mile round trip to Dorchester but the local garage was wedged so we diverted to the next available forecourt which then took us off our planned route. We stuck in 6 gallons just in case and set off on the amended route. What was apparent was that she bowled along in second and third but was a bit fluffy in fourth and after several stops for distributor waggling and mixture adjusting we couldn't improve it but wanted to get on so we'd give her a long burn down the Bere Regis to Dorchester dual carriageway and back where there are plenty of laybys to adjust stuff. First we had to get out a T-junction onto the A35 which is a 60mph racetrack at most times which was pretty hairy but worse was yet to come. Going down the steep hill to the Bere Regis roundabout we lost the brakes, I thought that the engine had cut out and we'd lost the vacuum assist so a lot of engine braking, cursing, screaming, handbrake pulling and finally seriously overspeed drifting (with the Healey strapped on the bed)round the mercifully empty roundabout. Being down in the valley we climbed the hill slowly to find somewhere safe to stop and get under the truck. On stopping it was obvious that we were p1ss1ng out brake fluid from the nearside rear drum. I got a brake clamp on the rear flexible hose and we had a modicum of a pedal at the front but nothing to engender any feelings of security so I call a recommended recovery companya s we wer only 5 miles from the field where the Goddess has been stripped. After an hour of being promised ring backs and we're just getting you a quote I got the call that they couldn't help me that night. If you're in Dorset and need a recovery don't call Ashley Wood Recovery if you want to retain your sanity. We got the Healey off and after quick call to SWMBO and #2 daughter we had a support vehicle with emergency lights within 15 minutes. With the minimal brakes and travelling VERY slowly the girls preceded me blocking junctions and roundabouts and we got her back to the field. That did involve hacking branches off in the dark but the relief of getting it safely home and securely locked away was palpable. What now? We'll get the failed brake cylinder put back together, refill the braking system and then late in the evening when the roads are quiet we'll get her back to the unit. We originally honed all the old brake cylinders and stuck new kits in everything but if you've ever lost brakes going down a steep hill in a 6 1/2 ton juggernaut you'll never want it to happen to you again. All the brake and master cylinders are going to be sleeved and new kits fitted again. I'm going to fit a vac tank to get round any loss of engine vacuum and if we can't get the engine running sweetly the whole lot is coming out and a Cummins (or similar) is going in over the winter. No messing with gas or Megasquirt or feekin points or ignition modules just a simple diesel. Goodwood at the weekend is cancelled and RRG14 looks impossible. Dodgy ignitions I can cope with but the hills between Dorset and Prescott needs 101% confidence in the brakes.
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eternaloptimist
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Jul 31, 2014 23:45:46 GMT
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Could have been a lot worse. Any point in trying to dual circuit the brakes?
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Another saga Ian - Well done on getting back to base after a very fraught journey.
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Frankenhealey
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Could have been a lot worse. Any point in trying to dual circuit the brakes? With the winter to play we'll look at all options but Alastair, who is cruising his R series based bus through the South of France as I write, reckons the brakes are pretty good but a dual circuit setup makes a lot of sense. I shall investigate the later air brake setup but am told its a LOT of work. Ho hum
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That all sounds a lot too exciting for one evening to me ! My grandfather used to tell tales about the gun transporters he used to drive out in the desert. With all that weight even with brakes you wern't going to stop going down some of the steep hills. To make things worse if you backed off the throttle they would jump out of gear as well ! Fortunately there wern't any roundabouts but some of the mountain roads must have been a bit dodgy.
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Rich
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That all sounds a lot too exciting for one evening to me ! My grandfather used to tell tales about the gun transporters he used to drive out in the desert. With all that weight even with brakes you wern't going to stop going down some of the steep hills. To make things worse if you backed off the throttle they would jump out of gear as well ! Fortunately there wern't any roundabouts but some of the mountain roads must have been a bit dodgy. Some of them don't stop Unladen, Let alone towing a field gun I've driven a K5 gun portee but no on the road. The brakes were the least of my worries. I was going to suggest the possibility of retrofitting the air brakes but not actually sure if that's a step forward in terms of reliability. More very old parts to fail. :/
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Duramax diesel and exhaust brake?
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v8ian
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Ian, That drive dosent sound like a bundle of laughs, when you get the selves on the cylinders sleeved make sure they are secure, shrunk rather than pushed in, restoring them back to stock sizes will stiffen up the pedal slightly too, Have you thought about a Telmar Retarder, or similar, that could be the difference between stopping and not.
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Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style. Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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are there any modern 7.5 tonner brakes that could be persuaded to fit?
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