The Ultimate FC

view out of the LHS cabin entry hatch standing on LHS seat looking over in cabin swiveled spot light and reconditoned RHS roof hatch cover which is locked opened
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This shows both cabin hatches locked closed.
note the flat plate on the extreme front edge of the cabin,
This gives the hatches something to lock open to, but also stops waves and water crashing over the cabin and into the air intake at the extreme rear of the cabin roof.
The double wall behind the cabin is the air intake for cabin cooling/heating, hull ventilation and engine cooling
The round plate between the hatches is for a radio aerial / amber rotary light mounting
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The current storage conditions
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Front RHS wheel looking to the rear.
You can just see the disc brake caliper.
This is the wheel station I will have to remove to get at the outer bevel box oil seal.
The two to one bar for the centre wheel steering can be seen in the back ground.
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This is the same RHS front wheel station, but now looking forward from the rear of it.
It shows the two to one bar front ball joint, the shocker bottom mounts and the torsion bar.
All the wish bones / torsion bars are oil lubricated instead of grease.
The curving hose though the picture is the oil supply pipe from the central lube tank.
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This is the rear RHS non steering wheel station again showing the central lube oil supply hose.( looking to the front)
Note this wheel station has a plate to stop the wheel from moving as it is non steering.

Note different and lower position of the shockers because it is non steering( allows more room in the hull.)

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End of this lesson

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A very interesting vehicle, parts are super size. How do you go for new tyres, shockers etc.?

I'd hate to be paying the fuel bill for that pay in the mud video and you need a big recovery vehicle. Even that tracked thing struggled to pull the Stally to make a new trench or is it that a new exit ramp out of the bog hole.:D

Tyres are not too bad.( my 101 tyres were 500 dollars each)
They are 600 dollars each..........1400x20 bar treads, but they must be all of the same diameter.....ie replaced 6 at a time due to the drive system.
It is interesting the way the tyres have been fitted.
The largest diameter ones are on the front with the smallest diameter is at the rear.(all secondhand tyres need the diameter checked)
Tyre pressures is different from wheel group to wheel group too.
The four shocker per wheel is in fact two shocks and two rebound units.
I beleive they are rebuildable and most likely they are the same as a Saracen, so parts could be in Australia.
The measured OD of a non worn tyre on it is about 48 to 50 inches.
Tyre pressures are 25 to 35 psi unloaded to 30 to 40psi loaded.
The tyres are supprizingly very flexable for miltiary bar tread and provide good grip.

Todays effort
welding that rust hole near the clearence light.
Off cause it was worse that I though and had to chase it with the welder.
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I removed the bottom front plate to look at the winch which is a Morris brand.
The winch has alloy housings.
I was also trying to check out some some oil leaks and seals.
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The bottom plate
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