Thread: The Ultimate FC

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

There was a Stolly at Corowa this year.

It is the second year Graham has been there.
He has deep pockets and had special transfercase gears cut to get abit of road speed out of it with drive disconnect clutches between the wheels so he is able to drive thing from Geelong.
It is a MK 1 and would be about 2 tonnes ligher than my Stalwart.

I am told he has done a idea I was thinking of doing for swimming but must have required alot of work to do it on a Mk1.
On a MK2 which has a central lube set up to all the tracta and hub reductions it is possible to use the brake air system via air pressure regulator and pressurise the central lube tank to say...5 psi.( in service it was never done)
Doing that would stop any water entering the hubs and tracta joints
There are 3 known stalwarts in Aust, one in Geelong, one in Nowra..mine and one in Brisbane north area and the owner of that one has previously posted on this site........we have all spoken to one another via phone at one time or another and compared notes.
The Qld Stalwart still is not allowed rego of any sort regardless of its conditon and the fact 2 other stalwarts have been running around the place without any trouble or incidents.
Its a shame about the rego on the QLD stalwart as the owner has got it very complete and it is hard for anyone else to see it without great cost.

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Hey Ron I had a good talk to Graham at corowa he has pressurised the drive train for swimming and only uses 2 wheel drive for the hwy the road speed is a bit scary though

The very slow progress.




Treating the rust around the windscreen takes time.........earlier models everything unbolted, but mine being a later model is spot welded.
When the glass goes back in I intend to get the sealing bead to come right over and onto the flat surface of the cabin face.
While in the painting mood I intend to do the top of the cabin front.
The parking and indicator lights are standard British NATO items( the same as the ones on my 101 Landrover) and the lenes must be screwed on with silicone grease to seal them against being submerged in water..........the special grease is pricey at $90 dollars for a 400gram tube.

Originally Posted by THE BOOGER

Hey Ron I had a good talk to Graham at corowa he has pressurised the drive train for swimming and only uses 2 wheel drive for the hwy the road speed is a bit scary though

I wonder if instead of dog clutches on the front two axles, you could make freewheel units similar to the ones used in the '48-'50 80 inch Landies.

That way you would have 6X6 drive going forward in a straight line and when there is slipery surfaces and the forward axles, particularly the outer wheels in the turn when cornering could turn faster than the rear fixed ones preventing wind-up. You would only have to engage/lock the freewheel units when you want to reverse.

Originally Posted by 101 Ron

It is the second year Graham has been there.
He has deep pockets and had special transfercase gears cut to get abit of road speed out of it with drive disconnect clutches between the wheels so he is able to drive thing from Geelong.
It is a MK 1 and would be about 2 tonnes ligher than my Stalwart.

I am told he has done a idea I was thinking of doing for swimming but must have required alot of work to do it on a Mk1.
On a MK2 which has a central lube set up to all the tracta and hub reductions it is possible to use the brake air system via air pressure regulator and pressurise the central lube tank to say...5 psi.( in service it was never done)
Doing that would stop any water entering the hubs and tracta joints
There are 3 known stalwarts in Aust, one in Geelong, one in Nowra..mine and one in Brisbane north area and the owner of that one has previously posted on this site........we have all spoken to one another via phone at one time or another and compared notes.
The Qld Stalwart still is not allowed rego of any sort regardless of its conditon and the fact 2 other stalwarts have been running around the place without any trouble or incidents.
Its a shame about the rego on the QLD stalwart as the owner has got it very complete and it is hard for anyone else to see it without great cost.

Just a suggestion but maybe he could "move" to a friends house in tweed heads, coolongatta, or Coffs Harbour and get it regoed in NSW if its allowed here but not in Qld?

Originally Posted by frantic

Just a suggestion but maybe he could "move" to a friends house in tweed heads, coolongatta, or Coffs Harbour and get it regoed in NSW if its allowed here but not in Qld?

He would have to move it to HIS house in Tweed Heads according to the RMS. The problem comes if QT prohibit its use on Qld roads so even if it has NSW rego with overwidth exemption, it is still over width in Qld.

If he had it Rego'd in Coolangatta village, he and Ron could play on the Shoalhaven River!

Spotted this on Ebay and thought of you Ron... Ebay item no 261224715664. Know anything about it? Not the same one is it??