Thread: The Ultimate FC

Keep going at it Ron. I thought I had it all when I got my 101 then I saw your beast. Its great watching your rebuild progress.

Like others have said if its drivable I'd get some use out of it to keep the interest alive. That's something I wish I could do with my 101. And look on the bright side, at least you don't have to deal with the 101 club with this one

awesome truck Ron.

you could always hang an outboard motor off the back. fraction of the fuel cost I would have thought. Put a tent in the back with your couch.

Or even better, an electric motor with a prop, and a couple of old batteries with a solar array.

Would it be possible to do a gas conversion on it? Sounds like running costs are the most dispiriting thing going on with it.

I've just spent the last two hours reading thru all of the posts! Good work! Don't stop now!! You've got to make it float!!!! That hill climbing vid in the earlier posts... Someone said Cummins... Nah, that's a Detroit screaming its nuts off for sure! Keep going! Fantastic machine!!

I will start to get back into things next month.
I am having a bit of a break from the stalwart
Its hot and things have been extremely busy with work and after fixing everyone elses vehicles I dont feel like fixing my own.
Some pics with the windows out.
I have found some small rust holes and previous mig welding rough as guts patch up job done.

Its leaking a bit of oil now out of the RHS front inner tracta joint.
I have though of a new possible name for it now instead of Seabold
.........Exxon Valdez......might be a better name.
The other thing which has happened is for a small amount of money I can get my hands on a very complete Thornycroft Nubian air field fire fighter truck.
This type of truck is fitted with a Rolls royce B81 motor very similar to the stalwart.
The truck is local and most likely could be driven home on trade plates.
The problem is the truck is a big 6x6...where do I put it and it would be a shame to part out a very complete truck just for the motor, which is a good restoration project in its own right
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Any one want a Nubian for restoration, minus motor for Diesel transplant.?( slightly later models of Nubian ran a 903 cummings)
If I want the Nubian I have to move on it very quickly.

I have not done a up date on this thread for along time as nothing has been going on with the Stalwart.
I have only done some rust work around the windscreen.
Things have come to ahead in that I am time poor and have had many work,personal and family things going on.
My other vehicles have been getting some work done to them too as they were missing out when I was working on the Stalwart.

I have not given up on the Stalwart, just currently time poor.

The Nubian looks like going ahead and someone has been found to take it on as a restoration project minus motor.
The problem is the process of getting this vehicle relying on goverment departments processing things and this takes time.
I am hopeful a spare MK7 B81 Roller motor will be in the works.( to keep the motor fresh and running I am thinking I could set it up as a running static display)
It appears to be the same as the stalwarts motor minus the dry sump lubrication.
Ron