Thread: The Ultimate FC

Finished Stalwart tool box by john smith, on Flickr

DSCN0872 by john smith, on Flickr

DSCN0873 by john smith, on Flickr

The last to pics above show the lip for the bolts which hold the tool box have been pulled down out of shape by the poorly fitted patch.
The patch is over the standard skin and this causes a water/rust trap on the inside between the two plates.
The tool box had the living daylights bashed out of to make it fit, which I have now straighten and now have a big gap.

The small yard at work has another visitor, this time a relation to the Stalwart......a 1954 Humber one ton truck which is powered by a Rolls Royce 6 cylinder version of the motor in the Stalwart.
It also has some other shared features to the stalwart, like tracta joints and independent suspension with torsion bars etc.
Its under cover presently, so not much to show.
DSCN0871 by john smith, on Flickr

They are a beautiful looking truck, but didn't last long with the Australian army due to being expensive, over engineered and no real improvement to simpler civie truck designs off road wise.

Found this of the Humber
20180616_111530 by john smith, on Flickr

20180616_100132 by john smith, on Flickr

Today I scored a correct jack for the Stalwart.
Tim Vibert has been fantastic for the missing CES.
The jack is two stage hydraulic and even better built than the Australian army Fordson jacks with a extremely long handle which must fit inside the cabin...….most likely beside the crank handle.
The jack fits into that funny looking stand inside the tool box I was wondering about and a protrusion on the tool box lid holds the jack in place with the lid closed.
Note the original tool box lock...…..very British.
Stalwart 4 ton jack retracted. by john smith, on Flickr

Stalwart 4 ton jack extended by john smith, on Flickr

Stalwart jack storage in tool box by john smith, on Flickr

Stalwart tool box lock by john smith, on Flickr

Gday Ron

Loving the progress. I have an identical lock if you need another, its missing the key. I got it from my very british boss.

Cheers Gaz

The original padlocks are available new or secondhand here in Australia from Tim Vibert at a fare price..............in fact british Fv vehicle restorers import them from Australia.
The standard padlocks used are interesting and if you know what you are doing a key is not that hard to make.
The lock is also marked with a number indicating the cut on the key blank.
Everywhere I turn with the Stalwart so much interesting information turns up about the smallest things.
I will try and link a article a Ferret restorer posted about the old style locks used by the British FV series of vehicles.

Belfry Locks 2 1/2 inch

This is one of my fave threads Ron. So much interesting work and history. Thanks for doing it!