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    The Arcadia bug - Music Stalwart


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    Well its been something like Two years since I have done any work on the Stalwart.

    I think I have now owned it for something like Ten years and its still not finished.

    The Two year gap is because I have been doing other projects and finishing them.

    The other reasons is if there has not been bush fires, there's been flood and COVID or health issues.

    The final reason was the Stalwart lost its power steering.

    Ten tonnes and wide low pressure tyres twin steer arrangement is not a good option by trying to steer by muscle power alone..............but it can be done so I have learnt.

    Today I decided to revisit the Stalwart.

    During the lay up the stalwart has been out in the weather with just a tarp over it.
    The weather has knocked around the paint work and much of it will have to be done again at a later date. ( at least all the chipping back and sanding of the original paint work was done.)
    With the Stalwart out in the weather means the weather gods have to be on side for me to work on it, or other wise its a forced work ethic , rather than a hobby enjoyment type ethic.
    When fuel was about 80cents a litre I took the opportunity to buy petrol and store it for a rain day in the Stalwarts 500 litre fuel tank which I think is near full.

    I will have start figuring out how to retrieve that fuel and use it in other vehicles as the Stalwart will not be doing any miles yet.

    Today the old Stalwart started up straight away like if nothing has happened..............it always starts first short press of the starter button ............no choke..........perfect idle stone cold.
    I was planning to drain the hydraulic oil tank into a empty 205 litre drum and check the power steering pump strainer which is usually a problem if blocked on the FV623 limber Stalwart.
    I quickly found the problem.........no hydraulic oil.
    I threw in 30 litres just to get things going again................steering works.
    The question is how could about 60 litres of hydraulic oil leak out into hull and not be noticed ??????????
    Time should give me an answer.
    I took the Stalwart for a short drive on private property just to keep things lubed and working.
    Its running well.
    I have a hull full of ash from the fires of a few years back and the normal oil/water mix in the bottom too................what fun to get that out.
    I need to finish the stalwart as the way I am going I will be too old to climb in and out over the top of it.
    My other projects have been the Wiles cooker Junior which is in a thread on Military trailers here at AULRO.
    I have also been sorting out a Austin Champ which has a 4 cylinder version of the straight 8 engine in the Stalwart.
    All I can say the 4 cylinder and the 8 cylinder are like chalk and cheese.........the 8 is silky smooth and just delivers the power brillantly.
    The champ has a different style carburetor, needs choke and to warm up.....the champ feels restricted breathing wise......the Stalwart is happy to run on its red line all day.
    I also have a GS400 Suzuki MPs army bike as another on going project also taking my time.
    I have to see how its all going to fit in time wise.

    Ron
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    Too many projects Ron - glad to see you back at it.
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    2007 Range Rover Sport TDV6
    1977 FC 101
    1976 Jaguar XJ12C
    1973 Haflinger AP700
    1971 Jaguar V12 E-Type Series 3 Roadster
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    1957 Series 1 88" Station Wagon

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    I never stop.....just size and complexity is making the Stalwart hard.
    I am only one person with a limited budget.
    Just untarping a vehicle this size single handed can take half an hour.
    Pulling the tarp.back on by my self is impossible due to the weight of the tarp and the 3 mtrs height.

    In the previous post I said I had health problems.........one of them is getting a pace maker fitted.
    This makes welding the Stalwart more problematic.
    I still have much rust to cut out and new metal to weld in.
    I have made what I call my Ned Kelly suit..............a metal singlet which has a long lead running to a earth.............it works, but limits my movement and makes welding more difficult.
    It's effectively a Faraday shield.
    The champ I have is rough and ready, but I am slowly bringing it up to a good standard.
    The champ has been easy compared to the Stalwart.
    The cross feed of design ideas from the original British army design board is plain the see, as well.as the interchange of some parts.
    A good example is the engine starter motors, air filters, fuel filters,various lights, brackets and body fittings.
    Both vehicles have similar in design ,suspension, tracta joints and separate forward reverse gearbox.
    Many later ideas and design faults of the champ were corrected on the Stalwart as it was in production at a much later date.
    Two speed generator was tossed for very early use of a very good altenator.
    The forward/reverse gear set up of the stalwart is pressure lubricated when ever the engine is running...........not even the Saracen or Saladin had that............you can drive the Stalwart backwards all day at high speed and not hurt it.
    I enjoyed my little run in the Stalwart today...............I had forgotten what fun the big thing is to drive off road.

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    Just posting information that applies to the Stalwart, but 101 Landrovers, Austin champs and many other British military vehicles.
    I want to up grade and fit proper Lucas Military direction indicator and stop tail lights to my Austin champ.

    These are the same lights used on 101 Landrovers and Stalwarts

    I had some new spare lights for the 101 Landrover and these were used to fix the corroded lights on the Stalwart and was able to swap and save enough light parts to get good serviceable lights for the stalwart.

    These lights are water proof and also seal a big hole in the hull which the light pokes though.
    The lens is a threaded glass arrangement and the threads are suppose to be sealed with silicone grease.
    I tried to get some lights for the Austin Champ and couldnt find anything much locally , but could get them from the UK costing me over $1200.00 dollars
    I found a answer.
    The different coloured glass lens can be found locally at a reasonable price second hand .......so I purchased what I needed.
    Able engineering in the UK ( 101 Landrover parts specialist )make a stainless steel replacement threaded lens housing to replace the normally corroded steel items.
    AJ in Melbourne imports and sells these.( they are beautifully made and worth the money.).....I purchased what I need and some spares for the Stalwart.
    In fact these are perfect for the stalwart because of the strength and non corrosion.( the stalwart lights are already fixed and not much point in disturbing them now to fit the stainless items)
    The problem was then the main globe housing and body which I have not been able to find locally.
    I just happened to be stripping the lights and goodies off an old series three military Landrover and noticed the dashboard map light metal globe base has the same bolt pattern needed for the threaded housings and lens, and its a water proof set up to as well as being well made.
    These lights are used for number plate, dashboard map lights and rear diff convoy lights on military Landrovers used in Australia and can be found second hand.
    These steel bodies screw up to able Engineering stainless steel thread housing perfectly and take care of the direction indicator lights, but only a 10 watt globe can be used....but not a problem in use.
    Stop tail is a bit harder.
    instead of BA15S .......BA15D is needed.....ie double contact and two wires.
    I found some normal civie BA15 D stop /tail light globe sockets and ground them down until I had nothing but the socket its self.
    A earth wire is soldered on and it can be fitted with a little bit of modification to everything. and then fitted them to the map light steel body..........normal stop tail globe and every thing looks original and is quailty and water proof.
    See the photos.
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    Some more pictures.
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    I managed to get just a little bit more done.

    Working on the rust holes RHS forward part of the cargo area.

    I clean up the rust around the area, then use the hole to mark a piece of steel I want to weld in.

    I then cut out the steel plate to the shape needed.

    Then a magnet is used to hold it in place inside the hole.

    The new plate is welded in.
    I also weld the other side of the plate.

    Due to the lack of room and small size of the welded in filler plate, the welds are not ground back, but cut back with a small air die grinder tool fitted with a Tunsten cutter.

    I end up with relatively flat surface showing little signs of a repair.

    This machine in the past has seen many plates just welded over the top , like near the hinge bracket.

    The small plates near the hinge bracket was removed showing the rust hole behind it.
    My way is extremely slow, and required a lot of hand fitting and shaping of the surface with the tungsten cutter.
    You wouldnt pay any one to do it my way.
    The last of the pictures show a metal plate under the cargo area removed and the original hull plate rust holes and then a patch which has been welded over the top.
    This is in fact water proof, I could leave it, but it is all so a rust and water trap which will cause long term problems besides looking unsightly .
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    Stalwart MOD files

    Ron
    Since Lockdown hit the UK in 2020, I've been researching and gathering MOD workshop manuals and User guides on the Alvis Stalwart.

    All the MOD files that I've found have been declassified, and are on the HMLC group on Facebook. Alvis HMLC 6 x 6 Stalwart Group

    I've also shared the MOD files on a dedicated free website - at Alvis Stalwart Files

    It's all free to download, and watermarked to stop people selling them on eBay.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark_E View Post
    Ron
    Since Lockdown hit the UK in 2020, I've been researching and gathering MOD workshop manuals and User guides on the Alvis Stalwart.

    All the MOD files that I've found have been declassified, and are on the HMLC group on Facebook. Alvis HMLC 6 x 6 Stalwart Group

    I've also shared the MOD files on a dedicated free website - at Alvis Stalwart Files

    It's all free to download, and watermarked to stop people selling them on eBay.

    This fantastic, as I don't do facebook......thank you thank you.
    I had alot of information listed, but not all of it.
    In the section for vehicle mods...........I finally learnt what a square/ triangular rubber flap is for attached to the cabin RHS air ducting is for...................to stop the light from the dashboard reflecting back at the driver from the side windows at night.
    Still little progress lwith the stalwart as I keep getting side tracked on other projects.
    I took the big beast for a short run the other day,just to.keep fluids where they should be and the seals lubricated.
    I always gets attention were ever it goes and a group of people asking what it is.
    The vehicle being stored out side in the weather is knocking around the paint work and things like.wiper blades.
    The straight 8 version of the B series Rolls motor.is far better than the 4 cylinder version used in the Austin champ I am spending much time driving lately.
    The 4 cyl feels strangled and rough.to the 8 cyl.
    The Stalwart will rev on the governor all day....the champ.will not.
    The champ is happy idling at 500.rpm..........the Stalwart .idles at 300 rpm cold.

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    This is a you tube link to a early MK 1 model
    The video shows the noise inside the cabin of these things and gives idea of the smooth ride , but with some pitching due to the 10ft wheel base.
    1963 ALVIS STALWART - YouTube

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