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  1. 6th January 2015, 12:30 PM #1
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    Lettie

    Hi all,

    Work on Hedley has been almost non-existent for months now.

    I have been distracted by other things, including a classic vehicle from another marque.

    However, this lovely old girl has recently joined our family. I did some research on the REMLR site and found that she served the Australian Army from March 1959 to October 1968 [ARN 111-685 General Service Command Recon. Truck]

    I am not intending to restore her to military original, but am certainly going to look after her and keep her on-the-road. She is retiring to gentler pastures for now.

    The PO tells me that his neighbour bought her when the Army was finished with her in '68 and looked after her on his Barossa Valley vineyard for 40 years until his death in 2008! The neighbour then took her over and did some refurbishing, including, unfortunately the 2pak paint job. Apparently he and the panel beater didn't know who to ask, so went with 'a Leyland colour' - Holly Green, NOT Bronze Green! Oh well, they tried their best.

    A little video... (the slope is steeper than it looks) [ame]http://youtu.be/jFUp3waau7I[/ame]

    cheerio,

    Garry

    btw, I have named her 'Lettie' in honour of legendary 'Spitfire Girl' Eleanor Lettice 'Lettie' Curtis, the first woman to pilot a Lancaster bomber during WWII. Tough old Lettie only died in 2014 at the age of 99!
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  2. 11th January 2015, 07:57 PM #2
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    a very nice looking truck.
    I wouldn't get upset about the colour, it looks well done and does look good
    Safe Travels
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    Coool!!!

    Looks fantastic. Are you going to register her? Does she need work?
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    And... go on... what was the other marque?

    I can't throw stones I've got a Landcruiser
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    Hi Duncan,

    Yes, the aim is to get her registered. I have had to attend to a couple of issues - handbrake, wipers, high-beam switch and faulty starter motor; but once these things are cleared, I am aiming for rego.

    Lots of other things still to do, naturally, but not RWC issues, more cosmetic etc and I have a hard top that I'm refurbishing for her.

    The other vehicle? Well, ok. A glossy black 1967 Chevy Impala RHD (sold new in Oz by GMH). I won't sully these pages with pictures, but I can PM you a few if you like.

    Garry
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  6. 13th January 2015, 11:19 AM #6
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    And once the hardtop is on, I thought I might get one of these for my next tropical expedition!



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  7. 13th January 2015, 11:20 AM #7
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    Ooooh.

    Go on then, I'm a sucker for large lumps of sheet metal

    Happy New Year by the way
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    Lucas Wiper Motor refurb

    The PO supplied me with with 2 Bearmach aftermarket wiper motors because, he said, the originals "don't work" and he wasn't interested in RWC so never got around to installing them.

    Lucky me and lucky Lettie! She is going to proudly sport her original wipers after all.

    After hours of cleaning out the filthy, disgusting mess of thick yellow grease and gunk that had accumulated in the gears and motor, making good use of an entire can of RP7, and reassembling them and connecting to the battery (after scratching my ignorant head about positive earth and negative feed), I am absolutely gobsmacked to announce that I now have 2 functioning originals!

    For me, this is a small triumph, you understand.

    Here are the bits getting a new coat of cold gal before reassembly and refitting to the windscreen. Let's hope they still work after that!

    cheerio,

    Garry



    ps. a little video to prove that I am not making it up...

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  9. 17th January 2015, 05:36 PM #9
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    Garry, be extra carefull when putting it back together, the small circlip on the long shaft, as it can n does fly if not put in place correctly first time around, replace the circlip up in your house so if it does fly you have a better chance of finding it, cheers mate Dennis
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  10. 17th January 2015, 08:44 PM #10
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    LOL, thanks Dennis, and you are right - one of the blessed little things has already bitten me, flying off into another universe, even as I wrapped my hand around it to prevent it doing any such thing! I will never see it again, I think.

    I'm going to seek out a replacement soon. I'm hoping a Champion multi-pak of cir-clips might provide an answer?

    If not, what have you done? What do you recommend?

    Garry
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