How many civilian Forward Controls are there.

**charlesdillon** · 22nd October 2009, 05:57 PM

Originally Posted by Stormy

There was another that was brought in from Malaya by a RAAFie when he came home. It was used by the Malysian army. It had a hydraulic winch fitted and was owned by a Ray Layity and he sold it through a car dealer, at Bairnsdale, to someone in Melbourne. The cabin roof had a cupola hatch over the passenger seat. The APL vehicles were supposed to have been purchased at ULR in Melbourne. Well I hope this is of some interest regards John

I've never posted anthing before so I hope I've done this right! My apologies if i've stuffed up!

I bought that one from an auction house in Frankston Victoria in the late eighties, early nineties. It had been passed in at the auction, so I bought it a week or so later. I used it as my daily drive in Melbourne for a number of years, did a lot of work restoring it and had it in a number of films. It now resides in the country, retired, where it is lucky to do 300ks a year!

It's still alive and well.

**Lotz-A-Landies** · 22nd October 2009, 06:03 PM

Charles

You'll have to post us some piccys, even if it only does 300Km per year it's still not alive, well and in the hands of an enthusiast.

Diana

**dandlandyman** · 23rd October 2009, 01:31 PM

The sub-chassis in mine (33100143A) has been cut off behind the cab, but they've made a real hatchet job of it so as to fit an incredibly heavy steel tray from an old Austin truck or something. I intend to get rid of all that and try to replicate the original subframe, unless of course I can find another dead 2B with a good frame. Does anyone know if the frame from a 2A FC is the same? It broadens my options slightly...

There are, however, many more bits I'll need before it ever goes back on the road, but it drives and stops so I'm on my way...

Dan.
69 2A 88" pet4, 68 2B FC pet6.

**123rover50** · 18th December 2009, 11:18 AM

Thought I would post a pic.

**Lotz-A-Landies** · 18th December 2009, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by dandlandyman

The sub-chassis in mine (33100143A) has been cut off behind the cab,

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Does anyone know if the frame from a 2A FC is the same?

Dan

Sorry for coming in on your post so late, somehow overlooked your question.

It seems that a lot of the SIIB came out here without the top rail extending past the gear selector on top on the bellhousing. This was an option in the SIIB sales brochure (9) and it seems most of them that came here only had the stirrup mounts for an aftermarket tray.

I have 3 X 3310 prefix vehicles/chassis' and none of them have the upper rail but all of them have different styles of cut at the back of the cab.

BTW just in case people haven't seen my latest SIIB acquisition! Ex-SADF 3320 prefix South African build.

**101RRS** · 18th December 2009, 02:25 PM

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

BTW just in case people haven't seen my latest SIIB acquisition! Ex-SADF 3320 prefix South African build.

More money than sense

. Another motel on wheels - have you outdone Oliver 81?

Garry

**Lotz-A-Landies** · 18th December 2009, 03:50 PM

Originally Posted by garrycol

More money than sense

. Another motel on wheels - have you outdone Oliver 81?

Garry

Money? Who's got some money!

I bought it because it will save me having to build a camper body on one of my other ones and because of it's genuine military heritage.

Oliver's is probably more usable, although I haven't decided which way to proceed as I still have all the transmission and 4.6 V8 engine items I had acquired for my planned project.

I am considering still building one up as a plaything. Whether it's Gog, Captain Pneumo or Cardwell the rolling chassis.

**iain reed** · 18th December 2009, 07:08 PM

it is a beautiful thing !!! good luck with that one hows the plan going for the semi trailer car carrier going? or are you just going to clone yourself? well done good score

**Lotz-A-Landies** · 18th December 2009, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by iain reed

it is a beautiful thing !!! good luck with that one hows the plan going for the semi trailer car carrier going? or are you just going to clone yourself? well done good score

I'm waiting for the B triple regulations to come in, although tonight I was passed by a double that had a 40' box on the A trailer as well as one on the B.

For 2011 Corowa we are recruiting a team of Civvy LR enthusiasts to come for a few days and drive one of our mil vehicles to get there.

Plans are in place to carry an 80" or lightweight on the tray of Wazza the Mk3 and maybe a SIII on the bridging trailer behind. Then Gog can come along with a No.5 and you may have to bring the workshop trailer. Then Hilton and I can share the driving between Wazza and Gog and not run into trouble with the drivers log book.

Not sure which will be the rest time, that spent driving Gog or that spent in Wazza.

For those who want to see the toils of getting Gog up from Tassie see: http://www.aulro.com/afvb/remlr-disc...ml#post1121088

**Disco44** · 18th December 2009, 08:55 PM

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

In my time at Leyland & Truck & Bus Brisbane, we sold, from memory, only three 110/FC/6cyl. cab and chassis. I assume they were 2B's. They were the last in stock at Pressed Metal, Enfield. This would have been 1973-74, boom times, when we could sell any LR we could get.

Geez you are now aging yourself.Leyland at Wacol ( now volvo ) quite a few years ago hey Mate.
Cheers,
John.

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