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@Victork2 I hope your 3 tons of American steel give you less attitude than my MGB GT. Positive earth, cousins, seriously?
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Im still meant to be off work and resting but i HAD to get outside today.
Heater is inop so attempting to sort that out (think its a bad earth) took the doghouse cover off and found a literal kilo of desert sand and water packed into the V of the block so had to clear that all out…that turned into tracing wires and making discoveries about the truck which ive enjoyed
Sorted the flapping mirrors out now as well so i can actually see…
Fixed the winch and tested that as well (that made obi squeal with joy. That means i can sell the brand new one i got or swap it for bits…
Need to get some pipe work for the heater as its…not great
I’m very much enjoying not having a time limit on this. Its fun
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Got plenty work there. Make it a labour of love mate 
I envy Obi getting to learn the ropes like this.
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For sure! Father-son projects like this are the best.
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I’m about to make a couple assumptions, please correct me if I’m wrong.
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given the military nature of this beast the layout of the internals are not so hard to figure out (much less for someone as experienced as you) so it is actually fun to tear it down and fix it.
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unlike modern civilian cars there’s plenty of space to work the internals. For reference I really have swapping lightbulbs of my yaris as my beefy hands have hard time around the cramped front bonnet space.
Beside that, this is one AAR I love to read!
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Absolutely. The only difference (that i can see so far) is the electrics. Rather than relays, fuses, circuit breakers. Its wires. To power and to earth. Its amazingly simple and genuinely fun.
The only thing that might be tricky is the interesting way that the chassis is laid out. In order to keep the ground clearance, everything is mounted between the chassis rails and tucked up inside the body. It does get quite tight in places but doesnt seem impossible.
Its awesome fun. I am very much enjoying the whole “giant lawnmower” aspect of it. 1: thing is broken. 2: check thing is getting power. 3: follow wire until power is found 4: make power go down wire to thing 4: thing works.
Its bloody brilliant.
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That’s some Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance kind of thing there mate. Finding enlightenment in the fixing of the rear left blinker light 
So what caused the wobbly mirrors then?
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I guess it must of been the boat ride and they hadnt been folded away properly and just slammed in for the trip.
Wasnt anything dramatic to fix, just some rubber blocks and a bit of adjustment (made more annoying by my aching testicles and getting in and out the thing to check)
Took it for a 20 miles run last night and being able to see behind you made it a lot more pleasant and manageable on the road. Its actually quite nice to drive. Like a really hectic dump truck. I’m very much in love. Thought the buyers remorse might kick in but nope. She’s stayin.
So much so that my motorbikes will be going up for sale shortly.
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Loving this! 
I consider myself to be a handy-man. I can fix stuff.
Looking at your pics I wouldn’t know where to start…! 
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Oh wow! That’s a statement!
Can they be driven in Continental Europe or do they have the drive on the right as well? I might be interested.
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Well i have a small collection lol.
1967 BSA Spitfire MK3
2002 Gsxr 600 k2 (massively modified)
2002 limited edition number 202/700 Ducati 998R unregistered and zero mileage, it was in the living room originally but it got moved out when the kids landed so seems a bit pointless keeping it under a sheet in the garage.
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OMFG Brilliant- especially the last one! 
(Even though now I feel bad because I was joking- you know… bikes, having the drive on the right?)
But If I had the money I’d buy it in an instant.
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One of the best books I have ever read
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I’m getting conflicting answers and feeling thick
How much is a us quart in litres please.
Almost equal
Quote " In the US, a liquid quart is equal to approximately 0.946353 liters "
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Thats what i got… cheers
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