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by weetchus » Tue Dec 07, 2021 5:39 pm
Hey Clive,
You have a way of searching for images based on the plate number?
How do I do this for mine?
Thanks
fv1620 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 07, 2021 8:43 am
This is the nearest in service photo I've got to yours.
73 FM 46a.jpg
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by fv1620 » Tue Dec 07, 2021 5:55 pm
I just have accumulated a lot of pics over the years, there is no special web source I'm afraid.
What is your ERM & I'll have a look?
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Collecting military technical publications, researching into military vehicle electrical systems, licensed radio amateur since 1964 using microwave bands for tropospheric scatter.
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by SteveSwann » Sun Dec 12, 2021 11:40 am
Thanks for the welcome.
I'm going to start posting questions about reinstating the complete wiring harness. At the moment I am running up the engine only on a temporary switch to the starter and a crocodile clip holding the punp wire on the battery.
At present, that is the sum total of an electrical curcuit in the vehicle.
I will post under a different topic, probably titled "Reinstating wiring with TDI conversion." I will also have a look through previous posts to avoid any duplication if I can.
Another post will be "Getting rid of a Q plate". This one will need some swift work if I am not to be lumbered with it.
Thanks.
Steve
73FM64 LIGHTWEIGHT with Disco1 diesel and diffs.
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by weetchus » Tue Dec 14, 2021 5:16 pm
Thanks Clive
They are 44AJ20 & 93KA28.
Thanks a bunch!
fv1620 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 07, 2021 5:55 pm
I just have accumulated a lot of pics over the years, there is no special web source I'm afraid.
What is your ERM & I'll have a look?
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by SteveSwann » Sat Dec 18, 2021 12:08 pm
Now have some service history of mine.
Is it appropriate to upload B Cards?
into service Jan 74
RGJ to 78
Then 3 Queens, 1 R Hampshire and 2 R Irish to 30 June 86 when it went off to British Car Auctions.
Steve
73FM64 LIGHTWEIGHT with Disco1 diesel and diffs.
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by fv1620 » Sat Dec 18, 2021 12:16 pm
SteveSwann wrote: ↑Sat Dec 18, 2021 12:08 pm
Is it appropriate to upload B Cards?
Oh yes please.
So much better to see the real thing especially when interpreting abbreviations to see them in context. Sometimes other little details come to light that might not seem important at a first glance.
Clive Elliott
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by SteveSwann » Sat Dec 18, 2021 12:26 pm

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by SteveSwann » Sun Jan 09, 2022 6:57 pm
[img[/img]I thought I would just slide in a few pictures of my new Lightweight project as it stands besides our current other project. I decided to fit chrome light rims instead of trying to source reasonable period correct ones. Just one popped on at the moment.
I need the missing fly screens but think beyond those and a heater; it will be complete once I get the new wiring harness in. At the moment it runs on just two wires twisted together and held onto the battery with a peg. Its one step up from the bale twine used as a hand throttle through the bulkhead.
Still more questions coming, so look out for those in other areas. I think I will also be fitting a standard rear door instead of again trying to get hold of a decent cat flap.
I have yet to poke around on this forum to see if there is a "Gallery" I should be posting picture in. I dont host any elsewhere.
Cheers
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