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Re: 19HF27

Post by Bob Fell » Mon Oct 13, 2025 12:53 pm

The reinstall went from back to the front, starting behind the tub seat bulkhead - it has to, the datum point being the mounting point for the sockets top centre of the tub seat bulkhead.
The URS stayed in as I could just get my hands and arms between it and the bulkhead but it was tight and I developed the skills of a contortionist I thought I never had.
Pics as we go......
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19HF27 Lightweight FFR ex Gurkha Field Force HQ, various Gurkha Sigs Tps and Comp Ord Depot Hong Kong 1980-1997.
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Re: 19HF27

Post by Bob Fell » Thu Oct 16, 2025 2:37 pm

With the cables correctly secured behind the seat bulkhead they go out the tub and down the outside of the chassis rails looping at the
main bulkhead outriggers and through to the engine bay.....
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19HF27 Lightweight FFR ex Gurkha Field Force HQ, various Gurkha Sigs Tps and Comp Ord Depot Hong Kong 1980-1997.
42ET39 Narrow Track Sankey ex BAOR 22 & 7 Sig Regts, 16/5 Lancers, 2 RTR, 9/12 Lancers & QDG 1969-2001.
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Re: 19HF27

Post by Bob Fell » Mon Oct 20, 2025 3:51 pm

Engine bay......
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Also fitted new washer pump as the Trico was starting to leak at the bottom;
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19HF27 Lightweight FFR ex Gurkha Field Force HQ, various Gurkha Sigs Tps and Comp Ord Depot Hong Kong 1980-1997.
42ET39 Narrow Track Sankey ex BAOR 22 & 7 Sig Regts, 16/5 Lancers, 2 RTR, 9/12 Lancers & QDG 1969-2001.
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Re: 19HF27

Post by AR4412 » Tue Oct 21, 2025 8:08 am

Hiya Bob! :D ,

Nice work mate. A lot of effort for cables that will never be seen though. I would have been tempted to cut them to length, connect them at the top, and poke their free ends through the holes in the tub floor. If you don't lift your bonnet, no one would ever know. :P

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Re: 19HF27

Post by Bob Fell » Wed Oct 22, 2025 3:12 pm

AR4412 wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 21, 2025 8:08 am
 Hiya Bob! :D ,

Nice work mate. A lot of effort for cables that will never be seen though. I would have been tempted to cut them to length, connect them at the top, and poke their free ends through the holes in the tub floor. If you don't lift your bonnet, no one would ever know. :P

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Spoken like a true Craftsman............
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Re: 19HF27

Post by Bob Fell » Thu Oct 23, 2025 2:31 pm

And to finish this little project I needed to replace 1 missing rivnut for the cable clip retaining screw in each of the wings;
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Job done.
Next the vent panel...........
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Re: 19HF27

Post by Bob Fell » Mon Nov 10, 2025 11:48 am

Vent panel will have to wait,
Couple of weeks back I went to change the bottom seal on the RH door and found this when I took it off...
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A common problem hidden by the seal carrier on a Lightweight so at the weekend the door was stripped down and de-skinned pending repair with a new bottom frame section.
First bit was to ease the skin tabs to free it from the frame....
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With that done I sprayed Plus Gas all around the frame where it meets the door skin to soften and release any sealant then after a few minutes soaking I tapped off the door skin, it came off clean and easy..
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Re: 19HF27

Post by Bob Fell » Mon Nov 10, 2025 12:38 pm

The frame overall excepting the bottom rail is in good condition;
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With a lot of crud to the bottom....
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Where I found this......
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A 1976 Hong Kong 20 cents coin, that really made my day :D
I've gently cleaned it up and put it back safely in the vehicle where it will stay as to remove it would be a harbinger of bad luck to my thinking.
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19HF27 Lightweight FFR ex Gurkha Field Force HQ, various Gurkha Sigs Tps and Comp Ord Depot Hong Kong 1980-1997.
42ET39 Narrow Track Sankey ex BAOR 22 & 7 Sig Regts, 16/5 Lancers, 2 RTR, 9/12 Lancers & QDG 1969-2001.
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Re: 19HF27

Post by AR4412 » Thu Nov 13, 2025 8:21 pm

Hiya Bob! :D ,

It looks like the termites have been busy in your door frame. Good to see that you managed to peel back the door skin without it cracking. At least it's a fairly straight forward repair once the skin is off of the frame.

Keep the coin safe. The way things are going it will be worth more than our pensions.

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'First my weapon. Then my equipment. Then myself.'

Neil.

09FM98. 1973 Ex SIII FFR Now 3.5 V8 LWT Coiler.
55HG98. 1980 SIII FFR PARA RECCE. Ex 1, 2 and 3 PARA.
Td5 90 XS.
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Re: 19HF27

Post by 55hg89 » Sat Nov 15, 2025 1:28 pm

Hi Bob , looks great work as usual, hope you are well . Jim .
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