At least it was not a bare shell when I bought it. More of a fixer-upper. This isn't the one I was doing up as a project a few years ago. It's another one. I bought this last September, so it's been roughly six month's work to get 'er up and running and drivable. I'm just back from the second maiden run, which went relatively well. I'm feeling pretty chuffed. early days yet, and lots of teething issues to sort out, but it does drive nicely. I've done nothing to the body, it's a bit rough, or "patinated" if you prefer. All the work has been getting a decent set of running gear in it and making sure everything mechanical is tip top. and wiring. I wired it from stem to stern from scratch. Anyway, two runs out on the road, first time ran out of fuel but got back safe, conked on the drive. Second run, went ok, still conked on the drive. Have charging issues. New regulator on it's way. I'm feeling pretty chuffed and wanted to share. First a pic. It needs a wash and the hubcaps and trim rings fitting but what is most important it that it is in the car park of the supermarket up the road instead of in my garage. I managed to stitch the four original video clips together and have posted the link to the new combined version below. So, in the best Mart Shake-O-Vision, join me for the genuine maiden run in the pickup. If you're prone to sea-sickness the camera work may not be to your liking! Still plenty to do, but now it's down to de-bugging and fixing problems one by one. Cheers! Mart.
Mart, I presume that "chuffed" means excited, pleased, satisfied, etc. Correct? By the way your truck is very cool.
Love that truck. Glad to see it on the road. I need more projects I can drive and work on. Not rusty incomplete basket cases.
Isnt it cool how "our kind" of people get such a kick out of driving a beater, and its pretty boring to be cruising some new fancy fan-dangled car? Congrats man!
Guys, thanks very much for the positive response. Thorl, yeah chuffed means all those things - stoked is a more modern (maybe American) saying with a similar meaning. Scotts52: No, mate, it's a half ton. Mr48chev: We sure can.. watch out for another video link. I managed to link the 4 previous clips into one. Here's a link: Thanks again for the response, we all like to see another old one resurrected. Mart.
First time Ive ever been in a 41 in England, thanks for the tour. Awesome truck, Id be excited to. Seems the 2nd road test also went well...subscribed.. BOutlaw
i don't know about any body else but the, driving on the wrong side of the road thing, kinda freaks me out . carry on.
During both the test drives it wasn't charging. I bought a new voltage regulator (excellent service from Rockauto) but it didn't really make a difference. I rebuilt (again) the generator with the guts from another Y block generator. It was better, and might actually be good enough. I had tried a Lucas unit previously and that worked well. I put a video up on youtube where I try and test out the generator and compare the performance to the Lucas unit, which I am treating as a benchmark for charging performance. Here's the link: Mart.
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