Following on from my earlier post in the new members section ( viewtopic.php?f=24&t=7714 ) I thought I start my own thread.
[quote="XSFrank]
My plan is to restore it and use it at Santa Pod and Avon Park as a pit truck when my mates and I take our Drag Beetles to the track. To tow the cars, haul tyres etc.
It’s sat in my workshop now and I’ll strip it down tonight. I got a couple of small metal repairs to do and then the frame and most parts will go to be shot blasted and powder coated.
I will do it in Heritage/Leaf Green (RAL6002) which seems a close colour to the original.
The pick up bed will be new stained timber boards.
I also realise the tank is not original, any pictures of a proper one would be great, maybe someone got one, even a rusty one to take the measurements from for a repo. Tank straps shouldn’t be a problem.
The air filter is totally rusted out, I’ll look for a replacement or maybe a nice chrome filter of a triple Stromberg 97 carb set up
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Cheers Frank[/quote]
I managed to find a PDF copy of an original instructions manual and spare parts list for the JAP 4/3 engine.
Sometimes Google is wonderful
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I'll be back in my workshop tomorrow night to carry on with stripping it down.
For now I'll concentrate on the body and chassis to get it rolling again asap.
Attached are a couple of pictures of how it looked when I picked it up and the green one is a version with a tipper bed attached.
Frank