WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY: WWII Grant Tank Project UPDATE - Radiator, accelerator linkage & PART UNBOXING!

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Grant Tank Project UPDATE - Radiator, accelerator linkage & PART UNBOXING!

This WWII Grant Tank is part of the Australian Armour and Artillery Museum's restoration program.

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[midwesttempestapoc]

Kurt, shout out my man. You do a great job filming and narrating. Thank you.

[sparkyprojects]

I hope you're going to put a gromment in the hole next to the radiator where the pipe passes through, wouldn't want that leaking in an inaccessible place ;)

[outlawflyer]

This is coming along great. You still haven't showed us how the door was finished though. Perhaps a bell crank or an "S" bend for that throttle linkage you got there. If your gonna stick with that set up, I would add some cross braces. Take some fuel line and cut a slit down it and use that as buffer between your hoses that are being ran through the metal wall. U should add a shield to go over your belts incase one breaks and it doesn't damage your homemade radiator pipe.

[Mag_Aoidh]

Thank goodness that “scrap” has been preserved somehow. So happy for you guys!

[susandunlop]

Jess, the amazing job you figured out on the linkages, cooling parts, along with all the aluminum angles, new exhaust parts are just magic. Congrats… Alan

[andrewsteele]

Thanks again for another brilliant episode. I love Daryl's statement! ' I had the lid, so I built this box." Fantastic stuff, I was trying to explain why I need to travel to Carins, I think she understands!!!

[michaelleal]

I'm looking at 03:22 where the rubber hose from the radiator is fed through a metal bracket. There should be a grommet of some type to protect the hose from vibrations cutting the hose. After working most of my career on Sea King helicopters, protecting wire bundles and hoses going through bulkheads this was an easy pick up.

[echohunter]

Please take a closer look at the fabricated gas pedal linkage at the pedal itself, the tolerances are very close and without a bearing to ensure it’ll resist rust damage. Temperature consideration also dictates that the steel will swell causing more binding so add any rust buildup from sitting for a few months and when the driver applies the gas pedal, it won’t spring back to the idle position. And we can’t just apply a stronger return spring because that will fatigue the drivers foot since he’s constantly applying 10 pounds of down pressure as he drives the vehicle. I suggest widening the Y yoke at the gas pedal pivot joint so there’s at least a 1/4-1/2 inch gap and a sealed bearing installed on the pedal linkage that goes in between the Y yoke. By using bearings along the entire throttle linkage, it’ll allow the driver to apply fuel more accurately which will translate to longevity of the engine and clutch assembly.
I’m amazed at the progress the team has achieved so far, thanks for sharing.

[dukwdriver]

Great work to restore to running order. I understand the necessary mods in a modern world but, please tell me the new radiator hose will be fitted through a rubber grommet in the steel hole necessary to reach the fabricated header tank to prevent unnecessary wear and tear and future repair..

[pfineyut]

Love these videos, they take me back.
Drilling armor plate? I was an apprentice (1980) working with Shot blast machines (not sand blasting) and we used WR500 hardened plate that you could only grind, weld or oxy-cut. To get a bolt hold we used an Oxy torch to blow a hole in it, then use a tapered dowel and hammer it while it was still red hot and belt the hell out of it until big enough for the bolt.😁

[whoknows]

Great work! I would suggest attaching a small chain to the radiator cap to prevent it being accidentally dropped into the engine bay.

[stevepringle]

The hardest working restoration team team in the world!

[jamiesharp]

Great work guys! chain on the header tank cap? I can see that ending up in the engine bay somewhere...

[mr.m]

Hopefully all those cut 90 miters won't restrict the coolant...not what I wanting to see more chrome in that engine bay.
Cheers A3 team on the progress.

[toolshed]

Curt the whole sneezing thing makes this just so personal. :) Supportive Bleep Boop

[formerparatrooper]

G'day from the land of the Big PX. Great watching you folk's rebuilding and getting some of these old machines running again.

[yattaran]

Awesome restoration work as always !. A water tank for the crew ?. Never seen such storage on any of the WW2 German tanks !.
Can't wait next Wednesday !.😄

[bertenerny]

This is better than having to sit in a classroom with nothing but boring...I like the previous commenters, really appreciate the lesson(s) that we can learn and apply the tips, techniques and procedures to automobiles, motorcycles, or boats. You're great instructors. Thanks again. Bert from Alabama, USA.

[ariedekker]

This episode was also top notch. How are Bo, his wife and the little one?

[stephengunnell]

I was up at the Nungarin Museum a few weeks ago and they are in the process of restoring a radial Grant there.