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    Morris Light Recon. Car Mk2

    Happy start of 2016! There is life after divorce...yesterday I had a road trip to check out this project and:
    1 - Provide it log term storage
    2 - Hopefully get to be part owner.
    3 - Definitely get to wrench and fab. on it
    4 - Downside - this may lead me to a Bren and Boys..
    5 - There is no downside!

    Am happily clearing space and researching - more when I can!
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    That is an interesting find, especially looking at it stripped like that gives a good idea about the progression of armoured vehicle protection from then until now.

    So many flat presentations on the armour...

    AFV projects are always interesting to follow.
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    Guess what separates the men from the boys....... the size of their toys! Fantastic project. BRILLIANT!

    Can I suggest that as of today, you get a camera (a mobile phone isn't a camera.....) and start a sort of running log-sheet/book. Then when it's finished get hold of someone who can put all your photos and text into legible and printable form - and privately publish the whole story in a small(?) booklet. Then, when it's on display somewhere and the questions come in thick and fast you can point to your book where all the answers and much much more can be found. People have done it with Mini Coopers and all sorts of MG's and in the good ones, it's virtually subsidised the restoration project.

    Look forwards to seeing it progressing. Look at Alpaca Andy for inspiration

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    Short piece here, and thereafter my favourite of all times, the Rolls

    'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA

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    Thanks for enthusiasm and ideas for a booklet Peter - with so few Morris LRC were made and far fewer surviving but I could write about resto. techniques for general light armor and make chapters like for the Morris EK engine which was used in other vehicles.

    Thanks for the movie Gil - great to see one under power! - this one is a long way from driving. It will be part of a recon reenactment group that would have an example of every WW2 Britishicon recon vehicles when restored and running - its stable mates will be Daimlers and Bren Carriers etc.

    At 6 foot 5 I do not fit the driving positions on everything I have happened across yet - this one fits nicely as long as I don't bounce my head into the turret ring.

    Of interest the plate body was fabricated with stainless filler rod in the welds - these are visible in the photos and the resto. will be based around them - other panels that were produced in a previous restorations will be assessed and replaced as necessary. The turret is an original example and is very unusual - typically long gone.

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    Did this vehicle use the same running gear as the Morris artillery tractor Quad?

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    I VERY much doubt that the two engines would be the same due to the load being carried/tractive effort(?) by/of the quad artillery tractor. Don't forget that the Art tractor has to p-ull the fully loaded ammo limber plus fully kitted 25pounder plus crew over rough terrain too. Nope......... Mind you, I don't know this, just thinking on my feet.

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    Peter,
    Ironically, I have just had a weekly pint in our village club with a great character, who was first on the beach with 47 Royal Marine on DDAY. After the heat of the battle he was made to drive a Morris-Commercial Quad, limber, and 25-pounder field gun which had been abandoned by its driver, and remove it from one of the narrow Frenchicon lanes and dump it!!!!.

    He is certain they all had the same Humber 6-cylinder F 4, 8-litre petrol engines in them developing a staggering 85 bhp, as he went to become a mechanic after the war, and still knows his stuff. Mind you he is 94, but still sharp as a razor and he did drive lots of other WW2 vehicles to save him and his section too much leather and Yomping, stroll we call it in the Paras ha ha!!.................you can imagine, me an ex Para and the banter that followed that little expose "You wouldn't know a decent tab if it kicked you up the arse"
    Normal PARA v Royal Marine rivalry for those that don't realise
    'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA

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    Am new to the WW2 vintage vehicle resto. scene (although good on anything VW / KdF derived) - I am also finding that Morris files and info from the period is notoriously sparse. From some searching this morning I think the Morris LRC engine was a 3.5L straight four "EK" motor which is mostly interchangeable with the Morris Quad which was listed with a four cylinder "EH" motor - both making 70Hp or so - an LRC restoration thread that I stumbled across mention sourcing C8 / Quad running gear as an alternative. Unless I'm running into typo's or internet bull-mythology I would expect the above engines to be similar but the LRC engine to be ready for "high angle running" - something I got to know and love on the land Rover engine tilt tests. Meanwhile a Morris CDSW is listed as 6 wheel and making 85Hp+ from 6 cylinders. I'm only going to trust period Morris marked sources from here in though for this example...don't want to have unusable parts for a second or third Morris type laying around - they could breed!

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    So in short was the Humber engine wrong supplied info from my man, as he is a very knowledgeable reliable source, who knows his mustard on engines. I must admit I did remind him Humber was a separate manufacturer, and he said it was war they all collaberated to get the best amount of horses for what they pulled, and thats why he knew so much about the Quad.
    Be interested for his sake if you do get the right info for me, if its in your realm to do so please, as he is a legend, although he was a Royal Marine ha ha!
    'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA

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