Armortek

Awesome refreshing Jeff.
I think about to demont mine 43/41 to build it new

Cheers
Florian

Excellent, another masterclass in a disappearing Art form, regards simon.

Excellent, another masterclass in a disappearing Art form, regards simon.

I have had to alter the front to be able to fit the hand brake and linkages, made a new asymmetrical front armour, still have to make the folding bottom half and correct hinges, while I had it stripped down I made and fitted the hydraulic tank Regards Jeff

Cut a new lower armour in steel and made new hinges, these are only fixed on the bottom half’s as they still need to be dismantled Regards Jeff

Had a few days away from the pak, looking at it today I realised the new front armour and hinges were not up to scratch so I binned them, made a start on the brake drums, these are just loosely fitted while I sort out the rest of the linkages Regards Jeff

Bit more progress on the brake drums, parts loosely fitted, the arms for the brake cable need making and fitting Regards Jeff

Linkages fitted and working, just the hand wheels for the adjusters, and the attachments for the brake cables to make, then stripped, fettled and small detail added Regards Jeff

Jeff those brake drum are really something. You're upping the bar you set before on previous projects. Simply awesome!
Best regards,
Bob

Thanks for the kind words Bob, the brake drums were a bit fiddly but nearly there, just need to trim a few bits, and reposition the oilers on the adjusters, they should be facing forwards Regards Jeff

Made a start on the hand brake, this showed that the brass front I made for the chassis was not wide enough, made an over size one and will trim as needed, made the hand brake cable guides and levers these all function Regards Jeff

Handbrake made and fitted, brake cables fitted to front and rear linkages but not yet connected to the brake drum arms, this is how far I got today Regards Jeff

Bit more done after a few days off, brake drums and chassis finished, all linkages and pipes fitted, I can now make and fit the front lower armour
Regards Jeff

Awesome work on those details

Thanks for the kind words Bjorn, back on the build after a few days off, made another frontal armour, this is 26mm wider than supplied, correct hinges with the bar running full length at the back, and a locking pivot to hold the bottom armour in place Regards Jeff