Workshop
Renault FT – Engine In!
The main event in the Workshop this week was installing one of the engine’s into the FT. A slow and delicate procedure as you can…
February 23, 2018
The main event in the Workshop this week was installing one of the engine’s into the FT. A slow and delicate procedure as you can…
Into Production The Renault FT and TSF driver’s seat has evolved over the years from speculation and a vague shape in grainy images to where…
Analysis Complete The final push to complete the engine bay requires final decision on paint treatment for the components as they are fitted for the…
This week we have been manufacturing rivets for the clutch cone on the Renault FT. We had to produce these ourselves as the size needed…
Creating new from the old As we are nearing the completion of this project, we thought it timely to look back at our journey. Here…
Work has continued on the second set of reduction boxes for the Renault FT. We have started to identify the newly cast components for the…
Invitation to the Official Opening We were honoured to be invited to the official opening of the Royal Tank Museum of Jordan opened by His…
What are the Takeaways from the Project? The Foundation always strives to bring back each artefact exactly to its state when it saw action in…
The workshop has been a hive of activity this week. Reduction boxes have been fitted to the Renault TSF with a trial fitting of one…
Photo focus on the StuG III’s track links This photo focus is a study of track links, all of these links are for the same…
Gathering the Missing Parts Some years ago we disposed of one of our Sd.Kfz 250/1 Ausf A in a swap for the Roscoff Sd.Kfz 223…
Our Renault FT and TSF project plan is being tightened up to reflect the last few months of the project. This week saw the completion…
New Evidence Emerges for Farley Mowat Example The downside of unveiling a restored vehicle is that decisions taken during the project are held up to…
Shifting Focus Most of the focus thus far for the armoured car projects has been on the Ausf A examples due to the rarity of…
Inlet and Outlet Manifolds Gathering together all the components for our 3.5 and 3.8 litre V8 Horch engines has produced some surprising results. Our plan…
Copying Originals Here is a group of photos showing the production of the gearbox selector arms. We started with a set of damaged originals. We…
An example of one of our regular Inside Track articles The story of our latest StuG III restoration is in large part the story of…
We have been having a trial assembly of the FT clutch/brake steering units. There is a brake support band that we need to produce ourselves…
Revisiting Decisions In the years following the completion of the Jagdpanther we became aware of a number of errors made during the restoration which required…
The Home Straight First of all may I extend a general apology to all of you with FT Fatigue. This has been a very long…
Back to Work! We hope you all had a good Christmas and New Year. The workshop is busy again – these images show the assembly…