Sd.Kfz 222 4.Serie, Sd.Kfz 223 3.Serie, Sd.Kfz. 223 4.Serie, Sd.Kfz.261 5.Serie, Jagdpanther 411
The conservation work on the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie is now drawing to a close. The last 3 hubs are all that is left to be cleared…
July 2, 2021
The conservation work on the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie is now drawing to a close. The last 3 hubs are all that is left to be cleared…
The angled steering hub for the Sd.Kfz.223 4.Serie has been fully assembled. The water pump impeller is being recued at the same time. This had…
This week’s major activity was focussed on the air filter for the 3 armoured cars. The final tricky detail was fitting all three parts –…
Significant and ultimately conclusive research into the air filter design for the Luftfilter air filters required for the Sd.Kfz 222 4 Serie, Sd.Kfz 223 3…
We are awaiting an alternative gasket material for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie V8 engine. The first examples we used were not satisfactory. The engine is now…
The carburettor air inlet manifold drawing was completed this week and sent off for 3D printing in plastic. We expect this to be back with…
Conservation work continues on the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie. The final large Querlenker wishbone is almost complete. 3 hubs and back plates are next on the list.…
The mapping of the interior of the Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie took a giant leap forward this week leading to a possible leap frogging of the project…
The fans and fan towers for the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie, Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie and Sd.Kfz.223 4.Serie have been receiving attention. The fans will require balancing but all…
The highlight of the week was the visit by Alf Alf Nicholson the 98 year old Normandy veteran. He started his Normandy 1944 service on…
Our team have been machining the castings for the cooling fan stands with fittings for the 2 le.Pz.Sp.Wg. Sd.Kfz 223 3 Serie and SdKfz. 223…
3 fan towers for the Sd.Kfz.222 4. Serie, Sd.Kfz.223 4. Serie, Sd.Kfz.223 3. Serie have been machined. The fittings for the fan and the bracket…
We started work on the oil filters for the Sd.Kfz.222 and Sd.Kfz.223 this week. These will require a few more days until we are able…
The Sd.Kfz.222 4. Serie armoured hull is now here in the fitting and machining workshop. The hull interior plotting is underway. All of the fittings…
We took delivery of the completed oil coolers for the Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie, Sd.Kfz.223 4 Serie and Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie. The Kochgeschirr Canteen Holders for the Sd.Kfz.223…
Fuel pumps for the Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie, Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie, Sd.Kfz.223 4.Serie have been definitively researched and have resulted in us identifying the correct individual examples for…
Fitting the front and rear drive shafts of the Sd.Kfz.223 4 Serie is now complete. The gearbox mounts have been fitted. The steel and rubber…
The drive shafts are now complete for the Sd.Kfz.223 4 Serie. These now require comprehensive cleaning to remove any oil residue prior to priming and…
Original suppression Entstoerung plug caps for the Sd.Kfz.261 5 Serie have arrived this week. We still require more of these long caps but we have…
Cylinder head gaskets have not yet arrived. We are awaiting annealed copper gaskets for the Sd.Kfz.222 4 Serie 3.5 litre V8 engine. If these are…
Great progress this week on the Sd.Kfz.222 4 Serie 3.5 litre Horch V8 engine. Since there has been so much interest in this engine restoration…