LT 35 Ambulance 1983

You can buy winky-pops from RS if I remember correctly.

My van is better known in these parts than I am

You can get them from SP Supplies . I would not advise you fit them as you would probably get pulled by Mr Policeman and charged with impersoating an officer of the law.

Even we have to be carefull how we use them, as improper use will cost us our drivers licence.

Lardbucket

as my head is red and carries beer and has a bladder like a sack I can always pretend to be a fire engine.

You nod yer ed n I'll it' it

AndyT wrote:

Hi Folks,

Just my tuppence worth as Moderator for this section.

I was following the other post about the Ambulance and didn't see this one early enough.
There's no problem with a bit of banter but you have to know the person you are addressing it to, otherwise you can cause offence which will not be tolerated.

Hopefully lardbucket will update us with his progress and if he needs further help then we can help him. Equally he could think what a bunch of Toss*** and end up scrapping a very useful vehicle for no reason.

If you have nothing helpful/supportive to offer then please say nothing.

No offence intended here Andy but the Brick-Yard wouldn't be the place it is if we all followed your line of thought.

This is a light hearted forum(the Brickies Arms speaks volumes for that)which ticks along pretty well IMO and doesn't need much moderating...well apart from the ones who continue to post in the wrong sections that is!

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The fact that there's quite a few thousand members on here,naturally means we all don't know each other but we still manage to get along nicely and have a good laugh with and at each other without causing too much grief to any one person.

I understand this is a serious request to help St Johns and hopefully they'll get the Ambulance sorted with a little help from here but the world is in far too serious a state at the moment without the Brick-Yard joining in.

Keep smiling.

Edited by g60steve - 07 Oct 08 at 11:54

Hi guys,

Well I took the wheel off, and the brake drum which cameoff easily by using the M10 bolts in the drum and jacking it off. The half shaft is solid, I suspect the bearing has gone, as this is siezed I would imagine the diff is dammaged aswell.

The decission has been made it is to go. So as promised this vehicle is up for grabs.

We are open to offers (we are not expecting silly money), you will need to collect it, remeber it can not be driven as it stands (unless you can free the halfshaft).

We are obliged to remove the flashing lights and siren. We will also remove the two cots, and the markings. We can only sell with these things on if you can prove it is to be restored as a vintage ambulance.

I will put a full posting on the for sale page with photos of the interior.

I would like to thank you all for your help with this, if I had tried to take it apart without you guys I might still be trying to get the drum off now.

Thanks Keith Brandon Stratford upon Avon Combined Division

I jacked up the good wheel and spun it there was a noise the did not sound healthy and it also felt sloppy. When we had it broudht back we drove it with a skid uder the locked wheel to park it up. The vehicle is very old and I have been told that if the repair is going to be costly the money could be better used else where. Without boring you with politics we are having to vacate our HQ and move to temporary accomodation so the money has other uses.

Aparentley this has had a rear axel already and on that occasion they had to buy an ex NHS vehicle to get one.