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Harley
Firing on two.
Joined: May 3rd, 2009, 11:40 am
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Location: Melbourne, Australia.
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 The Grey Nurse I have been commissioned by a 2cv friend to do a toe board repair to one of his newly acquired raid vehicles. I present the Grey Nurse!   Firstly moved him into the shed then spent a few hours unbuttoning everything, then the tricky task of separating the body with a friend, leverage is a beautiful thing!   Chassis is in sound shape, with an extra thick coating of red dust   There is the fuzzy bits I need to replace...  Can't wait to jump into it grinder first! Harley
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samfieldhouse wrote: It is M9 for the shocks yes, the rest I'll check when next i'm underneath her. Ironically, this will be valentines day.
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Harley
Firing on two.
Joined: May 3rd, 2009, 11:40 am
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Location: Melbourne, Australia.
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Re: The Grey Nurse More digging more furry bits, looks like it will be a complete lower firewall section...  Can you see the light? YES YES, THE BAND!  Harley
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samfieldhouse wrote: It is M9 for the shocks yes, the rest I'll check when next i'm underneath her. Ironically, this will be valentines day.
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Mark350
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Joined: February 6th, 2010, 12:22 pm
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Location: Herefordshire
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Re: The Grey Nurse Love the vents in the A-panels; does it have the ones in the rear panel too? Can they be retro-fitted?
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Dennis
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Joined: March 24th, 2009, 9:18 pm
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Location: 15340 Mourjou France
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Re: The Grey Nurse I really love that van (of course, it is a bit like mine) - but RHD ????
Where was it built?
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Dennis usually in the Cantal
1964 HY 72 (Type H, campervan) - LHD
1969 AZU 250 (formerly French Post Office van) - LHD
1982 Red Special - RHD
1983 Burgundy/Black Charleston - RHD
2017 Skoda Octavia Estate 1.4 DSG - LHD
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Harley
Firing on two.
Joined: May 3rd, 2009, 11:40 am
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Location: Melbourne, Australia.
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Re: The Grey Nurse history of the car is lost in time but I think it was a LHD converted to RHD in Queensland many years ago.
There was a full RHD front firewall replaced and converted to disc brakes, also has 602 motor (not sure if thats original?)
The fresh air vents were retro fitted from an FJ40 (?) land cruiser probably. They are a reasonably common mod on raid vehicles in Oz.
I also love this van and would like to own one of my own one day.
Harley
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samfieldhouse wrote: It is M9 for the shocks yes, the rest I'll check when next i'm underneath her. Ironically, this will be valentines day.
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ken
Agony Aunt - You have a car problem? Speak to Ken
Joined: March 6th, 2009, 1:40 am
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Re: The Grey Nurse Must have been an interesting Raid; if those rear dampers are Lipmesa/Allinquants, they're fitted the wrong way round...  Harley wrote: I have been commissioned by a 2cv friend to do a toe board repair to one of his newly acquired raid vehicles. I present the bouncy? Grey Nurse! Chassis is in sound shape, with an extra thick coating of red dust Harley
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Harley
Firing on two.
Joined: May 3rd, 2009, 11:40 am
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Location: Melbourne, Australia.
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Re: The Grey Nurse ken wrote: Must have been an interesting Raid; if those rear dampers are Lipmesa/Allinquants, they're fitted the wrong way round... Classic Ken, thanks for spotting that, it shall be remedied! Harley
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samfieldhouse wrote: It is M9 for the shocks yes, the rest I'll check when next i'm underneath her. Ironically, this will be valentines day.
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Dennis
Firing on two.
Joined: March 24th, 2009, 9:18 pm
Posts: 248
Location: 15340 Mourjou France
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Re: The Grey Nurse Harley wrote: history of the car is lost in time but I think it was a LHD converted to RHD in Queensland many years ago.
There was a full RHD front firewall replaced and converted to disc brakes, also has 602 motor (not sure if thats original?)
The fresh air vents were retro fitted from an FJ40 (?) land cruiser probably. They are a reasonably common mod on raid vehicles in Oz.
I also love this van and would like to own one of my own one day.
Harley Thanks for the story, Harley. I don't think that a 602 motor can possibly be original, but I believe it was a common bit of retro-fitting here in France.
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Dennis usually in the Cantal
1964 HY 72 (Type H, campervan) - LHD
1969 AZU 250 (formerly French Post Office van) - LHD
1982 Red Special - RHD
1983 Burgundy/Black Charleston - RHD
2017 Skoda Octavia Estate 1.4 DSG - LHD
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Harley
Firing on two.
Joined: May 3rd, 2009, 11:40 am
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Location: Melbourne, Australia.
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Re: The Grey Nurse I just spent another 4hrs on the Grey Nurse. Firstly I ordered some steel and cross braced it all.  Then unbuttoned her and had a look under her skirt...   You've see one you've seen them all right!?  Harley
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samfieldhouse wrote: It is M9 for the shocks yes, the rest I'll check when next i'm underneath her. Ironically, this will be valentines day.
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Harley
Firing on two.
Joined: May 3rd, 2009, 11:40 am
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Location: Melbourne, Australia.
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Re: The Grey Nurse A little bit more bracing before I cut the sills out:   Cut out some more rusty bits before making up some small replacements,   Like a bought one I got the hammer and D*lly out and straighten all the surfaces to mate up the new lower firewall panel. feels good taping it all out nice and straight  NOTE: The edges sen in the previous pics had not been straightened out at that stage  Harley
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samfieldhouse wrote: It is M9 for the shocks yes, the rest I'll check when next i'm underneath her. Ironically, this will be valentines day.
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