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  1. fesm_ndt

    ACMAT trucks

    Well had to pack the Acmat up from where it was residing in the UK and start it's journey to Australia. The plan was to get the restoration finished here in Malaysia, but as always plans change, so when it arrived here we cleaned it, repacked it and should go on a boat to Australia in a few...
  2. fesm_ndt

    ACMAT trucks

    More wallet emptying stuff... but not all at once, has been spread over the past 2.5 years. Loads of gear I don't have photos of, just bills :-|
  3. fesm_ndt

    ACMAT trucks

    Lots of new parts
  4. fesm_ndt

    ACMAT trucks

    some progress... small but the guy has been busy on a lot of projects
  5. fesm_ndt

    ACMAT trucks

    It's progressing but not real quick. Hopefully it will turn out the way I want, in the end
  6. fesm_ndt

    ACMAT trucks

    Been waiting on some larger bits to arrive from France which have finally arrived.
  7. fesm_ndt

    ACMAT trucks

    A few more pictures of the work in the UK
  8. fesm_ndt

    My “new” Automotive Technik Ltd Pinzgauer 718K.

    That will throw a cat amongst the pigeons :evil: An Austrian vehicle built by the British....... If you win an award for best British vehicle you would have to post that on Rudi's forum
  9. fesm_ndt

    ACMAT trucks

    and waiting patiently to get blasted and welded back up. I bought a better set of wings (fenders) which are waiting on a courier to be delivered...
  10. fesm_ndt

    ACMAT trucks

    some of the rust
  11. fesm_ndt

    ACMAT trucks

    I bought it off a guy Birmingham and started to pull it apart last October to do a quick repaint and ship to Australia, as I was told "no rust". In reality it has a lot of rust hidden by body filler which was starting to fall out. As I don't live in the UK I have had to send to a restoration...
  12. fesm_ndt

    G'Day from a former Aussie Grunt

    I was thinking no language barrier as Steve Irwin, crocodile guy was famous in the US with his crikey mate, displays..... I believe the SAS trialed them in Aussie but not sure if they bought them like their UK brothers did (I only know of 2 photos of these). The Home of the Brave movie has an...
  13. fesm_ndt

    ACMAT trucks

    Your old truck, as is the initial post in this thread is now my truck :-D. I posted latest pics last night but they are being moderated. I had a quick look in the Dodge manuals and could not directly find anything of parts that are exactly interchangeable. It would be nice to find some parts...
  14. fesm_ndt

    G'Day from a former Aussie Grunt

    Successful Translation Please find your translated text below: G'day, I been lurking around for yonks but had to chip in on a thread about Acmat's that started last night. Tinkered with vehicles most my life then moved overseas in '96 and didn't have much of a chance and in '08 thought...
  15. fesm_ndt

    My “new” Automotive Technik Ltd Pinzgauer 718K.

    looking nice and green again mate. I still like your dumptruck though, I guess because over here everyone wants me to fix their Pinzgauers........
  16. fesm_ndt

    G'Day from a former Aussie Grunt

    G'Day I been lurking around for yonks but had to chip in on a thread about Acmat's that started last night. Tinkered with vehicles most my life then moved overseas in '96 and didn't have much of a chance and in '08 thought time to get spanner swinging again.
  17. fesm_ndt

    ACMAT trucks

    Other RH variants were delivered to Kenya and Zimbabwe, with Mugabe having a VCT
  18. fesm_ndt

    ACMAT trucks

    that's mine :-D. I went and saw it last week at the restoration place.... going to start rebuild shortly Pretty sure at least one in the US as was one in this movie http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_150455-ACMAT-VLRA-TPK.html?p=acmat+brave the are much bigger than they look...
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