Project ‘LIZZY’
Wanneroo RSL
In April 2018, the Wanneroo RSL Sub-Branch had the fortunate opportunity to acquire a 1960s Mark 3 International Army Troup Carrier from Onslow. The vehicle was affectionately named 'Lizzy. In July 2019, a second vehicle arrived from Coolgardie, named 'Charlie. Unfortunately, Charlie was in such poor condition that it couldn't be restored and was
used for spare parts. Before the restoration work began, Lizzy was displayed at the Remembrance Day service in 2018 at Wanneroo Memorial Park. The public showed great interest in Lizzy, providing enthusiastic support for the project. The main challenge was finding a suitable large shed for the vehicle's restoration. After initial difficulties, a suitable shed was finally offered and the restoration work commenced. A dedicated team of members, including those with relevant trade qualifications, was
assembled to bring Lizzy back to her former glory.
Read more below …
Back on track with Lizzy, overhead console refurbish and fit during the week and then dash out and nip n tuck for the gauges etc too
Merry Christmas all and looks like a busy (and productive) New Year ahead. Tray seat holder upper brackets manufactured and ready to go, once the new Timbers are finished, trailer brake unit ready to go back on the steering column and hopefully run up checks on air system next.
Good luck all and stay committed
Last one for a while, cab lights on, shame only one old style lamp and one newer style but, functioning and look pretty good.
Accelerator return spring fitted and ready to kick her in the guts again soon.
Cheers for the support, the other volunteers and myself greatly appreciate it.
Better than cash
Project Lizzy, gradually running outa parts, second rear window and new seal installed, rebuilt steering column installed, clutch pipes made and installed, accelerator linkages all installed just waiting for a return spring.
Cab clearance lights, original style has lens and housing and both flat clamps but globe holder rusted to oblivion so popped it outa the housing. Had a couple old Hino number plate lights, cut the plastic guts out and Araldited it into the original housing and good to go once fully cured, more on them later.
Anyway, hope everyone’s builds and maintenance are going well.
Project Lizzy drive and drabs making headway regardless.
New style and old style mirrors mounted, headlight and park/indicator recessed cleaned and painted and inserts mounted. Plan in place for the blackout markers that won’t be in use as they were designed, more to follow.
Passenger dash refirbished with map light operational as well as the wand lead plug and the wand lead itself.
Day two of the NOS transfer case internal clean removed the drain plug and it was like ’hello drain plug my old friend, what secrets will you reveal to me again’ and an hour later, the pile on the left is removed with hook and mini vacuum cleaner. Whatever is left will have to be mashed up with a flushing oil once it’s all up and running.
New shaft seals for the selector cover and main shaft should allay any oil leaks, hopefully.
Finally sourced the correct points for our beasts and the initial GB527 ARE THE CORRECT ONES.
Seems my original (not any more for a while now) supplier had boxed the points incorrectly, now thanks to old mate at the Balcatta AutoPro who identified the correct part and then Odin Spare parts in Balcatta who supplied them. (BTW he has 7 sets left and they are becoming hard to find.)
It’s the tail with the terminal for the dizzy side that’s the main issue with points ‘that are similar’.
At last, after heating, beating, pressing and beating again the last brake drum came away from its hub allowing us to finish the brakes and get all four wheels back on deck.
Only the brake pipes to replace next and back into pressure cleaning ready to run the engine up again for more checks. Long day for Peter tuck but you did well old mate
Morning all how’s your days so far. I asked this question some time ago now but still have had no luck sourcing the forest points for our MK3 ‘Lizzy’, the GB527 that were apparently in the Bosch book are polar opposite to the ones in use.
Can anyone help out please? Be much appreciated as the local parts shops aren’t interested nor have the time to help out.
We picked up our newly re-upholstered seats for project truck ‘Lizzie’ today. An amazing job by Fred the mobile upholsterer, attention to original detail is superb frames refurbbished by us at the Wanneroo RSL shed, slides all cleaned, lubed and ready to secure to the drivers base. A long way off starting the cab yet but…….
Late photo update of ‘Lizzie’ progress to date. Offside fuel tank mounts refurbished and painted and tank mounted (strap packing needs work still) which is what we’ve been waiting to do, fit components when we can.
Front end finally at wheels on stage, all new drums and shoes, actuators and wheel cylinders refirbished, new brake hoses fitted so next step is the rear end.
Unbelievable steering performance with the NOS steering box fitted, one finger operation off the floor, so good. Painting will be left until the components are all fitted and drive train works completed.
It’s warming up again on the West coast so more work coming up. Worth the attention to detail and a good memory workout as well.
From a rusty gamble to this. A bit ahead of schedule but another piece of the puzzle done on Lizzy
Great result and even more so with NOS brake shoes and drums from a recent score, and the seals and nuts and lock tab from Paul Dekmetzian absolute legend mate cheers.
Drivers side next then the rear end
More painting at its best from Paul Cavanaugh Onya
Also thanks to years of military bush work and field service when you just gotta make things happen.
Putting the old (rusted up one) steering box back together, still has to be oil tight even if it’s not the best of boxes.
Cleaned the housings and packed the cam amd tube (steering shaft and gear) bearings with grease as this will be a grease/oil shandy mix. Looking good so far but, West-Tigers are about to play and it cheers and beers to Tommy
Once taught, never forgotten. Pulled the tractor joint down to source new top and bottom bearings, just have to see if the ball will polish up any now but seal and keepers look like new all going to plan albeit a bit slow this time of year.
Jumping about just a little on ‘project Lizzy’ this week. Sources the new tyres from West Lake tyres, great bunch there old rims and tyres to get stripped for rim reconditioning and painting, more to follow on that.
Then there the steering box no, it wasn’t at the bottom of the ocean but it was full of water, only. Any ideas on parts.
.Finally finished the epoxy filling of the cracks on ‘Lizzy’s’ steering wheel as well as the endless filing and sanding back to present a flush surface to paint.
Just gotta find out how, and with what, I paint it with
Project ‘Lizzy’ took another step forward as the cab transferred from ‘just hanging around’ to being ‘a rather large shopping trolley’ with 4 castor wheels, all with a mind of their own. Tucky fitting one of the stirrup legs and a great success, had to bail early as the temp outside hit 40* and the shed was a little bit warmer.
So, cab off and what an adventure that was! Tucky on the winch (had to come forward as couldn’t get that bloody steering wheel off ) and juggled the come-a-longs to lift the cab, can’t really see but front tyres deflated to clear the shocks as where there’s a will, there’s a way… Arté et Marte
Another day in the life of ‘Lizzy’ and today Jew removed her face. Stumped as to the whole steering column and shaft removal so it stayed, next step is pull her outside and remove cab, then on stands and wheels off thanks Tucky for operating the crane.
Project truck ‘Lizzie’ has progressed to the shed for some serious work now. Tray off, ready tonsandblast chassis and then cab off and the fun begins.
Will be asking a lot of advice on parts suppliers for front end rebuild parts and engine parts as the West coast is a bit limited
