Re: SER1 North Yorkshire meet 10-10-04

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I have seen pictures of a capstan winch fitted with long bolts that would
extend through the crossmember and were backed up with square tubing to
spread the load.
Perhaps this was from before the days of RivNuts?

Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Strangways" <mark.strangways@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
To: <series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 10:17 AM
Subject: SER1 North Yorkshire meet 10-10-04


> Hi all,
>
> I have just posted some photo's in the Garage, in my folder 'Hughie - 2
> litre diesel' (the last 7 photo's on pages 2 and 3) of some of the
> Series Ones which turned up for the latest meet and run, organised by
> Peter Galilee and Heath Smith. There was a very good turnout with 14
> Series Ones on the run, sadly I wasn't one of them due to my MOT running
> out and a planned rebuild over winter. Amongs the vehicles attending
> were 3 LWB's, one 107 and two 109's, one of which was an original 2
> litre diesel, and the owner had come down from Carlisle - a good
> effort!
>
> The 107 was fitted with a Steve Walker chassis (later to become
> Richards Chassis) and the owner thought it was the only one ever made.
> It also had holes in the front crossmember for fitting a capstan winch,
> but, correct me if I am wrong, but I though all the front crossmembers
> were plain, and when a capstan winch was fitted, you had to install
> 'Rivnuts' to fasten the winch to the chassis??
>
> Cheers
> Mark
> Halifax UK
>
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