Australian Belly Tank

[wobblywalrus]

Do your wives know the full and complete story about this budding project?

[grumm441]

My Girl, who should be in Milan about now, just looks at my small, but full, Garage and shakes her head
No words are necessary
However, she was very pleased when the Austin truck and the Fiat 850 left last week
G

[Dr Goggles]

Hey Colonel I'm going to ask the guy I got the Defect from for the old rego papers, then I can get an unroadworthy vehicle permit for it........

permit to permit . . . 

You can get a permit to drive an unregistered car here, on our own undertaking it needs to be "safe to drive".....You can't drive anything on the lake unless it is registered or scrutineered......seeings how it will be the rolling stock of a previously registered car I figure with the chassis number I can find the registration file , then get a permit for it.....then it can be driven on the salt.........dare to dream....

Do your wives know the full and complete story about this budding project?

Ships and lips Bo.......

[Drewfus]

What sort of diameter is that little tank?

Ships and lips Bo.......

Speaking of 'shiplips', next time you're talking to Wayne, can you tell him to give me a buzz, been a long time no hear.....

Cheers,

Drewfus

[Milwaukee Midget]

You can get a permit to drive an unregistered car here, on our own undertaking it needs to be "safe to drive".....You can't drive anything on the lake unless it is registered or scrutineered......seeings how it will be the rolling stock of a previously registered car I figure with the chassis number I can find the registration file , then get a permit for it.....then it can be driven on the salt.........dare to dream....

Got it - a "work around". 

Still, some sort of official permit declaring a vehicle to be "unroadworthy", but grants permission to operate it is absolutely hilarious.  That's a badge I would wear with honor.

[Dr Goggles]

What sort of diameter is that little tank?

I think it's about 600mm (2 feet 2 for the metrically challenged)

next time you're talking to Wayne, can you tell him to give me a buzz, been a long time no hear.....
CheersDrewfus

Will do......

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You can get a permit to drive an unregistered car here, on our own undertaking it needs to be "safe to drive".....You can't drive anything on the lake unless it is registered or scrutineered......seeings how it will be the rolling stock of a previously registered car I figure with the chassis number I can find the registration file , then get a permit for it.....then it can be driven on the salt.........dare to dream....

Got it - a "work around". 

Still, some sort of official permit declaring a vehicle to be "unroadworthy", but grants permission to operate it is absolutely hilarious.  That's a badge I would wear with honor.

no luck yesterday on any old paperwork from the prev owner....but it's not over yet......On more pressing issues I got a drawing from the Rev last night , this thing is a  goer.....

[Reverend Hedgash]

This small was removed from a lake in Canberra and is said to be the type used for Spitfires, Sea Fury's, Mustangs and Boomerangs as they were made to be interchangeable.

We don't therefore know any history of the actual plane or how it got to be there and was probably dropped from a training plane of one of this type. When? No idea. If during WW2 then I would have thought it would have more rust damage but who knows? I can't imagine them training too much with them after this date though.

reverend H+

[grumm441]

You can get a permit to drive an unregistered car here, on our own undertaking it needs to be "safe to drive".....You can't drive anything on the lake unless it is registered or scrutineered......seeings how it will be the rolling stock of a previously registered car I figure with the chassis number I can find the registration file , then get a permit for it.....then it can be driven on the salt.........dare to dream....

Still, some sort of official permit declaring a vehicle to be "unroadworthy", but grants permission to operate it is absolutely hilarious.  That's a badge I would wear with honor.

no luck yesterday on any old paperwork from the prev owner....but it's not over yet...

You don't need paperwork or reciepts, just numbers
Anything on an unregistered vehicle permit has to be "safe to drive on the road"
That means functioning lights
The only person who can drive a vehicle that is un-roadworthy  on the road is a licensed vehicle tester and even then, it is only after it has been made roadworthy.
G

http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/Registration/PermitsModificationsAndDefects/UnregisteredVehiclePermit.htm

[Reverend Hedgash]

My mother in law was a regional area nurse in outback Australia. Although she was often the first on the scene for major trauma accidents she wasn't allowed by law to give the drugs that would often be required to save patients lives as she was "only a nurse". She found out though that ship's captains were allowed to give the drugs so she did a ship's captain's course and bingo, problem solved.

How do Stewie and I become licensed vehicle testers?


I am thinking it easier to make it scrutineerable as a racecar...

Aren't you a licensed vehicle tester?

rH+

[grumm441]

Aren't you as licensed vehicle tester?

rH+

Yes I am
And it's nice of you to build a little tank just for me but I will probably take a motor cycle
G

[Reverend Hedgash]

Do your wives know the full and complete story about this budding project?

She does and is Ok with it as I described it as " Stewie has bought another car to turn that other belly tank into something drivable."

Hopefully that will kind of be all that is required.

dik

[grumm441]

So we started on the new project
Two things came to mind
Never turn your back on Dr Goggles
And I am starting to regret giving Dr Goggles that fire extinguisher
G

[Milwaukee Midget]

Grummy - I didn't know you were making a sidecar. 

[grumm441]

Why would I make a sidecar when I already have one

No this is some thing very different
G

[wobblywalrus]

It is small.  A very tight fit for a race car but great for a large barbecue.  That stand is just right.