Just to let y'all know that the sys admins have very kindly made a NZ Army manual available at http://stage1v8.org.uk/manuals/010008iss5_1.pdf .
I think there are a couple of bits missing from it but I am checking on those.
NZ Army Stage 1 V8 manual
NZ Army Stage 1 V8 manual
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Alan
1983 ex-army FFR 109 Stage 1
2005 Disco 2 HSE TD5
1983 ex-army FFR 109 Stage 1
2005 Disco 2 HSE TD5
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The TDi was a local conversion for the NZ deployment in Bosnia, ostensibly. The vehicles that were converted were also all painted UN white.
As it happens none were protected against rust and from what I understand very few, if any, have survived to this day - although I have come across one that the owner insisted was an army conversion despite the fact it was painted NZ Army green and not UN white. In NZ, icy roads are coated with grit not salt and there is not much specific rust prevention required here, but that is not the case in many parts of Europe and so the vehicles rusted out very quickly while they were deployed. As a result most were not brought back to NZ but were wrecked there.
Apparently the 300TDi was a very successful conversion and they had a top speed of around 140km/hr - so I was told by one of the mechanics who was there at the time. They used to tease the other forces who'd look at the old series III's and scoff, then the driver would plant their boot and leave the others in their dust
The conversions were done at, I think, a number of places around the country but a large number were completed at Forward Specialties in Henderson, Auckland. Until they closed down, after a buy out turned sour, they had a couple of white painted wrecked ones out the back for spares. I think they got scrapped in the end.
As it happens none were protected against rust and from what I understand very few, if any, have survived to this day - although I have come across one that the owner insisted was an army conversion despite the fact it was painted NZ Army green and not UN white. In NZ, icy roads are coated with grit not salt and there is not much specific rust prevention required here, but that is not the case in many parts of Europe and so the vehicles rusted out very quickly while they were deployed. As a result most were not brought back to NZ but were wrecked there.
Apparently the 300TDi was a very successful conversion and they had a top speed of around 140km/hr - so I was told by one of the mechanics who was there at the time. They used to tease the other forces who'd look at the old series III's and scoff, then the driver would plant their boot and leave the others in their dust
The conversions were done at, I think, a number of places around the country but a large number were completed at Forward Specialties in Henderson, Auckland. Until they closed down, after a buy out turned sour, they had a couple of white painted wrecked ones out the back for spares. I think they got scrapped in the end.
Alan
1983 ex-army FFR 109 Stage 1
2005 Disco 2 HSE TD5
1983 ex-army FFR 109 Stage 1
2005 Disco 2 HSE TD5
- gary_in_nz
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