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Not necessarily Jack, if you want one to park outside your house and do nothing else then you won't need anything on your list, except maybe cash! Chris

Mark, Thanks for that, I will give you and Lee a driving lesson next year if you want. I would come down and unload them myself but its a 400 mile round trip! Chris

Shane, good question! They don't seem to have a defined pricing structure, they can't tell you when the truck will be there to collect them, or when they will be coming back. It's all a bit wishy washy... but it isn't expensive. Chris

Mike, That truck looks very useful, we are thinking about getting one. Not as useful as a low loader though, hopefully I can borrow the W&P one again this year. Chris [attachment deleted by admin]

sirhc is just my name backwards.. Chris

That cab type thing is not original, I believe it is a Lohr buggy, I've seen a few of them at Beltring. http://www.lohr.fr/logistique-defense.htm Chris

Yep it is an SdKfz 2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kettenkrad Chris

I have towed CVRTs about with a Land Rover, a Ford Pickup and another CVRT. They are easy enough to turn once you get them moving. A 432 might be a bit more of a problem. You could try asking Withams to bring something to drag it off the truck with, I know they did this when delivering Andy's Striker. Chris

When you go for the viewing day make sure you talk to the guys in the yard. They are usually quite helpful and will tell you what is wrong with the vehicles, if they know. Ask them to start some up, they should be able to start the ones which run. When we bought ours we heard it running before we bought it, and that was from a tender sale. I don't know what condition the vehicles in the tender are in, but there are usually some good runners. How far do you need to move it? I don't think your tractor will be able to pull it. I pulled a dead tractor like that, which was totally siezed up, using a 432 and it didn't even notice the tractor was there. Chris

Yep the Kigas system is installed on the engine but I have not connected it up. One of the other engines I have had it installed too, but I left it off when I put it in the Fox. I have not changed the head gasket yet, but I am told it is simple. Just mark up the positions of the cam shafts, chains, gears etc. I expect you can find something somewhere on the internet which explains how to do it? Chris

Mick, at £350 that was a great deal, try finding one for less than £600 now! You can replace the brake bands if required. Have you tried pumping the GCP 30 times in 2nd? That might fix it, especially if it only happens sometimes. Chris

Mick, I really doubt a new transmission will make much difference! Mine has a fairly new gearbox in it and it still wines! Before someone asks, yes it does have oil in it, and the correct grade. We always use the Clansman intercom and have it fitted in all our AFVs. I use the Active Noise Reduction equipment, these boxes have yellow fronts. When the correct headsets are plugged in they cancel out engine/gearbox/wind noise. Even the ordinary headsets are much quieter, and safer, than shouting! Chris

Mick, Neither of those Ferrets are in the database of preserved vehicles, so sadly I can't tell you who owns them, if they survive at all. Chris

Lee, other than installing radios in vehicles and connecting them up I've not really played about with anything else. Connecting an ipod is easy, I believe some of the Americans on Ferret-Heaven have managed to get the mobile phone to work through the harness too. It can't be that difficult! Chris

Happy new year everyone, I hope we all have a good 2007. Chris

Here's the Peak turreted vehicle, Polecat? It is now in Scotland. The photo I posted before came from Lee, along with a load of others. They are on my Fox website, http://www.cvrw.co.uk I am slowly piecing together the article for the history section, and now have 50 or so vehicles on the owners list. Clive do you have any more photos you can send over? Chris [attachment deleted by admin]

Richard, Yes my Fox came without the engine and ancillaries, as did Lee's. When I went to get mine there were 12 in the yard in a similar state. I do not know how many in total were stripped of engines though. It is something I would like to find out more about. Chris P.S. Any idea where this photo was taken? [attachment deleted by admin]

Lee, I got mine from Withams, but it was not sold off to them! It went to Ricardos, who I am told were going to put a diesel in it. They bought it on 26/2/96, are you sure yours doesn't say 26 instead of 06? I would have thought they would have been sold at the same time. Chris

Lee, Just out of interest, who was it sold off to? Here are 2RTR again, doing some driver training in Omagh. Chris [attachment deleted by admin]

Mark, It is a Jaguar J60, which is a militaried 6 cylinder Jaguar XK engine, 4.2L. It was used in many Jaguar cars and is not too different to the one in the E-Type. I was lucky in finding one which was in such good condition! Chris

We spent 2 days on the Sabre this week, shame it rained today. I bought a totally reconditioned engine a few weeks ago, it had been dropped and the mounts damaged. The broken mount was fixed thanks to Andy, and the engine installed. It fired first time and I took it for a drive around the yard :-) Chris http://www.sirhc.co.uk/1.jpg[/img] http://www.sirhc.co.uk/2.jpg[/img] http://www.sirhc.co.uk/3.jpg[/img]

Did you mean Northolt? Chris

Andy, Yes, I remember... :whistle: I also remember your Striker being stranded outside my house and only able to turn left! Chris

Problems are only opportunities for solutions! Chris

Jack, Always be prepared for the worst case. If I broke down I'm sure my friends would come and rescue me, and I would do the same for them. I have a A frame in the garage which fits the front of the CVRT and a tow bar for the back so I can tow with it if required. I don't know if you have seen Dougs Heavy Metal Gallery before, but there are some excellent articles on there. You may find the Scorpion restoration story interesting and it will give you a feel of what to be prepared for! http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/lsm/dhmg/scorp-00.html'>http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/lsm/dhmg/scorp-00.html'>http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/lsm/dhmg/scorp-00.html & http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/lsm/dhmg/ for the main site. Chris