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In my search for the right tank i have learned a lot . one of the things is that the old CVRT's ran on pints and most people converted them to an Electronic ignition system as its more reliable and the old one can brake down a lot and leave you stranded . not surprising when you conciser how old they are . So my question is at tile what would be the cost to do this conversion.

As you know ive been looking for a sabour for a while with little luck finding the right 1 . well i did fined 1 but the bloke changed his mined on the price a week or 2 later so i didnt end up getting it . However as ive been looking like crazy and come across a few good tanks at reasonable prices this abbots being 2 http://transport-equipment.armybazar.eu/uk/vehicles/f433-abbott-spg-id18548/ http://transport-equipment.armybazar.eu/uk/vehicles/abbot-spg-id18533/ Both i think worth a call and a look at . To big for me im defiantly looking at a CVRT the Abbot will not fit on my drive

http://thekiltforum.boards.net/ i have just started a Kilt forum its brand new and mean new no members at the time of making this post , In trying to generate a little interest to get it started so if any one would like to join and chat please do as its hard to get this type of thing running your help is appreciated .

I would have sat up all night with a couple of mates with bats as a welcome party for them .

the gun was as long as my drive and a child could have fallen down it .

yes the gun has a 3 mile range i was told

what ever it is its massive and very impressive

Yes of course its Andys . my son and i poped in to see him and what a nice guy he was. very helpful and know his stuff my son and i were just breathless at the size of this tank . frankly i didn't think it was real when we first walked in i really thought it was a GAG tank made of wood just be ridiculousness massive for his show . you just cant beleave how masive it really is it would cover 3 lanes on the motorway . you couldn't drive it on duel carriage way i think its to wide unless it was in the verge on both sides . and he said it has a 3 mile range holly crap . the motor was out and thats as big as the back of a transit van all on its own

So what do you think of the new tank to big? did i get carried away>.Its got a V12 motor in it does about 30 gallons to the mile i seem to recall 86tones being mentioned . My sdon seems to think its a good tank

I cant get the forum open on this do you have a link to the vehicle for sale

I do intend to take some lessons and get My H licence while i do any work on it and make it nice for next year or the winter . However i have been told that with L plats i can drive it on my licence as its 28 yeas old . and not a new one. i dont know if this is correct but the bloke selling 1 has not got his H licence and been driving it for 7 years on normal licence with L plats on it .

thats a cool looking sparton but no big gun i think im gowing to look for a CVRT Scimitar or sabur Its the size and look im going for. I dont mined cosmetic work its just motor work that worry's me and the money pit these things can be . I build bikes so working on stuff id quit like and making them nicer and putting my own stamp on stuff so long as the engine is ok and electrics all work then im ok .

Thats what worry's me about the 1st tank i looked at i dont think its had a lot of looking after im hopeing to have a chat with a local person who may be able to advise . Still quit like the 1st one i looked at and the bloke was very nice but that oily backfiring motor needs looking at and im not sure what it will cost to have it looked at and who could do it . Its not like i can just drop it round any place . if its at my house then i have to transport it to some were to have them look at it and the cost just keeps mounting .

I have looked up the spartan and it doesn't have a gun its the right size but id like a gun at the front 30mm would be fine doesn't have to be a big one im not compensating for anything LOL . Just want something to go out in with my son before i die the next 3 to 5 years may be ive been told .

as i say the looks dont bother me that much and dirty motor does not bother me i just dont want a motor that has so much oil around the rocker covers that its dripping out the drain holes in the sump and a motor that doesn't back fire when you rev it, and if i do take a chance on such a thing i dont pay so much that i have nothing left to pay some one to lok at the motor and fix it . This abbot has had the engine complementary re done and new inter coolers that's why i was interested in it but i think its to big. but as its a friend of a friend i may still go for a look depends what he is asking for it.

1mpg and 3 mpg are not something i can live with I own and run a couple of bike forums and a few face book pages on classic bikes so i put the word out im looking for a tank and then im getting lots of people coming up with i had one my mate has 1 i used to drive one i was in the movie with brad pit driving a tank and so on . and this was a friend who says his mate is selling his tank they use it to drive over caravans and old vehicles on his farm just for fun . What im looking for is a more 7 T sabour type tank small 50MPH 15 MPG type of thing . I have looked at 1 in person a nice tank but very scabby inside and out . and thats ok i dont mined doing it up but the motor had oul all over the rocker covers oil coming from the 2 drain bolts under it and it was back firing and as i know a lot about 2 stroke bike engines i know nothing about E type motors . But i do know oil and back firing is not good and will cost a lot to get some to look at . and if i pay to much for it could end up well in the holl by the time is looking and driving correct . and the worry is the driving correct more then its looks . Its a lot of money to spend on something and have it go pop

I thought it was an abbot that's a 16.5 ton 15MPH tank 8MPG right. to big for me i think

Been looking at a couple of tanks and just been offed this its had 2 new inter coolers and fans fitted and a complete engine over hall just a couple of yeas back runs sweet as a nut and fast as hell ive been told . I have no idea what this is how fast it gows how big it is what the MPG is likely to be top speed etc , Just a friend of a friend has this and is looking to sell it .

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Hi i have been told there are few people local to in Nottingham on the forum and i reoly like to get some advice and help wthe a couple of things . i the Chris was mentioned as a particular person of knowledge and interest in thanks