sirhc

I guess you'll want lot 569 or 570!

http://www.witham-sv.com/tender/lots.php

Chris

Hi Tim,

My Spartan is 48 AT 14. What's yours? I have lots of photos of RAF Spartans so may have one that'll interest you. I did a history search through the EMLRA while I was a member. It bought up the RAF history on the original record card, and also the Army service through the Merlin printout. Chances are your history will be similar, at least for the RAF portion of its life. Mine had a more interesting time with the Army, out in Kosovo and Bosnia.

Try these people for the printouts:

ES (Land) Cencus Team, Chetwynd Barracks, Chilwell, Nottingham, NG9 5HA.

Mine looked like this:

http://www.badb.co.uk/AFVsociety/assets/Chris_McMillan_Spartan/spartan%20hist%203.jpg[/img]

http://www.badb.co.uk/AFVsociety/assets/Chris_McMillan_Spartan/spartan%20hist%201.jpg[/img]

http://www.badb.co.uk/AFVsociety/assets/Chris_McMillan_Spartan/spartan%20hist%202.jpg[/img]

Chris

The army doesn't always apply the black disruptive pattern. It depends on where the vehicle is being used. If it is a front line vehicle, such as a tank or other AFV then it will always have a disruptive pattern, either green/black or green/sand. Vehicles which aren't used on the front line, such as some trucks, tank transporters, Land Rovers etc are often left plain green. The exception is when vehicles are used in the desert, and then they are normally just sand. Although green and sand is sometimes used!

Chris

Nope, it's a Humber Scout. The Ford Lynx is a lot uglier!

No Land Rovers. No Jeeps. No GMCs. It was great!

Avoid the IRR paint if you can. It will look terrible after a year or so. Much better to start with decent paint. I painted my Ferret with Cromadex paint 6 years ago and it still looks good. I didn't have time to get some to do my Spartan with 2 years ago and ended up using MoD paint. It looks awful now & I'm going to have to do it again!

Paul,

Sounds like you need to get yourself an ex military JCB in the next Withams Tender!

Chris

I'm not sure exactly how it works, but I'd expect you to need the correct licence to drive one, even if you taxed it as a private hgv. They weigh in at over 10 tons. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxon_%28vehicle%29

Chris

Rick,

You can get a stencil for the weight markings from C&S Tat. Look on the EMLRA website.

Chris

Rick,

The camo scheme is basically made up by whoever paints it. You can get hold of BS285 Nato green quite easily and make up your own sheme. They should be roughly 2/3 green and 1/3 black. Modern army vehicles don't tend to have many markings but it may be worth getting in touch with the Anglian Regiment and asking them.

Chris

Mark,

The are based around the TM. Price wise I'd expect £5000 for a non runner and £10,000 + for a better one. They were built in the 80's and are heavy, so you'll need to have the correct category on your driving licence.

Chris

The RSN12Y is basically the same as the civi Land Rover plugs and they cost 98p. If you can be bothered to change the leads over this seems like the best bet. I bought a set to put in the Sabre but the engine had new ones in it when I got it so never bothered. A job for the future though!

Chris

455 photos here http://www.sirhc.co.uk/cgi-bin/emAlbum.cgi?cmd=show_thumbs&path=Household Cavalry Pageant&tn=1

Chris

Matt,

There was an article in Kit! Magazine about correctly shimming the running gear.

Chris

Tony,

2020KG will be the weight!

Chris

Steve,

I have hundreds of photos on http://gallery.sirhc.co.uk

Chris

http://www.the-outdoor.co.uk/

Chris

Jack,

I would like to bring the Spartan to the Plain next year, I'll need to get a truck to transport it on though. I'm going to see if I can get the 432 painted in time for Beltring, and some space on a low loader to take it there!

Chris

Tracks are great

Actually the 432 has almost brand new tracks, and the engine is hardly run in. There are new bits bolted on all over it, seems like the MoD like to waste money on vehicles they're about to get rid of!

The interior is complete apart from one rear floor plate over the fuel pump. I can make one of those if needs be. It just needs a good clean.

Chris

Simon,

Photos coming up...

Chris

Or fit the electronic ignition kit?

David,

Before touching your Ferret read through the manual thoroughly. I also suggest reading the parts book and familiarising yourself with what the bits are, how the go together and how they work. You will need to take things apart so it's better to have an idea of how it all fits together now.

The most important point is that the GCP is the Gear Change Pedal. It is not a clutch. Do not use it like a clutch.

I fitted one of these:

http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.co.uk/VWPweb2000/battisol/battisol.html

To the RH battery box in between the -ve battery terminal and lead. They fit through the vent holes, you will need to drill 2 bolt holes to fix it in place. You will also require a lead between the battery and switch, fit the existing lead to the other terminal on the switch. This will prevent the interior lights, intercom etc from draining the batteries.

I've never had a problem with the mechanical pump, but if I wanted to fit an electronic one I'd use one of the plugs near the generator panel, probably the ignition line.

Hope this helps,

Chris

Rick,

You need some etch primer. I get all my paint from Crosbie Coatings now, they're friendly, fast and not expensive.

http://www.crosbie-casco.co.uk/

Chris

Alien,

That doesn't look like a Kinetic rope to me, most of the CVRT ropes these days are just standard tow ropes too. You can spot the difference because the kinetic ropes have a sheen to them and tend to be green rather than brown.

Why don't you get yourself a Ferret?

Chris

Fred,

I think you might have put the barrel in the wrong way round? I'm sure I spoke to someone else who did this and had to remove it and put another one in!

Chris