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Neil,

If that did happen the challenge would be ignored and the Saracen driven out of the yard!

Chris

Yep I noticed that when they first moved into that yard, I thought about finding and rescuing it, but thought better of it!

Chris

Clive,

You're right, thats exactly how the key works.

Chris

Cris,

If you've got enough money to buy 3 real SA80s you should buy another vehicle instead! You're looking at about £2000 each for a deac. Go for BB guns at £50 each.

Chris

I guess that would be Rob Griffin? His Chieftain book is excellent, it also includes the list of Chieftains and what happened to them at the back.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chieftain-Rob-Griffin/dp/1861264380/ref=sr_1_13/202-8669709-3176626?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1180957112&sr=1-13

Chris

Alien,

The torsion bars on CVRT are full width. The wheel stations on one side of the vehicle are in slightly different positions than the other side. You only really notice it when you get underneath though.

Chris

Different size how? External diameter? Internal diameter? It seems from your photo that you don't have an item 21 fitted at all!

Chris

Matt,

You are missing item 21. The bolted type don't have these, they look like this

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The reason why one is bigger than the other is because one doesn't need the pivot pin and the other does.

Chris

Mark,

It's on the side of the hull just above your right leg. Follow the linkage from the pedal!

Chris

Matt,

Yep you've had the bolted messier ones fitted. I have one of the missing pins here if you can't find some, you can probably get some made up quite easily using it as a pattern.

Chris

Mark,

It sounds like you need a new brake pressure switch. This fits into the system just behind the master cylinder. They are a common commercial item so you should be able to find one.

Chris

Matt,

There are 3 types of link arms. The early Armstrong & Messier ones are as Mike described and slide on to the pin. There is also a later Messier type which bolts through the trailing arm. It sounds like you had the later ones fitted and need to refit the pins. Post a photo of what you've got and I'll see if I can figure it out. Which dampers are you fitting?

Chris

David,

Fit an isolator switch to the battery and make sure you use the GCP properly and you should be ok!

Chris

Well the 432 was delivered today at 8 am. I dragged it off the truck with my Land Rover and pushed it into some bushes with a forklift. The other week I honestly felt like I'd wasted my money :cry: so I was expecting it to be a bad day.

We connected up the Sabre and turned the power on. A big knock with a mallet saw the fuel pump kick into action. 1 problem down, on to the next one. It still wouldn't turn over, so we hooked up an A frame to the Sabre and dragged it over the yard in gear to see if we could turn the engine over. I left the jumper cable plugged in, and low and behold the starter started to work. It turns out theres an earth problem somewhere, with the A frame disconnected it won't turn over, with it connected it spins.

We tried to start it but it wouldn't fire, so we began to trace the fuel system. No fuel at the injectors, cleaned the filter, messed about for about an hour before remembering we turned the fuel tap off before trying to fix the pump. As soon as it was switched back on and the system bled it fired right up! :-D

After 30 mins of running the batteries had charged up enough to start it under its own power, so now I have a running driving 432. I'm not quite as depressed now! We also rubbed down the paint where we could see markings. The 432 was also used in KFOR, Kosovo 99 - our Spartan was used in KFOR and we painted the old markings back on when restoring it, so I already have the stencils ;-)

I'm not sure if I should do it up and sell it or do it up and keep it. I have the missing lights and some paint so I'll tidy it up and see how it goes.

Here's a video of it driving around less than 5 hours after delivery! :-)

Chris

John,

Yes I did see the other one at the end of the yard. I assume they came from Jacksons, as I'm sure the other one was in the tender they had. I was there a couple of times the other month resucing a few parts from the last couple of Spartans before they're cut up too.

Chris

Lee,

Bumper looks good, is it a real one, or a repro? No spare Union Jacks I'm afraid. There are plenty on ebay for a couple of quid though.

Chris

Paul,

It's on the rear corner of the hull, near to the fire extinguisher and jerry can.

Chris

Mick,

Fill in the form (I think you have a few days left before you become a late entry) with all your details. When you turn up go to the booking in tent, tell them who you are and get a wrist band. Once you have that you can get in and find a spot to camp.

Chris

Richard,

You're right, I've not had them apart yet. I will have to ask the other people who have changed the tyres on Foxes how they got round the problem.

Chris

Lee,

It shouldn't matter which inserts you have fitted, they're really only there to stop the tube from pinching in the rim halves when reassbling and to stop the tube from rubbing on the rim when in use. I check my diameters with the wheels off and on the floor, because I put the vehicle up on jacks and get the wheels off to service it.

To get those inserts out you'll need 2 long bars with flats on the end. I use a 432 track changing support rod, since these are hollow and lightweight. They work a treat.

Tyre pressures (psi) should be 45 front 50 rear for Michellin X and 18 front 36 rear for Dunlop Trakgrip.

Chris

Paul,

Another thing to check is that the pressure relief valve is clean, often these become blocked. After a decent run there should be a dribble of water out of it.

Chris

Matt,

Nice Sultan! There aren't many CVRT fans on here, so it's nice to have another. The tent doesn't exactly fit on the Sabre, it kind of just ties on to anything handy. I don't have a photo of one on my Sabre, becuase I've not tried it yet, but this one of the Fox might help!

Chris

Ian,

I think it is still there.

Chris

Looks more like the 5 Ton M54 than the 2.5 Ton M35.

Denver,

Post a photo of your vehicle and hopefully I will be able to ID it for you. To obtain records from the Tank Museum you will need the military registration number. This is made up from 2 numbers, 2 letters and 2 more numbers e.g. 01 BB 10. Engine numbers can usually be ignored on these vehicles as engines were changed whenever the vehicle was rebuilt. For some vehicles engine changes were much more regular than that!

Chris