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    Is the movement doing enough........?

    in Other Chatter

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    The biggest problem we'll have in the future is stupid politicians making stupid laws, making our hobby more difficult or expensive. Already in some european countries it's very difficult to own armour. The Americans can't buy any US armoured vehicles, only imported ones, and they can't re-import ww2 stuff without loads of problems. We're lucky that we still have regular sales of AFVs in this country, but how long will it last?

     

    They'll always be people who want to restore military vehicles, and many more who want to look at them.

     

    Chris

    Beckers matte green

    in British Vehicles

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    Anchor Supplies paint is rubbish, it's made by JW Land Rovers and doesn't give a good finish. It scratches easily and if not given about a week of constant sunshine and no rain it seems to wash off! Also the black is more slate grey. Did the Spartan with it, wish we hadn't. It will get repainted eventually with some decent paint.

     

    Cromadex make good paint and supply to most of the dealers such as A+S. I have been told these people make good Nato green but not tried it yet: Crosbie Coatings Ltd (01902) 352020

     

    The IRR stuff goes grey and fades quickly if left outside and is supposed to be repainted regularly when in service. I wouldn't use it if I were you.

     

    Chris

    Querry with FH70 parking brake

    in British Vehicles

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    We've bought loads from Withams, the Ferret and Fox were before they did the sales, but have bought a Spartan, FV432 and 2 trailers, along with several stillages of stuff from them in the sales. You do have to be careful with anything you buy, it's sold as seen.

     

    We like restoring vehicles, so expect to find things missing (engines!) or broken. Having had a vehicle restored by someone else before we will not go down that route again. Usually if it's come straight from the MoD it's not been bodged too much.

     

    I have heard the stories of people buying vehicles without seeing them and realising something major such as the engine is missing. Everything can look good in a photo, my advice is always go and check it out!

     

    Chris

    MV insurance

    in Other Chatter

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    When I was 18 there was no problem insuring me on the Ferret. Suddenly this year, when I was 22 they said I needed to be 25! After we pointed out that they'd insured me for 4 years and we'd never made a claim, they agreed to insure me again.

     

    I think you'd have difficulty persuading them to insure a 17 year old, they said the rule had changed and it was hard to make an exception. Already having insurance was the key in my case!

    Rich man's game...?!

    in Tracked vehicles

    Posted

    Why are the costs huge? Tim is right. Things are bigger, and heavier, but it's not a real problem. If you can use a spanner, a hammer and a grease gun you can maintain a tank.

     

    You may say track and roadwheels are expensive, they are, but it all depends on how many miles you put under them. Tyres are expensive too, especially Ferret tyres and the like.

     

    Chris

    CVR(W) Fox

    in British Vehicles

    Posted

    It was cleaner to start with! Hopefully we'll get the gearbox changed over the next couple of weeks and we can see if it will finally move.

     

    We decided a while ago that we would name it 'Jigsaw' due to the thousands of bits we've had to assemble to get it into a running vehicle.

     

    Chris

    Rich man's game...?!

    in Tracked vehicles

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    You don't need to be rich. I'm not rich, I'm a student! (For a couple more months anyway) My dad is not rich either. We buy cheap vehicles, do all the work ourselves and get enjoyment from that as much as driving them. We don't go to many shows, but concentrate on going to Beltring as it is a long way and costs us a lot in fuel or transport. Transport and storage are the problems, but it's not down to what you know, or how much money you have, but contacts.

     

    Chris

    CVR(W) Fox

    in British Vehicles

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    For anyone who doesn't know about our Fox, here's a brief history. We bought it in 2002 minus the engine and quite a lot of other bits. We finally got it all together in summer 2004. After finding some broken pipes, and having starter problems we finally gave up when the gearbox appeared to be siezed. See pictures of this lot here: http://projects.sirhc.co.uk

     

    The latest update, as of today, is that we're finally ready to have another go at getting it sorted. Today we took the engine out. It took 2 hours to remove, and came out as one big lump. When we put it together it took several days, mostly because we had a huge pile of bits and no idea how they went together.

     

    Here's a couple of photos:

     

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    Landrover lightweight

    in British Vehicles

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    Bowie,

    I got my Lightweight from XWD in Sussex, they had a shed full at the time (2003), but I have no idea if they have any left now. Mine was direct from the MoD, which in my opinion is the best way to buy a vehicle, it means someone hasn't messed around or bodged it (hopefully)!

     

    You could ring around the dealers, but there are always cheap ones on ebay, as Tyler said.

     

    Chris

    What spark plug gap?

    in MV Chatter

    Posted

    Richard,

    I recently bought a new Zenith from Craddocks. It was expensive, but I rebuilt the old one twice and that had no effect. My Lightweight will do 70, and will cruise all day at 60 with a full trailer - and that was with a knackered piston!

     

    Still running the engine in again after a rebuilt, so we're keeping at about 50 for the time being. The only non original part on there is a K&N filter, which seems to work better than the air bath.

     

    Chris

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