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Smoke dischargers DO NOT need a firearms licence. Search the forum for the discussions on this. They are a pyrotechnic device.

Looking at the tail pipe on that silencer it does look like someone has had it made. The original is shorter and has a lip for the ball & cage for wading.

You have all the right bits in place so that’s a good start.

Jeff, Have you checked all the things previously mentioned in this thread? Can you post a photo of the rear of the vehicle? Chris

Have you disconnected the cable from the gearbox end and turned it to make sure the cable is good?

Don’t know about a transparent pipe?but I bought the metal and flexible pipes along with the fittings and gauge from Jeeparts at Beltring the other week.

Cheapest I’ve found the MV spares one which is supposed to be good: https://www.dallasautoparts.com/shop/index.php?route=product/product&path=64_71&product_id=198

You have to remember that as the driver you’re the one in control of the vehicle and you are liable in the event of an accident. By all means have a commander there for confidence but you can’t rely on them, or use them as a defence if it all goes wrong. I Drive CVRTs on the road on my own all the time and do not feel the need for a commander. I wouldn’t want to drive an Abbot on the road if I could help it.

You have a Scorpion with good visibility, do the test in that... not being as wide will be a great help too. If you know how to drive it then you shouldn’t need to worry.

Been here since Sunday. Those moaning about not enough armour maybe haven’t explored the site enough. There’s the Challenger, 2 Centurions, T34, Super Sherman, Stug, lots of 432s, CVRTs, OT90, dozens of half tracks to name a few. It’s been very hot and dusty but the main toilets and showers have been good all week. Away from the main roads it’s quite relaxed. When the public go home the roads come alive, then there’s Medway field with everyone running flat out down the back straight. Trader numbers are down and prices are up, but if they want to sit at home and do website orders you can’t force them to come.

Is the pressure relief valve fitting clear where it goes through the hull? Mine usually leaks a bit from there on a good run. If it’s blocked it might cause pressure to build up.

Try http://www.comptons2000.co.uk/

The paint colour in NATO Green BS381C shade 285. You should have no problem buying it online. Try Trade Paints, Marcus Glenn, eBay or get it mixed at your local supplier.

There is a tow bar which fits across the back door of a Spartan etc. Some turreted variants have the 2 attachment points for this, most only have one towing eye in the middle. You won’t find a photo of anyone towing anything with a turreted variant other than another disabled vehicle because they never needed to tow a trailer with a recce vehicle in service. They had trucks for that.

Have you tried looking for it on thexmod.com?

Deleted the duplicate. 😃

I've only had a few issues in 15 years or so of ownership. The first Spartan broke down the first time out because the fuel tank was full of water and debris. Got home by rigging up some clean petrol into the carb. A few years later at Beltring in 2007 in the mud we lost steering in one direction, resolved by cleaning the cylinders and bleeding again. My Sabre broke down at Beltring in 2011 due to a dodgy coil. Worked fine when it had cooled down, but embarrassing when doing a convoy round the site. I replaced the coil with one bought in the stalls. The diesel Spartan was delivered at the farm and ran perfectly fine when thrashed around the fields etc. When I drove it home it died in about the same spot as the petrol Spartan, water and debris in the fuel tank. Got it home and on the drive with the help of an RB44. It also broke down in Hythe on a road run when the nut holding the ball joint for the throttle cable on came loose and bounced around the engine bay. We towed it back to the camp site with the Striker. Scimitar drove into its first show in a smoke screen, resolved by backing off the handbrake bands a bit. I've also been called out to rescue a Striker when the final drive locked up on a roundabout. We removed the track on that side and towed it home. Loss of rubber on the wheels is also a common problem, I always take a spare anywhere we go, along with a recovery A frame.

Probably practice for this? https://www.raf.mod.uk/raf100/news/10-july-centenary-celebrations/

The oiler should be at the top, you have it on upside down.

Order one from the same place the MoD do. They are good to deal with. http://www.comptons2000.co.uk/

The 'Bling' Ferret may well have suited the taste of the guy who built it, but it was for sale on and off for more than 10 years without finding a buyer. If it was left stock it would have sold no problem. This is the point I was making about keeping all the parts.

DVLA shows it’s not been taxed since 2015.

You could try buying this book: http://www.bookworldws.co.uk/9011-tankograd-british-special-recce-p-3346.html others in the series are also good. Not sure why you need camo on your vehicle, with all those shiny bits etc?