ferrettkitt

Seems to be very few jobs on the Ferret that aren't a pig to do

Very few war films stand up to what the memory remembers them as. A lot of these films were made in the fifties early sixties when the full factual accounts hadn't become available. Ever watched the film Full Metal Jacket I went to see that at the pictures when I was seventeen and I knew then that the main scenes had been filmed in Londons docklands courtesy of Film87 / 88. Didn't stop me enjoying it and I still have it on video somewhere.

Just got to like that:rotfl:

I have sent you a PM on the price I'll start another thread on the things that you need to do to get it registered and MOT'd.

Many thanks I have sorted the insurance it cost me an extra £20 on top of my Ferret insurance. I'm part way there

We didn't drive it home we hired a truck to pick it up but what a good idea... let me go and bang my head against the wall at this point... ah damaged the wall. Driving wise I reversed it back down the road to the drive and thats about it. Couldn't do much more than that as my Mum has a policewoman living next door, doesn't pay to upset them. I'll have more fun when I sort out the MOT bit. Getting used to first gear being where second gear is will be interesting as well. I'll let you know if you should be jealous or not lol. I might start a blog on the registration process.

I'm thinking of repairing the canvas I have some used canvas of the same type that has seen the weather and will hopefully have shrunk and dried many times.

The RB44 made it home tonight it just about fits on my Mothers drive. No chance of putting it on ours the road is being dug up for the Metrolink tram work and we can just about get the cars past. What will happen if an emergency vehicle has to get up the road I don't know! Few pics pretty happy with it apart from the ripped canvas which I knew about when I bid on the vehicle. I wouldn't mind a few suggestions on how to get it registered V55 , MOT'd?

On the way home on the A1M I spotted a French Elan going south on the back of low loader I'm presuming that its from the recent auction.

If us Post War guys wanted to throw a spanner in the works all we would have to do is place an advert in a local rag for a jumble sale... Just think of the carnage hundreds of grannies with zimmer frames descending on the area... those little old ladies can be mean when they want to be

Flip the cpu over and see if it has a black or gold mod plate on it. Depending on the colour that will be the clincher whether its ANR or not. I think I have a spare ANR headset I think that showed it to you and the reason why I wouldn't use it... downright filthy!

Try http://www.armyradio.com http://www.armyradio.com/arsc/customer/product.php?productid=1359&cat=80&page=1

Two more both suitable for the Black ptt only. The top helmet is for me the best one of the lot comfort wise and was available new until quite recently. The bottom one has an integral ptt and no chin strap which is a problem as it always feels like its going to come off or slip forward and its heavy to boot. The integral ptt which is a pain if you want to switch it to live voice which you will if you're driving. The green ptt's only work correctly with the gold faced boxes / ANR headsets. I can understand why you would want new headsets some of them can be stripped down and cleaned and fitted with new foam (the bit that goes against the ear). The ANR headsets seem to be sealed up and meant to be thrown away rather than being repaired.

I have not got a picture of a gpmg in its mount inside the turret I have a few with the barrel sticking out of the turret

It might flow through the tap but just not fast enough to keep up with demand, have you put the tap back to where you normally have it? You might find that you have switched to the side that you haven't used.

Click / press settings top right next to log out It should then be on the Settings page On the left hand side of the page you should see My Messages Follow the column down and you will come to My Settings Follow it down again and click Edit signature On the right of the page fill in what ever you want to in the Edit Signature box ''MK 1 Carrier etc'' If you want to add a picture its directly beneath this box Signature picture Clear as mud?

Oh Mama... you most definitely deserve the best of luck

I think 9.00 x 16

I'm sure that I bought a jack off you at Beltring one year when you had you're Ferret

Rather than having a Sankey hooked up stick a basket on the back over the rear deck. Fuel economy they will pass anything except a petrol station.... sorry a very old joke

We have won the RB44 quite surprised as usually they leave an answer phone message on Wednesday if we have won anything and to get the call this morning nicely surprised we have even got a days grace to pick it up on the 8th July.

Sweet

If you strip off the escape hatches and don't reinstall the rear deck 3rd, 4th and 5th gear might be enough to have a run round in. Having 2nd gear would be better but you can only go with what you have.

I did bid online I've been bitten before on low bids having nearly everyone accepted and at that time I nearly bid on an MJ which would have been o.k. for throwing all the bits in the back but it would have killed me on the pennies front. It was bad enough having to explain to the missus anyway it could have been a cold night and Christmas. Brrr

I wouldn't pay more than £2000 for one but thats my opinion they did look unmolested and fairly tidy. Even the bulkheads looked good on the two that I viewed. The chassis had a thick coating of underseal which looked fairly fresh. That might be a good thing if it was done whilst they were still in storage but if its as recent as it looked a barge pole comes to mind.