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Other vehicles included three very nice GMC's, a military Harley, some really well prepared Jeeps and a mint Landrover!

Great day today, the sun came out and cash was raised for a very worthy cause!

My Ferret 00EC18 and Micks Spartan.

What sort of time is your time is your Dad thinking of kicking off? Topped up the transfer box, gearbox and main engine today and all grease nipples on the suspension. The only thing i have not carried out is the hubs, but its only done 40-50 miles since last top up so should be fine. Even took Caroline for a spin this afternoon.

Regards,

Si,

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Back in business!

Hi Simon I have photos of serving ferrets in cyprus, one of those ferrets is now on the ranges in the UK. If you send me an e mail address I will send them to you as I dont know how to send them using this method.

Bob Podesta

Hi Bob,

Sorry for the delay, not been around for a while. My emaill address is simondawson8@aol.com

Many thanks,

Hi all,

Just wondered is anyone attending the MV meet/road run at Baldock in Hertfordshire in early April? Not sure of details but if we get our Spartan fixed in time we're hoping to trundle that down for the day. I'll get dad to post in any information if anyone is interested.

Regards,

Lewis

Hi Lewis, I should be there, want to go in convey? Hopefully the Ferret will make it without gear slippage!

I was there with HMS Sultan, had a walk round to see if i could meet some more hmvfers, but you must have seen me comming and hid:shocked:.

There was some very nice vehicles there, here are some pictures.

 

Alan.

Hi Alan, thats my Mk 1/2 Ferret in your pic. Such a great weekend, and even though we were in the far corner we had so many people taking a look around.

Simon

Dad said he can't remember it but that's probably just his memory going

If one day he forgets how to drive his spartan, give me a shout and i'll move it for him!!!

Good morning all,

Does anyone else remember a fully working DUKW at Wickstead Park in Northamptonshire back in the 80's. I remember going there and having a ride out onto the lake. I asked a couple of years ago if it was still there but alas no one knew of it or could tell me anything about it. It probably went up for sale once the health and safety lot got their teeth into it!!!!!!

Regards,

Simon

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That's what i did with my Defender. It belonged to 51 Squadron RAF Regiment. I ended up blowing the size up from a thumbnail off the internet, printing it off, then cutting it out with a craft knife and painting it on. I also did the same with the tac number.

 

Have a look at the N/S Front bumper of my Defender. This is the result.

Nice job. Looks like that is the way forward.

Regards,

Good evening all,

Does anyone know where I can obtain regimental stickers? Im after one from the 10th Gurkha Rifles, around 5x8inch but just cannot find anywhere that produce such an item. If all else fails I will have to resort to blowing up a thumbnail version and printing it out on sticker paper!!

Regards,

Simon

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Many thanks to both Andy and Iain for all the help on this matter. Would I be correct in thinking that I could, in theory, connect the single wire from the ariel mount directly to the antenna clip on the 320? It seems to work if I use a throw out wire strung from trees etc around the garden?

Kind regards,

Simon

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Good evening all,

Many thanks for all your help on this subject. The tuam i have appears to be differant from the one posted earlier and has no connections on the rear (see pic) I am now thinking of mounting in the 353 but not wiring it up, however what I may do is mount my 320 alongside. Is it possible to wire the ariel directly to the 320 via the knurled knob on the side? (see pic)?

Pic should be somewhere below of the clansman antennas I can't remember whats on the other side of the alloy mount that joins the antenna to the aerial part. I haven't got any alan keys to hand either to have a look

Thanks Andy, you have just confirmed my mounts cannot be correct, mine do not have the metal piece underneath, do you know where I can get hold of a couple?

Regards,

Simon

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Try B&E Boys in Rossendale they have almost the complete set up for the Clansman radios (both tuaam plates, radio tray, universal plate and the back radio mount which replaces the Larkspur version. What they have not got is the IB2/3 mounting plate. They did have a pile of them ask...

Thanks for that Andy, I will give them a shout. At the moment mine does not have any tray at all, just the thin sheet steel over the gearbox. Having looked through the PDF posted earlier (many thanks) it would seem that the installation kits I have must be wrong as it clearly shows a coax connection going towards the mount. The mounts I have are clansman type and the installation kits came with tails that have a plastic threaded piece that screws into the mount, however the wire is just standard multi strand and NOT coax. It terminiates into a disc which is covered in solder which make contact with the ariel. I cannot understand how it you would connect this to the tuam if its not coax????

Good morning all,

Has anyone experiance of fitting a Clansman Set-up in Ferret's? I have a working 353 and 321 along with all connections etc and am slightly bemused as to how the tail from the arial base mount fits to the tuam. The tail is standard multi strand wire (not coax) so im not sure how it terminates at the tuam as all the ports are of the coax type?(except the earth) Also, how do the other ariel mounts (the ones with the screw down knurled caps) fit into the wiring? I understand they are for connecting up stand alone units in the field etc, but im at a loss as to how they wire into the ariel unit?

On another note, does anyone know of any dealers that have any radio trays left? I have searched for ages and paced up and down the stalls at W&P but to no avail. I have seen the dimensions etc on the main Ferret site so it maybe that I will have to make one. If im doing that, is there anyone else out there that needs one as it would seems silly just to make a one off. Not sure about the price yet, I would have to cost up the steel etc.

Kind regards,

Simon Dawson

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Hi Lewis,

Mine backfires sometimes when i switch off after a run, which at this point in time i think maybe overfuelling. If you need a hand let me know mate.

I hope you can come along to the do at John Marchants farm in September a few Ferret owners will be there. North Milton Keynes, easy to get to, and you can wazz the Ferret around some fields!

Sounds good, as Lewis said, have you any more details?

Regards,

Simon.

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Yes, I also have some from NI circa 74-76

Are you able to post them?

Kind regards,

Simon

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Thanks everyone for your help, looks like ive fixed the problem. Some of the maifold bolts were as loose as hell and there was alot of blowing from the manifold as some of the bolts were loose. I replaced the gaskets as they seemed fairly new but coated them in a light film of high temp flexible gasket (the orange stuff). Just fired it up and the noise has gone. I was absolutley convinced it was a more mechanical noise, so I hope it doesnt come back!!

Regards,

Simon

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Sorry, here's the wedding ones

Hi Bazz,

Do you have any Ferret service photographs of your times over there?

Regards,

Simon.

Hi Simon. Welcome to the forum. Lets see a pic of the feret.

Andy.

Hi Andy,

Hope these come out okay. One of these was in December last year when I used it as my wedding car!!

Regards,

Simon

Good evening all,

I'm from deepest darkest Bedfordshire. I was told about this forum some time back by another member of the forum, Mick Garner and his son Lewis and have now finally signed up. To be honest I wish I had done it ages ago as over the last two nights I have found so much information!!

I own a MK 1/2Daimler Ferret which has taken me four years to finally get to a state where I can trust it on the road and take it to shows!

If I can help out any member with my limited knowledge please give me a shout.

Regards,

Simon

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Good evening all,

Im trying to put together a collection of Daimler Ferrets that served in Cyprus. I have two of my own, but to be fair they are obviously staged photographs. I would really like hear from anyone who may have served in the 70's when mine was having fun with the Gurkhas.

Kind regards,

Simon Dawson

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Thanks Eddy,

I installed an electronic ignition system a couple of years back so its about time I checked the timing again, could be the culprit.

Regards,

Simon

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