Starfire

Really big rifles? :cool2:

I've got no idea,

Cheers,

Terry

Hi All,

The museum has a Daimler Dingo that has been sitting for a few years that I would like to breathe some life into for an upcoming open day.

I'd like to change all the fluids but have no idea what it uses. I'm guessing that it's fairly similar to a Ferret?

It will probably need something done with the batteries and fresh fuel. Is there anything else that anyone is aware of particular to Dingos that I need to take care of?

Cheers,

Terry

Yep, I'd already seen that one. I especially like the fact that no one spilled their beer

Cheers,

Terry

Why is it that a normal person can watch footage like that and think "wow, that's a nice vehicle", while I watch it and think "wow, that's a nice vehicle, I wonder whether I should buy and restore one"?

Cheers,

Terry

Sorry to hear that. Are you sure you can't arrange storage? Getting rid of your collection at short notice will be tricky.

Good luck,

Terry

Interesting... what notable configuration options does it have?

• Wet or dry sump?
  
• Screened or unscreened ignition?
  
• Distributor type?
  
• Generator or alternator?
  

Cheers,

Terry

It looks like it would hold a pair of rifles to me.

Cheers,

Terry

Mine is a Mk 5 APC, but anything that you have would be good. I'm actually gathering information to start building a Saracen website as there isn't much good information out there at the moment.

Cheers,

Terry

Have you made much progress with the old girl?

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Terry

Get the Pig. You can improve anything by adding armour to it

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Terry

Clive,

If you have soft copies of any of those EMERs, I would love a copy

Cheers,

Terry

I do have a question though. As I look at old pictures of Saracens in NI, I see some have padding, and some don't. Why is this? anyone have knowledge of this?

 

Cheers

 

Nick

 

CWC

Canada

It would depend when the photos were taken. Mk 1-3 Saracens did not have the lining, while the 5 and 6 did. The 5 and 6 came online at some stage in the early to mid 70s as a response to escalating violence in NI.

Cheers,

Terry

Maybe it is a horse hair type material? I was told it was a Kevlar spall liner, but haven't seen anything official in documentation. Any way you go about it, I'm missing a few bits though

Cheers,

Terry

Trakmark is the cover, but I understood that the spall liners under it were Kevlar? They certainly aren't foam rubber, although that is what some people use when cosmetically restoring a vehicle. Whatever it is, it is quite dense and heavy.

Cheers,

Terry

Welcome in to another Aussie. There aren't enough of us on here!

Cheers,

Terry

Awesome work. I have to agree, everyone loves armoured vehicles, but my Saracen seems to get the most attention from little kids and women. I'm keen to take mine to a wedding or two, but I can't charge for it under the Australian Historic Registration scheme

Cheers,

Terry

Nic,

Here are pics of the spall liners that I'm missing or need to replace. Sorry for the delay in getting them - I've been pretty unwell for the last week or so.

Left and right are from the driver's point of view, looking forward.

Above the left rear door.

Behind the right rear fire extinguisher.

Firing port

Another firing port.

I'm not sure if anything is missing from here (above right escape hatch). I don't think so.

Not sure if anything is missing from here (above the left escape hatch). I don't think so.

Not sure if anything is missing from here (forward of the left escape hatch, behind the (missing) radio tray.

Behind the front left fire extinguisher.

Liner has been cut above the driver's head. I don't think that bracket is standard either.

All rear door liners are water damaged and shabby.

I'm located in Wayville, South Australia (5034), so I'd need postage to there.

Cheers,

Terry

While you've obviously got a lot of work ahead of you, your chassis, tub and engine all seem to be in reasonable condition and it all should scrub up quite nicely, especially if you do it to the standard of your other projects.

Cheers,

Terry

A fabulous collection of trucks!

I would be wary of doing that; in an RC Saracen, opening those will draw air through the fighting compartment in order to cool it down a little. With normal flow, hot air from the engine bay will be forced in. If you have any exhaust leaks, carbon monoxide would also come with it.

Cheers,

Terry

Nic,

I remember one of the early private owners of a Saracen was one of our club members who had his own garage business. He had similar problems to you and fitted an electric pump near the changeover tap as the pipe work is accessible also it is easy to take a feed from the battery. He had a manual control, ie a switch by the pump that he could flick on when vapour locking occurred or the engine showed signs of faltering. Retaining the mechanical pump of course. The pump pushes the fuel through rather than the mechanical pump drawing it from the tank and an area where the vapour locks could be occurring. A relatively simple solution to his problem ...... maybe worth trying.

This is pretty much what has been done with mine, although the fuel tap and one of the filters has been removed. I'll get a picture or two of that as well. I'd eventually like to put it all back to factory, except for retaining the electric pump.

Cheers,

Terry

Thanks Nic,

I'll take some photos of what I'm missing tomorrow.

Cheers,

Terry

Terry if you are after Dunlop Trakmark there is some for sale by the foot.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRAKMARK-in-Beige-Boat-Decking-etc-Hard-to-find-product-NSN-9330-99-881-8119-/301264605430?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_BoatEquipment_Accessories_SM&hash=item4624c510f6

Thanks Clive,

I'd like to get a roll and redo all of mine eventually, but I think shipping will be a killer. What I really need though is some of the missing Kevlar bits, which it appears Nick has, if he wants to part with them.

Cheers,

Terry

The trunk us connected to the top, rear of the engine bay under the hinges for the engine covers and between the pair of them have a fairly large cross section yours still has the box like structure that they connect to but it is blanked off at each end. I believe that some hot air travels under the floor cavity and exits through the pipes either side of the rear doors too. As far as I know, the problem with the beehives is not their size, but rather that they cause the hot air to stagnate in the engine bay, as the forward movement if the vehicle tries to force air in to them, while the fans try to force it out. I guess that as a simple and cheap test, you could try removing them before a road test and seeing if it still overheats? The other option would be to try shrouding them, much like the radiator on the Mk 3 and 6, leaving a sufficient gap for the air to escape. Some cardboard and tape should do the trick, for a test.

Cheers,

Terry

Thanks Nick,

It's your vehicle and you can do what you like with it. I agree that Clansman is not correct, but who can be bothered with Larkspur I plan on fitting a few cameras to mine too, so it doesn't need to be all original for me either.

If you're getting rid of your spall lining, I would be interested in a couple of the smaller bits of it that are missing from mine.

The fuel pump will help with vapour lock, as the increased pressure in the lines can assist with moving bubbles out and getting fuel into the carbie.

Cheers,

Terry