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    Saracen not going to Combined Opps

    in British Vehicles

    Posted

    Certainly a big improvement and a nice vehicle. I do have some questions and comments:

    1) I would suggest reverting back to reverse flow cooling also. On the conventionally cooled Saracens, the majority of the engine heat is expelled through the armoured "trunks" that go under the side windows and these are not present on the RC models. I don't believe that the beehives are big enough or situated correctly to cool the engine alone; many people who have messed around with the cooling system on the Mk 3 and 6 have had similar problems to yours.

    2) Whether you do restore your cooling system or not, you can probably improve reliability by fitting an electronic ignition kit and a LOW PRESSURE electric fuel pump. The pump especially helps with vapour lock. High pressure (fuel injection) pumps should never be fitted with carbies and can cause all sorts of problems, especially fires.

    3) Your seat pads are incorrectly installed. The front edges of them should wrap around the seat lids with the corners held in the leather pockets.

    4) Why have you removed half of the spall linings?

    5) Why have you mounted a Bren gun? The Mk 5 and 6 never carried them.

    6) Can you post up some details of your GPMG?

    7) Can you post up details of your radio install, with lots of pictures please? I'm part way through a Clansman install myself and it would be great to see how you did yours.

     

    Cheers,

    Terry

    Pumps wanted!!!

    in MV Chatter

    Posted

    He seems to think that it was a slow leak, that he was a little too slow in pumping out. From reading the other thread, it appears that the plan is to build a flotation screen out of plastic sheeting and then pump it out, which should work if the sheeting is installed adequately and the pump of suitable capacity.

     

    I wish him luck with the recovery and would think that a green goddess or two would be perfect, if he could source them.

     

    Cheers,

    Terry

    Pumps wanted!!!

    in MV Chatter

    Posted

    The owner has been very careful not to respond to queries about it's insurance status and doesn't seem too keen to pay for any equipment hire. I wish him luck in the recovery, but something doesn't quite add up.

     

    Cheers,

    Terry

    What's Sean got now?

    in I may be stupid, but......

    Posted

    The box is an AFV document holder. They seem to be used in everything British from the 50s until well into the 80s or later. Certainly standard in the Saracen and the Ferret. The Saracen one is mounted on the inside of the rear door.

     

    I don't know why they're felt padded, but just about all of the storage boxes in the Saracen are.

     

    Cheers,

    Terry

    Daimler Ferret Turn Signals

    in British Vehicles

    Posted

    When you activate the indicators, do they light up at all, partially flash or not light? The old style flashers make use of a bimetallic strip and are quite sensitive to the resistance of the globes fitted, which may prevent them from operating correctly if you have incorrect wattages or blown globes.

     

    Cheers,

    Terry

    WW1 FWD Truck

    in Pre WW2 vehicles

    Posted

    Hi Terry

     

    Is it the same one as this?

     

    Cant tell you much about it really. From the tow hook on the front it looks to be an ex WD one and that is about it.

    Did you have the chassis or makers plate?

    More photos would help, particularly of the rear end of the chassis from above.

     

    As for finding an original engine and wheels, well I would think that you were in the best part of the world for that.

     

    I honestly don't know much about it, as I don't work in the workshop at the museum and my main interest is Cold War equipment. I largely joined the Military Vehicle Preservation Society of South Australia to assist in getting my Saracen registered under our historic registration scheme. The fact that they ran the museum was somewhat incidental, however, I've somewhat fallen in love with the museum and have since become their webmaster and spend a fair amount of time there each week (mostly working on my Saracen, which is in storage there at the moment).

     

    I've only posted this up as the museum president pointed out what it was to me and I had seen some of the amazing WW1 build up threads on here. I figured some of you guys may be interested. Prior to that, I'd paid about as much attention to it as some of the other bare chassis (such as CMPs) floating around in the storage areas at the museum (i.e. very little).

     

    Where will I find the chassis number or markers? I'll try and open up the cage and get some better photos on Sunday, if I can make it down to the museum (I may have to work this weekend instead).

     

    Cheers,

    Terry

    WW1 FWD Truck

    in Pre WW2 vehicles

    Posted

    Hi All,

     

    Here are some (bad) pictures of the FWD truck that our museum will be restoring in the future, provided that we can sort out our current problems with funding for the museum site, that is.

     

    I know that it's a 1917 FWD truck, that it was fitted with a factory pneumatic tyre kit at some stage and then was imported from the UK to Australia for use on a farm in northern South Australia. I also know that we don't have an engine or a set of solid wheels for it. There are a number of other parts for it in storage, including the radiator, gearbox and transfer case.

     

    Other than that, I don't know very much about it, but I will hassle the workshop guys when I see them next to try and get some more info and maybe open up the cage for some better photos.

     

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    If anyone has any relevant information about these vehicles or can spot anything unusual about ours, please let me know.

     

    Cheers,

    Terry

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    Where would this Bren Mag Box go.

    in British Vehicles

    Posted

    Good point about the green. It's definitely a post war box, as it has an FV number but as far as I know, all British armoured vehicles had either a silver (early) or white (later) interior, so maybe it was fitted to a soft skin or painted by a previous owner?

     

    Cheers,

    Terry

    Where would this Bren Mag Box go.

    in British Vehicles

    Posted

    While I could be wrong (the Saracen was in service for about 40 years after all) the stowage diagrams that I have indicate that Bren magazines were stored in the racks behind the rearmost seats and under one of the seats. I don't believe that they ever had a dedicated box for them.

     

    Cheers,

    Terry

    Thinking of first V Purchase - FV1601, some basic questions

    in I may be stupid, but......

    Posted

    From what I understand, rust can be a major problem, as can rear axle breakage. Other than that, they are fairly overcomplicated 50's military vehicles and are pretty much just a bigger version of the Champ, with all of its complexities and shortcomings, but aren't anything that can't be fixed with a lot of elbow grease and a new set of rubber seals.

     

    The chassis and driveline is pretty much the same as the Humber Pig and as they make use of the B60 engine, parts aren't too hard to find there. Body wise, they are unique and you'll have to do a lot of metal surgery to fix it up, but many fittings and accessories are common to all 50s era military vehicles.

     

    Cheers,

    Terry

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