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Get yourself a Jolley Engineering Electronic Ignition kit for a B60 and throw the points in the bin. http://www.classicheads.com/Electronic_Ignition.html Cheers, Terry

Good catching up with you too, Richard. I had a great time at Corowa. The trucking company dropped off the Ferret back in Adelaide this afternoon, as I wasn't (quite) crazy enough to drive it back Cheers, Terry

That's where you're wrong. It's every bit as bad as a Saracen, but with additional drive components and waterproofing to take into consideration. Cool toys though, especially if it's a swimmer. If you are looking to buy one, I would suggest buying the best one that you can find, even if it is more expensive than you had budgeted. Paying to fix things on one that isn't quite right will cost you more than that in the long run. Cheers, Terry

You don't want to part with one of those later type driver's seats do you? I just did 850km in my Mk 2 and my butt was killing me

Mine rattles and carries on much like what you described with the transfer case in neutral, it also howls a bit on the overrun. It's probably a bearing that is on its way out, but I've done over 1500km with no real problems, so it can't be too serious. Cheers, Terry

I can't tell from the picture, but is that a pressure relief cap? If not, you're going to have problems. The Ferret is designed to overflow excess coolant out of the pressure relief valve on top of the radiator when it gets too high. The vehicle is not fitted with an overflow bottle. You're also not going to be able to access the cap when the armour is installed. Cheers, Terry

For the Ferret, you will need: OMD 110 - Use a straight 30W or 10W30 engine oil. OEP 220 - Use a straight 90W gear oil or an 85W90. OM13 - Use either an ISO 10 hydraulic fluid or automatic transmission fluid (Only in the flywheel, do not use ATF in the brake system of a Saracen!). Cheers, Terry

Either scheme will be acceptable. I think they look quite smart in solid tan. Cheers, Terry

I don't know of anyone that leaves the belly plates on, as they do make maintenance painful.

I'll give you £40 for one! Cheers, Terry

I find it so cute that you Brits think that 180 miles is a long way

A better question would be, what kind of vehicle are you planning on putting it on? From there you can determine what power connectors are available to you and select a plug appropriately. The one that you linked _could_ be a Clansman type 2 pin power connector, but it's difficult to tell for sure. Cheers, Terry

The shrubs in the diagram make it look much bigger than it is. In fact, I guess that they were actually branches placed into the ground for modesty?

I'm mostly after the internal storage boxes from the left side of the interior. As I have 2 Ferrets, which are amazingly missing the same things, I really need 2 of each, but I'll take what I can get Large ammo box that goes on the escape hatch (holds 4 .30 ammo boxes, with the cage on the front for the MG tools box). Small ammo box that goes next to the escape hatch (holds 1 .30 ammo box). 88 set radio box. Grenade bins I also need 2 of the little props that go on the top front of the turret and hold the lid up a bit when it's open. The second Ferret is an Australian Mk 2, but has been robbed of its turret. A turret and base plate would be nice, but another option is that I would be happy to convert it to Mk 1 specification. For that I would need the roof components and all of the internal fittings for either Bren or Browning. If I can get the roof set, I can live without the rest for now. I could also use various bits of CES. Postage is to Adelaide, South Australia. I know that it will be expensive, but it's part of the game of owning old British armour. Let me know what you've got. Cheers, Terry

It's a folding sight for the commander, but it does have a specific name, which I can't remember right now.

Generally no. The British registration numbers were assigned during manufacture and all documentation references those numbers. Internally at Alvis, there must have been a record somewhere, but it has never turned up.

For modern military contracts, they usually aren't just for a unit price to cover equipment (value of contract divided by number of units is not equal to the unit cost). They generally go for a set period of time (20 years or so) and include things like: Training Spares Maintenance Overhaul Logistics Infrastructure Of course, the M777 is top of the line and full of titanium, so it's not a cheap gun... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_logistics_support Cheers, Terry

I have no experience with UK based transport companies, but here in Australia, it's pretty standard for smaller companies or sole operators to use a mobile phone only with no office or landline (as they're on the road most of the time anyway). Cheers, Terry

I've not seen the episode yet, but they have a long history of destroying otherwise good vehicles. While a decent Stolly isn't cheap, they're not exactly expensive either and (as far as they're concerned), they got their money's worth out of it. Cheers, Terry

Facebook is excellent for interaction, but it doesn't create a searchable reference library like a decent forum; it's more a point in time community and probably equates best to the old school bulletin boards or mailing lists. I don't like the fact that it is sucking the life out of forums, but since that's where a lot of the action is, that's where I tend to go. I agree that finding the groups can be a challenge too. As for the Saracen pics, yes please! Cheers, Terry

My interior looks about the same.

He's very active on Facebook.

I don't want to hijack the thread, but do you have any more Saracen pics? Mine spent many years in NI as an ambulance (82 BA 88) and the one that you just posted pics of belongs to another forum member. Cheers, Terry

That would be their problem, Clive

I actually really like the look of them with the paint splatters. If I owned one, I'd be tempted to display it like that. Cheers, Terry