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Ah nice score Walter, now help me find one for mine!!!

I remember you telling me you found this when we were conversing at the MG shoot in Kentucky.

I am so envious you found one of these before I did!! Looking forward to talking ferrets with you again in the fall. In case your wondering I sit across the isle from your table there, I am at C17 with the other Walter.

My restoration is moving along nicely. Say "Hello" to your father for me.

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Nice work! Judging by your workshop, you have some other projects going on? Do tell!

 

Oh, and I'm curious, on the smaller parts, are you cleaning and painting or are you also removing old paint? If removing old paint, how do you do it?

Other projects are a Sexton, two M5's, a T16 carrier, and more.

Every part I have removed off the Ferret is being sandblasted to bare metal, primed with red lead primer, and being repainted. Too many projects and not enough time.

I've been working on the wiring and also making gaskets, I will post more pictures soon.

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Just some updated pictures. Getting closer to pulling the power pack.

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Today I made a new cover panel from aluminum as the old one was too bent up to straighten. This panel is mostly hidden under the commanders seat but I just couldn't bear to install the old one. Not sure how much the pictures will show but there are some rolled edges in several locations. Just used the old one for a template and then played panel beater.

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You wouldn't catch me doing that!!!

I would be too nervous to try. :shake:

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More pictures.

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datadawg,

Here is the Browning mount:

And here is the GPMG mount:

I am looking for a Browning mount, if anyone happens to have one for sale please let me know.

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Here are some recent pictures.

First the engine compartment after the radiator, fan, and shroud have been removed:

More pictures of the radiator, it will be cleaned, flushed, and pressure tested:

Next the hull being stripped of parts from the exterior:

An interior hull picture after removing many parts:

And finally a pile of heavy metal to sandblast soon:

Wiring pictures will be posted once I have all the harnesses removed and straightened out enough to keep everything sorted, it is a frightening sight to behold and definitely British overkill.

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Pulled out the radiator and fan yesterday, there is still a lot of work ahead.

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No Charlie, that was my mistake. I actually got the pictures mixed up as I had two of these grenade boxes and restored both of them. I just got the pictures crossed. :blush:

The second box actually turned out nicer.

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#80 Grenade box before and after.

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Before:

During:

After:

A few more before and after pictures.

Doing a great job with the renovation of your ferret, please remember to close the front side hatches when climbing out of the drivers area, as you will end up with flat fingers, they close as you press on them ! Prevention is better than a trip to the hospital.

Thanks for the tip, "Ferret Fingers" are one of the first things I have learned about. The restoration is not going as quickly as I would like, but then they never do. Hope to have the powerpak pulled here soon so I can detail it and sandblast the interior and hull. After that it should start going a bit faster. It's all the little details and interior items that take the majority of time. I am just so happy I have found a picture of it in service and that I can use the paint scheme I had intended. I knew the first time I saw this that it was meant for me.

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Today I was able to locate a picture of my ferret while in service.This was confirmed by the hull numbers. It was just plain "Luck" that I stumbled upon this through another forum.

I now have the complete history from Bovington along with a picture. This really made my day. :banana:

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Capt Max,

I don't want to criticise as you seem to be doing an excellent job but the inside of any hatches should be the same colour as the outside colour.

No problem Bob, and I do appreciate all comments and especially "constructive criticism". I was informed of this just last week and I will be correcting the problem when I paint the exterior. I did want to protect the freshly sandblasted hatch from rust so I guess it won't hurt to have silver for a base coat. I finished the shifter today as well as a bunch of interior panels over the transmission, here are before and after pictures of the shifter.

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A couple more:

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Joe, it is going very well. I have been documenting the work over at another forum as it is too much to keep updating all the forums I am on. I have most of the interior work done and am getting ready to pull the engine and transmission. It is slow going but I am seeing progress finally. I will post a few pictures here so you can see some of my work.

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I am hoping someone starts producing the adapters to use standard "spin on" filters again. Mine is due for a change and it would make it much easier to locate them locally as opposed to purchasing them from across the pond.

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Congrats Tim, I am looking forward to your video. :beer:

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I think you are correct Robin, a search has turned up nothing but military sales.

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Good luck Chris, I too have been looking for a set for quite some time.

I will likely end up fabricating my own brackets and arms and using some Land Rover mirrors mounted on them.

If you do find a source please share it.

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Michigan, USA

Beautiful job, hope to get mine finished this winter and be driving it in the spring.

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Great pictures Trevor, keep them coming. Looks as if that motor is going to need some serious attention.

You have more ambition than I to take on a project like that, but you are inspiring me.

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A few more small parts restored. I will pull the power pack soon and commence with the detailing, when I do I will post more pictures. The Browning is also finished and will be installed as soon as I have the mount restored. Been busy with work and with the holidays coming I haven't had much time to work on this except for the small stuff. The periscopes are also done but I didn't take any pictures of them yet, will do that in my next post.

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