justinb Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Hi to everyone , It looks like I'm on the learning curve again ! Should be having a sabre land quite soon courtesy of Bruce and i'll probably need to pick some brains ! The wife is convinced i'm barking mad Cheers justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Justin, Is it the one on milweb? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinb Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 Justin, Is it the one on milweb? Chris Hi Chris ,yes it's the one on milweb . Bruce did mention you were a very knowledgeable chap . I'm only in ilkeston not far from you. justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinb Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 Its an ex belgian hull ,the turret shown is being swapped for a sabre turret ,a bit of a mess but i like a challenge ,the only major bit missing is the mantlet if anyone knows of one ,i should be able to make up a dummy rarden justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Hi Justin, You are within a couple of miles of 5 different CVRT variants, so plenty to look at if you get stuck plus we are always buying and selling bits. Unfortunately you will struggle to get a mantlet. I found one after over a year of looking, on a vehicle which was being scrapped. One will turn up eventually, but you might need to buy a whole vehicle to get one! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinb Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 helston gun smiths have got one but they want 8000 plus vat for it :-( there's plenty to go at for the moment so i'm not too stressed , i may even stick a scorpion turret on or something like that .or fabricate one like a chap on the 432 forum . justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcot1751 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Welcome to the HMVF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinb Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 I am a bit confused as to what you have purchased. I read the advert and did not in my pea brain understand that this was a Sabre more like a Sabre turret and another variant chassis, a bit of a cobbled together affair. Please pardin my comment but from the distance I am at it was hard to gain any other view. Is it really a genuine Sabre? R AS far as i'm aware and i'm no expert on cvrts ,the scorpion and scimitar share the same hull and turret,when the scorpion was removed from service the fox turret was added to create the sabre ,so logically if you add a fox turret to a scorpion or scimitar you get a sabre . however if its going to upset anyone i'll devise a new name for it such as large metal thingy with turny roundy thing on top:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 welcome to the forum justin and welcome to having no spare cash anymore ! . :-X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinb Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 welcome to the forum justin and welcome to having no spare cash anymore ! . :-X thats quite normal,luckily i have a very understanding wife justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Child Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 So what was it before the Sabre turret transplant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Hunter Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Hi Justin, It looks like the restoration race will be on this year - I will wait till yours arrives before I pull the sheet off mine and get building! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinb Posted January 7, 2014 Author Share Posted January 7, 2014 So what was it before the Sabre turret transplant? A belgian scimitar i guess , can't wait to get stuck into it !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinb Posted January 7, 2014 Author Share Posted January 7, 2014 Hi Justin, It looks like the restoration race will be on this year - I will wait till yours arrives before I pull the sheet off mine and get building! Your'e on! you have got a head start!! if you want a hand with the paint job i'm not bad with a spraygun , cheers justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Child Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 A belgian scimitar i guess ,can't wait to get stuck into it !! I'll bet. You've got a nice project there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Robin, your posts have been removed from this thread & you will receive a PM shortly explaining why.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Understood, Look forward to receiving them Thanks in advance R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Understood, Look forward to receiving them Thanks in advance R We look forward to your reply.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbo Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Justin Your first job should be to whip the front decks off and give it a reet good old jetwash... Then post a load of pics on a restoration thread so we can see what you've got... And the good bit is none of that will cost you a penny! Cheers Timbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinb Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 Justin Your first job should be to whip the front decks off and give it a reet good old jetwash... Then post a load of pics on a restoration thread so we can see what you've got... And the good bit is none of that will cost you a penny! Cheers Timbo Yes I think that will be the plan ,i might even go and hire a steam cleaner and really go for it ,i'm hoping its not as bad as the 432 ,that was seriously minging . justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidewinder Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 That quarry mud sticks like the proverbial to a blanket doesn't it..? Looks like you made a good job of the old girl though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 It doesn't matter how clean you get the engine and gearbox bay when you restore it, it will be filthy almost straight away once you start using it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinb Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 That quarry mud sticks like the proverbial to a blanket doesn't it..? Looks like you made a good job of the old girl though! the Quarry mud came off ok it was the ancient black sludge under the floor that took some shifting ,she does look good though now . hows your cvrt project going ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinb Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 It doesn't matter how clean you get the engine and gearbox bay when you restore it, it will be filthy almost straight away once you start using it! And I thought 70s technology was better than 60s LOL surely the cvrts don't have labyrinth oil seals!? justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 And I thought 70s technology was better than 60s LOLsurely the cvrts don't have labyrinth oil seals!? justin I think it's just armoured vehicle technology! This is the engine bay in my Scimitar, base overhauled in 2008 and scrapped in 2011. No idea how they managed to spill so much oil in there! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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