cooler07 Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Pulling out the power pack for band replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 You folks really seem to have learned the lesson that most newbies don't want to learn and that is most often pulling the pack out allows you so much latitude to do so much more than can ever be achieved by leaving it in. You wont regret doing it one bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooler07 Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 Thank you for post. I know one thing, its one bloody big elephant to get out!!!! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooler07 Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 Number 2 primary band failure. Everything else looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooler07 Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 Work bench for the split!:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooler07 Posted December 25, 2016 Author Share Posted December 25, 2016 Bands with #2 primary band failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoolsHumor Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Well done guys. Great photos with good detail. Dedicated cart with big enough wheels to get around without stalling on a grain of sand. I also enjoy seeing the shop people work out of, at times finding as much interest in the tools , layout and equipment as in the vehicles themselves. Thanks for the post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooler07 Posted December 29, 2016 Author Share Posted December 29, 2016 Well done guys. Great photos with good detail. Dedicated cart with big enough wheels to get around without stalling on a grain of sand. I also enjoy seeing the shop people work out of, at times finding as much interest in the tools , layout and equipment as in the vehicles themselves. Thanks for the post. Thanks for the comments! Yeah I learned sometime back that if has wheels it makes life easier!! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooler07 Posted December 29, 2016 Author Share Posted December 29, 2016 Hull cleaning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoolsHumor Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Its good to see your photos as I will eventually need to pull mine to replace the fluid coupling seal. I knew it was a problem when I bought the vehicle and it improved with some use that it had not see for some time. But leaking " less " is not where I want to be, so it will come out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooler07 Posted December 29, 2016 Author Share Posted December 29, 2016 Its good to see your photos as I will eventually need to pull mine to replace the fluid coupling seal. I knew it was a problem when I bought the vehicle and it improved with some use that it had not see for some time. But leaking " less " is not where I want to be, so it will come out. Do you have any pictures of your vehicle? Would like to see it!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoolsHumor Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Do you have any pictures of your vehicle? Would like to see it!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooler07 Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 Excellent Saladin!!!!!! Never seen this one before! Where you located? Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 07BA21 ........ that looks to early for a Saladin and is likely to be the ARN for a Centurion ........ but 07BB21 was a Saladin and apparently it served at one point with the 17/21 Lancers in Cyprus. regards, Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoolsHumor Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Hello Richard, Good to hear from you, it has been a while since I have posted much. As to the numbers, I came away from my purchase with the belief they were just made up and there was no interior data plate at all. A gentleman from the UK contacted me recently asking for some information that he thought would help him establish a small data base for the purpose of registering his own. He directed me to a small numbered hull plate on the rear and a similar plate on the turret behind the cable reel. Would those numbers help any in identifying the actual number the vehicle should have? My only other clues have been some clumps of sandy red soil and a coin I found in the hull. The family I bought it from here in the US obtained it from Anthony Budge. I do not know if it was purchased elsewhere and restored by Budge or already owned by Budge. Any and all help appreciated. Regards, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoolsHumor Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Excellent Saladin!!!!!! Never seen this one before! Where you located? Cheers! Located in Central Indiana. I cannot lay claim to having a hand in its condition. It was already nicely restored and appointed with a considerable amount of kit. An odd story for you that I may have told here previously. I was at the Knob Creek MG shoot a couple of years ago having a brief discussion with a vendor who I knew also had a Saladin. Another gentleman overheard the conversation and introduced himself as another owner, then paused and yelled across two aisles to a friend who immediately came over and he also owned one. So there we stood, four Saladin owners and a gathering that had nothing to do with vehicles. I have no idea how many are in the US, but I would guess we may have represented a good percentage of what is here. Regards, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooler07 Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 07BA21 ........ that looks to early for a Saladin and is likely to be the ARN for a Centurion ........ but 07BB21 was a Saladin and apparently it served at one point with the 17/21 Lancers in Cyprus. regards, Richard Hi Richard; great to see you on here, been sometime since we talked,,, have a great new year!!! James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooler07 Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 Located in Central Indiana. I cannot lay claim to having a hand in its condition. It was already nicely restored and appointed with a considerable amount of kit. An odd story for you that I may have told here previously. I was at the Knob Creek MG shoot a couple of years ago having a brief discussion with a vendor who I knew also had a Saladin. Another gentleman overheard the conversation and introduced himself as another owner, then paused and yelled across two aisles to a friend who immediately came over and he also owned one. So there we stood, four Saladin owners and a gathering that had nothing to do with vehicles. I have no idea how many are in the US, but I would guess we may have represented a good percentage of what is here. Regards, Bob Thanks Bob, great info and very interesting. We have 3 here and have tracked down 5 more around the country. I'll get our intel guy to start a new list. If you have anymore info on other Saladin's it would be great. Also if you choose you can contact us on FaceBook at....https://www.facebook.com/4thlancers/ Look forward to talking with you. Regards James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipv6797 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Bob, Great looking Saladin. Any chance of getting photos of the inside. Regards, Skip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Hi Richard; great to see you on here, been sometime since we talked,,, have a great new year!!! James Hi James, Enjoyed your little videos, nice to see the old girls appreciated. All the best for 2017. cheers Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Hello Richard, Good to hear from you, it has been a while since I have posted much. As to the numbers, I came away from my purchase with the belief they were just made up and there was no interior data plate at all. A gentleman from the UK contacted me recently asking for some information that he thought would help him establish a small data base for the purpose of registering his own. He directed me to a small numbered hull plate on the rear Hi Bob, Good to hear from you. The number on the hull pate that you found would appear to be the Alvis build number, same with Saracen and Stalwart. These numbers do not appear to be recorded on the army vehicle record card, it is always the army registration that is used. The best I can suggest is that if you are in contact with other owners who do have the interior data plate still on their vehicles is to get them to give you the army registration number and the hull number (forget the turret number). Once you have several of these it might be possible that hull numbers and reg numbers run in order. If they do it might be possible to deduce your reg number. I have done this before on WW2 Daimlers and luckily they all ran in order. Hope this helps. regards Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoolsHumor Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Bob, Great looking Saladin. Any chance of getting photos of the inside. Regards, Skip Hello Skip, Are you part of the group of 3 in the video? Happy to provide some photos of the interior. Anything in particular you are interested in? I do not want to flood the forum with pics that not everyone may be interested in. I could send them separately to an e-mail address or post them here if there is an interest from others? Regards, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipv6797 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Hi Bob, Yes I'm part of the group and the co-owner of REME Depot. You can send the photos to skip@remedepot.com. Send as many aa you like because we may see something new on your we have not seen before. If you ever need anything or any help please let me or James know. Regards, Skip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Herbert Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Once you have several of these it might be possible that hull numbers and reg numbers run in order. If they do it might be possible to deduce your reg number. I have done this before on WW2 Daimlers and luckily they all ran in order. Hope this helps. regards Richard They run in order on FV430 series too (built by GKN) David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooler07 Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 Something on our hull numbers was interesting. Saladin 01CC48 is hull 245 and turret 248 Saladin 06BB81 is hull 248 and turret 251 so we have 1 Saladin's that has same # hull as other has it's turret. LOL cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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