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I swapped the old pan-head grease fittings in the front suspension for zerks. 1/8" (BSP naturally). With over 30 grease fittings for just the front suspension I figured I needed the help, hopefully you won't judge me too harshly. ;-) I also lubed the inner and outer tractas. The hubs were not...
Links, links EVERYWHERE!
I keep finding MG links in every crevice. I think I threw out the first handful or two but still:
/PSA
Hey kids, when your parents let you play with the giggle switch of the 1919 in the turret, make sure to use cloth-belted ammo, or at least use protection, a link...
I think the spreader insert might be the thing they suggest you need a different tube for. Good to know if I remove the insert I can run regular tubes at any rate. I did buy some standard tubes, I'll see if I can make one work.
I guess the runflat insert is a nightmare to remove or install and...
So, before I do a separate post of this as a question: what are folks in North America using for tubes for your Ferret runflat tyres?
I've got one that leaks like crazy so it's time.
Now, I do have a couple spares tyres that have inserts and tubes already fitted, so I might just mount one of...
The project proceeds apace. I'd meant to take some more pics but usually too busy working.
Brake hoses arrived, I found a source for carb parts in the UK that was willing to ship. Hopefully those will be here in the next couple days. I also found someone in the UK who sold me the gearshit I...
Progress! It took a lot of reaching out but parts have begun arriving.
At first I was having no joy, I took the brake hoses in to a local hose shop only to have them say they didn't have the fittings but could turn and braze new back ends on my fittings but it was going to be several hundred...
Thanks, I'm not going for perfection by any stretch. It's going to stay ugly, but driving something that ancient and yet that heavy means it's slightly dangerous under the best circumstances but outright negligent to operate on a city road if one isn't absolutely confident in the brakes and...
Thanks and indeed, it's been amusing.
Visibility isn't really any different from the driver's perspective but I hadn't thought about the noise being better. It's still pretty darn loud, but less loud than the testing I did on my 6.9 IDI van with the engine cover off!
The fuel tank was...
I heard there were three Ferret owners all over in San Jose for a beer some time this year, sounds like you should make the trip here and we can see if we can do better than five.
Well, things didn't go so well today, running rough and smoking some. I pulled the Solex off (lucky one of the...
It cranks!
I pulled the spark plugs, cap&wires to do a compression test, dropped in a couple batteries and found enough of the controls work to crank the motor and also run some of the lights. Plenty of work to do on the electrical it looks like though.
Also, I left the banjo bolt loose on the...
Well, I did finally get the fuel lines cleaned out and reinstalled, along with the selector and fuel filter assembly. The tank has a little crud in it, but not too bad really. So I figured I'd best look into the Solex. I pulled off the cover and everything looked fine, including the inlet...
Oh, Ferrets and their fuel systems!
Knowing they are known to be troublesome I decided to have a go at making sure it was serviced and cleaned out as well as I could without getting too crazy. First was the tank selector, then the fuel filter housing (which turned out to not have a filter in...
When we unloaded the ferret, it didn't roll well at all and I naturally feared the worst. So it was a great relief when I lifted the front after removing the forward driveshafts and found one wheel wouldn't turn and further investigation showed it was an issue with brakes rather than a tracta...
Arrived!
I'm struck by just how small and easy these are to work on when you're accustomed to the CVR(T).
Anyway, had to yank off the turret to restore to a Mk1.
And then scrape off the loose bits and give it a bath. I know putting the spare on will make it harder to work on, just wanted...
I got the air cleaner, the left hatch, and a pile of seat parts and such. I'm looking forward to confirming the CAR number and sorting out the bits I have (and don't have).
At 5-9 I'm still in the realm of folks who fit the Ferret and CVR(T), just thought I'd see how you found it. I'm pretty concerned about visibility and am considering if it's better to just bee looking around all the time or if I should rig up some video displays for safety when I don't have a...
My pleasure, there's a few more "as found" shots at the end here.
I had read just enough to know some of the bins were not the easiest to come by but will take some time after the initial clean-out to figure what was supposed to go where. I also have what might be a correct stove in the pile...
I'm sure it would be easy in the UK, as there are still a lot of Ferrets stripped of all the common parts and just things nobody ever needs like the quadrant left behind. :-\
I did get the sand channels, I also got two additional tires(plus spare), two complete sets of periscopes, and a tripod...
Thanks, it will never be nearly as clean as yours I fear. Thanks VERY much for all that information. Once I verify the registration I can start looking for history on it. It is missing some things but also has several of the harder to find small bins and such, also the exterior bins are...
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