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Title: New family member
Post by: THE BOOGER on September 04, 2013, 09:11:11 PM
 Just back from a lightning raid in the west this is now waiting for the transporter to pick it up
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: juddy on September 04, 2013, 09:13:55 PM
Is that a Ferret.
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Post by: THE BOOGER on September 04, 2013, 09:15:36 PM
more pics
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Post by: THE BOOGER on September 04, 2013, 09:16:42 PM
Yep been looking for one for a while wanted one that was already going so had to wait a while
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: THE BOOGER on September 04, 2013, 09:25:18 PM
some more
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Post by: Dodge on September 04, 2013, 09:32:01 PM
Congrats. looks very tidy. :D

Gaz
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: THE BOOGER on September 04, 2013, 09:32:22 PM
An Australian one apparently from 10th light horse WA. Has been owned by the same guy for last 22 years he is not on any forum or clubs just liked the ferret and drove it on his property.
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: THE BOOGER on September 04, 2013, 09:35:32 PM
just about everything is there need a few things but it starts and drives well, no problems with the transmission which good.
Things I am looking for drivers seat back and commanders seat complete.
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: THE BOOGER on September 04, 2013, 09:39:05 PM
drivers position
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Post by: THE BOOGER on September 04, 2013, 09:42:32 PM
Data plate
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Post by: Diana Alan on September 04, 2013, 10:21:50 PM
Hi Geoff

Congratulations, you  must be pleased.  Have put out some feelers for the seats.

I notice the British Army Tag number.

Is it confirmed as a Aussie unit?

Does it have the reinforcements on the sides of the engine bay and the tail lamp protectors?  The rear lamps should be the same as Mk3/Mk4 Inter tail lamp combinations.

Diana
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: THE BOOGER on September 04, 2013, 10:29:34 PM
ARN is 115357 I am trying to confirm that from other sources but that is what the PO says also only 2 owners since it was sold off. The fellow was not on any forums or in any clubs so it may be a bit hard to confirm I have been looking at a site that list the numbers from the uk apparently all ferrets came with the british number from the factory something else I want to check on
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: THE BOOGER on September 04, 2013, 10:34:47 PM
Marcus glenn has new commanders seat complete for 86 GBP not to bad the drivers seat back I cant see any yet but its early days ;D
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: THE BOOGER on September 04, 2013, 10:49:18 PM
rear end with tail lights
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: Diana Alan on September 04, 2013, 11:00:51 PM
There the ones for the trailers and likely also the original fitting for the Aussie Ferrets, but I've also seen them with the combos.

Have you tried Tim Vibert for the seat?  I'll text you the number if you like.
 
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: Phoenix on September 05, 2013, 12:38:14 PM
Congratulations  ;D

Looks great!
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Post by: master chief on September 06, 2013, 08:36:52 AM
ARN is 115357 I am trying to confirm that from other sources but that is what the PO says also only 2 owners since it was sold off. The fellow was not on any forums or in any clubs so it may be a bit hard to confirm I have been looking at a site that list the numbers from the uk apparently all ferrets came with the british number from the factory something else I want to check on

Hello Geoff,

That is the correct ARN for 86 BA 86, 115357, all Australian Ferrets did have a British number as well.

Regards
Justin.
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: THE BOOGER on September 06, 2013, 09:19:40 AM
Thanks Justin I hope to build up a complete history for the car
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: THE BOOGER on September 28, 2013, 11:37:06 AM
So it has arrived a week early ceva didn't break anything and she started first go at the depot head lights and blinkers all work have to rewire the horn and no plate light but all else is good even brakes work ;D
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: FFRMAN on September 28, 2013, 12:02:44 PM
Fantastic Geoff!

Corowa next year?

cheers
Scott
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: THE BOOGER on September 28, 2013, 12:33:34 PM
yep even if its not regoed it should be there we are looking at transport now
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Post by: aussiegregmac on September 28, 2013, 02:17:30 PM
Looks great.  Can't beat Armour.
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Post by: AGAS 5 on September 28, 2013, 05:15:41 PM
Well done mate, she looks great !

Do you have radio gear as well ?

Pete
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: THE BOOGER on September 28, 2013, 05:23:31 PM
No radio gear yet looking for the intercom first them add radios later
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Post by: aussiegregmac on September 28, 2013, 07:56:13 PM
Fun times ahead Booger.   If you want authentic radio gear you need Larkspur which has the intercom built into the set.

There is aroundbout way to get it using a later amplifier used by Artillery in the UK in conjunction with Larkspur.
But you still have to get the earlier headsets and junction boxes etc. which are a pain.

By far the quickest and easiest is to get the Clansman (later UK) intercom only setup.
The advantage of this is the fact the Crewie and the Driver can talk on the road.
A much safer way to travel and would maybe be a requirement for registration.

If I'm teaching you to suck eggs just tell me. 
I'll send a link to what's available as soon as I find it
Greg Mac.




Title: Re: New family member
Post by: aussiegregmac on September 28, 2013, 08:22:26 PM
The site attached is Army Radio in the UK.

The Clansman one shown first is the easist way to get intercom if you don't want to worry about radios.
Is modern and fairly foolproof and you get to wear modern type headsets with a press to talk switch.

http://www.armyradio.co.uk/arsc/customer/product.php?productid=2316&cat=124&page=1

The next one is a intercom ampifier adopted for Artillery Gun Number use.  Can be used with Larkspur type
radios if these come along later.  Will need junction box, connecting leads and Larkspur headsets with the handheld
microphone. 

http://www.armyradio.co.uk/arsc/customer/product.php?productid=1452&cat=84&page=1

Have fun.  Read up on Gear changing with the semi auto gearbox.
Greg Mac.
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: THE BOOGER on September 28, 2013, 09:21:47 PM
Got the gear changing ok am looking at clansman radios as you say much easier to put together and a bit more modern. Some members here have offered their clansman intercom but that would be short term we are looking at this set from the UK.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/310644265463?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

not a bad price either
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: aussiegregmac on September 28, 2013, 09:32:39 PM
Yep, not a bad price for Intercom setup.
The later ones with the yellow face are Noise Reduction models designed for tracked armour though.
Just means you'll have to shout a bit louder over the gearbox whine.

Speaking of price.  Can you PM me your purchase price.  I've been looking around at a few Mk Ones here in Qld either driving or needing lots of work.  So far the in house Destroyer of perfectly Good Foodstuffs around here has been acting as a handbrake.
Some Mk Twos around but I'm not a lover of Turrets.

Maybe soon.  Can't beat Armour.    Whhoooaarrr.
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: aussiegregmac on September 28, 2013, 10:06:27 PM
Thanks for the info.  I'll be watching for developments.
Good luck.  Hope you get it sorted.  At least it's a goer.
Greg
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: THE BOOGER on November 05, 2013, 05:21:48 PM
Just an update with the family ferret painted and signed up as 10LR
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: THE BOOGER on November 05, 2013, 05:26:39 PM
some more getting to corowa next yeat is going to be fun ;D
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: THE BOOGER on November 05, 2013, 05:39:51 PM
Paint not quite finished still got wheels and a few small bits to go.
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: Diana Alan on November 05, 2013, 05:48:49 PM
Looking Great!  8)
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: aussiegregmac on November 05, 2013, 06:52:09 PM
Looking good.  Your detailed photos of your resto is gonna help me one day.  (hint, hint)
Greg Mac.

Title: Re: New family member
Post by: Aussie Jeepster on November 05, 2013, 06:59:03 PM
Several years ago, there was one of these in a Variety Club Bash. There were 3 guys in it, and I remember swapping 2 bags of wood for 6 bottles of great red when I was camping in Wilpena Pound. I LOVE FERRETS!!!
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Post by: juddy on November 06, 2013, 02:44:15 PM
Very Nice....
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Post by: Phoenix on November 14, 2013, 02:20:01 PM
Looks great, nice to see a green bike as well!
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: THE BOOGER on September 28, 2014, 11:27:57 PM
We sized a rear bevel box at Corowa this year so it is an egine out to replace here are some pics of what we found and have done so far :D
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: THE BOOGER on September 28, 2014, 11:31:12 PM
Some more pics and I don't think the engine bay had been cleaned since army disposal still got 30 cal blanks ;D found a 3 inch screw driver and a large assortment of nuts and bolts
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: THE BOOGER on September 28, 2014, 11:33:56 PM
It was about 1 days work to get engine out after we bumbled our way through we found an online army manual that would have saved us several hours :(
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: THE BOOGER on September 28, 2014, 11:36:22 PM
finally out
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: aussiegregmac on September 29, 2014, 05:57:58 AM
Looking good and looking busy.
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: kman on September 29, 2014, 06:16:05 AM
Mine is Brit with the Clansman intercom. No problems hearing each other with that kit.

If you want music or am/fm radio while you drive get an 8 to 600 ohm transformer, wire a 3.5mm plug to the 8 ohm side and a pair of wires to the 600ohm side. Then plug the 3.5 into the earphone socket on you portable radio/mp3 player/whatever and connect the two wires to the screw terminals on your IB2. That's it.

Howard
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: THE BOOGER on September 29, 2014, 09:53:31 AM
Thanks Howard ours is an aussie 10th light horse have clansman intercom as well but have IB3 need some AC DC when cruising around might have to get some big speakers ;D
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: Diana Alan on September 29, 2014, 03:07:47 PM
Mine is Brit with the Clansman intercom. No problems hearing each other with that kit.

If you want music or am/fm radio while you drive get an 8 to 600 ohm transformer, wire a 3.5mm plug to the 8 ohm side and a pair of wires to the 600ohm side. Then plug the 3.5 into the earphone socket on you portable radio/mp3 player/whatever and connect the two wires to the screw terminals on your IB2. That's it.

Howard
Hi Howard

Could you use an IBHA box to do your modification?  (making 3.5mm to 7 pin Clansman adapter wire.)

Diana
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: kman on September 29, 2014, 04:47:28 PM
Not really Diana. The simple interface works on the basis that a twisted pair connects to the screw terminals for remote comms. So using an 8 to 600 ohm transformer gives a match between the speaker output from the fm radio and the remote pair input.
The same thing works with Larkspur gear or any system that has a connection for remote comms by twisted pair.

Howard
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: Diana Alan on September 29, 2014, 05:06:06 PM
Thanks Howard!  :)
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: Diana Alan on September 29, 2014, 07:50:27 PM
Sorry to hijack the thread, but Geoff won't mind.

If we were to use your 8 to 600ohm transformer as an interface onto the IB2 to input the extension speaker from a CB radio we could have the CB receive audio through one earpiece of the headset and then simply use the CB mic if we wanted to transmit?

Would make the interface much simpler than trying to interface a CB directly into the harness.

(http://www.armyradio.com/arsc/files/product_pictures/d_643.jpg)
(http://www.armyradio.com/arsc/files/product_pictures/d_700.jpg)
Image source: Army Radio UK (http://www.armyradio.com/arsc/customer/product.php?productid=1427&cat=83&page=1 (http://www.armyradio.com/arsc/customer/product.php?productid=1427&cat=83&page=1))

Diana
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: kman on September 29, 2014, 10:17:52 PM
Correct. There is a design developed be George Bell in the UK for a full interface but it is quite complex.

Howard
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: THE BOOGER on October 09, 2014, 03:33:27 PM
Well after a lot of swearing and cursing bevel box is changed over now to fix all the small things we found along the way.

this is the old bevel the previous owner had been using grease not oil in the bevels and hubs, less than a cup of grease
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: THE BOOGER on October 09, 2014, 03:38:31 PM
Bearing nut has very little thread left so looking for another and about half the studs for the mud guard were broken the had been welded in place hope the army didn't do that :(
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: THE BOOGER on October 09, 2014, 03:43:26 PM
While its all apart I have cleaned all the grease nipples and oiled the suspension pins will have to do the other 3 corners now  ;D most of the nipples had been painted over the pressure release on the old bevel had been replaced with a new style grease nipple some one probably didn't know what it was checked the other bevel boxes they still had release valves but all covered in several layers of paint :( the PO had said they changed to grease because of all the oil leaks :-\
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: THE BOOGER on October 24, 2014, 08:11:07 PM
Putting things back together I found this critter hiding right where my hand was  :o


went and put some gloves on after sending him to his maker.
That drain plug he is sitting on is 3/4 inch
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: Marlin on October 24, 2014, 09:25:30 PM
I've really enjoyed reading your threads and looking at the photos Geoff, what a great vehicle to have. What year model would your Ferret be, I'm guessing early 60's.

Thanks for sharing it.

Jon
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: THE BOOGER on October 24, 2014, 09:50:08 PM
Aug 1955  coming up for her 60th next year
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: THE BOOGER on January 10, 2015, 06:51:08 PM
Well time flys she is almost back together auto elect coming on Monday to sort some issues that have me stumped
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: THE BOOGER on January 10, 2015, 06:54:53 PM
sounds good before the exhaust is put back on ;D

http://youtu.be/KhZmPlcgOKY
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: m-coffey on January 10, 2015, 06:58:38 PM
unable to access, owner doesn't allow access
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Post by: THE BOOGER on January 10, 2015, 07:01:31 PM
Had to work through Xmas so didn't buy any chrissy presents BUT I have an understanding wife this arrived last night ;D
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Post by: THE BOOGER on January 10, 2015, 07:02:40 PM
unable to access, owner doesn't allow access

If that is the youtube file its still loading bit slow today :)

working now
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Post by: aussiegregmac on January 10, 2015, 07:21:10 PM
My U tube worked.  Sounds healthy.
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Post by: Minikeg on January 11, 2015, 01:32:24 AM
Had to work through Xmas so didn't buy any chrissy presents BUT I have an understanding wife this arrived last night ;D

Niiiiiiiice that model/shape was the best firetruck imo :D
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: THE BOOGER on February 22, 2015, 01:00:11 PM
Well we got the Ferret going again we thought, took her for a couple of test drives all ok until we drove back in the driveway the transmission locked up solid  :( So we did a road trip to Aladdin,s cave (Tim V,s shed)
Title: Re: New family member
Post by: THE BOOGER on February 22, 2015, 01:01:41 PM
old transmission out new in ;)
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Post by: THE BOOGER on February 22, 2015, 01:04:39 PM
Made it to council display for Luna new year, no ammo boxes or floor plates or crewys seat but no one was inside so they didn't notice. we will be finishing off in next few day more pics then ;D