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16-06-10, 14:43
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Thanks for that Rob.
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16-06-10, 15:06
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Hey Brad, what gives?? 24 hours and it's not done yet?
I believe you showed me that one when I was out your way. Are you going to leave the canadian modifications on it (like the poorly installed M series lamps, the signal stat turn signal flasher etc) or are you going to clean them up a bit? There was also a Cdn modification to install the 60 amp M series alternator. I did this to mine and it was an improvement. It also freed up a lot of wall space in the back corner where the British regulator was.
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16-06-10, 15:38
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Rob,
I know, I know. I'm starting to slow down in my old age. Gravity is starting to take effect. :-) Yup, same Ferret you saw when you were down. A deal was struck at last and things are now underway. The ferret has all the CDN mods except for the DR-8 wire reel mount on the Left side. I want to keep the vehicle as original as possible as it was used by the CDN Forces. The signal lamps/brake lamps are a real mess. Not sure what to do there. The conversion using the original Brit towers are hideous, but it is what it is. I will either leave them as they were or make up the small brackets as was done on some of the other CDN Ferrets such as seen in the photos below of 54-82593 (Gate Guard at the NSH Armories)   The style above is much cleaner looking. Strange how they remounted the rear lamps, moving the original towers towards the middle of the fenders. Kinda makes the fuel can rack useless unless you mount the can on its edge.  Nice to see the right upper hull has the mod for the Spotlamp bracket:  Will list all the CDN mods with photos I can see on this ferret in another reply. Last edited by Brad Mills; 16-06-10 at 15:38. Reason: typo
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17-06-10, 01:17
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June 16th
Managed to get a couple more hours to work on the Ferret today. Removed the left side fenders and bins. Everything went very smooth.      When I removed the LR bin, hiding in a mound of twigs was another spent case dated 1973 and what I would like to think is a juice can tab. I know it wouldn't be a beer can tab...Can't be 
Last edited by Brad Mills; 17-06-10 at 01:20. Reason: Typo
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17-06-10, 01:23
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Before I tuck the bins and fenders away, I couldn't resist laying them out for a photo...
  
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17-06-10, 01:25
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This will be tomorrows job. Once I rebuild the carb and install, we may see her spark to life once again.
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17-06-10, 23:55
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June 17th
Carb isn't finished soaking yet, so I quickly mounted the rear fuel can rack that was mounted on this Ferret to have a look and see how bad its twisted. I think it was used as a backstop at somepoint. Its badly bent up and twisted but great for a pattern. Took a few snaps. Very crudly made, so easy to fabricate a perfect copy with my welding skills I read somewhere this was added to the Ferrets Canada sent to Egypt/Sinai Penisula in 1956 and used in Germany as well.      
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