I have received the history for 02CA35 from the Tank Museum

 

 

 

In service with the UN on Cyprus

The period photo shows the Ferret serving with Danish Troops attached to United Nations probably in Cyprus during the 1960s. The shield [Red with white cross] is the Danish Brigade Group serving with British Army Of the Rhine [BAOR]. Notice the Danish flag on turret. The blue sign on the side is of course the UN marking.

Photo courtesy of the Danish Vehicles Homepage link below

http://www.armyvehicles.dk/ferret.htm

 

As it looked before I started to strip it down

 

 

Bits and pieces from 02CA35 & 08BB48 prior to sandblasting

 

   

           

 

More pictures of 02CA35 as it was being stripped down

 

           

           

 

Most of the Larkspur boxes and cables still present

 

           

 

Engine seized not for long though!

 

           

 

Prop shaft tunnels had to be cut out as the nuts holding them to the floor had rusted away.

 

           

   

 

More work 9th August 2007

Flying gearbox

 

           

 

Hub,  brake shoes and suspension

 

           

 

Sawdust on the floor to soak up any remaining oil

 

           

 

September 5th 2007

Oil markings

 

   

 

Rust pitting

 

   

 

The floor area has a bit of rust on it as well

 

           

 

   

 

Replacement B60 Engine for 02CA35

 

 

After cleaning and touching up the paint in places

 

 

       

 

Cheap oil from the supermarket no point using best oil just for a test run

 

           

           

 

 The original seized engine from 02CA35

Rocker cover, rockers and the the head itself being removed.

 

       

 

The third cylinder from the left still had diesel in the bore that I had poured into the cylinders a few months earlier

 

   

 

When I removed the sludge/diesel from each bore I found that cylinders three and four had a light covering of rust, the third cylinder being the worst. I used a very fine wet and dry paper with plenty of oil to remove the rust. It will now rotate 3/4 of the way round before it locks again. I have not had the opportunity to investigate the cause, I am planning on stripping the engine down a bit further.

 

   

 

I have removed all 39 nine studs but it is a thankless task... must buy a stud remover! Bought one oh so easy now!

   

 

The engine has had the all the exposed bare metal covered in grease and has then been boxed up in an MOD crate waiting for me to have the time to finish it off.

 

 

Two videos of the replacement engine for 02CA35 running on the floor of the barn.... no sound unfortunately

 

 

 

 

 

02CA35 after Sandblasting 10th February 2008

The red oxide paint on the tyres was not done by me, it was sprayed on by the sandblasting company that I employed to blast the beast but to whom I am not going to be giving any credit due to the poor job carried out by them.

I have done the initial coat of bronze green paint in the pictures and I am hoping to spray another coat of paint when I have time this weekend weather permitting. I ran out of light this Sunday I sprayed until it went dark which was to long as it turned out.

British Standard Paint colours for the exterior Dark Bronze Green BS224.

 

 

       

 

Painting the interior silver 24th February 2008

 

       

    

 

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