Driver sighting vein
 

Does any body need a drivers sighting vein ? Just got my guy to make a copy. He can produce a spot on copy . £30 plus postage

A bit obvious the copy is on the left !

looks nice, put me down for one mate.

rick

Ditto mate.... Can you stick me on for some boxes and tins etc (as discussed last visit )

I am at the point now where stuff can go back into the hull etc etc.

I have slept since then ! Send me a list bud

Message sent dude

Hi Shaun,

If you are reproducing the toolbox CTL780A in front of the observers seat then please write me down for one. Any idea on cost?

Rick posted on this box a while ago but never heard anything further.

Rick, are you still going to get these made?

Cheers,

Hi Marc, I will get a price for you .

The early tool box for the three MK-I* series carriers is CTL 780A. That is not the same as the toolbox for the MK-II*, which is CTL 929 SA. Same base, similar lid. The MK-II* did not have a rubber or padded canvas leg rest on the forward sloping edge, so the sixteen rivet holes for two retaining strips would not appear on the MK-II* version. When stocks of early MK-I* tool box were depleted, the MK-II* style was issued. See FUC-03 Page 311. 320, 321.

Good info ! I was assuming Marc needed the MK1 box. I have both for copying .

i'll be rebuilding my carrier properly when the cromwell is finally finished so I'll be making all the missing boxes and brackets and will offer them to whoever needs them.

rick

Rick / Richie your sight veins are done . Here are a couple of photos of them.

Grrrrrr iPad is only let me post one at a time

Cheers bro... You want cold hard cash or paypal spondools ?

Edit: message me your preferred method of payment (which I know you would have done anyway in reply to my question)

Richard, with respect, can I suggest that your question is better asked, off the public forum.

S v ?
 

OK
Can someone explain what use is a driver sight vain ?
Hardly seems worth it to me.

Barry

Indeed Michael! Thank you for pointing this out. I didn't check the parts list but obtained the part number from another thread.

Shaun, I will need the CTL 929 SA then. Less part so cheaper too. :yappy:

Cheers,

Vintage mechanical GPS device CTL 13453
 

Vane. As in "Vane, Sighting, one each, for the use of".

It allows the driver to sight the carrier on a distant object and steer in that direction. Cross country stuff, of course, so as not to get off course. It assists with maintaining a more or less direct route. Never hurts good to have the front armour pointed in the direction of the threat. The early Universal production at Ford-Windsor in Canada did not have this tool. It was introduced at serial # 4693 on 15 February, 1943. A modification bulletin M-1 speaks to the change and procedure to remove two of the three steering box rivets and attach the vane with two 5/16" x 3/4" bolts, nuts and lockwashers.

Michael R., Shaun has carriers coursing though his veins, so trying to correct his spelling of the sighting vane might be in vain :devil: :D

He he he ...... All I will say Lynn is NFN (normal for Norfolk )

And there was me thinking it was just a REME thing hahahahaha

Hi Marc,
The fabrication guys have priced the bin . £145 plus postage.
TTFN
Shaun