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Ram MkII restoration.
Dad has wanted one of these as long as I can remember, but never quite managed to get one. So when the opportunity arose we jumped at it. Now we have a few years work, searching and saving for parts. I`ll post photo`s and no doubt a "wants list" as we go along.
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Tim,
What an incredible find ! Can you share what you know of it's history ? I am already looking forward to your updates. The best of luck to you and your father. Peter |
Who did the hull restoration? Do I see Adrian's skillful hand in this? Tim I hope you realize once you are done the restoration you have to send that tank back to Canada!
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As to repatriation, hmm, not sure about that. |
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Canadian Army didn't want to take them home in 1945... so why now ;-) Tim |
Ram II Restoration
Good point! And so true on so many levels.
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Not sure how much help they would be, but the Canadian War Museum had at least one Ram in the workshops last summer. They have also got a Kangaroo on some sort of shop dolly to move it around and into the main gallery. There may be opportunities to trade knowledge depending on what is relevant.
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Ottawa Ram Projects
Actually I believe there are two Rams floating around in that shop, one a gun tank and the other a Kangaroo. Unfortunately these 'no clear end in sight' projects seem to be a hallmark of that institution. At least we have the Europeans to show us how these types of projects are suppose to be done.
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That`s good to know as information is a bit thin, I hope they get some attention some time. At present I`m doing the major working parts, so fairly familiar M4 territory, though the internal stowage is a mystery. I didn`t mention at the top that the vehicle finished it`s service life as a kangaroo, so that`s how we intend to restore it, the turret will be restored as an OP if we feel the need to fit it.
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There are internal stowage diagrams for the regular Ram if your interested in those. https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/Sear...aspx?B=1664990
towards the end has some nice location drawings and a detailed legend. |
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