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Old 03-12-12, 11:40
Darrin Wright Darrin Wright is offline
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Default collected steel for the rear shelf

Collected the steel from the lazer cutters and completed a test fitment on the rear shelf sections. The cutting is excellent with the rectangle hole section cut out and all things fit, just have to make a small cut in the rear triangle end sections (left & right side) as that is something that I did not get them to do (save money and reduce the chance of error).
Started welding the large base section in place, making sure all stitch welds went back as they were when it rolled out of the Newport Workshops in Dec 41. Also welded in the LH triangle section ensuring that it was straight and level with the side armour.
Removed the old track winch brackets from the original section, removed and cleaned them up.
Measured and welded them onto the new section of rear shelf. When the hull gets sand blasted so will they. The smaller hardware was saved and wired together for sand blasting later. I now have a large box of small items ready to be blasted.
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1943 Ford GPW Jeep "Follow Me"
1943 MBT trailer
1943 Dodge WC-57 Command Car
1943 Chev C60L Army Cargo Truck
1941 LP2 VR 731 Bren Gun Carrier 3" Mortar Carrying

Under restoration:
1940 LP1 Bren Gun Carrier
194? 1 Ton Trl Ben Hur
1942 C15A with sunshine cabin

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