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Old 02-07-08, 04:29
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The engine is not original. It is out of a 1940 pick-up .I think . I can't remember just off hand. they had the fan mounted on the crank for the low sloping hood but that is the only difference otherwise the engine is the same if the carrier is around that year. I'm sure someone will fill you in on the details. Also the rear end for that is the same as a 2Ton truck of the same years. It has a split diff where as the 3Ton has a conventional type diff And most often had a two speed rucksell
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Model U.C. NO-2 MK II.*
SERIAL 25680
HULL 24699. LOWER HULL 24742. ENGINE TL-26707-F.
C.D. 2609.
BUILT MAR. 25, 1944.
CT 266677
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Old 02-07-08, 04:35
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I'm afraid you have no chance on any meaningfull numbers as they are all gone.
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Model U.C. NO-2 MK II.*
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HULL 24699. LOWER HULL 24742. ENGINE TL-26707-F.
C.D. 2609.
BUILT MAR. 25, 1944.
CT 266677
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Old 02-07-08, 04:49
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"they had the fan mounted on the crank for the low sloping hood but that is the only difference otherwise the engine is the same"
I believe it actually is the original engine. The mount for the the generator is still there on top where the fan should be and the fan was very roughly welded onto the crank(home job). The person I purchased it had removed the engine and transmission and modified it to run a backyard wood mill. Also the transmission was altered to fit the requirement.

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Old 02-07-08, 04:55
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Yes I was going to say it looked like it was used to run a buzz saw. It very well could bethe engine . There should be a engine number on the top left rear of the engine block, Between the head and the intake. There is a flat spot there, the same surface as the intake. Probably starts with a "T".
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Model U.C. NO-2 MK II.*
SERIAL 25680
HULL 24699. LOWER HULL 24742. ENGINE TL-26707-F.
C.D. 2609.
BUILT MAR. 25, 1944.
CT 266677
Former WASP
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Old 02-07-08, 14:35
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Chris,

Welcome to the Forum!

Good luck on your carrier rebuild, you have some work ahead of you thats for sure!

I'm in Truro, so if you need some info, feel free to contact me, I have a couple of mk I carriers.

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Old 02-07-08, 16:52
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Thanks Brad, I may pay you a visit in the near future if your up for it

A few question about the upper armour. I am going to have to aquire or fabricate all of it. Does anyone know were I could find some of the original armour pieces? I am guessing its not likely that I will find any, but you never know so I thought I would put the question out there.

On fabrication I thought I read somewhere in a thread that there are CAD drawings of the armour floating around. Does anyone know of their location?

Any advice regarding the armour would be greatly appreciated.

About the drive shaft, does anyone know of a buisness that produces this part? I'm sure there is not a huge market for it judging from its size.

Thank you all for you help and advice.

Chris Saunders
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Old 02-07-08, 17:33
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Any time Chris.

As a general note, I would be very very cautious using those CAD drawings that were put together by Rob Groves. I purchased a set of front shutters from Rob a few years ago and the measurements were way way off from the originals, so much so they required extensive modification to fit and even after all that work, they still looked like crap. If the shutters were that far off, I can only imagine the rest is the same.

Driveshaft? No drive shafts in Universal carriers...
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