Some pictures of my new carrier

[Jordan Baker]

Well I finaly got around to making a front seat for the gunner. Its been 4 years and no luck in finding an original one. I did find one to borrow and copy from and here is the result. I cut out the parts and did some of the bending while my uncle did all the welding for me at work.

Ive just got to get two of the holes countersunk for the screws and its ready to be painted and installed. One more item to check off on the gradualy shrinking to-do-list.

[Jordan Baker]

Just got these latest goodies in the mail late last week. It is a wiring harness for the Carrier. All new made by Vintage Wiring of Maine.

It is extremly well done and top notch. The only bits missing are the wires for the horn and the battery-starter motor cables. He has the stuff to make them but didn't have any information on them. Hopefully I can save my orginals and get them off to him so that copies can be made.

Once I get my conduit pipes all cleaned up and installed this wiring will be going in and the carrier will be changed back to 6 volt.

[Stewart Loy]

Originally Posted by Jordan Baker

One more item to check off on the gradualy shrinking to-do-list.

Jordan,

That machine is coming along very well - you have done a great job.

When are you going to hook up the mufflers?


Stewart

[Jordan Baker]

Thanks for the comments Stewart. It wouldn't have been possible without your help and all the help of the MLU community.

As for mufflers, soon. I promiss it will be done by spring. You'll never hear me coming now.

[Jordan Baker]

A couple of more bits ready for installation. They are the circuit breaker and the fuse holder for the Mk1 Carrier. I salvaged these out of the rusty dash from a few weeks ago. When I took the plastic cover off of the fuse holder it was so clean. What you see is how it looked.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to test these?

[Lynn Eades]

The first item with the glass fuze, also incorporates the Ignition resistor. apply 6 volts to one side, and you'll get about 4.5 out the other side for your coil.

[Jordan Baker]

Thanks Lynn for that information.

I started installing the new wiring from my harness set that I got. Very easy to instal and everything goes in really well. One bit I did notice was that the Vintage Wiring of Maine set is for a MK1 UC with only 2 toggle switches and no horn button. This just means that I need to make up a few more wires and change the path of one or two in the set. Im also sourcing out the little brass clips that holds the wiring in place. I have one orginial one that is stamped CTL 12941, FMCO 42. All the ones in the rusty dash broke as soon as I tried to save them. Interestingly none of them had the part numbers. Must have changed suppliers in 1942 vs 1942.

My toggle switches are new made ones but they have the wires instead of the terminals. What I have done is add the eyelets and just screwed the wiring onto them. That way when I get some correct style toggles I can just unscrew the old ones.

[kevin powles]

Hi Jordan, Your picture of the enclosed fuseholder and pictures has solved the problem of the second fuse mounted in the dash, this is the correct postion and type of fuseholder?. I need to get one for my dash panel, were did you get your wiring loom, new old stock or made up?. They still sell this type of cable?. I will post some pictures if you like of my attempt to replicate a dash panel. cheers Kevin.