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08-02-12, 14:30
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Chris i would love to know a bit about my carriers history.. all i know is that Rob bought it from an elderly chap for spares... it then sat outside his house for seven years until i got it.
I know it was in use by the forrestry firm as a log skidder. Marc. The rivetting is not that hard however you need to be crucial with Setting allowances and heat... i bought my rivets from Sapphire products and they worked out my setting allowances based on material thickness (armour) when you come to set you need the snap square on and then fire... i then finished off by rotating the snap around the edge of the rivet which pollishes it off. if you find the head of the rivet sheers (sets off to one side of the hole) your setting allowance is too long if you find the head of the rivet is a small ball.... your setting allowance is too short (see my pics) heat the rivet until it is just about to sparkle but not beyond that otherwise the rivet will fail.
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29-02-12, 23:15
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well finally got the compressor up and running....Mark came around and was the block man.. we managed to get one side of the carrier buttoned up in a few hours.
as promised i took a video of us setting a rivet for you to laugh at. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKBXa...UbW9bax7fk3uPL   a quick question... the drivers side armour... the longer rifle rest, are the two middle holes riveted or bolted ? i have rivetted the outer ones but left the middle... can anyone advise ?  well more riveting to come as and when a block man is available
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29-02-12, 23:42
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the reason i ask is i think there is a bracket which holds the actuator cable for the smoke discharger which runs under the angle.
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01-03-12, 23:27
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Ahh lovely thanks for looking for me
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is mos redintegro __5th Div___46th Div__ 1942 Ford Universal Carrier No.3 MkI* Lower Hull No. 10131 War Department CT54508 (SOLD) 1944 Ford Universal Carrier MkII* (under restoration). 1944 Morris C8 radio body (under restoration).
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02-03-12, 10:14
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Richard, no middle rivits on this original mk1.
kevin.
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2pdr Tank Hunter Universal Carrier 1942 registered 11/11/2008. 3" Mortar Universal Carrier 1943 registered 06/06/2009. 1941 Standard Mk1 stowage Carrier, Caunter camo. 1941 Standard Mk1 stowage Carrier, light stone. 10 cwt wartime mortar trailer. 1943 Mk2 Daimler Dingo. 1943 Willys MB. 1936 Vickers MG carrier No1 Mk1 CMM 985.
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