Restoration of Hull 731- Carrier, MG (Aust) Mortar Carrying

[Darrin Wright]

Went to another garage sale and bought another stereo for $30 (CD player works but no radio- awesome sound!), paid a visit to a farm to check out a lead on a BGC engine in a truck.
The truck is owned by a man who is doing a rat-rod and restoring a 1951 Ford truck. He bought the truck for the cabin and the engine but discovered the engine was an early model and of no use to him (he wanted an 8BA engine). This engine turns out to be from a BGC (number 1G6@@@F) and would have fit BGC 471 to 1400ish (assumption from my limited research and notes from the War Memorial). Managed to buy the engine and gearbox. There is a radiator in the tray of the truck, so when I recover the engine I will ask about the radiator as it appears to be from a BGC as well (the stepped lower radiator outlet pipes). Still had dark paint under the grease and grime. Apparently it turns over. Now I have to work out how to recover it with limited lift capability.
Commenced removing the tube/beam axle from the hull, working on the tube/beam rollers first and then on the cast brackets that bolt to the hull.

[Bob Moseley (RIP)]

Hi Darrin - my database shows one engine number in that range. It belongs to a Ford Carrier #1824 built under Contract No. MON.62. The engine number was 1G6478F with its ARN as C25649.

Bob