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15-08-15, 07:18
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Hi Petr, it does sort of make sense.
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19-08-15, 10:28
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With the great help from the future carrier owner the work on the hull has just been officially launched
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19-08-15, 13:56
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At least there is no riveting for you to do !
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19-08-15, 21:29
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Petr, mine was all cut up like that.(the front armour was good) I used the arc-air gouger to pick the welds off. this will give you a clean edge for measurements, and angles for your patterns. The welds wont gas cut anyhow.
It is the one in issue 168 (May 2015) of Classic Military vehicles. Yes it has the wrong head lights. BTW, Interestingly it is a MkIII (w) but was still (in 1941) set up to carry the hook bar (shepherd's crook)
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20-08-15, 15:30
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Thanks for that Lynn! You got stainless welds on your carrier if I remember it well, right?
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20-08-15, 22:09
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Yes Petr, something like that, nickel looking and shiney.
It was rough with quite a bit of spatter etc, so I thought my quality of welding would be a good replica. The boss has a few old packets of stainless rods, so I used them. We don't need to get back into the debate about what was used at the time. At some point in time I am looking for the detail of the front (observers)shutter. I have nothing but the holes. There is one in France, in Nigel Watsons 3rd book. It is the best detail I have ever seen (Nigel did us such a great deed, putting those books together for us)
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24-08-15, 14:07
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As wise guys from the forum sad, I have also one potential issue regarding my nice and big aluminium oil pan. I have made some measurements and it really wont fit without some trimming.
1. the gearlever bar collide with the corner of oil pan, but these are only milimetres, Im sure that bar could be modifed to fit. 2. the current drain plug and bulge above it makes the height of oil pan too big - again its cca 5mm, so could be fixed by grinding whole bulge off and welding flat blanking piece of aluminium on it. 3. the drain plug must be repositioned to fit the hole in the floor. So I think its still negotiable but with a great effort Im affraid. So if anyone from the honorable forum members has spare good steel oil pan for carrier for sale, I would be very grateful. Please let me know 
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