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16-12-08, 02:49
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Hi
 My wife hasn't seen it yet Welcome to the club
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Eric Thibodeau 1942 willys Jeep 
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16-12-08, 09:51
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has that back plate been cut afterwards or was it angled like that from factory ?
Welcome to the nightmare of Armourless carriers, iam trying to find someone who would be willing to measure up armour on their carrier plotting all the holes and visors so i can CAD them, once that is done the file can be emailed to anyone in your predicament to get the sheet metal cut on a water jet. the next problem would be getting toolage to rivet them on as they should be. i have heard you can get road wheels re done (here in the UK) for circa £40 per wheel, this would include idlers or any wheel with a rubber band  person to speak with is Clive Hughes from www.milweb.net (Hughs movie supplies) make sure you speak with Clive and Not Ian as its Clive that is well clued up on carriers and is a really nice bloke indeed !good luck with your quest buddy Richard
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16-12-08, 12:22
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missing bits for carrier
I can maybe help you with rear pannel , left side pannel , and a Dash pannel.
maurice
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16-12-08, 13:26
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yes please, Phill and a fair old few others could benefit from anyone willing to give measurements etc. I will create a thread for this rather than continue to Hijack Phils thread.
Phil. it looks like you have a great basis for a fantastic carrier i am greatly jealous  Richard
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16-12-08, 14:42
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Bits for Carrier
These panels are left overs from my carrier restauration , I also have a right side for a carrier , but it has a hole in it . These pannels are from a Mk1 . I got also most of the rest as a pattern .
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17-12-08, 01:46
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Thankyou for the replies, I feel like part of the forum already. Richard, the rear armor plate has been cut and is not bent. Good to know the idlers can be resurfaced. Thanks for the link too.
Maurice, thanks, it's encouraging that some of this metal is available, like the dash. I'm curious about the hole in the armor. It was the restoration thread by Jordan Baker that inspired me to buy this from a friend. I guess this is a MK1? My son keeps asking me and I'm not sure. A sticky on armor plate dimensions would be great! I've got to ask, is a carrier devalued by having mild steel plate for armor? Is real armor plate available to buy and cut to size? I've parked it for the winter, even though it runs and drives(according to the previous owner), we pushed it with the backhoe onto some 2x8's and wrapped it with 2 canvas tarps. The ground was back frozen today so the tracks are still clean. I took lots of pictures of the inside before wrapping her up.Phil
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17-12-08, 07:57
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The orriginal armour plate has a rougher surface then mild steel , also it is Chisselled straight after hardening . This results is that you can see a lot of stripes on the surface of the plate`s .
I discoverred that riveting goes the best with a decent hammer , and keep the rivets cold . I mannaged to do about 10 an evening before my hand started to give up .
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