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13-03-09, 06:32
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Fantastic
It is great to see your project from start to date...I am looking forward to seeing a coat of paint and it sitting on your truck....bloody marvelous.
Cheers Mike 
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21-03-09, 21:58
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I'm working on the endgate now. The box is going to be fairly heavy by the time I'm done.
I attached the wartime pic from this thread. http://www.mapleleafup.org/forums/sh...ad.php?t=12615
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1940 Cab 11 C8 Wireless with 1A2 box & 11 set 1940 Cab 11 C8 cab and chassis 1940 Cab 11 C15 with 2A1 & Motley mount & Lewis gun 1940 Cab 11 F15A w/ Chev rear ends 1941 Cab 12 F15A 1942-44 Cab 13 F15A x 5 1942 cab 13 F15A with 2B1 box 1943 cab 13 F15A with 2H1 box 1943 Cab 13 C8A HUP 1944 Cab 13 C15A with 2C1 box 1943 Cletrac M2 High Speed Tractor MkII Bren gun carrier chassis x 2 Last edited by cletrac (RIP); 22-03-09 at 06:33.
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22-03-09, 02:35
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British origins
david
that body appears to be a close relative of the ubiquitous British 15cwt GS body that was built in various forms 1934-45. Some of the MCC variants feature a trap door like opening over the rear axle diff region. The Canadians tended to simplify the design , and Canada went over to the all steel type very early on , it took til around 44 for the British to build a steel version as on the C8 .Just think of all of the trees and forest they used up . The British wooden bodies have myriad bolts and fittings ..like a mechano set. The GS remains I have here were made using 7/8" boards. Mike
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22-03-09, 03:03
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Mike, I have a piece of a side board here and it's 1" thick. This is probably a good thing since they don't make 1/8 x 7/8 flat iron like you'd need for the panel edges. I've compared my pix with your drawings and a lot of the stuff is the same, especially the hardware.
I can see why they went to metal boxes so soon; there's probably 10 times the labour involved in the wood boxes. One thing for sure though, when I'm done it'll be unique with that Motley mount in the back.
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23-03-09, 02:58
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It's looking better all the time.
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1940 Cab 11 C8 Wireless with 1A2 box & 11 set 1940 Cab 11 C8 cab and chassis 1940 Cab 11 C15 with 2A1 & Motley mount & Lewis gun 1940 Cab 11 F15A w/ Chev rear ends 1941 Cab 12 F15A 1942-44 Cab 13 F15A x 5 1942 cab 13 F15A with 2B1 box 1943 cab 13 F15A with 2H1 box 1943 Cab 13 C8A HUP 1944 Cab 13 C15A with 2C1 box 1943 Cletrac M2 High Speed Tractor MkII Bren gun carrier chassis x 2
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23-03-09, 10:28
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Quote:
- Hanno
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31-03-09, 04:25
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I got quite a bit done on the endgate. It still needs the angle iron edging on the top and the sheetmetal around the step holes.
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1940 Cab 11 C8 Wireless with 1A2 box & 11 set 1940 Cab 11 C8 cab and chassis 1940 Cab 11 C15 with 2A1 & Motley mount & Lewis gun 1940 Cab 11 F15A w/ Chev rear ends 1941 Cab 12 F15A 1942-44 Cab 13 F15A x 5 1942 cab 13 F15A with 2B1 box 1943 cab 13 F15A with 2H1 box 1943 Cab 13 C8A HUP 1944 Cab 13 C15A with 2C1 box 1943 Cletrac M2 High Speed Tractor MkII Bren gun carrier chassis x 2
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