New UCW project

[Petr Brezina]

Working on the exhaust pipes. Slowly progressing.

[Petr Brezina]

Just came across this video on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhCZ56g108E
Very nice, british made, Mk.II/III carrier, just as mine - I assume carrier is from the Netherland (?). Anyone knows these guys? Cheers

[Petr Brezina]

Working on the engine. Slowly getting there...

[Petr Brezina]

Again, few parts mounted, oil setup finished. Also instrument panel provisionally fitted.

[Lynn Eades]

Looking good Petr. I believe there was 1/4" thick flat rubber gasket fitted between the dash panel and the drivers front plate. This was to assist in preventing failure of the speedo cable and electrical shorts. Also I think there was a dome nut on the bottom dash panel bosshead screw to make life easier on the fingers of your right hand.
See if the dash panel top cover will fit well, with the rubber spacing the dash panel out out.

Those lower engine cover rails are a great modification. I wonder why it took so long?

[super dave]

Lynn is referring to this as I made one for mine.

Also I see you hooked up the oil cooler lines up to your engine but I don't see a bypass valve, Do you have one for your carrier ??

[Petr Brezina]

Thanks guys! Yes, Im aware about this spacer between instrumental panel and front plate. British carriers used a bit different setup, there are two separate spacers left-right from Langite (which is compressed cork gasket I believe). Actually, you can see my spacers in the upper corner of the picture - they will go on the proper place eventualy. And thanks for heads-up about the dome nut, Lynn - my fingers are grateful to you
There is no bypass valve visible, because my engine uses a bit different setup - there is built-in bypass valve - see my sketch. Seems to be clever to me, hopefully it will work properly

[Michael R.]

Differences of housing packing, or instrument panel gasket, varied between country of manufacture, serial number, and model of carriers.


The Canadian production design change for 'Gasket - Instrument Panel' , part no. C01UC-105300, was introduced at serial number 1877. This black rubber material gasket appears on Canadian MK-I* series carriers, i.e. C01UC, C21UCM and C21UCG, (as shown by Dave G.). Retrofitting of the earlier Canadian production required the use of longer mounting bolts, C01UC-105311. Bulletin A-5, 25 Sept 1942, Item 16 refers.

The gasket material and part number(s) was changed for the Canadian MK-II* series, C31UCW, where it is made from two parts, the material is plywood.
Those part numbers are C31UCW-104856 and C31UCW-104857 as 'Spacer - instrument panel L.H. and R.H.' respectively.


Chilwell publishes the Langite gasket material for all British Universal Carrier production instrument panel gaskets as two parts, TL 13958 and TL 13964.

[Ron Pier]

I notice too that the petrol filler cap is at the opposite end of the tank to the Canadian MK2.

Ron

[Petr Brezina]

Originally Posted by Michael R.

Chilwell publishes the Langite gasket material for all British Universal Carrier production instrument panel gaskets as two parts, TL 13958 and TL 13964.

Yes, thats your list, I was sourcing from
There are many differencies between British and Canadian production and early/late models. Very interesting to finding them out.