Ford P/U - Project

[Mike K]

Your pic showing the 19 set mockup: The FFW bodies had a hole cut in the floor in front of the wireless ops seat , a metal dished pan fitted into the hole , this pan was for the wireless ops feet.

I do have the wireless table drawings for the 11 set but your 19 set looks pretty good sitting there.

The canvas is a guessing game. I don't know of any surviving original canvas.

[Ron Pier]

The original tail gate latches on my Morris are not 'antiluce' they are flat pegs through a slot.

I got the measurements for the wireless fit up from Rory which probably came from you Mike and my floor has its original operators foot well.

The windows on mine are 11"x 16" which could be confirmed by scaling from original pictures although lots didn't have windows. Mine has roll down canvas shutters on the inside. Ron

[James Y]

Originally Posted by Ron Pier

The original tail gate latches on my Morris are not 'antiluce' they are flat pegs through a slot.

I got the measurements for the wireless fit up from Rory which probably came from you Mike and my floor has its original operators foot well.

The windows on mine are 11"x 16" which could be confirmed by scaling from original pictures although lots didn't have windows. Mine has roll down canvas shutters on the inside. Ron

Mike Kelly do you think you could post or pm me the details on the wireless fit up.

Thx Jim

[Mike K]

I think these are Rory's drawings but Richard Notton did the measuring

I will upload some pics tonight

[Mike K]

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[Ron Pier]

I first did my wireless fit up by copying the PU Humber snipe in Tony Oliver's museum. (19 set). See pic below. He let me have unrestrained access to his museum one Sunday. His wife brought me tea and cakes and then he took me back to Wndsor in his Rolls Royce..... Great bloke and sadly missed!

I then had to do some modifications to the table area once I had acquired my 11 set (cheers Mike) and the drawings from Rory.

Unlike Rory, I'm no carpenter! But I did the whole thing myself using plywood.
There is a lengthy thread here on 11 Sets which has quite a bit of detail/pictures/videos on PU’s and from about page 4, some research we did on the switchboard charging unit and how I built my replica.
http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=22184
Ron