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Old 16-07-18, 14:09
Shaun Mastin Shaun Mastin is offline
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Default Lend lease fuel can holder

Hi all ,
Does anybody have one of these for sale or even one for some photos and measurements so I could fabricate one thanks . It’s for the oil and water tins to go on a 42 lend lease chev
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Old 16-07-18, 23:48
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If you can obtain one of those 2 gallon cans with the brass screw top (common here in NZ) that will give you all the dimensions you need. You will need some of those cans anyway, as they were the ones used on wartime trucks. See pic attached of mine for my LRDG truck (same cans but different holder than your truck)
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Old 17-07-18, 00:14
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Thanks , I’ve got plenty of these cans , about 12-15 of them , so I’ve got the rough demensions , would like some more specific details
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Old 22-07-18, 06:40
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Shaun have send you a Pm. Regards dad
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Old 22-07-18, 06:51
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Shaun,

You have probably discovered already that Aust cans vary in size with the maker, and are different to the Canadian/British 2 gal cans. Aust can holders were dimensioned to take the larger Aust cans.

Wrote an article on this some time ago called 'Fill 'er up, mate' published in Army Motors, which included a tabulated set of dimensional data for Aust cans of different makes.

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I have one of those Australian can holders here in Kyneton, if you would like to measure it up.

see

http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...5&postcount=66

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Thanks I’ll have to organise a time , I live in hoppers crossing
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