Well i can't argue with the information at hand and you cant beat photo's.
I will change the location of the gunners side light. By the way, i made the housings to bolt on so it won't be a problem to move.

Thanks for the info.
regards
Colin Jones

Out Of The Closet
 

Hi Colin
Finally convinced you to stop being a lurker and joining the MLU Family. Welcome aboard. You can now flaunt the fact that you own one of the most unique Carriers in Oz and that I am proud to be associated with it and to render any assistance possible. As a bonus to me you can now post your own images and take full credit for what you are achieving.
Bob

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Colin welcome, I can safely say that there are more than a few of us here looking forward to meeting you and your carrier next year at Corowa

Thankyou gentlemen for your kind words, I'll put my up to date photo's on as soon as i learn how to turn my computer on and get my photo's out of my camera. Just as well ive got my wife and bob at hand.
I will see you all at corowa next year, even if i have to drive my carrier there. (what a trip that would be)

Colin.

welcom
 

Hello Colin,
and welcom to the forum,we are looking forward to following your restoration on your unique and very desireable carrier,you have made great progress in the short time that you have owned it,
Regards,
Ron,

Welcome aboard, and look forward to meeting face to face Colin.

Rob

Brand new engine cover

Another view

engine cover
 

Hi Colin.
Well done Colin with the engine cover, I have just completed one for my new carrier,also the lower cover plates, I got some good hard to find small parts from my latest trip out west, they were getting good rain out there the day before I left, the first good rain in over five years, boy they do it hard out there it looks like a desert,
Regards,
Ron,

Starting to make the stowage boxes. Its to hard to find originals.
All made from 1.2MM black sheet

I've also made a coupl of gear change parts. Really hard to find originals

parts
 

Colin did you make the lifting eye? and are those the catches that you made ? did you mill them out or fold the angle?
they look first class,
Ron

can you guess what this is

I put it on my bread slicer (bandsaw) and cut them to length

a little bit more machining

just going back a touch it did start with a piece of mild steel
25MM thick x 80MM wide x 170MM long

as you can see, you dont have you machine every surface also you don't have to be a qualified machinist. I bought my mill two months ago and learnt as i went.

forgot to mention. All the rounded edges were done by a very special tool called a 5inch grinder with a flap disc.

All stowage boxes fit nicely to my carrier. Lids are also made in this shot apart from the clips

Steel
 

Colin I am going to have a crack at making some of those catches, do you have a couple of pics of a piece of steel befor you started to machine it?
Ron,

the finished clips
5MM wire hand bent in a crude jig using oxy

sorry ron i don't but i will get one 4 you

here is a picture of my ammo box holders i made

Steel
 

Colin check your P M message please,
Ron

This is the start of another little project.
whats the good of having a carrier without a full size, all steel replica vickers mg
I will keep you posted
Colin.
(at the moment i have to go but i will put some more pics on later

WOW. Amazing work Colin, Your really moving along fast, Really look forward to the finished vehicle, Lots of pictures please as I was hoping to get to Corowa next year but there's just to much going on here. Especially look forward to pics of the Vickers, I'm doing the same but being a chippie mines being built partially out of wood. Are you going to rig it for propane firing? Keep up the awesome work, :thup: Cheers David...

thought i would put a photo of the floor . As you can see there is a big difference with the steering mech.

That plate you can see leaning against thr back wall fits on top of the steering tee at the base of the column. I sits between the two roller bearings on the turning yoke.

Here is my stowage boxes ready for slightly gloss olive not so drab

for Rons benifit, this is how my piece of steel started out for my clips. My next picture shows how i trimmed a bit off.