2B1 plans
Sorry if I misled you. I don't know of plans with enough detail to build any of the Canadian boxes from scratch. Sketches with overall dimensions are in the AEDB Records but they aren't really enough to use for fabrication. Bob Carriere has been measuring some 2B1 relics that he has with a view to using them as partial donors or patterns for reproduction. He's likely to share his sketches if asked. If you can find a body to measure, even if it's beaten up, it sounds like you may be able to take enough measurements to replace missing or damaged parts. Some of the Manitoba and Saskatchewan members of the group may be able to let you measure original boxes or have leads to boxes that may be available.
The front bumper was a standard stuctural channel so can be easily replicated, particularly if you can measure the hole layout from an original.
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