Hi Alex, guys,
I appreciate the costs involved Alex and I thought that would be the prohibitive thing. I work in a workshop which has a CNC lathe and as I was reading this post about cutting the rods etc I thought how easy it would be to knock some up on the 'NC at work. Of course doing 'foreigners' is frowned upon at work, but sometimes we get away with it
Having a carrier or any other sort of wartime vehicle is out of the question for me at the moment and the froreseeable future - no money, no room, no time. I keep myself amused by collecting drawings and pictures of things I'd like to have or make. Oneday, I might even do something.
Incidentally, there was a carrier here less than a K away for sale some years ago. At the time the bloke wanted $12K for it. I don't know where it ended up.
Enjoying your photo's and conversations on these restorations.
Cheers,
Michael