Gear stick housing has a good one IMHO it had little chance of being changed out during its service... If you look down the side of the cast bracket it will have the part number followed my FM Co and a date ie FM Co 42 denotes it was made 1942 ;-)
I had a dig about last night for you and have located some original front mudguards. They are straight but could do with a tidy up.
I can openly recommend any cast work produced by Ben Hawkins, and any fab work by Old Buck Restorations based in Suffolk.
Get yourself a plastic vat and fill it with molasses and water and soak any seized bits..... Saves you a packet on grit blasting!!!!
Excellent for seized track too.
I agree with Lynn, stainless is the way to go for steel that thick, make your weld prep 45 degree from both sides leaving a small flat you get good penetration and the root weld pulls the graft into the original plate as it cools. A nice easy fix that. Front armour, you will be able to polish out the weld a treat too..... Very jealous !!!
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1942 Ford Universal Carrier No.3 MkI*
Lower Hull No. 10131
War Department CT54508 (SOLD)
1944 Ford Universal Carrier MkII* (under restoration).
1944 Morris C8 radio body (under restoration).
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