canadian mk1 restoration

[eddy8men]

hi fella's

let me introduce myself my names eddy and i'm from manchester i used to be a mechanic in the reme and having had a mid life crisis last year when i reached forty i thought it would be a good idea to relive my glory days so i found this carrier for sale on this site and bought it from a guy called john bizal at midwest military a while back, well it arrived in southampton last week and i picked it up with a trailer and towed it home to manchester on friday to start the restoration. i was surprised at how good the carrier was considering it's been outdoors for so long although most of the brake linkages are shot and the track warping looks seized up but i was going to leave the track warping disconnected anyway. however there are a couple of things that also need sorting like the lack of an engine, g/box,rad and various armour but i'm sure it will all come together given time.
as i said earlier i'm new to this game so if i make mistakes don't be afraid to pull me up as it's the best way to learn. the carrier is a canadian mk1 built in 41 by ford, i tried to find the wd no. and had a little success after carefully sanding the top coat of paint off but the numbers were too hard to read but i did uncover the original name WELLAND written in yellow on the sides so i googled welland and it's a canadian town and regiment, there's also a regimental museum which i'll email the pics to for info.
any help or advice would be gratefully received as i've a feeling i'll be needing plenty.

all the best

eddy