The condition of the country the trucks had to traverse put great stress on the areas of the doors and mudguards. My understanding is that the military and Ford engineers combined their thinking and came up with these two innovations. Firstly the mud-guards (fenders) were totally removed but that resulted in problems with the mud. A flat bar was then shaped and welded to the side firewalls and a half guard affixed.
The doors were removed with the curved bracing piece inserted. Canvas doors were also part of the apparel but were quickly discarded by the crews, as was the fate of most canvas doors.
However with the re-fabrication of the mudguards another problem arose, namely the mounting of the headlights. This was rectified by relocating them on a spring steel bracket as can be seen.
Overheating of the motor was another major problem, but in this case the innovative drivers just cut holes in the bonnet front and inserted large tins to act as air scoops.
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03-08-04, 04:25
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