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11-08-09, 10:19
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from what we discussed via email the measurements provided on the rough drawings were all wrong (for a canadian carrier anyway) i produced dxf's but they need corrected with size etc i spent little over a week making them, but without the correct sizes from an unmolested carrier they are a risk of being slightly out. It will be easier to drill the plates on the carrier as per Martyns method, what would be good is the water jet could cut out the center bulkhead easily and all the viewing visors on the front armour. keep me posted Rick but if you have got the outer dimensions of the plate done the rivet holes are easy enough. when i measured the remnants of the side armour (minus the rivet heads) the holes were 10mm and the counter sunk diameter was 10.8mm but i could not measure counter sink depth as my vernier is missing.
send me what you got dxf wise matey but if you have got the outer plate measured right, it will save me a 5 hour drive to Kevins house to measure his canadian armour  i will try and get some ply blanks cut from your current spec's and try them against my carrier.
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is mos redintegro __5th Div___46th Div__ 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). Last edited by RichardT10829; 11-08-09 at 10:25. 
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11-08-09, 18:04
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right, the college have cut out two blanks for the side armour, so i will collect and try it on the carrier, at least i will be able to accurately plot the bottom holes but cant help with the uprights as they have all been chopped off.
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12-08-09, 09:10
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Rick
Thanks for posting your pdf. If they are accurate, they will be really helpful.
Cheers.
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12-08-09, 13:09
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Rick, are those two carriers yours ?
I have collected the blanks so i can hopefully get them retro fitted tonight and post up the results tomorrow. I am confident we can produce something accurate for the large numbers of people in our predicament  "the system works"
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13-08-09, 16:56
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very generous of you to offer these up for measurements Martyn, are you going to post up the measurements or shall I send kevin a crate of booze in payment to pop over and measure them up
secondly is this british armour or canadian as i am told they are quite different ?
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