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Old 16-03-11, 11:52
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cheers will do.

for your mag drill its deffo worth buying a stepped cutter you can get them off ebay cheap i got the 12 14 18mm one and it cuts through the steel like butter where as the normal drill bits i had were not lasting five minutes and they were good quality ones too.

have fun
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1944 Ford Universal Carrier MkII* (under restoration).
1944 Morris C8 radio body (under restoration).
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Old 17-03-11, 20:30
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hi shaun
good to see it's coming along so nicely, i'm having some oil coolers made for me and ben do you need one for your carrier, should get some change out of £150. let me know if your interested

see you at malvern

eddy
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Old 19-03-11, 00:54
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Hi Rick,
i cant make it to malvern unfortunatly. I have an oil cooler for the carrier thanks. im starting on the engine cover frames very soon. i got your phone messgae the other day, and we are singing off the same hymn sheet.
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Ford GPW jeep 1945
Morris 1000 (ex mil)
SAS LSV
Harley Davidson MT 350 motor cycle
Universal carrier MK 1*1943 Ronson (under restoration)
Universal carrier MK 2* 1944 (Puddle Jumper HSK 345)
Ferret MK 1/1 1956
Ferret MK 2/4 1958
CVR(T) Scorpion
432 MK2
Daimler MK1 armoured car 1943
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Old 19-03-11, 20:59
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ok mate
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1942 Mk1* Carrier
1943 T16 Carrier
1945 Mk3 Dingo
1941 Mk3 Covenanter
1941 Mk4 Churchill AVRE (now sold)
1944 Mk6 Cromwell (now sold)
1952 Mk3 Centurion
1952 ARV Centurion
1952 ARV Centurion
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Old 21-03-11, 00:57
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its been a weekend of freeing off - blasting and priming. but at the end of it most of the controls are done as well as the cross shaft support rollers and steering box all stripped cleaned and primed.
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Shaun Hindle

Morris C8
Ford GPW jeep 1945
Morris 1000 (ex mil)
SAS LSV
Harley Davidson MT 350 motor cycle
Universal carrier MK 1*1943 Ronson (under restoration)
Universal carrier MK 2* 1944 (Puddle Jumper HSK 345)
Ferret MK 1/1 1956
Ferret MK 2/4 1958
CVR(T) Scorpion
432 MK2
Daimler MK1 armoured car 1943
(winner best wheeled armour W&P show 2011)
Daimler Dingo MK2 1944 (awaiting restoration, aquired 11/12/2011)
Fordson WOT 3 D 1940 (awaiting restoration )
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Old 08-04-11, 09:15
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things are move on nicely with the project at the moment. i have cut the new (repro he he) armour side and am now making the angle iron frame for the top armour. not to far off riveting .
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Morris C8
Ford GPW jeep 1945
Morris 1000 (ex mil)
SAS LSV
Harley Davidson MT 350 motor cycle
Universal carrier MK 1*1943 Ronson (under restoration)
Universal carrier MK 2* 1944 (Puddle Jumper HSK 345)
Ferret MK 1/1 1956
Ferret MK 2/4 1958
CVR(T) Scorpion
432 MK2
Daimler MK1 armoured car 1943
(winner best wheeled armour W&P show 2011)
Daimler Dingo MK2 1944 (awaiting restoration, aquired 11/12/2011)
Fordson WOT 3 D 1940 (awaiting restoration )
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Old 08-04-11, 18:58
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looking great Shaun !
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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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