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Old 18-05-14, 04:13
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If the wheel well is only one wheel wide, it didn't spend time of a 6x6 F1 either, so must have been sold off prior to, or soon after the change over to the Studebaker in 59-60. (and they were not mounted on 4x4 2 1/2 ton Mk.3)

My guess is it was sold originally on a Blitz, but the joker who purchased it wanted another body type (tray?) so ditched the workshop body. Good that you will not have to alter it back to the blitz configuration, and it also means the bolt holes in the floor should align with a given Blitz WW2 machinery type.

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Old 18-05-14, 04:55
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If the wheel well is only one wheel wide, it didn't spend time of a 6x6 F1 either, so must have been sold off prior to, or soon after the change over to the Studebaker in 59-60. (and they were not mounted on 4x4 2 1/2 ton Mk.3)

My guess is it was sold originally on a Blitz, but the joker who purchased it wanted another body type (tray?) so ditched the workshop body. Good that you will not have to alter it back to the blitz configuration, and it also means the bolt holes in the floor should align with a given Blitz WW2 machinery type.

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The wheel well cavity is under the floor boards and has a brace welded in, its dimensions are easily recognizable as the original main bearers are still there and only one is shortened to fit the wheel well and ones ether side are full length and the original front and back of a blitz wheel well. A Studebaker would have needed 2 or more bearers cut.
It still has Vietnam era signage, electrical switch board, power points and wiring. I don't think the Inter F1 needed wheel wells so they were cut out and boarded over. The spare wheel cavity behind the driver has been replaced by a extra section of wire netting, using more modern fittings, but the top weld has broken where it was joined to the original wire netted side.
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Old 18-05-14, 05:29
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I went out and took some more photos of the tray - funny how you never have the photo you need...

restore - tray 7.jpg

brace on shortened main bearer under floor

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Original fittings

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New style fitting on extension to cover old spare wheel bay.

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1960's / 70's switchboard

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Tyre pressure sign, one of two on each side (twin axles) . Note the three layers of paints, bottom layer is wwii, then lighter and lighter.
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Old 18-05-14, 12:20
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This link may be of assistance to you re: searching for equipment for your vehicle

http://www.lathes.co.uk/australian/

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Old 18-05-14, 13:24
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This link may be of assistance to you re: searching for equipment for your vehicle

http://www.lathes.co.uk/australian/

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Yes I went there last night looking for the Macson, very disappointed to not find it... I was hoping they did smaller models.
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Old 18-05-14, 16:10
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Well, you learn something new everyday. I stand corrected.

An F1 'mount' it is.

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Yes I went there last night looking for the Macson, very disappointed to not find it... I was hoping they did smaller models.
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The services here did also use QUALOS and MARS and a few other Aust. brands as well during WW2 . I have a New Visby lathe - these were built by Purcell in Sydney during wartime for essential work. Its a pretty rough machine in some respects , the casting looks like a contemporary Asian made low end of the market item ( rough ) but that sort of thing didnt matter during the war .
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The services here did also use QUALOS and MARS and a few other Aust. brands as well during WW2 . I have a New Visby lathe - these were built by Purcell in Sydney during wartime for essential work. Its a pretty rough machine in some respects , the casting looks like a contemporary Asian made low end of the market item ( rough ) but that sort of thing didnt matter during the war .
Would they have used older English lathes? such as this:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/301187357...84.m1436.l2649

Its the right price and very close to home.
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