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Old 22-01-22, 02:15
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Rebooting this thread . Found a box today . More to follow.
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Old 22-01-22, 22:59
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Got a box off a LSVW yesterday . It took about an hour to get the nuts off . They were rusted . Had to cut a bolt or two . Lifted it off the truck with a solid fork lift and voilà ! From what i have been reading off of Rob Love ´s CUCV thread it’s corners are rounded and that’s correct . Those are the boxes that were retained and refurbished by CORCAN . Now comes the question : To install the box on my frame or not ? I have a cargo box with security cage now . Pros & Cons . Thanks .
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Old 23-01-22, 05:16
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I guess it all depends what you want to use it for. I use mine as a camper for doing long distance club events.
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Old 23-01-22, 05:18
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Old 23-01-22, 10:50
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Thanks Dave . Very nice layout . Looks like an office version i would say . Do you have an idea of how much it weights ?
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Old 23-01-22, 15:25
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I guess it all depends what you want to use it for. I use mine as a camper for doing long distance club events.
In the 70s I saw a trailer that the 12eRBC had set up as the CO (or OCs) accommodations in the field. It was a 3/4t SMP trailer with no external distinctions, but there was a bed, flooring, a table and maybe some storage under the tarp. The Sgt giving us the tour in the compound explained simply that if the CO gets too tired, he stops making good decisions for the rest of the unit. And that is when the problems happen.
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Old 24-01-22, 00:44
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Thanks Dave , Ed and Terry. I certainly saved this box . Does someone know how many were recycled by Corcan ? Terry , officers are a necessary evil . I always felt necessary but never evil .
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Old 24-01-22, 03:47
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Thanks Dave , Ed and Terry. I certainly saved this box . Does someone know how many were recycled by Corcan ? Terry , officers are a necessary evil . I always felt necessary but never evil .
The existing 5/4T shelters, were known as the multi-purpose van bodies (MPVB) and put through a life extension program. The refurbishment was carried out by Correctional Services Canada at three institutions across the country through sponsorship by the Life Cycle Materiel Manager. This effort enabled the MPVBs to remain serviceable well beyond the year 2000. Prior to the installation of MPVBs onto the LSVW chassis, some additional work by the contractor was required. The existing four point mounting system was replaced by six mounting points in order to mate to the LSVW chassis. The new mounting system featured vibration dampening and was common to the cargo and utility body styles.
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Old 24-01-22, 23:41
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As part of my documenting the LSVW coming in to service I managed to get at least one picture of a trailer load of van bodies fresh from refurb being delivered to DEW Engineering for eventual fitment to the vehicles.

I did go back later and get a guided tour through the DEW facility when the trailers were being built. Each one was personally viewed by Elvis, or at least a bust of him high on the shop wall. I have to dig them out some day and air them, task 4325-2 for this week.....
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Old 23-01-22, 13:41
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Got a box off a LSVW yesterday . It took about an hour to get the nuts off . They were rusted . Had to cut a bolt or two . Lifted it off the truck with a solid fork lift and voilà ! From what i have been reading off of Rob Love ´s CUCV thread it’s corners are rounded and that’s correct . Those are the boxes that were retained and refurbished by CORCAN . Now comes the question : To install the box on my frame or not ? I have a cargo box with security cage now . Pros & Cons . Thanks .
From my perspective, it is about preserving history, not altering it. The story behind these office LSVWs is that the 20-year-old office bodies were removed from the Chevrolets, refurbished by CORCAN, and installed on the new vehicles. Once you replace the body with something else, then that story is gone. Plus, with the office body, you can reequip it with all of the things it would have once held. Even using the office as a camper is a good solution as it still preserves the integrity of the vehicle.
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