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01-04-13, 08:50
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I am interested in this no provision for a spare. Mike Cecil in his AMEP series states that the rear floor is timber planks and there is no spare tyre mount .I wrote to Mike in 1992 and queried that statement as I have what appears to be a spare tyre mount welded in the rear compartment from new and mine has a steel floor, I didn't get a reply and as Mike is a good researcher I wondered are there early and late bodies? I can't find a Holden body number or where there has been one but there is a little copper/lead tag about 1 inch by 1/4 inch soldered under the lower right of the rear door opening.
Imagine trying to lift a CMP 20 inch wheel up on to the roof, I think something or somebody would have got broken but I guess when you are in the bush you just had to get on with it. My rear body section is Chev as it turns out. Cheers Ken
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01-04-13, 09:00
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It depends whether yours is a No8 or 9. They both have wooden floorboards in the rear but the No9 does have provision for a spare on the right side, and it also has a ramp carried on the outside of the vehicle. The No8 is considerably narrower inside due to the lockers on both sides of the body and therefore only has a single door on the back as opposed to the two doors on the No9, which also has a step in the roof.
Feel free to post some pics of yours here. Quote:
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01-04-13, 10:22
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I have an idea with runflats they sometimes just carried a spare tyre, to be fitted on the rim when time permitted. I've seen photos where the tyre on the roof looks too thin to be on a rim. As Keith says the problem was rectified with the No.9 gun tractor, which yours would seem to be Ken. We'd love to see some pics if you can post here. Cheers, Tony
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01-04-13, 11:04
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So other then the spare wheel,single door on rear and locker boxes is the construction the same like the curved steel in the roof the same and the wheel arche design between the no8 and no9, just trying to get a idea of how to make my rear section
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01-04-13, 15:05
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In my case I'll need drawings for both, as I have the remains of 3 FGT8s as well as a FGT9. None of them have bodies so if I live long enough I may have to build four of the bloody things! I'm thinking of tackling a FGT8 resto first, as it may suit my plans better. If so I'll need to work up some drawings quite soon, as I'll be starting on the body rather than the chassis. That's because I now have a complete running F15A to get around in (purchased yesterday!) so there's no need to restore another one now. I'll start putting my mind to the drawings and let you know how I get on.
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