New T16 Universal Carrier

[EricF]

Chris,

Are you getting any help with your restoration? It takes two people to get that rear end mounted, and even with both of us it was a pain in the ass. We're working on the brakes now. At least that was the last piece of hardware we were working on. Rust does terrible things to mechanical parts, and it seems like just about everything requires a lot of time to bring back to working condition.

We only have a few bins. Our T-16s were Swiss conversions, and were used for logging in Northern Michigan. Anything related to military use was stripped out and are probably little rust piles now. All of our knowledge about the bins are based on pictures we've seen in other restorations, so we're not really sure what to ask for. I know we have what I believe is the smoke grenade storage bin that is in front of the gunner. It has a rusted bottom, but looks to be restorable.

My restoration partner and I will be having lunch on Wednesday, so I'll talk with him and get back with you. I think we have a local guy that can make our parts.

Eric