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21-03-08, 13:25
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any info on FWD's???
Hello! Im new, so I hope this is in the right place...If not, Im sure Mods will set me right.
We have ourselves the remains of an FWD HAR-1. All thats left is the chassais, and front end (less the cab, which has rotted away in the last few years) We have had a scoot round the 'net, but we are struggling to find much info on them. Found a photo of an extract from a manual, which gives us info on turning circle, engine make, fording depth etc. Just wondered if you guys would be able to help us a bit further. Any information would be really helpful! Thanks in advance! 
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21-03-08, 15:04
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Not that much scope for help, but you are in the right place.
There's a lot of similar stuff going about as chassis / cabs.
Many of the FWD's started off as snow-blowers, so they had short heavy chassis and no front bumpers to talk of. In your position finding or manufacturing / altering a suitable wooden cargo body would be the thing. Cab would have to be made too as anything you can find will be in the same state as yours, unless it is mint / restored and expensive - which rather defeats the point. First step would be to find other people with the same truck, and that might be where MLU could help - of course you don't really say where "up north" is. North of England, North of Scotland, North of New Zealand, and so on. GWB, site-maintainer extraordinaire, prefers real names too so we know who we are talking to... Gordon , in Newcastle-upon-Tyne today
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21-03-08, 17:47
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Hi Jenny
Is this what you are talking about?  Mike Timoshyk in cool cloudy Windsor Ontario....snow tomorrow 
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21-03-08, 18:07
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 although everything from/including the windscreen back the way is missing. It used to live in a poly tunnel until a few years ago, when it was moved outdoors. (We dont have any pics of ours the now, as our cameras playing up)
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21-03-08, 20:26
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Jenny,
It sounds like forum-member Ben Rippingham might be able to help you out. Have a look here: http://www.mapleleafup.org/forums/showthread.php?t=1341 Alex
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21-03-08, 21:31
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That's a small image, but ...
.... it tells us a lot.
It looks like your trucks started off as a cargo truck with winch, and it looks to have the original winch and front bumper - although it's fairly similar to the same parts of a halftrack so can't be sure. If it was an open cab cargo truck then all you are really missing is a wooden cargo body at the back and some work, which is a big improvement on where I thought you were. You might keep an eye open for any old wooden council MACK bodies that are around, as I think they would be easiest to adapt to the back of your truck. Gordon
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23-03-08, 22:11
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I think the open cab is much like the GMC CCKW-series. Should be possible to find an open GMC cab. I believe a Half-Track bumper fits as well. Good luck with your restoration! Hanno
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24-03-08, 02:34
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Jenny or Alison ?
MLUers : Jenny's real name is Alison ..... C'mon Alison .... we will still like you if you ' come out '. You have been caught .
How many HAR-1's are there Nth of Hadrians wall ? Mike
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21-03-08, 18:02
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