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From what I've seen of your other restorations, you are the man for the job!

http://www.1stdefensefire.co.uk/contact.html Might be worth talking to Pete at the above company. He is 'old vehicle' friendly and knowledable on such things.

Well, started checking the measurements kindly supplied by Rippo: The measurement from rear (chassis) crossmember to tip of towing jaw was about 1" out :wow:. The bracing pieces that bolt to the bottom of the chassis crossmember has two holes though, so we tried fixing on the 'other' holes with the towbar sat loose on the chassis - hey presto the correct measurment! The only conclusion we could draw is that the towbar brackets had either been re made when the towbar was dropped, or were off a different MW (later ?). As everything else, cab floor etc checked out we have redrilled the towbar brackets and all is now well. Sorry for the protracted story, but it was driving me round the bend:nut:. Following this success, the newly made crossmembers were 'fettled' and fitted!

Thank you, I will get measuring!

It might be worth checking the bulkhead, although this will the affect the wings and bonnet I suppose. The dimension from pin to crossmember could be handy if you get a chance. Cheers Paul

Really enjoying this thread, whats it like working in 24" to the foot scale?!!

Thanks John, some pics of the towbar:

Hmmmm, the pin is till fouling on the cross member. All I can think is that the towbar was messed about with when it was lowered. Perhaps I'll have to re-drill the towbar bracket?

Thanks Charlie, I in turn learn alot from some great people on this forum.

All these MW pics, I love this forum!:-D

I managed a few days in the workshop over the festivities. Attention has turned to the remains of the rear body, just the bearers (?) and crossmembers really, and a few bits of the original angle iron.

Nice work! Keep the pictures coming.

Although I collected it a couple of weeks ago, it was a Christmas present - a Bedford MW seat!

Welcome to the world of MW! It looks good, glad you have got all the bits! Keep the pics and updates coming.:-)

Best wishes to all the team and all the members out there!

Cab floor frame repaired and re-fitted. Merry Christmas all!

Wow. 2012 and 'fresh' WW2 vehicles still turn up! Congratulations Bill, a great find. Another wartime Bedford in captivity can only be a good thing. And another fascinating restoration blog to follow;). From experience, you will find out all you need to know from the experts on this forum. My guess is Mr Farrant will be along shortly.

Looking good already!

I don't even have the canister :cry:, even so will be interested to hear of any success in investigations!

Great Chris, thanks for that.

Fitted the newly acquired, correct, front grill (thanks John!). Made a bracket for the front of the bonnet. Dismantled the cab floor. A surprising amount of the screws came out relatively easily. The floor had a galv steel sheet over the planks, which I am pretty sure is not original. It has helped preserve the floorboards though. I will have to remake the side rails, but the rest of the timber frame is useable.:-D

I am just sorting the re-useable timber on the MW. I know there is a thread about using Aluminium paint as a wood primer, but does anyone have any experience of using red oxide? I just thought it would save swapping and changing paint as I go from timber to metal?

I decided to have a go at the bonnet this weekend. I also remembered some gloss green paint under the bench, which I thought might be a better base coat for the topcoat (?).

Many happy returns!