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JOHN 
Here we started taking it apart, finally in December of 2003. Man, what
a ton of stuff in the way just to get the motor out. Finally got it all
out. Took several weeks to get it down to the bare hull. I had to fabricate
the front wheels and brackets so we could roll it around. I used some old
Cavalier rear axle spindles to make them. Once this was done, one guy could
push it around.
Yes, I know I should be wearing a Bren Carrier Tee shirt, but I haven't
found one yet. We had the hull blasted and painted in 3 days. The slow replacement
of all the parts is now in process. Here I am putting in the steering gear,
control pedals, linkages etc. Nothing has been easy with this project. All
the bolts are British Standard thread and the heads are special too. I have
had to custom make 60% of the hardware needed to put it back together. Lots
of parts were still in the carrier when I got it, but not good enough to
use in a nice restoration, so, I have had to fabricate many, many items.
This is beneficial to the next guy cause now I can supply parts for another
vehicle. We will be adding a Carrier parts page to the website soon.
Here I have reinstalled the rebuilt rear end. I had to replace the ring
gear because there was so much rust. That was fun to find. Not cheap either.
New brakes, bearings and seals completed the axle. I also had to rebuild
the brake actuators that were rusted tight. Glad I found a spare axle that
I could rob parts from, I needed them! You can also see the custom made
exhaust now installed. I researched and cross referenced mufflers that were
very close to the originals, then modified them to fit the actual application.
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