WC-26 Carryall Restoration

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Re: WC-26 Carryall Restoration

Post by Phil H »

Kris, how great would that be.
VC-1 Dodge #8640391 April 1940
WC-6 Dodge #8666165 ?? 1941
WC-11 Dodge #8676533 April 1941
WC-22 Dodge #81505598 Dec 1941 Sold
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Re: WC-26 Carryall Restoration

Post by Andersun »

Put a Geiger counter to it........
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Re: WC-26 Carryall Restoration

Post by krisinwa.st. »

I can just see a team of surveyors / Army Corps Engineers or DuPont Construction
supervisors utilizing your WC-26 . I don't know of any way to determine how
many 26's stayed in the Continental Untied States ? or how they were distributed,
maybe through the process of elimination ? . Sure would be cool to know the
history of your 26 . Kris
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Re: WC-26 Carryall Restoration

Post by wareagle4590 »

Phil...this is Richard I bought the roof from you. What type of material did you use for the roof canvas. Some said I should use leatherette. But I found some canvas tarp material 6'x10' for $36.00. The weight was 12 oz.

Thanks for the roof.
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Re: WC-26 Carryall Restoration

Post by Phil H »

pM sent
VC-1 Dodge #8640391 April 1940
WC-6 Dodge #8666165 ?? 1941
WC-11 Dodge #8676533 April 1941
WC-22 Dodge #81505598 Dec 1941 Sold
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Re: WC-26 Carryall Restoration

Post by robs »

at the point of redoing the roof canvas on my carryall. Does gordon still have his page up on how to do this?
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Re: WC-26 Carryall Restoration

Post by Phil H »

I'm sure the page is still there, don't know how to tell you how to find it, sorry.
VC-1 Dodge #8640391 April 1940
WC-6 Dodge #8666165 ?? 1941
WC-11 Dodge #8676533 April 1941
WC-22 Dodge #81505598 Dec 1941 Sold
WC-26 Dodge #81512402 ?? 1941
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Post by Phil H »

I have been slow getting the seat frames done, I wanted to salvage the orginal sheet metal took a lot of work.
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VC-1 Dodge #8640391 April 1940
WC-6 Dodge #8666165 ?? 1941
WC-11 Dodge #8676533 April 1941
WC-22 Dodge #81505598 Dec 1941 Sold
WC-26 Dodge #81512402 ?? 1941
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Post by CSCameron »

WOW! Very nice. Keep the pics coming!

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Re: WC-26 Carryall Restoration

Post by Ian Jamieson »

Hi Phil,
I note the last picture of the back of the rearmost seat, where there are 2 brackets bracing the seat to the rear door pillars.

I do not have an original rear seat for my WC 53' but suspect they would be the same. DO you have any dimensional details for these brackets and pictures of where they attach to the door pillars please?

Love your work.

Cheers Ian
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Re: WC-26 Carryall Restoration

Post by Ray Edsall »

G,Day Ian . I for one don,t habve them on my 53 ,as i don,t have a back seat .Havibng said that they were not on 53,s as far as i know . Ray in sunny Qld
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Re: WC-26 Carryall Restoration

Post by June J »

Thanks Ray,
I'll give you a call shortly.

Cheers
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Re: WC-26 Carryall Restoration

Post by Phil H »

BTT, getting questioned on carryall canvas roof install. See page 8 in this thread. Thanks Phil
VC-1 Dodge #8640391 April 1940
WC-6 Dodge #8666165 ?? 1941
WC-11 Dodge #8676533 April 1941
WC-22 Dodge #81505598 Dec 1941 Sold
WC-26 Dodge #81512402 ?? 1941
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Post by WarDog »

I am amazed at the quality of the builds and talents the members have. At the nationals in Louisville, will there be a swap meet? Im very new and green to the military vechical restoration. I really hope to see restored wc's up close. Are thier any vendors making repop sheet metal parts? I need a few and have had no luck. East Kentucky is not to good of a place to find military Dodges lol.
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Re: WC-26 Carryall Restoration

Post by Adam in Wa »

Love it, Fantastic work! And it will be a good reference when I get further along on my resto.
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