Lazybacks
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2017 6:53 am
Hello everyone this is my first post on this forum. I bought a running WC 52 a year ago and drove it quite a lot last year, managed a little over 400 km. It's an ex Norwegian army dodge and from what I can tell it has never been restored after it left the army, only been kept running. I plan to restore it, but I have a two projects that I would like to finish before I start on the Dodge.
In the mean time there are a few things I would like to fix, the lazybacks is one. Bellow is two pictures of the lazybacks that are installed now.
Anybody knows if any of these are the correct type for my cargo boxes? The cargo boxes is the all steel type with the lazyback supports.
Also, here is a picture of the different types of lazybacks that I got.
From what I have read the one to the left is the first type. I think the wood on this one is original, but the cut outs are missing. Anybody knows is this is correct? I have placed a board with cut outs next to it for comparison.
Was there two types of this lazyback? One early one with the cut outs and large spacing between the hinges for the bodies without lazyback supports, and one without the cut outs and smaller spacing between the hinges, for the bodies with lazyback supports?
The one in the middle of the picture is the one installed on the left side one my Dodge. Anybody seen this type before? The shape of the hinges is a bit odd, and it doesn't really fit perfectly when upright.
The one to the right is the last type for the composite body.
In the mean time there are a few things I would like to fix, the lazybacks is one. Bellow is two pictures of the lazybacks that are installed now.
Anybody knows if any of these are the correct type for my cargo boxes? The cargo boxes is the all steel type with the lazyback supports.
Also, here is a picture of the different types of lazybacks that I got.
From what I have read the one to the left is the first type. I think the wood on this one is original, but the cut outs are missing. Anybody knows is this is correct? I have placed a board with cut outs next to it for comparison.
Was there two types of this lazyback? One early one with the cut outs and large spacing between the hinges for the bodies without lazyback supports, and one without the cut outs and smaller spacing between the hinges, for the bodies with lazyback supports?
The one in the middle of the picture is the one installed on the left side one my Dodge. Anybody seen this type before? The shape of the hinges is a bit odd, and it doesn't really fit perfectly when upright.
The one to the right is the last type for the composite body.