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barndoormambo
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| You can buy british army webbing straps on ebay, I think either '37 or' 44 issue are very close....nice work Tim! |
Thanks, Rich. I'm on the hunt  
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bigbulli
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You can buy british army webbing straps on ebay, I think either '37 or' 44 issue are very close....nice work Tim!
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barndoormambo
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..first attempt done- not too bad-49" long..
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barndoormambo
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..my tray's not quite as shiney & black as yours , either..
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barndoormambo
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..looks just fine 
- as my parts are dirt cheap, i'm gonna have a couple of goes- one folded, one cut , & see what i prefer..
-the Jute is VERY similar in weave to original..
- middle is a piece of my original, left is folded & sealed & right is cut with edge sealed; last one looks best , but is dependant on accurate cutting & has a border akin to a snail's trail in order to avoid the cut edge fraying.. 
..size comparisson- a reasonable match all round..
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Rusting Hulk
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Here's what i did Tim, not great but looks ok when the wheels in...The belt i bought is slightly wider, i just hand stitched the two together
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barndoormambo
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ah. The webbing i've found is very similar, and seems the right colour.
The buckle is still in place , but the other side of the strap is decomposing..I'll re rivet a complete new strap to the tray, once i've worked out which 'system ' works best.. 
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Rusting Hulk
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No end on mine Tim..its just cut to a point. I repaired mine using a belt from an army supplies stores, and used the original part i had left for the piece that is showing.
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barndoormambo
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..Ok. I have a 'reasonable' modern equivalent. Natural Jute Webbing is very similar in texture & weave; however i can only find it in 2" widths.
Will post how i get on 'modifying' it 
by the way- how did the strap end finish on 'late' BDs ?- a metal 'cap' of somesort, i pressume?
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Anchovy
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| According to the Eccles bus spec guide, the spare wheel strap changed to textile (previously leather) on 8.2.52 (Feb. 8, '52) at chassis 20 021 511. |
The very early straps I have seen were leather, the next generation were some sort of textile (cotton?). The bay window straps are nylon. |
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Clara
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June '53 standard, original strap buckle part attached to spare tire tray |
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Stanagon
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Rusting Hulk
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Thanks for the info, much appreciated
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uberwagen
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my strap measures 47" from the edge of the tire tray to the end. Annother 2" overlaps the tire tray where it is riveted.
...so 49" total. |
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uberwagen
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Here is a picture that shows it's length in reference to the tire tray
I can take an exact mesurement tomorrow.
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Barndoor Mafia
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| I used my FUBU belt to strap down my chromed 4-1/2!!! |
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Rusting Hulk
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close-up of original strap and rivet detail from 54 a micro.
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Could you tell me if your strap is all there? And if so how long it is. I have a piece of that stuff but not sure how long it should be.
Thanks everybody else for info.
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uberwagen
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close-up of original strap and rivet detail from 54 a micro.
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felix ehrhardt
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I have got a brown one in my 52 :
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