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Grfishmaker's '47 rebuild
grfishmaker:
I got pretty much all of the outside woodwork done as well as most of the inside. I put in an extra back piece on the upper dash to accomodate a space for a windshield defrost vent to flow through. I will post pictures later, but I may remind you that it is protected by copyright. ha ha
the old trucker:
Yea I know. I can copy it. RIGHT !!
grfishmaker:
Late last fall I started to prepare the doors. I was stuck on finishing the woodwork untill I could get her close to a welder, so until then I would do what I could. The cargo door was in very rough shape so I had it reskinned. The front doors were pretty banged up, but all I did was bang out the biggest dents and wasn't too fussy on their appearance.
Here's what the old cargo door looked like. It had been reskinned at some time with aluminum and showed so signs of rough use. It was very obvious that this machine had a pretty rough life over the years.
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh31/grfishmaker/f068.jpg
Here it is with the new skin.
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh31/grfishmaker/a021.jpg
The old motor doors had their usual wear and dings, but not too bad. The front doors had about twenty coats of paint on them. As I sanded them down, they changed colors form about ten shades of white, then to three shades of blue, then green, back to blue, then metal. I simpley stopped when I ran out out discs and had a smooth surface to paint on.
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh31/grfishmaker/f055.jpg
I cut out the metal to accomodate the newer flat style door catches.
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh31/grfishmaker/f070.jpg
Motor doors ready for new latches.
grfishmaker:
I was thankful that I had read in one of Cranman's posts to fit the doors to the bombardier frame before attaching the oak to the inside. I can see that trying to bend the metal frame prior to the oak would be alot easier than after the fact. Probably near impossible. A good piece of advice, better learned sooner than later.
I relinned the doors with oak and insulated the front doors. Also cut out the opening for the new door latches.
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh31/grfishmaker/a010.jpg
the old trucker:
Grfishmaker where & what did you use for door catches & hinges ?? Mike bought a set of hinges like is on the first one we saw from Quebec, but he's not very pleased with what he got. Thinks it's too slight looking. He is going to check it & see if they come heavier.
OT.
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