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General Discussion / Re: Is it possible to build a bombarier from scratch?

« on: February 06, 2008, 06:07:15 am »

i don't think i'm that old. if the big fella up there lets me go i'll be 56 come april. i've been home now since spring of 2001. the old ticker shut me down on the way back home from virgina one day. so, it's been a long holiday.                                           

my way of thinking about the old steel & wooden girls is that if i can't find something down here i'd have to buy one up your way. time i spend $4 to 6,000 bucks on it, as/where is. shipping costs wouldn't cheap. at least $4,000. that's 10 grand gone there see.                                                                         

  i think i can scrounge up enough slightly used metal. there's a 300 ford 6 cyl. with trannie and a 250 chev??? with trannie close by. the price is very right on. only problems i think i'll have is i need a welder to do the welding for me. i was talking to a welder and he says it's about a week to do what i need done. i can do a lot of cutting & fitting myself.  (hey i got the time)
   i'm going to check on the j5's now in the spring for axles, tracks and  rear end.
   i'm half decant with the woodworking part. i have enough tools. 
   so i'm thinking for ten thousand bucks, i can make one.  there are a couple of machines around me and the owners said they wouldn't mind me useing them for a guide.
   so, what do you all think i'm still crazy or i stand a chance of being the new kid on the block with a new play toy.

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Wanted / Re: Back tail lights

« on: February 05, 2008, 03:31:39 pm »

cranmam trucklite.com has a light very simular but a little smaller than grote. look up trucklite and click on marker & clearance lamps. the part # is 1312a. also there is a red lens # 9087. i'll look at a couple more sites and let you know if i find anything. hope this will help.
   

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General Discussion / Is it possible to build a bombarier from scratch?

« on: February 04, 2008, 11:50:52 am »

i'm not very good with the  computer.i just saw more pics on the 52 rebuild. is that one yours? definately worth more than a thousand words. i started reading about these machines 2 yrs. ago when cdn. home workshop wrote an article about cameron mclean. since then i've started looking and asking around about them.
I found out about 10 of them here on the island. but i have a better chance of buying hens teeth. so here we are now.

Strange things are always brewing in my head. why can't i build a wooden bomber from scratch? i have a lot of ideas. just listen. dummy spare tires & hubs mounted to torsion bar axles. guess. i think i can get the cleats & sprockets off a couple of old j5's. new belting would also be in order. also i think i'll have to buy the steering setup. i think i can acess some steel plate for the tub frame & front. what size channel and/or angle do you need for the chassis? this would be the hardest part of the job. i like working with wood. i like the model with the short angle just in front of the door. please don't tell me that i'm crazy, because the wife will only laugh & agree with you. hope you get this.




also what thickness and width belting can i use for the track? is the axle on the j5 same width as on the narrow gauge.

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General Discussion / Re: Lets keep this going

« on: January 26, 2008, 11:32:02 am »

i definetely agree 110 %. it's too bad that i didn't know about you fellows 10 to 15 years ago. i might of bought one and took it back home to newfoundland with me. i traveled back and forth from nova scotia to alberta 15 to 20 times a year. maybe right by your front door. i have seen the odd old bombardier running around in the fields close to the highways. i read about cameron mclean in the cdn home workshop 2 yrs. ago. i love to be there with him helping with the woodwork. since then i have found 1 machine 12 miles from my home. also i found 5 more about 25 miles from home. unfortunately none are for sale. with any luck in the spring i may be able to get one. right now it's buried under the snow. don't know if it's any good, what year, or model it is.
  anyway i'm still hoping and looking for now.
                                               the old trucker
                                               from the rock
                                               still a newfie boy

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General Discussion / Re: Door Handles

« on: January 25, 2008, 12:33:15 pm »

maybe the door handle from a kenworth truck can work. it is flush mount on the outside.

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Wanted / Re: Back tail lights

« on: January 25, 2008, 05:49:19 am »

please bear with me. i'm not very good with computers. your chrome tail lights. if you look up trucklite.com, model #1320ad  it may be want you want.  there is also part # 99067r . it's a red lens.  also look up grote.com. part # 45333 the red lens is part # 90132. part # 46823 may be helpful too. i just became a member yesterday. this is a great site. just a thought, you could use an amber lens. the darker the the better, and put in an amber bulb it won't be red but it's close. old truckers trick. ha ha.