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Wooden Bombardiers / Re: Grfishmaker's '47 rebuild

« on: April 06, 2010, 08:00:56 pm »

Once inside and welded, I closed up the tail section and attached the front piece. Orin was right, it sure make cleaning up the wires and checking the front boggies while the wood is off. Installed the windshield, cargo door and front doors.
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh31/grfishmaker/470092.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh31/grfishmaker/windshield.jpg
Installed new tailights.
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh31/grfishmaker/taillightgascap.jpg
Instead of reskinning the banged up rad door, I simpley bolted on a piece of checkerplate over the old.
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh31/grfishmaker/w0082.jpg

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Wooden Bombardiers / Re: Grfishmaker's '47 rebuild

« on: April 06, 2010, 06:55:14 pm »

I'm going to say black, but white rims with a black cap look good also.
Next fall I will take off the tires and go over the bearings. I can see that there are a few tires that have been run low and the valve stems are leaning over at an angle.

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Wooden Bombardiers / Re: Grfishmaker's '47 rebuild

« on: April 06, 2010, 06:07:57 pm »

 Since Chistmas I've been sitting back watching and following the rebuild of OT. As I open his posts I can imagine the excitment he has and can feel the pride that he must have as his "bombardier from scratch" starts to take shape. But also it made me feel that I had better get going on my machine before he passes me by. So I loaded her up in early March to get her close to a welder so I could finish the outside woodwork.
So before I start, "I thank you OT". I'm quite serious: I have to hand it to you for what you are starting out with, as you certainly have a long jorney ahead of you. You and your partners are doing a great job and I always stop in for a look on your progress.
Here she is heading to the shop for welding.
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh31/grfishmaker/March2010.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh31/grfishmaker/march20102.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh31/grfishmaker/March20103.jpg
The back corner metal was all missing when I bought the machine. Nothing serious.

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Wooden Bombardiers / Re: Grfishmaker's '47 rebuild

« on: April 06, 2010, 05:42:56 pm »

Here's the hinges. Just a 1/4" bolt.
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh31/grfishmaker/j026.jpg
Here's the door handle I bought at Shavers. I never took a picture from the back with the pre drilled threaded hole in the catch.
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh31/grfishmaker/f058.jpg

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Wooden Bombardiers / Re: Grfishmaker's '47 rebuild

« on: April 06, 2010, 04:47:45 pm »

 All I used was the original type hinges. All they are is a 1/4" bolt bent with a shepards hook on the end. Dan Shaver has all three sizes (door, cargo door and rad door) and also the washer type friction spacer. The door handle I also bought from Dan. The ones he has now has have the threaded hole on the closer that fits a 1/4" bolt. This makes it easy to attach a cord for the inside latch opener.
 If you look close at the door picture above, you can see the bolt on the inside of the latch sticking up that I am talking about. Not all handles have this feature, so it is very handy feature to have. You could attach a ridgid handle or the original type with a cable attachment or whatever you come up with.
I know the hinges look pretty flimsy, but they do the trick. I'll send you a set for your stocking next fall (I'd say Christmas, but at the rate your going you will be driving around by then).
And that Mr. OT is all that I know.
 

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Wooden Bombardiers / Re: Grfishmaker's '47 rebuild

« on: April 05, 2010, 08:16:43 pm »

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

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Wooden Bombardiers / Re: Grfishmaker's '47 rebuild

« on: April 05, 2010, 08:05:43 pm »

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.

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Wooden Bombardiers / Re: Grfishmaker's '47 rebuild

« on: April 05, 2010, 04:12:19 pm »

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

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Wooden Bombardiers / Re: ORIN'S 50 REBUILD !!!!

« on: April 05, 2010, 08:13:02 am »

Hey Orin, hows the machine coming along? I suppose you have been busy commercial fishing over the past few month's and put off the rebuilding. I got most of all the body work done last month (OT was offering me a kick in the rear as part of his Newfoundland incentive package so I figured I better get going befor he passes me on his machine).

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Wooden Bombardiers / Re: Grfishmaker's '47 rebuild

« on: April 05, 2010, 08:07:31 am »

Well now, that is a very generous offer there OT, but I would hate to see you come to the mainland just for that, so I got going working on my machine last month. I will post pictures of my progess in the next few days.

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Wooden Bombardiers / Re: OT'S 47-51 ??? Rebuild ??

« on: March 25, 2010, 07:45:38 pm »

Looking good there OT! If I didn't know any better I would swear that you must have a couple of Manitobans putting that together. Any chance of seeing some type of identification? (not that I don't trust you)

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Wooden Bombardiers / Re: OT'S 47-51 ??? Rebuild ??

« on: March 15, 2010, 04:12:12 pm »

Hey ther OT, looking good. I'm glad for you and can imagine your delight. Nice to see when things start to take shape.

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Wooden Bombardiers / Re: Grfishmaker's '47 rebuild

« on: February 10, 2010, 06:43:10 pm »

 I'm going to use the metal frame rather than the original type instalation directly into the plywood. Unlike alot of the machines on this site, this machine is going to see alot of willows and tight going. That's why I didn't bother going the varnished type rebuild. I hope to give a few moose a ride over the next few years, so nothing fancy....just as long as it is realiable and doesn't leave me walking. I have all the glass cut, now all I need is a kick in the rear to get going at it again.

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Wooden Bombardiers / Re: 48bomber

« on: January 25, 2010, 09:51:55 pm »

 You are right about The Old Trucker analyzing the pictures. He has been know to go through the familys Christmas photos and pick out which of them has any missing buttons on their cloths or which one is developing cavities in their teeth. No wonder he is the team leader of CSI Newfoundland.

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General Discussion / Re: what model and year...

« on: December 17, 2009, 09:09:40 pm »

I had great faith that kpm would pull through with a good idea before the year ended (being a good Manitoba lad); but Newfoundland there coming in with a formatted ID sheet with only a couple weeks to go, well, well, ....maybe there ready is a Santa. Now I see that anything is possible as long as you believe.
Merry Christmas to all and All the Best in the New Year.