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Wooden Bombardiers / Re: Varnished Machine--

« on: December 24, 2010, 11:33:12 am »

Marc,

Not yet.  Would like to find a B7 that needs restoration.  -- any leads??

Have a nice holiday--see you in St. Raymond.

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Wooden Bombardiers / Re: Varnished Machine--

« on: December 24, 2010, 05:39:00 am »

KPM -- Comon' down and help me shoot the cyotes too!

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Wooden Bombardiers / Re: WASCANA'S 48 'WOODY' REBUILD

« on: December 17, 2010, 05:54:32 am »

Nice looking B-12 machine you have there.  That one is definitely a varnished one.  You can tell by the color of the steering column.   You can take all the numbers off the data tag and send them to Guy Pepin at the Bombardier Museum and he can give you the person/dealer that bought it brand new and the town that is was sold to.-------Good luck!!

Oldsledz

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General Discussion / Re: AHH.... HUMBUG......

« on: December 13, 2010, 09:38:19 am »

Happy Holidays to all from Newry,  Maine

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Paint / Re: paint code for the doors on varnished machine

« on: December 13, 2010, 05:37:52 am »

Let me know if I can help you...

Oldsledz

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

« on: November 12, 2010, 08:03:24 am »

All in time.  I have so many projects (3 cars, 1 truck and 25 snomobiles) that sometimes I just walk away from them.  When you are ready and able,  the machine will be waiting for you.--Keep the pace.
Hope things are better.
Oldseldz

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General Discussion / Re: How do I tell the age of my narrow gauge

« on: November 11, 2010, 05:57:21 am »

If you have the original engine in the machine you can tell by the serial number.  Bombardier kept track of the engine number and it would have been on your data tag.  Try the museum in Valcourt and they may be able to help you.  Good luck.

Oldseldz

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General Discussion / Re: what engine powers bombardiers ?

« on: October 16, 2010, 04:14:12 pm »

my machine is a 1948 with the original 251 c.u. chrysler 6 and a 3 speed trans.

oldsledz

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

« on: June 20, 2010, 07:25:13 pm »

O.T.

Can't seem to remember a given length on those but the ones that were really short would not allow you to tighten up the wheel bearing to proper specs.  You would run out of threads on the spindle.  I had some on mine that had other washers in there to try to keep the wheel bearings tight. I took the ones that were ok and had others made at the machine shop and they worked fine.  I guess I would try the longest one and if you can get the wheel bearing to tighten up,  use that one as the template for the others.  I think the reason they are too short is because the wheel bearing ran loose and made them spin.

Oldsledz 

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Wanted / Re: b12 gaudes

« on: April 15, 2010, 05:21:53 am »

Marc,

  I think that those gauges are from a 1937-to 39 Ford+-?.  I hate to say it,  but watch E-bay and you will see a few.  I have not looked lately but check that out,  or go to some of the old Ford car forums.  Beware that the sending unit for the temp gauge is unique and hard to find.  I have the name of a guy in Texas that has those.

Good luck

Oldsledz

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

« on: March 21, 2010, 04:39:39 pm »

In mine,  the gas pedal hooks to a piece of solid wire that goes in a steel tube -- maybe 3/8" in diameter and it goes all the way to the engine.  The choke cable also runs inside this tube.  Look back on some of the pics here on site  and I think you will see it.

Oldsledz

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Trail Talk / Re: Bombardier Rally 2010 Pictures *Video added March 15th*

« on: March 16, 2010, 05:41:39 am »

Nice photos.  Randy, your color is real nice on the wide gauge.  Now,  how can well all get together-- and meet in Valcourt and take these rigs home to where they were born??  Now that would be quite a showing.

Oldsledz


The burning stump,  is it spruce,  fir,  or cedar?  Never seen before.  Great cook top!

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

« on: March 16, 2010, 05:35:31 am »

O.T.

Looking real good.  You WILL have to rob a bank to finish.  I did!!
Kids won't be getting any of my retirement.
Oldsledz

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

« on: March 11, 2010, 06:07:16 am »

O.T.

Looks real good.  Will you have it ready for next winter??

Oldsledz

P.S.-------I know,  I have got to get the pattern tracings to you soon!!!

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Trail Talk / Re: 2010 Bombardier Festival from Quebec

« on: March 01, 2010, 05:43:42 am »

Not sure what those machines were powered by.  They did not open the hood on them.

Oldsledz