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everything off the chassis, it was sent for blasting and priming while I
started to rebuild the axles. |
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springs were also completely stripped apart, treated with electrolysis,
new clamps made and re-assembled. Where ever possible, I tried to save
original parts, such as the steering wheel nut seen below. The corroded
areas were built up with weld and dressed back down to shape. |
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steering wheel got a similar treatment as the nut, with a new rear
collar turned on the lathe and pitted areas filled with weld before
reshaping. The chassis needed some welding too, done after the blast and
prime. This allowed me to see the worst areas, cut them out and replace
them. Once done and painted, the springs and axles were refitted, new
brake pipes made and the master cylinder fitted. |
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original body was too far gone for me to repair. The firewall section
was sold to help fund this project and another tub, chassis, fenders,
hood and grill were found on Ebay. This was an original wartime body,
but it needed much less work than the abused original. By the time the
spare chassis is sold, the replacement tub will have cost me nothing,
and actually made me money. |
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engine was badly silted up, at least half way up the block. The
cylinders had also been bored out, so the block went to the machine shop
for the top to be skimmed and the cylinders to be sleeved back to
standard size. New pistons were bought, along with the parts to return
it to a chain driven cam, and as some point, the gear drive conversion
had been bodged. |
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