A Challenge
 

This was kindly donated to me at this year's Corowa. It may seem a trifle damaged but it contains many tasty bits. Unfortunately the data plate was missing.

Needs a little work Bob...
 

Where's the can of WD40 when you need it?

It's amazing how much of the stuff you can salvage if you try hard enough. I cut up all the old wiring looms from my Dodges, asses the usable lenghts, and make new wiring runs out of the short sections.

I've gotten to be a dab hand at reworking the civilian Dodge wings / fenders with their composite curves and wire-turned edges (thanks to an improptu masterclass from an old panelbeater restoring Bristol busses I found once) and the metal Meet Forum is the most useful tin-bashing site I've found on the 'net.

http://www.metalmeet.com/forum/index.php

I think the biggest challenge to date was the cab roof on the TD20;

http://www.gwim2.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/td20u.htm

... but don't tell the wife I bought a truck with a knackered roof just because I had a repair section on the shelf.

Gordon

Re: Needs a little work Bob...
 

Well done that man what an interesting site thanks for this Gordon



Pete

:cheers:

It is a great site
 

Actually most of the work they show on there is a little too good for our old trucks, but some of it looks downright useful.

I know the 'tucking' procedure, and also that the shrinking discs work, just that I've never shrunk anything that way myself.

(Ghost of Kenneth Williams laughs in background)

That's a fantastic site! thanks!!

The Challenge Continues
 

Hi all
In anticipation of restoring a Cab 12 C60L instrument housing and panel, I did a stocktake of what I had. I then spent in excess of three hours stripping down the one pictured above with the following results. Firstly the throw away stuff.

Whoops! F60 L
 

And the good stuff harvested.

Of course to complete the job I will need to strip another housing, then paint and rebuild. Probably another six hours. Never mind. As I have said to numerous people before, if you have any old panels, no matter how bad they look, I can always find something to salvage. And I am rapidly running out of stock, especially Ford stuff. So HELP!!

Bob