[Bob Phillips]

The real highlight of the day was the repair and riveting of a WW1 FWD frame by Tim Gillies and his support crew (Neil Yeo on air gun, Matt Furber juggling hot rivets, Gord on bucking bar) . Tim has been working on this project for a number of years and it is starting to come together. ( follow him at.. FWD Model B Truck Restoration, Facebook) While many of our WW2 project feature riveted frames or armour I have never had a chance to see the job done. I witnessed about 50 plus, rivets going into into the frame that day and as the crew gained some experience the results looked better and better! Mild steel rivets were heated to cherry red then fitted into holes in the frame that had been drilled for size and alignment. A delay in getting the rivet in straight or stuck at an angle meant rapid cooling of the rivet and a sometimes less than satisfactory result. When all was done, a few of the new rivets were removed and replaced and the improved results was gratifying to all involved. All in all a very interesting day, and many thanks to Tim and to Gord for hosting it!