Ford Blitz Restoration/Rebuild

[Private_collector]

Well, the day started with promise.
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The dashboard was attached.
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The two vertical bars that the engine hatch clip into were attached,
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and cab rear frame mount assembled & bolted into place.

And thats where the progress ends, because when I had finished bolting the two larger floor plates I took a good look & wasn't pleased with the screw head bolts I had selected. The exact size I needed was no longer available, and the ones I chose were slightly larger. They still fit OK but don't look quite right.
So tomorrow, I buy 60+ of those bolts in next size down. I had one of these laying around and tried it for fit, it fits well. It fit well several weeks ago too, but I decided against them because they didn't fill all of the recess in the floor plates.
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The ones I tried today were a tiny bit larger than the holes, and sat about 0.5 to 1.0mm above the floor plate surface. I thought I could live with this......but now that I have seen them installed............I can't stand the sight of them.

To add insult to injury, there would not be more than two holes bored with the same depth of recess, and the most shallow holes seem to be where it would look the most obvious. Some look bad enough to trip over getting into the cab. Tomorrow they all come back out and new (slightly smaller) ones go in. I don't expect to get this all done tomorrow. I am picking my sons new car up at 1000hrs, and will be returning to town later, to surprise him with said car when he walks out of school. He knows we have been looking, but doesn't know we have bought one. Rebuilding the Flathead V8 will have to wait until next year, now.

I also expect that the bolt shop will have 'just run out' of the size I want. Hope for the best but expect the worst. That way nothing surprises you!
No, I take that back.......I DID get a startling surprise today when one of the neighbours dogs came to visit without announcing itself and scared the hell out of me when it sneaked into the workshop and jumped up for a pat.

I must go to the markets this Sunday and buy a couple of rabbit traps. They should work a treat on a fox terrier

I'm kidding of course. One trap should suffice!