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21-06-06, 22:24
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Good day all. I thought it was time to start a journal of sorts to chronicle my restoration of the 44 Chev that I have. Hopefully it will turn into a wire 5 someday.... Some of the pictures may have appeared in another story, but I thought that I would start the story in order, and a picture is worth a thousand words.... so here goes:
The "I gotta have that rusty truck" disease spreads like any other ... with an ad, of course, and not just any ad, one right here on this site..and before you know it... BANG! your infected. 1.jpg Recovery of a second cab... some where behind the bushes... 2a.jpg 3a.jpg 4a.jpg It made for a long evening. 5a.jpg 
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22-06-06, 10:58
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Bad news
Craig the news (good or bad) is that the disease you have been infected with, is as far as I can tell, a terminal one.
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22-06-06, 13:03
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Time for a shower. My very good friend Bill, has yet again assisted me.. this time with his F15... and his Diamond T tow bar. Sure makes it easy work when you have the kit!!
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22-06-06, 13:07
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Close up
Now getting to "the heart of the problem..." and I can't forget the pressure washing picture credits go to my daughter... thanks Meg... Now. A short, (ya short my #ss), time later and a little prep work, this appeared out of the dust!! I keep reminding myself that it ran extremely well befor I started, so I will probably not be able to make it go as I have removed the stuff that probably made it run so smooth.... ha ha ha. I have been working on the frame getting it ready for repair and paint. I have to drop the transfer case to get to an area where I have to fix a couple of things. I will get a couple of pictures of that..... a little later.... Thats all for now... more to follow.
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22-06-06, 14:41
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Great job....
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You are doing a fine job.. Uncle Willy is just the lad to keep you on the straight and narrow... If you leave this morning you will be in fine nick for CC5 in Chatsworth.. I'll be down that way in August and hope to stop over at Diamond "T" Heaven,Burton ,N.B.
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27-06-06, 17:04
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Well not me,... although sometimes I wonder,...
but the next phase is to complete the areas that need welding repairs, more specifically a couple of spots on the frame. The first one is just in front of the rear spring hanger. and the second is not too far from that just by the transfer case. Hopefully this weekend I will have the transfer case removed so I can get a better look. Just a question, will I have to remove the spring hanger, given the cracks close proximity to it?
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18-06-21, 02:22
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New Wire-5 project (Bergeron)
Starting a new Wire -5 project . This used to be the floor of the box.
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18-06-21, 02:28
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Guess what
Madness . ..... At first sight , this box looks only good for the scrapper. But wait for the transformation as it slowly happens . First to go in : A new floor . A good house needs a good foundation and a good roof .
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19-06-21, 00:48
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There were a lot of screws through the roof of these boxes , a whole lot of holes where water seeps in and destroys everything ... The box is a very early version of the 2K1 . The roof had traces of the composite wood anti - slip slats . Reports from the field complained that these would soak up water and disintegrate thus letting water seep into the box . They anti skid strips were changed to hardwood on the later and final version . Also , in my prior restoration i did not have to tear apart the ceiling , roof and trusses . So in this last picture nothing holds up the aluminum sheets because i had to tear out everything . The steel , the plywood and all the screws were rotted .Don’t worry , i will not document the whole restoration , that’s already been done . I will only document the rebuilding of the ceiling and roof of the box because i did not have to do this on my other one because it was in excellent condition . Some guys balk at the thought of doing this . I hope to put some reservations to rest . Guys, go for it !
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19-06-21, 01:40
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This is a sample of the anti-skid strips that covered the roof of the early 2K1 boxes . It’s almost like cardboard . I removed 60 rusted out screws holding these strips from the roof with lock grip pliers . There were more on the new boxes but the rest had dissolved ... No wonder water seeped in on this version .
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19-06-21, 01:55
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19-06-21, 02:24
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Bruce , like this nice Chevy with a rebuilt engine ?
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19-06-21, 15:34
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19-06-21, 17:59
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Hey Bruce , that would be fantastic ! I acid etched the aluminium yesterday and applied a special aluminium primer today . Ready to apply the first sheets of plywood and fabricating steel arches to support the roof . Like i said before , i did not have to do this on my prior restoration because the support arches were solid .
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30-04-23, 19:15
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02-05-23, 00:19
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Hey Hanno my friend it’s my thread not Craig’s . I bought that truck 4 years ago ! Thanks . Robert
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08-01-24, 04:27
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Hi Robert
I wondered what happened to Craig T’s wireless project. The Wire 5 box he had as well as a pile of interior parts , radio gear etc all came from my collection which I sold to him years ago. Nice job btw. Chris
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