Restoration of Canadian Scout Car Ford Lynx I, Mk.III No.1726

[lynx42]

Thanks Peter, Hanno and Daryl for your thoughts. I am not looking forward to it but hopefully this op will be the last one.

Back to my story.

I continued to refit the restored parts onto the chassis. I had painted it but most of the parts I had pre-prepared were in some kind of primer.

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Front and rear axles and spring packs were refitted and as I said earlier, with new bushes in the springs, the shackle bolts being ok.

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New transfer case insulators were cut from neoprene and the transfer case re-fitted. Here the universal flange nut is not on. Why? Because I could not find it. It took me about 3 days off and on to locate where it had been carefully put away. Eventually it was found, thanks to the little lady, and bolted up tight.

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Next was the gear change tower and then the gear linkages.

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New welsh plugs were fitted to the front of the gear change tower to keep the dirt out and oil in. Here two still have to be fitted.

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This is the fulcrum refitted before the linkages were connected up. I do not know if I have the rods adjusted correctly but that can be done later.

The colour top coat was painted on to the primed parts mostly in place. I used a long handled paint brush where the spray gun couldn't reach.

Rick.