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[Ganmain Tony]

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

The large countersunk screws are readily available in Canada from Spanauer in Toronto...... in various size and various length....... and like the original on our cab11/12 they are not high tensile strength and could be better categorized as plain old fashion stove bolts. We have to remember that most body/sheet metal bolts on the cab 11/12 are of that same quality /category ....plentiful old stock item at the outset of the war.... and trucks were not intended to last for 69+ years.

Bob C.

Is Toronto that place down the road from Grong Grong? Or is it closer to Wagga Wagga?

Get back to me on that one will you Bob?

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Ganmain Tony

Is Toronto that place down the road from Grong Grong? Or is it closer to Wagga Wagga?

Get back to me on that one will you Bob?

I think I remember going to see Jif there once - it's closer to Ardlethan I believe. V. cool in winter.

[Bob Carriere]

Tryhttp://www.spaenaur.com/.....

Waga Waga Grong Grong....???? what were you drinking when you where visiting with Jiff....... you guys better find some shade..... all that Hoostralian sunshine is bad for you......

..... you should be sampling some clean clear friggen cold Ottawa air Minus 25 Celsius tonite.... not as bad as Edmonton last week when they went down to Minus 45 Celsius..... that is actually 3 degrees colder than my mother-in-law's heart.....

The cats in the shed have 3 x250W heat lamps and two x1500W heaters...just to keep 9+ or 10 degrees C in there.


Boob

[cletrac (RIP)]

Tony, when I want to clean up a bunch of old bolts I throw them in a large kitchen type screen strainer and hit them with the sandblaster. Keep shaking them up and sandblasting for a while and they come out bright and shiny. Doesn't seem to bother the threads either.

[Ganmain Tony]

Originally Posted by cletrac

Tony, when I want to clean up a bunch of old bolts I throw them in a large kitchen type screen strainer and hit them with the sandblaster. Keep shaking them up and sandblasting for a while and they come out bright and shiny. Doesn't seem to bother the threads either.

David I'm honoured you've visited this thread.

Great suggestion & interesting how it doesnt affect the threads. My problem is access to a sandblaster and a suitable area to blast (meaning somewhere where you can either make a great big mess or suitable stuff to retrieve the sand/shot).

I am having a blast however.

[Keith Webb]

Grong Grong and Wagga are the opposite at the moment - PLUS 27C. Good CMP hunting weather.

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

Tryhttp://www.spaenaur.com/.....

Waga Waga Grong Grong....???? what were you drinking when you where visiting with Jiff....... you guys better find some shade..... all that Hoostralian sunshine is bad for you......

..... you should be sampling some clean clear friggen cold Ottawa air Minus 25 Celsius tonite.... not as bad as Edmonton last week when they went down to Minus 45 Celsius..... that is actually 3 degrees colder than my mother-in-law's heart.....

The cats in the shed have 3 x250W heat lamps and two x1500W heaters...just to keep 9+ or 10 degrees C in there.


Boob

[Ganmain Tony]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

Grong Grong and Wagga are the opposite at the moment - PLUS 27C. Good CMP hunting weather.

Thats not coded Mexican for a border raid is it????

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Ganmain Tony

Thats not coded Mexican for a border raid is it????

Mwahhh-hah-hah-hahhhh....

[Ganmain Tony]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

Mwahhh-hah-hah-hahhhh....

That laugh just reverberated all the way down the Murray.

Sends a ominous chill down my spine

[Ganmain Tony]

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

Tryhttp://www.spaenaur.com/.....

Waga Waga Grong Grong....???? what were you drinking when you where visiting with Jiff....... you guys better find some shade..... all that Hoostralian sunshine is bad for you......

..... you should be sampling some clean clear friggen cold Ottawa air Minus 25 Celsius tonite.... not as bad as Edmonton last week when they went down to Minus 45 Celsius..... that is actually 3 degrees colder than my mother-in-law's heart.....

The cats in the shed have 3 x250W heat lamps and two x1500W heaters...just to keep 9+ or 10 degrees C in there.

I know I'm stating the obvious Bob but we just dont get that sort of weather over here. "Holy #@%*!!..... that's cold!!!"

Unless we're standing on the top of Perisher in the middle of winter.

Still looking for Toronto - I think it may be between Mangoplah & Gumly Gumly.

[hrpearce]

Tony I managed to get all the screws and bolts I needed at coventry fastenings, Wagga Wagga, the only thing they couldn't match was the square nuts so I have verry few captive nuts left on the cab. Fortunately I have a 14 year old who was flexable enough to get a spanner onto the hard to reach nuts.

[Ganmain Tony]

Originally Posted by hrpearce

Tony I managed to get all the screws and bolts I needed at coventry fastenings, Wagga Wagga, the only thing they couldn't match was the square nuts so I have verry few captive nuts left on the cab. Fortunately I have a 14 year old who was flexable enough to get a spanner onto the hard to reach nuts.

Only thing is Robert youve got to get the right bloke to help you. There's one bloke who rolls his eyes every time you go in there trying to get unusual bolts matched up.

Have had sufficient practice on modern Volvo cars to have rubbery wrists and forearms to get hands into the right places as well (on blitzes that is).

Mind you I havent ruled out cheap child labour either

[Ganmain Tony]

Just thought I'd throw these in as well.

First pic is just me looking back on several months of work with satisfaction. I always dreamt this vehicle would look like this someday when I was pulling it out of the paddock. So it's great to sit back occasionally to review progress made to date to fire you up for the next step.

What made sitting there not as pleasant as I would have liked was a little Staffordshire terrier running into the shed and spewing on the floor. This was followed by the Staffy's overweight, Blue Heeler buddy coming in and proceeding to eat the aforesaid puke.

Hence the second photo

[hrpearce]

Originally Posted by Ganmain Tony

Only thing is Robert youve got to get the right bloke to help you. There's one bloke who rolls his eyes every time you go in there trying to get unusual bolts matched up.

Mind you I havent ruled out cheap child labour either

I must have been lucky as I struck a bloke ready for a yarn about restoring vehicles every time although his taste was for much younger and faster vehicles than our likeing

Syd should be old enough to borrow by now and you can give him back before pay day.

It's a great feeling knowing you are breathing new life into history indeed you are doing a great job.