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17-04-10, 02:16
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The engine is going in the vehicle tomorrow. We have about 4 hours on it. Ran it 2 hours today. I had ear plugs, and flight-line hearing protectors, but my ears are still ringing. A lot of bass there. It shakes the ground, and the house. Jesse.
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17-04-10, 04:16
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"A lot of bass there".
Well Perry, think the cresent on Sutton Place can bear up to four hours of that?
Gord
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17-04-10, 16:24
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Excellent! Engine sounds great....especially when you just turned off the ignition....those last few "thumps" sound terrific.
Have you started work on the front fenders/stowage boxes yet? or did they come with the sale? Alex
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18-04-10, 17:33
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Jesse, you are doing an absolutely outstanding job with your Sexton restoration! It's so nice to see when our military heritage gets that kind of care.
One small observation, I thought I would ask about, just to be on the safe side. I noticed in the photo of the rear of the vehicle, that with the engine compartment hatches open, the insides of the hatch doors and the hull edging were white. It might be that those surfaces should actually match the exterior colour of the vehicle. The reason being, if the situation requires these hatches to be opened for any reason, in theatre, the crew would not run the risk of giving away the location of the vehicle with a large flash of white paint. Typically, the inside of crew hatches on a tank, or doors on any soft skin vehicle like a wireless, office, machine shop lorry, would also be painted as per the exterior of the vehicle for the same safety reasons. I know that in subsequent postwar repaints of many of these vehicles, this point was sometimes lost to shop workers in various RCEME sites and it is not unusual to run across a white interior door finish, but in the original wartime painting, I am pretty certain white could prove a fatal error. It's a small point, I know, but you are doing such incredible, detailed work, I wouldn't want you to miss a chance to review anything, if it's an easy fix. By the way, I loved the clips of the engine run ups. Bet it smelled just as lovely as it sounded!!! Very best regards, David
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19-04-10, 01:28
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One fender came with the vehicle. It can be repaired, and used as a pattern for the missing one. All the storage bins were present, and in need of repair. David's comments on the engine doors makes good sense. Installed the engine yesterday. We hope to be driving it this week. Jesse.
Last edited by Jesse Browning; 06-08-17 at 02:06. Reason: Add pictures
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19-04-10, 17:11
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To answer Gords question, I certainly hope so!!
Great work Jesse, although I am a little envious (and embarrassed) at the progress you have made in a short time. I am just finishing disassembling the C4, hopefully in a couple of months it will be ready to drop back in. My hull is all finished, except for the upholstery. I saved the biggest job for last! A note on the door paint. When I was stripping the hull, there was only evidence of white paint on the rear and upper engine door interiors. Perry Last edited by Perry Kitson; 19-04-10 at 19:29.
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23-04-10, 03:28
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It lives again. The second video is mostly poor, but has good sound. Don't watch if you get sea sick. Jesse.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5BoSWGXV_Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_8xb...eature=related Last edited by Jesse Browning; 04-07-11 at 04:23. Reason: Add material
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