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Old 06-08-12, 10:15
Alex van de Wetering Alex van de Wetering is offline
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David, excellent progress again and I agree with Bob on the extra metal supporting pieces for the roof....very clever.

Do you remember what Dodge those trim pieces came from?....are they the same size and shape as the cab 11/12 trim? from the bed of a Pickup or Weapons carrier maybe?

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Old 06-08-12, 10:48
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Hi David,

Good to see your progress.

The woodwork you are doing looks great, and certainly makes me grateful I am doing a cab13.

I'm even worse with wood than metal
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Old 06-08-12, 11:40
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David, excellent progress again and I agree with Bob on the extra metal supporting pieces for the roof....very clever.

Do you remember what Dodge those trim pieces came from?....are they the same size and shape as the cab 11/12 trim? from the bed of a Pickup or Weapons carrier maybe?

Alex
Can't tell if it's from a pickup, panel, or ambulance / Carryall though - David didn't show the telltale door top sections
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Old 06-08-12, 15:58
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Thanks Alex ,Tony and Gordon for the replies,

Gordon is on the money with the Dodge trim pieces....the long trim piece was from a Carryall interior and the two short ones are ambulance. Had one short original CMP piece, and it all matches except for the hole spacing.

Now I get to weld up all the little holes in them and re-drill to match the C8 roof.

Thanks again, David

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Old 06-08-12, 23:35
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Gordon, David, thanks for your reply regarding the trim pieces.....that does help in the search for cab 11/12 trim pieces.

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Old 13-08-12, 05:18
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Hi,
Finally got those roof trim pieces sorted out and installed. Turned out to be an all-weekend project, as 1/2 of the trim pieces I had collected were un-useable after sandblasting them.

After butt-brazing all the last good pieces of straight trim sections together that I had,(my mig welder would just blow holes in them), there was just enough here to do the job.

There were 110 screws and a few bolts used on this roof panel,(not counting washers and nuts), and these were only just the ones holding the wooden pieces and trim to the sheetmetal....
When I add in the rear window surround, front angle-iron and all the mounting bolts to the count, there's at least another 50 or so to be installed before I'm finished with the roof.

Also had to installed a plexi-glass rear window. The rear window opening was too uneven for real glass to survive..

Thanks, David
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Old 20-08-12, 02:04
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Hi,
Was able to iron-out the dents, prime, paint and install the C8 roof panel this weekend. Not perfect, but done.

Thanks, David
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Old 20-08-12, 02:37
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Hi,
Was able to iron-out the dents, prime, paint and install the C8 roof panel this weekend. Not perfect, but done.

Thanks, David
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Not Perfect..??
Neither are we...!!
Sure did a dandy job on the old girl..
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Dave, are you and the C8 going to make Waxahachie this Veteran's Day? We have a small, but dedicated group that do Commonwealth impressions and since I swapped my C15 for the Boys ATR, we're stuck being on foot. Andy brings his full auto Bren and my Sten should be ready in time for Wax. Those, plus the Boys mean we make a lot of "Noys"! ;>) It would be great to see you there again.

CHIMO! Derek.



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Was able to iron-out the dents, prime, paint and install the C8 roof panel this weekend. Not perfect, but done.

Thanks, David
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