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Old 19-08-13, 06:50
Dale Jordan Dale Jordan is offline
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The other day I cleaned up the rear cargo deck and give it a good prime as well






Also painted up Colins nice Drivers tool box .Dale





I'm going to buy some taps and dies , to clean out threads etc . I don't wont to buy a complete set can someone tell me the three or four common sizes used on a LP2 carrier . Dale
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Old 19-08-13, 07:11
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Hi Dale, 1/4 and 5/16 UNF bottom taps would cover it.
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Old 28-08-13, 04:08
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The outside of the hull is now re primed ready for green , motor coming out next week , then tidy up the inside ready for green as well . Then start to fit her out .. I've been working on the floor plate in spare time at home . In the second photo you can see when I removed the crank handle cover at front , I found some light yellow WW2 paint would this be faded camo or desert yellow . Dale






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Old 06-09-13, 04:35
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I had a good morning at work today , a friend came to help me out with his truck to pull out the engine cover , motor , then the air scoop . Monday I'll clean up the engine bay ready for some more primer ... Dale















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Old 06-09-13, 20:34
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Looks pretty good there Dale, hey I hadn't noticed before but all the LP carriers Iv'e seen over here have the lifting hooks at the rear welded on, was riveting an Aussie thing?
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Old 06-09-13, 23:09
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Hello Lew . I think most Aussie carriers they where riveted on , but metgas where spot welded . Others on MLU would know , it was talked about before . Dale
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Old 07-09-13, 02:37
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Lew, It was a surprise to me when I arrived at Colin Jones's place in Adelaide, how different some of the Australian carriers are to the ones at home.
Here are a couple of shots to show spot welding. These must be Met Gas.
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