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30-04-20, 01:08
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Lastly I got the radio battery trays installed. They are removable just like the radio table.
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30-04-20, 01:24
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Nice bit of progress there, Jordan! Has your lovely Wife been singing Vera Lynn songs to you in the background while you work?
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01-05-20, 03:25
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Haha David, I just told her that and she started to sing We”ll meet again..don’t know when...don’t know how....”. Yes I’m a lucky guy. She’s a keeper.
Anyway back to the truck. It was another productive day. The doors were finished for the two smaller forward bins. Hinges and the lock tabs were welded on.
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01-05-20, 03:32
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I also started in on making the second POL container. The shop did a great job of bending up all the 1/8” plate for me. I basically just dressed the very sharp sheared edges and welded it up to match where the original welds were found. One interesting point was when I used a block of wood to clamp one of angles in place. All went well and the angle was welded in place. It was then that I realized there was no way to get the block out. After a few minutes of head scratching I remembered my chisel. It was all split up in no time.
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06-05-20, 04:28
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Picked up more steel today and was able to get a few more bits closer to being finished.
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08-05-20, 03:22
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Today was spent working on the antenna mounts for the roof. So far one is pretty much done except for some minor welding. I stopped as I ran out of gas for the welder. The plates were copied from an original British FFW plate I had picked up years ago. The ends were pressed braked to get the radius bends to fit over the roof structure.
To make these bends in the 1/8” plate I had to make up a small press brake jig to use in the shop press. I’m quite impressed with what it can bend.
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08-05-20, 03:29
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Lastly the UPS truck showed up today with my order of LED 6v bulbs. Wow they are bright and they fit in the side marker lights very well. I also got ones to fit the original headlamp reflectors. I know for future to not look directly at the reflector as these are quite bright at 900 lumens.
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