C8AX Tac Sign

[Ausmick]

Still have a few ‘butterflies’ to sort out with it yet, but the truck went on its first ‘field’ trip today. All of 600 yards from home to the show ground. (speedo works)

The pictures you see here today are the results of seven months restoration with no chasing wild women or wild benders at the pub!.........A chap at the show ground, who has several restorations, asked what I am going to do next and have I got the ‘bug’. I had to answerer honestly “the next thing I do up will be a antique wheelbarrow I’m so over it!”

Will make the canopy hoops frame and tarp down the track.plus look for a lend lease chev to do, hehe.

[aj.lec]

Originally Posted by Ausmick

have I got the ‘bug’. I had to answerer honestly “the next thing I do up will be a antique wheelbarrow I’m so over it!”

plus look for a lend lease chev to do,

Looking good mick
Good to see you made your deadline for Coonabarabran 150th

I told you it would only be a couple of months Mick
Allready you have relented in the series of two lines
I wouldnt call a lend lease Chev a antique wheelbarrow though

[cliff]

Very nice job Mick

[T Creighton]

Congratulations Mick. Seven months well spent. Great finish and attention to detail. Now clock up lots of miles on those nice looking tyres.
Cheers, Terry

[Ken Hughes]

good on you,a job well done,something to be proud of.

[Lynn Eades]

I recon that when you do that wheel barrow, it'll look great too!
Nice job of a neat little truck! I have enjoyed following your posts. Thanks.

[Ausmick]

Finally got around to putting the seat covers in. The canvas ‘anti squeak’ that runs along the front guards, I used plastic drench hose inside the canvas to lessen the moisture hanging round if they got wet. The original stuff I took off, what was left of it, looked like it had some sort of twisted cord in it and was very rotten.

Was forgetting the turn indicator was on every time I went around a corner so pulled the inspection lamp socket out of the dash and put an indicator light in there. Now I always remember to switch the indicator off.

Did a small movie of the truck at a mate’s place. We are getting some steel and a carton and making the canopy frame this weekend.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC36yintfMI

[Ausmick]

Thanks Rupert from Perth!

Picked the spare tyre up this morning and bolted it down. Your a life saver having that 6 stud rim for me as I found heaps of 8 studs. My son carried it from flight to flight Perth to Dubbo and got it here (Qantas staff always thought the worse when he dropped down a box with 22kg of metal in it!)

Got a guy doing the canvas canopy now.

[warren brown]

Just a great job - congratulations, really inspirational.