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21-08-11, 12:48
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Thankyou Bob!
Cheers Bob,
 (or 'international man of mystery') I will wait until I hear from you. I've got plenty to go on with for a while. Looking forward to seeing the seats finished. As Andy C. & I were discussing today, seeing something completed is our 'small win'. even though it may be somewhat off at a tangent from the big picture. 
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26-08-11, 12:11
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More books
I have received two interesting books this week.
P8260127.jpg P8260144.jpg Notice this is pamphlet No. 1 Mechani'z'ation??? Interesting book, but has little in the way of pictures. Mostly relating to basics of vehicle running and light maintenance. Some good pics of the V8 engine & associated bits though. Has anyone seen one of these books before? It's a new one for me! P8260128.jpg This is the other & far more interesting one. Not directly related to any one type of vehicle but a real eye opener to read. P8260130.jpg I suspect they may be a tad optomistic with their expectations for repair of this vehicle!!!! Was it that ugly before the accident? I suspect it may have been. See more interesting pictures from this book in next posting.
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Ford CMP, 115" WB,1942 (Under Restoration...still) Medium sized, half fake, artillery piece project. (The 1/4 Pounder) Last edited by Private_collector; 26-08-11 at 12:17. Reason: Felt like it!
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26-08-11, 12:50
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More books, part 2
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Good to see some body repair tools have not changed over the decades. P8260134.jpg P8260135.jpg P8260133.jpg P8260132.jpg On the other hand, we have moved on a bit with these....er.....hand tools.
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26-08-11, 13:23
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Nice finds
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26-08-11, 18:26
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Thanks for sharing 
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27-08-11, 02:48
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ugly !!
We have had several regularly on rallies over the years, from the Chrysler club in Sydney.
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28-08-11, 12:38
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Minor progress
Firstly, Bob I conceed those cars are actually quite attractive provided they haven't been rolled or had a 'crocodile' tank walk over them
P8280153.jpg With the poop weather this weekend, I didn't get much done. I got the nose panel back from sandblaster....in the pouring rain...under a tarp. My shoes are still drying from the muddy yard at the engineering co. who does my stripping. On the more possitive side, we got 75mm of rain in 48hrs (3 inches). It's 'good for the wheat' as Basil would say! Did get some disassembly & blasting done for one of the seat sliding mechanisms. The seat base/back itself will be blasted professionally, later this week. I'm having trouble uploading photos right now, so I'll edit this & add more tomorrow.
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04-09-11, 10:10
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Chassis Pics
Andrew,
You are right of course.  I didn't notice the difference when I posted the pic. Must have been the excitement of the moment. 
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04-09-11, 10:34
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This weeks progress
With a fellow MLU'er, I travelled to Allora, QLD on Saturday morning to pick up some parts a chap has been holding onto for me.
Came back with: Fuel tanks (one set of two & a dodgy one) Headlight sets Voltage regulator Master cylinder Tank brackets & straps Set of shock absorbers & linkages. I should be able to add a steering wheel to the list, but left it behind by accident. Hopefully this can be posted to me in near future. P9040162.jpg P9040166.jpg P9040170.jpg I have been working on the shock absorbers / linkages this afternoon. One will need to be pulled apart. May just need fluid I hope, but ???? why it would be down in level. Leakage perhaps? P9040178.jpg I am now needing a set of the rubber seals that cover the linkage joints. Anyone know of a supplier? P9040174.jpg Also need one of the locking plates that go on the end here.
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04-09-11, 14:46
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Only having Chev CMPs I have no experience to tell me if these fit, but they certainly look like yours.
The tins for the shock links seem to be at http://macsautoparts.com/shock-absor...R3CHL1129717E/ Matching rubber seals for the tins are http://macsautoparts.com/shock-absor...R3CHL1129716E/ They are small and light enough that shipping might be reasonable, or there may be a distributor in Australia.
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12-09-11, 07:22
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Shock linkage seals
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Those ball joints are early Ford steering tie rod and drag link ends. It looks like Macs have the seals http://macsautoparts.com/early-v8-st...d/F30/cc/1125/ I bought mine locally so you might be able to get them in Aus somewhere. Keep up the good work. Cheers,Terry
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