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Excellent work Tony! Really nice to see the detail of the original bow. By the way, was there no interlinking between the different bows? or is there some kind of cable running through the loops on the inside of the bows?
I see you also have the hard to find bumper jewels on your truck.....great find!  Alex
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Fascinating, thank you Tony. This thread is very informative, I've been following your progress from far-off Junee! Thanks for giving me something to aspire to, along with a look at such a machine.
More a 'wondering out loud' than a direct question, but I wonder if it'd be right to infer from the plate on the bow that these bows would be the same for the different varieties of 3-ton GS trucks? The bow and body shape appears to be the same in pictures of Dodge, Ford, and the like, and it'd make sense to have a standard set of dimensions. Could I please ask for the dimensions of the GS body, so I can compare with my Inter? Thank you, Tony. Oh, I saw you at Corowa, but you were deep in conversation each time and I didn't think it right to butt in. I'll introduce myself one day. Cheers, Matt
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Thanks Lads
Robert, I think its slowly dawning on the hound that its not a bad thing and not a bad kennel. Makes a good man kennel anyway.. I'll keep working on him.
Thanks Alex, thats correct, no interlinking with this type of Bow. There are other types I have seen that do - but not these. I was lucky with the Jewels... If your nice to people, nice things can happen. Thanks again Steve - they really were a generous gift. Matt - good question, I can only give theories based on observation and research. If your truck had a steel body like this - yes these are the bows but I have seen joined sets that also fit. If it was a timber and steel composite body as I have seen on nearly all the civvy type cab trucks then probably not. The bows on these types of bodies sit on the outside in clamps bolted into the timber sides. So while the dimensions of the both steel and timber bodies may be the same, the bows for the timber ones are slightly wider.  I'll try to get some dimensions to you shortly for this body. Sorry I missed you at Corowa. Next time, just butt in. Nobody minds.  Ryan - thanks mate. Yes it was done by local trimmer and his wife. More pictures and info to come.
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A local bloke by the name of Bruce Peelgrain (A few blokes on here know Bruce) stepped in with some invaluable assistance.
We tried an Inter tarp he had - too big. We did some measuring to prevent a repeat of the Inter tarp.. Hmmm perhaps the old Studebaker Tarp may be a close fit?? Well whadeyah know? Had an extra staight bow made for a friend. Stude tarp went on but a bit short around the sides. The Stude tarp was made by Oasis Australia... logic told us they probably did Blitz ones as well, in a similar style. So using this logic?? We went and saw a local bloke who reckoned he'd be able to make one for me.
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Worth the wait
Its taken 10 years to get her from this to this....
Loved every minute of it...
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