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Once hung a I prepped a bunch of the bins and brackets as well for a full session of painting I had to do some minor repairs to some of them like replacing the small ball studs that the straps attach to as well as some replacement steel as some of the pieces were rusted out. I found that Holly has these ball studs that are used with there carburetors.
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Decorating the tree in preparations for paint....... The story of a carrier restoration, it brings back memories of mine.
Fantastic looking job, it'll look great once you're done. It has all the nice little trinkets. |
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excellent work and you make it sound so easy
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_______________________ 1941 mk1 mortar Carrier 1941 Mk1* Carrier 1942 Mk1* Carrier 1943 T16 Carrier 1945 Mk3 Dingo 1941 Mk3 Covenanter 1941 Mk4 Churchill AVRE (now sold) 1944 Mk6 Cromwell (now sold) 1952 Mk3 Centurion 1952 ARV Centurion 1952 ARV Centurion 1953 Mk3 Centurion (breaking) |
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Dave,
Great to see you back working on your carrier. The workmanship is extraordinary. Looking forward to the day you fire her up. Peter |
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Dave,
Great meeting you today and thanks again for those parts. Just a tremendous restoration job; this thread is an excellent log of your work and I'm glad I had the chance to see it with my own eyes. I'm very much in awe of your talents! Following this with much interest! Jason |
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Thanks for the comments everyone it has been a lot of work but I can see light at the end of the tunnel now
For the next paint session it was a great day and +15 so I started early thinking I had plenty of time but wrong, It was about 8:30 that night when I got finished but had great results
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The next day I assembled the seat hardware together as well as the rear antenna mount so its ready to install when that time comes. The rear mount is a thing of beauty and I just polished up the brass and cleared it for the moment as I know it was painted but i like the looks for now.
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