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Old 16-10-15, 02:09
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Got lost on the way to the firewall and ended up working on the drivers controls. Installed a new toe plate, the original was only good for a template. Takes a bit longer bit longer but its nice to be adding parts. Cleaned up the nose armour and with some luck it will be off for sandblasting and epoxy priming tomorrow.

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Old 16-10-15, 13:57
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amazing work - if only I lived closer...
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Old 18-10-15, 01:32
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Got lost on the way to the firewall and ended up working on the drivers controls. Installed a new toe plate, the original was only good for a template. Takes a bit longer bit longer but its nice to be adding parts. Cleaned up the nose armour and with some luck it will be off for sandblasting and epoxy priming tomorrow.
Peter, You will find that you have to remove the new toe plate again as the four nose armour bolts are behind it and you cannot tighten them up with the toe plate in place. It is also hard to fit the toe plate if the front locker is in place, so watch out for that too.

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Old 19-10-15, 03:11
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Rick,

Just wish that you lived close enough where we could share a few drinks while talking "lynx". You are right about the toe plate, it'll have to come off for the nose armour and also for the steering column. Couldn't resist, its just too rewarding to be adding parts, instead of disassembling components.

Didn't consider the front storage bin. The one for my Lynx is completely missing, only found remnants of the supporting braces under the front tow hooks. My current plan is to get the Lynx up and running before tackling a new storage bin. The observers seat also falls in this category.

I appreciate your comments, please keep them coming. Peter
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Old 25-10-15, 03:19
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Doug Lavoie, a good friend, was able to cherry pick a 239 engine from Bob Cantin's collection. It passed the magnaflux and to top it off, Dave Good has taken on the engine rebuild.


Made it to the Acton swap meet and Christmas came early, thanks to Ross and Brian.

Fitted the nose cone/armour to the Lynx, now starting to resemble the real thing. All in all, a great week.

Peter

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Folks,

My friendly machinist did a great job of fabricating new shoulder bolts for the drivers seat mechanism. Dry fitted the drivers seat and put together the steering column and started on a new firewall. Of course I then had to try out the drivers position and found myself in the same predicament as Bob Carriere, and his Cab 11. It makes for a tight fit. Definitely manageable, but it is snug.

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Old 07-11-15, 23:33
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Guys,

With my limited mechanical skills, I've been very fortunate to find some very talented craftsman while tackling this restoration. Don Graham specializes in restoring antique and custom radiators, out of his shop in Frankford. Not only did he manage to restore and repair my old radiator, but he did it for far less than I had planned for.

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