The Rebuild

[hrpearce]

ony the rate I am going it will be another five years before my blitz is finished. Maybe I need a holiday at home to work on it. Still a trip to Qld has its appeal.

[hrpearce]

Another small piece added at long last.
Had a bit of a drive around the paddock this morning for my enjoyment, ran out of fuel six foot short of the shed and wont have any to start it again until Tuesday afternoon.

[hrpearce]

Finally had a rear window fitted, no invoice left so I will find out what it cost when I ring on Monday. I can now work on the toolbox and tyre carrier. It is a lot more comfortable in the cab without the rush of air through the back.

[David Dunlop]

Robert.

What is the strap assembly with the two brackets fitted, running above the window?


David

[hrpearce]

David,
The metal strap held a canvas sheet to the cab and the two brackets accepted the ends of straps that held the canvas roll up.

[Mike Cecil]

David,

Aussie cabs had canvas rear curtains fixed across the top edge instead of the steel steel sliding 'window' as in the Canadian cabs.

I thought Chev had the canvas on the outside, and Fords on the inside - it always seemed odd to me to put the canvas on the inside: guaranteed to let the water in, whereas mounted to the outside it kept some water out.

Mike

[hrpearce]

The blitz finally has it's own shed bay.
I am thinking of naming the blitz EDITH after Uncle Ron's mother.