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Jordan Baker C15a Wire-3 restoration 27-03-05, 00:54

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cmperry4 Very nifty - that trailer box... 27-03-05, 01:27

Jon Skagfeld Re: next photo 27-03-05, 05:08

Jordan Baker Don't worry about the tac... 29-03-05, 01:13

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Jordan Baker Well after more then 1 year... 14-08-06, 04:06

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Jordan Baker Rear end 14-08-06, 04:08

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Jordan Baker And here is most of the parts... 14-08-06, 04:10

Jon Skagfeld Jordan: If you have the data... 14-08-06, 06:05

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Jordan Baker Jon, unfourtunatly the data... 17-08-06, 06:10

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Jordan Baker More parts painted in the... 26-08-06, 02:29

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Jordan Baker More parts freshly primed 26-08-06, 02:30

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Jordan Baker I also managed to get more... 26-08-06, 02:31

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Jordan Baker Not only was it jsut cleaned... 26-08-06, 02:32

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Jordan Baker Thanks for the compliments... 28-08-06, 01:49

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Jordan Baker ONe thing that I have found... 28-08-06, 01:55

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Jordan Baker And just for fun I added the... 28-08-06, 01:57

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Jordan Baker Started work on cleaning up... 31-08-06, 03:41

Alex van de Wetering Jordan, What do you use to... 31-08-06, 10:54

Jordan Baker Hi Alex I use an angle... 31-08-06, 16:34

chris vickery Jordan, Its also not too... 31-08-06, 17:29

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Jordan Baker Its been a long time, but the... 28-04-14, 05:06

Alex van de Wetering Jordan, Good to see your... 28-04-14, 23:06

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Jordan Baker More disassembly. Pulled off... 09-06-14, 15:14

rob love Personally I use the mig with... 09-06-14, 19:24

Bob Carriere Try the gas....... it's a gas... 09-06-14, 20:08

Gordon Yeo 500 watt lights! 09-06-14, 20:29

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Jordan Baker Thanks for all the... 10-06-14, 01:01

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Jordan Baker Frame all ready for... 04-08-14, 16:09

Phil Waterman Do Not Use Por 15 on smooth... 05-08-14, 15:54

Bob Carriere Correct as usual... 05-08-14, 16:27

Jordan Baker Thanks for the info and tips... 05-08-14, 22:25

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Phil Waterman I used Por's Metal Etch still... 06-08-14, 23:56

chris vickery Why don't you guys ditch the... 07-08-14, 01:06

Bob Carriere The rougher the better. 07-08-14, 04:20

charlie fitton Paint - 07-08-14, 13:22

Grant Bowker POR is available at (at least... 07-08-14, 14:55

chris vickery Well Bob there you have it... 07-08-14, 15:04

rob love I used to be big on the epoxy... 07-08-14, 15:44

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Jordan Baker Frame got dropped off... 07-08-14, 22:46

Bob Carriere Have you..... 08-08-14, 16:45

rob love No need for the etching... 08-08-14, 19:31

Jordan Baker Got everything I needed... 09-08-14, 05:12

rob love The welded in brackets with a... 09-08-14, 07:07

Bob Carriere Caged nuts..... 10-08-14, 01:18

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Jordan Baker Frame all painted. 1 coat of... 10-08-14, 18:25

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Jordan Baker Tie Coat has been applied to... 11-08-14, 17:44

Bob Carriere French army ????? 12-08-14, 04:48

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Jordan Baker More progress being made. ... 14-08-14, 21:31

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Jordan Baker Last two pictures for now. ... 14-08-14, 21:35

Bob Carriere Strange...!!! 14-08-14, 21:52

Jordan Baker Hi Bob. The two steel plates... 14-08-14, 22:37

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Phil Waterman Cab Brace 14-08-14, 22:38

Jordan Baker That's it. I just checked my... 14-08-14, 23:06

Bob Carriere Your cab might fall off in a... 14-08-14, 23:21

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Jordan Baker Bob, the plates are 12" x 3"... 15-08-14, 00:20

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Jordan Baker Couple more progress shots. ... 02-10-14, 20:24

Bob Carriere Looking good..... 03-10-14, 03:06

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Jordan Baker Bob, yeah I saw there was... 04-10-14, 06:24

Bob Carriere Different ways to get there.. 04-10-14, 16:28

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Jordan Baker Some more progress being... 21-10-14, 05:04

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Jordan Baker Saturday I went to my first... 21-10-14, 05:14

Bob Carriere Go to ... 22-10-14, 03:40

rob love One site shows the MR prefix... 22-10-14, 04:08

Jordan Baker Thanks for links Bob. I... 22-10-14, 04:21

rob love http://www.stovebolt.com/ubbth... 22-10-14, 05:23

Bob Carriere What I found was close to.... 22-10-14, 05:30

chris vickery The trouble I have found with... 22-10-14, 12:14

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Jordan Baker I have not really done much... 21-03-15, 15:38

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Jordan Baker Lastly I managed to find an... 21-03-15, 15:40

Bob Carriere The sign of a true "restorer"... 21-03-15, 18:23

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Jordan Baker Thought I would do a trial... 14-04-15, 14:21

Bob Carriere What NO rear window????? 14-04-15, 17:41

Bob Carriere rain gutters..... 14-04-15, 17:48

Jordan Baker Thanks Bob Once I get to... 15-04-15, 18:32

Bob Carriere Sand blast is last step.... 15-04-15, 20:54

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Alex van de Wetering Jordan, I don't have any... 15-04-15, 23:38

Bob Carriere No POR does not come in spray... 16-04-15, 02:50

Jordan Baker Thanks Alex and Bob for... 21-04-15, 22:55

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Jordan Baker Frames are all painted in the... 04-05-15, 01:51

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Jordan Baker Working on a variety of... 04-06-15, 01:56

Bob Carriere Tell us more about the... 04-06-15, 02:17

Jordan Baker Bob, Ive found the soldering... 04-06-15, 02:43

Bob Carriere Concerned...... 04-06-15, 03:56

Jordan Baker Ive only had one tank go... 04-06-15, 04:40

Phil Waterman No Side Curtain Drawings on... 04-06-15, 15:21

Jordan Baker Thanks Phil. I knew there... 05-06-15, 01:51

Stew Robertson A little trick to welding... 05-06-15, 03:29

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Jordan Baker Spent the last few days busy... 09-06-15, 16:23

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Jordan Baker My biggest challenge was... 09-06-15, 16:37

Bob Carriere Definition of..... 09-06-15, 17:53

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JoãoBoscoBarbosa Information about cab sliding... 14-06-15, 03:55

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Jordan Baker João, I believe that... 17-06-15, 22:04

Bob Carriere What kind of switch....... 18-06-15, 03:45

Jordan Baker Hi Bob. Thanks for the... 18-06-15, 04:11

Bob Carriere Ask Brian A. 18-06-15, 04:37

chris vickery Hmmm, from your basket making... 19-06-15, 22:49

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Jordan Baker Not much to report other then... 20-06-15, 01:52

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Jordan Baker Two fuel tanks all wire... 21-06-15, 01:23

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Jordan Baker Lots of work was accomplished... 25-06-15, 13:44

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Jordan Baker As I said I got a lot done. ... 25-06-15, 14:03

Jordan Baker Next up will be repairing the... 25-06-15, 14:05

Phil Waterman Cork or Brass Floats 25-06-15, 14:39

Jordan Baker One of the sender has a... 25-06-15, 15:31

Phil Waterman Check that it still floats 25-06-15, 21:46

Bob Carriere Using old cork..... 25-06-15, 22:07

Jordan Baker Good point Phill and Bobeeee.... 25-06-15, 23:03

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Jordan Baker Not much to report. I was... 08-07-15, 18:58

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Jordan Baker Finished rebuilding both fuel... 13-07-15, 04:19

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Jordan Baker I have finally started in on... 17-07-15, 23:49

Phil Waterman How do you planned to weld? 18-07-15, 01:50

Bob Carriere A whole different... 18-07-15, 03:01

Bob Carriere Suggestions.... 18-07-15, 03:05

Jordan Baker Thanks Phil and Bob for all... 18-07-15, 06:54

Phil Waterman Foegot about using adhesive 19-07-15, 00:24

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Jordan Baker Sandblasted and painted the... 19-07-15, 01:39

Barry Churcher [QUOTE=Jordan... 19-07-15, 13:26

Jordan Baker Well my first bit of real... 20-07-15, 06:26

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Jordan Baker As promised some pictures. 21-07-15, 06:01

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Jordan Baker Some more pictures. For... 21-07-15, 06:08

Bob Carriere Nice job...... 21-07-15, 18:41

chris vickery When I replicated the rear... 21-07-15, 20:05

Alex van de Wetering Jordan, Excellent work.... 21-07-15, 23:05

Bob Carriere Strange cab 12 rear wall..... 21-07-15, 23:06

Jordan Baker I'd rather overkill it with... 22-07-15, 00:12

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Jordan Baker Things moved along rather... 27-07-15, 19:28

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Jordan Baker Last group of pictures for... 27-07-15, 19:31

Alex van de Wetering Lovely work again Jordan. I... 27-07-15, 19:41

Bob Carriere Nice work..... 28-07-15, 03:20

Jordan Baker Thanks guys for the... 28-07-15, 03:53

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Jordan Baker Busy busy busy has been my... 07-10-15, 03:36

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Jordan Baker Finished the work on the... 19-10-15, 13:21

Hanno Spoelstra Great job Jordan! Would you... 19-10-15, 14:11

Jordan Baker Sure Hanno. Ive got the... 19-10-15, 14:52

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Jordan Baker Figured out the hole issue... 22-10-15, 01:14

Alex van de Wetering Lovely work again Jordan! ... 22-10-15, 10:34

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Jordan Baker Rebuilt the steering gear box... 20-11-15, 18:49

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Jordan Baker And the steering wheel. I... 20-11-15, 18:54

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Jordan Baker Lastly I picked this up from... 20-11-15, 18:58

Bruce Parker (RIP) Jordan, I think you have the... 20-11-15, 23:08

Bob Carriere Nice job...... 20-11-15, 23:12

Jordan Baker Yeah some days it feels like... 20-11-15, 23:51

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Jordan Baker I was able to replace the... 28-11-15, 14:02

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Jordan Baker I have also finaly started in... 28-11-15, 14:09

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Jordan Baker To remove the front support I... 28-11-15, 14:16

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Jordan Baker Finished making the front... 01-12-15, 02:15

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Jordan Baker Work today involved cutting... 04-12-15, 01:29

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Jordan Baker The past 4 days I managed to... 14-12-15, 14:23

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Jordan Baker Once that was all done I took... 14-12-15, 14:29

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Jordan Baker Lastly I started fitting the... 14-12-15, 14:37

Bob Carriere Have you considered working... 16-12-15, 18:04

Jordan Baker I wasn't doing the fender... 17-12-15, 14:13

Bob Carriere Deflating.... 17-12-15, 19:56

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Jordan Baker Started welding in the new... 18-12-15, 03:21

Bob Carriere Nice job........ 18-12-15, 04:17

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Jordan Baker Work has rather ground to a... 27-01-16, 01:26

Phil Waterman Yes Wood Battens 27-01-16, 16:06

David Dunlop Was that to try and prevent... 27-01-16, 18:45

Phil Waterman Yup 27-01-16, 22:27

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Jordan Baker Some small progress was made... 19-03-16, 13:40

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Jordan Baker It's been a bit since my last... 22-05-16, 01:53

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Jordan Baker Just another picture 22-05-16, 01:54

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Jordan Baker After working hard at the... 05-06-16, 22:46

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Jordan Baker For rolling the sheet to... 05-06-16, 22:49

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Jordan Baker More work has been done on... 08-06-16, 21:45

Alex van de Wetering Lovely work Jordan! Thanks... 08-06-16, 23:12

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Jordan Baker Here is the tool I came up... 09-06-16, 02:59

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Jordan Baker And the clamps work really... 10-06-16, 03:11

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Jordan Baker Finaly after months of work I... 21-06-16, 05:20

Bob Carriere Starting to look like a real... 21-06-16, 15:47

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Jordan Baker Figured i would try out the... 21-06-16, 22:34

Alex van de Wetering Lovely work Jordan! That... 21-06-16, 23:44

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Jordan Baker Hip ring crash pads all done.... 22-06-16, 20:50

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Jordan Baker And with the weather we are... 22-06-16, 21:48

Bob Carriere Nice lifesaver!!!! 23-06-16, 03:07

Jordan Baker Not yet. It's nextish on... 23-06-16, 04:11

Bob Carriere Talk with Grant.... 23-06-16, 16:48

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Jordan Baker Well the project took a huge... 29-06-16, 17:47

David Dunlop Nice find, Jordan. Big leap... 29-06-16, 21:55

RHClarke Ahem! 30-06-16, 01:06

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Jordan Baker Not much to report. I... 13-07-16, 04:12

Stewart Loy nice tarp! 14-07-16, 00:49

Bruce Parker (RIP) So Jordan, are you going to... 14-07-16, 00:57

Jordan Baker I'm glad I got one way back... 14-07-16, 04:20

Frank v R lucky guy, I saw the recovery... 14-08-16, 16:18

Bob Carriere Luca who???? 16-08-16, 02:10

David Dunlop Bob. Luca Giovanetti, in... 16-08-16, 03:42

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Jordan Baker Started working on the left... 05-09-16, 02:18

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Jordan Baker Work on the fender is all... 08-09-16, 04:10

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Jordan Baker Fitted the door back on and... 10-09-16, 18:22

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Jordan Baker And the inside across the cab... 10-09-16, 18:23

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Jordan Baker Cab rear sliding windows... 15-09-16, 22:43

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Jordan Baker Close up of the flocked... 15-09-16, 22:45

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Jordan Baker Finally after many weeks of... 27-09-16, 14:34

Phil Waterman Very good work 27-09-16, 15:22

Jordan Baker Oak strips were 1/4" thick. ... 27-09-16, 15:53

Alex van de Wetering Lovely work Jordan! It's... 27-09-16, 16:09

Bob Carriere Steam bending...... 27-09-16, 18:46

JoãoBoscoBarbosa Hi Jordan, Good work and I... 28-09-16, 01:02

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Jordan Baker Both doors are now finished... 12-10-16, 04:22

RHClarke Fastenal 12-10-16, 05:11

Jordan Baker 1/4"-20 counter sunk flat... 12-10-16, 05:19

RHClarke Bolts 12-10-16, 05:24

rob love I have been using these guys... 12-10-16, 05:31

Jordan Baker I wonder if there had been a... 12-10-16, 06:01

David Herbert Most zinc plated fasteners... 12-10-16, 11:26

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Jordan Baker Ive thought about soaking... 13-10-16, 00:33

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Jordan Baker Ive been a little busy... 10-12-16, 00:07

Bob Carriere Tell us about the metal... 11-12-16, 04:52

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Jordan Baker I made some great progress... 11-12-16, 05:23

Wayne Hingley Looks great Jordan! You did... 11-12-16, 05:38

Jordan Baker Thanks for the compliments. ... 11-12-16, 05:43

Lynn Eades Here's a hint Jordan; My... 11-12-16, 05:51

Jordan Baker Lynn, thanks for the tip. I... 11-12-16, 05:56

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Jordan Baker Well today I spent a few... 05-04-17, 03:35

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Jordan Baker With bending them hot we... 05-04-17, 03:38

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Jordan Baker I tack welded on the hinge... 06-04-17, 23:40

Robert Bergeron Amazing workmanship Jordan .... 07-04-17, 03:33

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Jordan Baker I finished doing my basic... 11-04-17, 09:57

Private_collector Damn fine work, soldier! 11-04-17, 10:09

Bob Carriere Nice job Jordan 11-04-17, 21:36

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Jordan Baker Welding is almost done on the... 15-04-17, 14:13

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Jordan Baker A big thanks to a fellow... 23-04-17, 01:36

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Jordan Baker I started in on making the... 01-05-17, 03:47

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Jordan Baker Figured I should get the tail... 05-05-17, 10:46

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Bob Carriere Side pockets... 08-05-17, 22:44

Jordan Baker Ha why should I know all... 08-05-17, 23:24

Bob Carriere How many chimney fires have... 08-05-17, 23:28

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Jordan Baker Usually by that point things... 08-05-17, 23:39

Bob Carriere Can you....... 09-05-17, 00:46

Jordan Baker Talked to my local machinist... 09-05-17, 04:03

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Jordan Baker And last night I had part of... 11-05-17, 20:24

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Jordan Baker Nice little accessory that I... 11-05-17, 20:26

Brian Gough nice !!! 11-05-17, 20:51

Jordan Baker I was pretty happy about... 12-05-17, 02:41

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Jordan Baker Ok things are now back on... 13-05-17, 17:56

Ganmain Tony Dumb Question 14-05-17, 02:04

Brian Gough First Aid Kit 14-05-17, 03:29

Ganmain Tony Well.. 14-05-17, 10:13

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Jordan Baker Well today I went for a bit... 15-05-17, 22:40

Bob Carriere Wow ...what a find..... 15-05-17, 23:18

Jordan Baker I believe after now looking... 15-05-17, 23:24

Robert Bergeron Extraordinary ! Well done !... 15-05-17, 23:25

Niels V Would It be possible for you... 16-05-17, 14:35

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Jordan Baker I'll see what I can do but... 17-05-17, 04:45

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Jordan Baker Picked up about 87.5% of the... 19-05-17, 21:47

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Jordan Baker Spent a couple hrs last night... 21-05-17, 22:23

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Jordan Baker Ive been working away in my... 26-05-17, 05:42

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Jordan Baker Well tonight I managed to... 02-06-17, 04:19

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Jordan Baker Some assembly required. I... 02-06-17, 04:23

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Jordan Baker The two top rails provided me... 02-06-17, 04:29

Bob Carriere Fantastic...... 02-06-17, 06:04

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Jordan Baker Well it's been a busy day of... 04-06-17, 21:33

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Jordan Baker Tonight I finished (not this... 08-06-17, 07:52

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Jordan Baker So much welding.....but I'm... 10-06-17, 20:03

Phil Waterman Which POR 11-06-17, 00:28

Bruce Parker (RIP) I think the risk with oil is... 11-06-17, 00:48

Jordan Baker Thanks for the suggestion on... 11-06-17, 06:55

Bruce Parker (RIP) POR inside the doors, POR... 11-06-17, 15:20

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Jordan Baker Got a couple of hrs in... 13-06-17, 04:21

Bob Carriere cargo box...... 14-06-17, 15:54

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Jordan Baker Yesterday afternoons... 14-06-17, 16:33

Bob Carriere Looking good.... 15-06-17, 03:51

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Jordan Baker Today the other side was... 15-06-17, 05:12

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Jordan Baker Spent the day getting the... 16-06-17, 05:23

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Jordan Baker Last Friday morning I dropped... 20-06-17, 22:54

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Jordan Baker Does anyone have any... 20-06-17, 22:56

Peter Duggan Patina 21-06-17, 01:28

Bob Carriere Use the blue tie coat........ 21-06-17, 02:45

Jordan Baker Yes Peter it is patina for... 21-06-17, 02:59

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Jordan Baker Todays small amount of... 21-06-17, 22:39

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Jordan Baker Spent most of the day Friday... 26-06-17, 04:55

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Jordan Baker Fitted on the two sides... 29-06-17, 01:37

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Jordan Baker Not much to update. Almost... 05-07-17, 02:50

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Jordan Baker Finished with all of the... 09-07-17, 05:08

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Jordan Baker Taking advantage of the nice... 11-07-17, 20:28

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Jordan Baker Well the box is all painted... 12-07-17, 00:14

Alex van de Wetering Excellent work Jordan. I am... 12-07-17, 12:17

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Jordan Baker Here is the NOS buzzer... 13-07-17, 03:33

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Jordan Baker The other day with the help... 16-07-17, 04:09

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Jordan Baker Todays progress brought to... 17-07-17, 02:16

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Jordan Baker Worked today on installing... 19-07-17, 02:37

Robert Bergeron Nicely done Jordan 19-07-17, 02:51

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Jordan Baker Today I started fitting the... 31-07-17, 04:16

David Dunlop Hi Jordan. Smart idea... 31-07-17, 13:03

Jordan Baker Hi David. Yes there were... 31-07-17, 13:40

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Todays progress brought to you by the aid of gravity. The box is now back on the frame. Im just doing some prep work on the original wooden runners and then they will be installed.

I also need to source out some new u bolts to secure the box to the frame.

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