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Yeah, probably tomorrow. Kendall is drilling and clearing wood slats. I finalized vent wing seals and painted the mirror arm today.
It’s does have an original canvas. I‘m not sure it’s in the greatest shape. We’ll see soon.
Fit hoop bows this morning. Popped back in about 6 o’clock this evening and finished drilling, countersinking and sanding bed and hoop bows and applied first coat of urethane.
“I’m tired. I think I’ll go home now.“
We will build it if it comes.
We went to a cars and coffee GTG yesterday morning. Double debut and maiden voyages, I was nervous.
Found a few things to tinker with…
The front end looks like its sagging. Maybe a broken spring? I’m going to take it apart this morning…I can at least flip the springs to give it a lift.
Bd pop quiz. Check out the spring stacks. Notice the extra leaves on the right? I assume the difference is commercial or passenger bus? Maybe early vs. late?
We have one of each on this truck. I don’t think it makes a difference….unless the center block/grub screw on the beam is clocked different?🤷♂️ The springs look good, no cracks.
It seems that Barndoors were offered with one 4 leaf pack and one 5 leaf pack like we have here, OR both 5 leaf packs.
…So I re-installed the packs flipped. Which got about 3/4″ lift on the front end. I also found some late-model O-rings on the link pins, which I removed to allow the spindles to seat properly against the torsion arms. Had to re-set the toe and center the steering wheel again.
Changing gear oil currently. To flush out all the metal from break-in. I have the fuel tank divider panels, and canvas tilt to install later today, and then I am absolutely finished with this one!!
I’ve done everything I can do. Satisfied.
Ready to send her home. Ride height is perfect.👌 Drives great! Plenty of get up and go. Plenty of gear. 60mph cruising speed is fast enough for the bias tires.
Installed the “older than dirt” original canvas tilt this morning. It’s falling apart. I wouldn’t do any driving with it on.
How about some motorcycle tie down mounting points? I can whip up some bolt-on eyelets?
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