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Truman\'s
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 5:29 pm    Post subject: Truman's JB Reply with quote
HI All,

Thought I'd join in. Here's 46GPH just after moving for the 1st time in 38 years... last September 2005

Mike

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 7:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hi Truman

Thanks for popping in, look forward to seeing pics and hearing of your van's restoration!! great stuff Cool

Rick
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Truman\'s
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 8:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well.... it first went to Iain's for evaluation and bodywork....

I got the engine home, pictured, stripped, checked out, bored out, converted for unleaded, then I had the task of re-assembly, which I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed.

Any questions or comments most welcome...

Mike




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PostPosted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 8:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well you have heard this from me before, Mike, but I think you have done a magnificent job! Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Cheers Peter you are way too kind. I've taken pictures all along. Here's one of the crank and pistons after reassembly..

Mike

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Do you have any more pics of the van before work started, such as in your first pic, always like to see them before being touched - ie 'as found'

bet you were pleased to find it!!

Rick
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yeah sure Rick - I have Harvey from the Register to thank for it. A real gem...

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
wowwww what a beauty, the signwriting is great - are you going to re-finish it in the same livery????

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
yep - that was one of the stipulations of Harvey letting me have it - keeping the signwriting. it's all been traced off, ready for re-applying next year. I'm told it's extremely good quality gold leaf.

Mike

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 10:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
super!!

perhaps a slight matting applied to the paint, so that it doesn't look like brand new paint maybe??? Very Happy

but whatever it'll be a real cracker when done!

rick
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 10:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
That is oaresome!!

I to like the signwriting and also always love the sliding doors for some reason!

So where are you in the project now?

Cheers

Dave
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 10:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
buzzybee - a certain Ford pickup has some nice old signwriting on the doors and above the screen too, obscured by paint that A.N.Other applied (ie not me) but is just visible on one door, and should re-appear with a careful flatting back on the other Wink

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 10:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well I'm in the hands of the signwriter for that one. It's good enough to keep, but with the new paint job, I can't...

Current status is shown below... Basically I am waiting for some new rear suspension U bolts to arrive to allow GPH to roll again.. Rebuilt front axle on, rebuilt steering box on but not painted, chassis primed, and I'm itching to get on..

Mike

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 11:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Did you just use normal artists tracing paper to copy the signwriting, before the bodywork was re-done?

Rick
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 11:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
admin wrote:
buzzybee - a certain Ford pickup has some nice old signwriting on the doors and above the screen too, obscured by paint that A.N.Other applied (ie not me) but is just visible on one door, and should re-appear with a careful flatting back on the other Wink

R


That sounds good, will have to have a look at that!

Cheers

Dave
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