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18-Nov-97
Grill, battery box, tunnel cover and glove box ready for installation. |
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18-Nov-97
Fresh seat frames ready for installation. Note the use of the
original spring and pan assemblies. A synthetic horse hair mat was
used in place of the original. |
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25-Nov-97
A major milestone in the project - A rolling chassis. Note the
detail in the spring/axle area. We strived for originality. |
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25-Nov-97 |
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03-Dec-97
Here are all the miscellaneous parts that came off the engine prior to
rebuild. Most (if not all) was replaced with NOS parts still in
wrapping dated mid-50's |
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04-Dec-97
The bare long-block prior to rebuild. The odometer shows 29,000
miles and we know of one rebuild that was done by the military.
Only minimal wear was noted. |
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16-Dec-97
Received the rebuild long block today. You can still see the US
ARMY rebuild tag. The engine was rebuild top to bottom by a local
machine shop. |
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16-Dec-97
It was however received black and not OD. Here, I shot a test spot
to see how well it would look/work/stick. |
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04-Apr-98
It took me a while to put the engine/transmission/xfer case all
together. Here, it all went into the frame! |
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07-Apr-98
Installed exhaust pipe and muffler. |
