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ok, next lot of pics are back to the truck,:shock:
got the body tack welded to the shim pieces , not pretty , at all, but allows me to get the body upright and be able to clean the endless rust off and replace a lot of rotten/thin/weak metal. we all know these trucks were built to a price in...
ok- here,s a few pictures of the race bike n parts-we are racing at this years speedweek , and maybe BUB , both held at the great salt desert in UTAH , hope to catch a military vehicle rally or two while im over-i,ll ask in another thread for recommendations.
thanks to USPS -i got my new air...
demmitt , my pictures wont stick to my words-have another go-took too long will go to a better pc
been making some cool parts in the workshop too , mostly for the BONNEVILLE SPEEDWEEK bike - but also some pieces for my truck-
get some pictures next week
thanks for the encouragement men.i just had around a month off of the build as i fell from the truck and was on crutches for a few weeks-
back at it and made a bit of progress-
setting the body onto the tipper frame had been tough,but im slowly getting things welded or fixed in place-
behind the...
hey booger,love to see pics of the VL/FL/FLE/FLH/APACHE/M35/FXE-great collection.[thumbzup]
so i got moved into my new home for the next few months-
pics a bit dark,but SO NICE to work on flat floor and in the dry with no wind or shoite weather to rile me.:drool:
all the drums came right off...
logistics roll-got my good mate hubbzy-armoured engineers-to help out today-up n gone to my new warehouse up the road-
look at that big space in my back yard........hmmmmmmmm:cookoo:
will the lawn recover in time for next summer?
hey james-like the jeep-i have enjoyed the season opener at gainesville raceway a few times,the gator nationals-rock!-the shopspace is costing me £50 per week-plus electric-=$80.00 plus juice.so yeh, its a great motivator for sure.
hey chuck-
thanks for the encouragement,it really helps to have people who know these great trucks adding to the thread,bit like a gee up and a bit like a butt kick-it all helps!
i just got done talking with a friend of a friend and have rented some [expensive] warehouse space for the next...
been raining here-i hope to have use of a warehouse -i will know monday-thats a WAREhouse guys-
got the first wheel station finnished-hope to get new tyres on rims next week or so-
been chipping away at a few smaller jobs here and there.
gravi tex final coat yet to go on axles n chassis
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sarries look good but are as stolly suggests-truly awful-we thought about hot rodding one a way back-as these were super cheap here about 12 years ago-we decided the world wasn,t ready for a six wheeled armoured lowrider.
yes, deffo one of the nicest builds on site,great to hear your running her about and enjoying the fruits of your labours-does feel good dont it-[thumbzup]
here,s that stonefield-from what i can discover in my ever present copy of JANE,s - the stonefield was powered by the superb and sturdy chrysler 318 v8 - which makes it almost a MOPAR! - i mi9ght have to bid on this as well now-
WELL HERE,S A FEW SNAPS FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE POND, uh, and being semi polite , i shall now stop shouting.
we went up to whitham and enjoyed a sunny fresh day at the tender viewing day , this was the best lot i,ve seen come out in one lump for a while now-
the mod [ MINISTRY OF DEFENCE...