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Old 11-04-21, 14:19
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Originally Posted by Mike Kelly View Post
The author isn't concerned with presenting a factory finish rebuild, rather, he has shown us how to do a economy or Motor Pool rebuild. With limited time and a straining budget, he has taken short cuts, but these time saving methods ,do not detract, in a large way, from the overall finished project. For example, he used a new Juan MB chassis and after some deliberation, he fitted a new Juan tub. He describes the usual problems with the bad fitting Juan tub and his own method of 'making it all fit'
A new frame AND a new body? Sounds like a "data plate rebuild" now so common in the WW2 aircraft community
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