Work on My F8, No. 11

[Jim Price]

Had a great time visiting the grandkids! California weather however did not cooperate; was overcast and rainy most of my visit.

Worked on the truck 4 days this past week. We accomplished the following:

Installed the plank on which the gas tanks rest.

Installed the rear fenders and braces.

Installed the front fenders.

Ran the wire for the headlights and installed them. Have yet to wire them to the control panel switch.

Installed the new (original) horn and hooked up the wiring to make it functional.

Installed the two louvered front panels and the grill mesh. This involved riveting new strips of double beading material where needed.

The count-down has started; our once-a-year military vehicle show is three weeks from today. Hopefully we can have the truck assembled (with the exception of the spare tire brackets, 2nd gas tank and tool box) in time for the show. It appears that we'll have to trailer it to the show as the new tires have yet to depart Australia and the existing ones are scarey just to look at let alone drive on.

That's it for now!

Regards,
Jim