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Old 15-09-11, 12:14
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Cliff it's more a case of it will eventually be than is
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Old 15-09-11, 19:15
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sorry Robert I disagree as the major parts are there....the chassis, spare wheel mount and rear body. The rest is mainly the same as the more common LWB 353 GMC CCKW. Does he have the large behind cab fuel tank?
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Old 16-09-11, 10:31
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Cliff, looks like he already has another 352. Look in the background of the 2nd. photo. There is a more complete 352 there, complete with the fuel tank.
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Old 16-09-11, 10:52
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Rick you are correct I never noticed it back there. Be nice to see both on the road one day.
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Old 16-09-11, 11:35
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The one in the background is a cut down long wheel base that is actually 6" shorter than a short wheel base. It was cut down years ago to cart mine props. Kevin has found another long chassis and is planning to move all the parts over, at the moment it has a chevy 292 under the bonnet.
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Old 16-09-11, 11:51
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When I was there in 1976 he had a nice original open cab GMC CCKW he had bought from the Tumut electricity board . He was planning on shortening it to work in the bush to collect mine props . That truck might be the one I spotted all those years ago.

I always wondered what the props were used for ??

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Old 31-10-11, 06:31
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The Dodge is nearing completion and has passed a rego check so it will be on the road in November.
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If this one turns out even half as good as the Dodge, it will be fabulous.
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Kevin has started on cleaning up the small parts and painting some. The cab is in Vic. soaking in a tub to clean it up.
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The cab is in Vic. soaking in a tub to clean it up.
That sounds kinda kinky
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Old 20-07-12, 11:33
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That sounds kinda kinky
Hi Mike, aparently it is a three dip process, one dip to remove the paint, second dip removes the rust and the third adds a protective coating.
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Old 13-09-12, 11:24
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The engie is nearly ready to go back into the chassis. This engine didn't need a complete rebuild just cleaned and painted. Some exterior parts ned a little atention.
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