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09-09-14, 02:44
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Major Milestone
Folks,
My good friend Gerald Longbottom, who is a skilled welder showed up for weekend, and it was extremely productive. First the hull was tacked together and measured. The frame was then properly welded together and then placed under the hull. The hull and frame were then bolted together using all the original bolt holes. The remainder of the weekend consisted of fitting and welding. The result is truly impressive, not that I am the least bit biased. After a trip to visit our kids and grandkids, out west, the plan will be to remove the frame and have it sand blasted before priming and painting. All in all it was a spectacular weekend. Peter 2014-09-06 11.24.16 (2).jpg 2014-09-07 10.26.25 (2).jpg 2014-09-08 11.11.27 (2).jpg 
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09-09-14, 15:21
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Excellent work Peter! So....how do you call this....Re-militarized?
 Great to see the Lynx come back to life. I believe it came from Italy(?). Do you know anything about it's history? regards, Alex
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10-09-14, 02:45
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History
Alex,
Thanks, I call it progress. The only history I have on the Lynx is oral. Giorgio, the gentleman in Italy, from whom I purchased the Lynx, is an avid collector of Canadian militaria, from the second world war era, and he purchased it from a scrap dealer in the mid nineties. He was under the impression that it was sold to the Italian army after our troops came home at the end of the war. Apparently it could have also served with the Italian police, before being scrapped in the mid seventies. Peter
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10-09-14, 07:38
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History
Great job Peter, The 4th New Zealand armoured Brigade also used the Lynx in Italy.
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10-09-14, 11:22
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Peter,
glad to see it going back together so easily. Clearly a well skilled man on the job. I guess i thought he was coming this weekend! Robin
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10-09-14, 17:00
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@Peter: you are doing a great job on restoring this Lynx!  Hanno
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10-09-14, 19:46
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Pete,
It`s come a long way from when you first found it, brought it over, and started the tear down. Now on the way to the rebuild stage. Keep the heat on! See you in a couple of weeks. Doug Last edited by Doug Lavoie; 10-09-14 at 21:39. Reason: to many words
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05-10-14, 02:51
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Small steps
Guys,
Back from a great holiday and got to spend some time in the garage. Had a CARE package of parts waiting and picked up some more from a local welder/machinist. Now appear to have all the controls and various linkages restored/repaired that were hacked when the vehicle was "demilitarized". Spoilt myself with the instrument panel which is at least one year ahead of the plan. Something to tinker with when the larger components are stalled. Peter 2014-10-04 18.26.01 (2).jpg 2014-10-04 18.32.40 (2).jpg 2014-10-04 18.11.46 (2).jpg
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05-10-14, 19:50
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Peter,
Can you call me please Robin
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