How To: C15a Wire-3 restoration

[Jordan Baker]

I wasn't doing the fender metal work while it was bolted to the cab. I only fitted it to see how it was fitting and for the picture. The tire being flat is unrelated and simply a tire that doesn't hold much air.

[Bob Carriere]

...sounds like a "Duffy" tire .....deflates under pressure.....

[Jordan Baker]

Started welding in the new made front roof support yesterday and today. I had to clamp in a piece of metal and then plug weld it as the roof skin was in the way. But visually it will look the same. Since i dont have a spot welder I decided to use the original spot weld holes and just drill them out a bit. I simply clamped the front support tight against the sheet metal skin. Drill the hole to get clean metal on both the skin and the support below. It is a slow process but it does work.

[Bob Carriere]

..... you are getting good at this.

Patience and persistance pays off.

cheers

[Jordan Baker]

Work has rather ground to a stop due to the winter temps finaly arriving. However it has not stopped me from searching out some stuff. The newest arrival is the rather hard to find canvas round hip ring cover. Other then being a bit dirty from storage it is complete and in great shape. Thankfully it hasn't shrunk and it fit really well.

Did these covers have some king of stiffining strips in them? There is three long pockets sewn on the inside of the cover.

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Jordan

My HUP still had two of three battens, when I got it back in 1979. I believe they were oak, mine have now been lost along the way.

Cheers Phil

[David Dunlop]

Was that to try and prevent rain water from ponding on the top of the cover, Phil?

David