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05-09-16, 02:18
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Started working on the left fender today. It was a bit beat up and no longer had the nice curve to match the right side one. I traced out the right side curve some plywood to act as a guide while fixed the fender. As the metal had been stretched and warped I have had to cut it so that it would bend. It is slow work but it should get it back close to the original shape.
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Jordan Baker RHLI Museum, Otter LRC C15A-Wire3, 1944 Willys MB, 1942 10cwt Canadian trailer Last edited by Jordan Baker; 12-09-16 at 21:28. 
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08-09-16, 04:10
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Work on the fender is all completed. The cutting really allowed me to get a proper bend in place. I was also able to remove the excess stretched metal and keep it from puckering. I ended up using a tiny amount of JB-quick weld over the cured POR to fill a few minor pin holes from my welding. I sanded the JB weld down with a palm sander then over coated with POR again. This should seal it in forever.
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Jordan Baker RHLI Museum, Otter LRC C15A-Wire3, 1944 Willys MB, 1942 10cwt Canadian trailer Last edited by Jordan Baker; 12-09-16 at 21:29.
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10-09-16, 18:22
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Fitted the door back on and it fits like a glove.
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10-09-16, 18:23
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And the inside across the cab view
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15-09-16, 22:43
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Cab rear sliding windows installed. I bought brand new flocked rubber track for them to slide in. They are a tad tight but I feel they will loosen up with a bit of time. This was by far the most tedious assembly I've done yet. The 22 screws with the lock washer and nut on the rear. Lots of washers and nuts were dropped but eventually I got them all in and tightened down.
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15-09-16, 22:45
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Close up of the flocked rubber track.
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27-09-16, 14:34
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Finally after many weeks of trial and error I managed to successfully teach myself the art of steam bending oak. I want to try and make the hip ring spacer as close to the originals as possible. I ended up making it from 4 pieces of 1/4" thick strips laminated together. What a learning curve but Im glad I stuck with it.
For my steaming power I used my 1943 2 gallon petrol burner unit, 20lbs empty propane tank (full of water), some black pipe and a steam box made from 4" PVC pipe with end caps. spacer06.jpg The form was made up for the 24" inside diameter of the ring. This let me clamp and glue the wood strips as I built it up to the proper thickness. spacer05.jpg spacer04.jpg Here I have successfully curved and laminated two of the strips together. The ring is very strong and fit the hip ring very well. spacer02.jpg Lastly I cut the taper on the ring to fit the slope of the roof. spacer01.jpg Now it is just drilling all 16 holes and figuring out the lengths of all countersunk screws. I am extremely pleased about how well it ended up working. My plan is to paint on a few coats of POR letting it soak into the wood. This should seal the wood for life.
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