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28-05-20, 16:56
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Waiting ... waiting ....
The collection of the restored hood (bonnet) and windscreen (windshield) is on hold for obvious reasons. The trip to Indiana to collect them and the next project, a late 1942 Ford GPW, has to wait until all the restrictions are eased. Hopefully, later in the year ...
In the meantime, the Ford GP waits in the corner of the workshop, usually covered with a cotton cloth to keep the dust off. Gets a short run every so often to keep everything functional. Mike 
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29-05-20, 18:27
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Looks great Mike. Its an unfortunate interruption to collecting the final parts, but Im sure you will find an opportunity to travel out to Indiana soon.
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1953 M37 CDN 1953 M38A1 CDN 1967 M38A1 CDN2
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05-12-20, 20:28
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More progress
The restored windshield frame and hood have finally arrived from Indiana, and I've fitted them to the GP. Also fitted the Burco fittings for the canopy and erected the canopy in place. It has been folded up under the passenger seat since arriving from Beachwood Canvas. Having had my head hammered by the flapping canvas of a Willys MA hood during a rainy trip in Normandy a few years ago, I can see why the MB/GPW hood was much improved over the canopies that equipped the prototypes! I think the GP canopy will live most of its life under the seat, but for now, it remains erected, the whole vehicle looking pretty good.
The side doors have stud fittings that needed three hands to install, and I only have two clumsy ones, so I made a tool from a G clamp to splay the centre stud while holding the inside face flat and tight against the sheet metal. Seems to work well, so that is the 'in progress' job at the moment. The Wusty Welic Ford GPW project is just visible in the background. Mike
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05-12-20, 21:47
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Very nice Mike! Great work on this unique vehicle.
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04-04-21, 00:03
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Pretty much done ...
Bled and adjusted the brakes, did several touch-ups to the paintwork, adjusted the accelerator linkage to hit maximum with the pedal stopped against the floor, and took GP 8920 for a short drive up and down our street.
Still chasing a charging - or rather, lack thereof - problem and rough running issues, but the vehicle is pretty much completed, at least within my limited capabilities and budget. Not concourse standard, but I'm reasonably happy with the result. Mike 
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04-04-21, 00:39
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Looking good Mike, well done
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Richard 1943 Bedford QLD lorry - 1941 BSA WM20 m/cycle - 1943 Daimler Scout Car Mk2 Member of MVT, IMPS, MVG of NSW, KVE and AMVCS KVE President & KVE News Editor
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04-04-21, 05:03
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Looks great Mike!
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Film maker 42 FGT No8 (Aust) remains 42 FGT No9 (Aust) 42 F15 Keith Webb Macleod, Victoria Australia Also Canadian Military Pattern Vehicles group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/canadianmilitarypattern
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04-04-21, 07:03
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Looks great Mike! Im sure you will get the bugs worked out now that you have nice evenings to tinker with it between test drives.
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