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17-02-22, 00:32
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Here is where I am at after a few hours of work. A lot of work was done previously with the fender off the Otter trying to get the pieces close. Once the fender was bolted onto the hull I was able to do the final fitting. Ball peen hammer and a chunk of heavy metal were the main tools. I also made up a plywood jig to continually check my profile to keep everything in place. I’m quite happy with how it turned out. It had been suggested to me to simply replace them as they won’t look as nice as the rest of the vehicle once everything is restored. However I just couldn’t toss them considering how complete this vehicle is.
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17-02-22, 20:22
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Well done Jordan, well worth the effort to keep it as original as possible.
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18-02-22, 02:36
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Last fender getting the rebuild treatment. I had to cut out the rear edge as it was badly rusted out in spots. I also had to weld up the bend along the front edge. The metal had gotten very thin and then was cracking along the bend when the flare was bent back to shape. Lots of weld, grind and repeat.
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Jordan Baker RHLI Museum, Otter LRC C15A-Wire3, 1944 Willys MB, 1942 10cwt Canadian trailer Last edited by Jordan Baker; 18-02-22 at 15:16.
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18-02-22, 04:12
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Nice job ....are you buying the MIG wire bulk???
Just looking at some earlier fender pictures...... what where the original fasteners...... they look like large slotted screws...... were they machined screws...... 5/16 size x 1 3/4 ???? .....I have spares if you want some.
I have spent the last few very cold weeks in the barn sorting out nuts and bolts and making new bins........ and learned that you can't sort bolts with gloves so I froze my right thumb enough to crack and go numb. Cheers
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18-02-22, 15:19
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Mig Wire in bulk, funny you should ask as i checked my spool yesterday to make sure there was still some in the machine. Thankfully there is still lots. I buy the largest spool that will fit in the machine.
Ill have to check but I believe they are 3/8 dome headed machine screws. I tried to save as many as I could but in the end most were rusted away too much along the neck to reuse. Ill order some new ones at some point.
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Jordan Baker RHLI Museum, Otter LRC C15A-Wire3, 1944 Willys MB, 1942 10cwt Canadian trailer
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18-02-22, 20:27
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Great work on saving as much of the original metal as possible
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22-02-22, 23:40
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