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31-10-22, 00:27
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wrap up and "if I did it over" advice.
a little video saves a lot of key strokes. Ignore the licence plate, it's not licensed yet, just for fabricating the licence plate light.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FHWk0zOKIc 
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31-10-22, 03:40
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Very nice job.........
Good job Harry
Good tip on drilling the holes slightly off set..... We have made hinges with a home made jig held in a solid vice and using the acet/oxy torches......not too difficult.....Grant is the expert resident jig maker....... he also cold bent some fender brackets from 1/2 by 3 in. using home made dies and the 20 ton press......perfect 90 degrees!! Using a long NEW steel rod does make it easier to line up the hinges. We prime with self hetching primer, POR 15 semigloss frame coating and multi coats of OD...... Love the arrow heads on your hooks...... did you ever try to find the old fashion period chain that was longer narrow chain links...... found some at farm auction cheap...... Grant did all his trailer in Epoxy gray primer with OD........ looks real nice. Is your winch set up and running...... mine is exactly like yours transplanted to my C15a by the PO. Grant has a C60L with the cable still in place...... typical eye fittings BUT the 11/16 cable is spliced/woven then wrapped tappered in steel wire...... not sure how I will do that.....any ideas........ Thanks for taking the time to document for our successors.....
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Bob Carriere....B.T.B C15a Cab 11 Hammond, Ontario Canada
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31-10-22, 04:02
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Thanks Bob
The arrow heads are purposeful and very close to originals. The arrow can negotiate the openings and sort of cam the tailgate shut as you rotate it down.
Chains are pretty much the same as the originals on the other truck Yes the winch works as in another video I posted, currently set it up to go to the front so its hard to catch a glimpse of it in the pictures. I've used up what I could of the gallon of POR15 that i had, pocking holes into it to try to hit liquid paint. I swear you can bond a tank together without welding with that stuff, the lid will never come off, EVER, if you get paint in the lip.
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31-10-22, 04:32
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Very nice work, Harry.
David
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31-10-22, 04:38
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Thanks David.
two more years until my wife retires, I don't know what she will have me doing then, she has plans....
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01-11-22, 04:17
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Por 15......
I only buy quarts now.......use what I need then pour out into a canning jar...... I try to leave very little air space inside before screwing the top I put half of a zip lock bag between the ring top and the glass..... in some cases I had to peel the screwed ring with pliers......
...and never pour POR into a foam cup for a small job....... the cup bottom will melt before the job is done and really make a mess...... Got a link to the video of using the winch??? Never used mine but plans are to install a lighter 1/2 cable for more flex and longer cable...... I have some almost new 3/4 inch cable from a tow truck but it is stiff as h%^$.... Cheers
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Bob Carriere....B.T.B C15a Cab 11 Hammond, Ontario Canada
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14-11-22, 03:41
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Hinges
Buddy came over today and we talked about the hinges, his opinion is that theseareavailable at leafspring shops and also could be made from the ends of old leaf springs. food for thought
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