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Old 21-01-10, 03:32
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Here are some pictures of the Sexton I brought home in June 2009. Jesse.
What is this complicated piece of early-WWII machining?

Nice looking piece of hardware. Sometime you will have to make the pilgrimage to eastend Montreal to visit where it was built.
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Old 21-01-10, 04:06
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I mean WOW

You obviously have tremendous ambition, motivation, time, money, location, talent, a lot of friends not in the picture, no neighbours close by......good looks to be determined.... but with that machine and the way you are going about it.... who cares about looks.

Quite the project.... sure makes a little C15a punny after seeing your baby!!

Please feel free to blow our minds away with more pictures and accounts of your progress.

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Old 21-01-10, 10:31
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What is this complicated piece of early-WWII machining?
Hi Terry,

That'd be the R975 radial motor's blower/accessory casing - the back end of the radial engine. The blower impellor is mainly there to mix and feed the mixture from the carby to each inlet port up on the heads.

Fantastic work Jesse!

Did you press your bogies apart and reassemble?

That the cylinders fit into a plastic bucket each is neat.

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Old 21-01-10, 11:36
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Jesse,

Great work, thanks for bringing this Sexton back to life and sharing the pictures with us.

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Old 22-01-10, 01:59
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Alex; The carrier arm gudgeons had to be pressed out. Most took 40-50 tons. Some on the right side (must have been in the shade) took more than 75. A somewhat different project than the half track and scout cars I have done. I didn't have to up-tool as much as I had thought. The biggest thing was getting familiar with the parts. Read, read, read. Very few automotive parts here. It should be on the road in May. Jesse.
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Old 22-01-10, 10:04
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Hi jesse,
In a word Fantastic, I am dumb struck,
Please keep the pics coming,
I am in awe of your ability.
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Old 23-01-10, 18:58
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Hello Jesse,

These pictures bring back fond nightmares. I have been poking away at my Sexton (shop # 2115) for 6 years, you have made remarkable progress! I have a few pictures posted on this forum, probably several pages back, as it has been a while since updating the thread. Looks like all the machines from Georgia have suffered the same. Thanks for posting the photos.

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Old 26-01-10, 02:59
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A new bottom for a 50 gallon tank.

This came from the first step in the washing process for all the drive train bearings, and internal engine Parts.
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