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14-08-11, 01:22
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Hi Tony - there is a possibility I may be able to get my hands on two or three flatheads in the near future. I haven't had a good look at them yet but they could be good candidates for rebuilding. I will keep you posted.
Bob
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14-08-11, 05:27
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Thanks Bob!
Bob,
Thankyou! You will make both my Christmas list & Last Will if you find something suitable. I'm off to town now, for a bearing puller. I can't seem to get rear hub out of axle. Axle shaft is out, as is the cone bearing race, but not inner cone. Looking though the manual, I don't understand how this may prevent hub removal, but since it says remove it.......i'll remove it! Hub can move in/out about 1/8in but no further. Made makeshift hub puller from chain/dog attached to the axle bolt round plate & attached it to pull with tightening the 'dog' but no good & i'm not prepared to put great force onto it. Hub seems to strike something inside after the 1/8in movement. Enough grease inside there to choke a donkey & I can't get a good look in there. If at first you don't succeed, read another manual!!!! 
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14-08-11, 06:41
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sorry to hear about the engine Tony, at least you knew what you were looking at before you parted with cash and took it home.
If Bob can't help maybe Wayne or Dean can, now if you had a good ol Chev you would not have this sourcing problem 
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14-08-11, 10:10
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Todays Efforts
In stark contrast to yesterday, I managed to get a little done by nightfall.
P8140112.jpg P8140113.jpg P8140115.jpg What I had initially believed to be an internal 'bearing' part stopping me from getting the hub off, actually turned out to be extreme gunk of 70 year old grease, dirt & ....well...god knows what. So caked was the brake shoes that it's hard to see how thick they are without all the 'lava' attached. Disgusting stuff. Thank Jehova for parts washers, where the bits will be resting until I can scrape the krudd off (K. Rudd, get it?). Forgot to take a photo of the outer bearing components, which are in quite good condition. Bearings will both be OK to re-use, though lock nuts show evidence of treatment from someone who I wager didn't have the correct size tool to undo them & used a flat instrument against the nut to bash loose. Fortunately, I DO have the right tool, so no further damage today! P8140109.jpg Spindle is smooth, and no defects found. I will know more once I wipe the excess grease off properly. Axle shaft OK also. P8140108.jpg In this photo, the brake drum has already been treated to an intial clean. It took around 45min of cleaning to get to this stage. In places, gunk was 1/2in thick! I thought wheels were heavy, but a greasy brake drum is even bloody worse. I'm feeling it in the back already. Even when I finish this side, there's still the other side to do. Oh, Andy, Chevs are OK I guess............if you can't find a Ford!  Aren't you lucky Chev used some Ford parts? Don't think Ford ever needed to resort to Chev parts though. You cheeky bugger! 
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14-08-11, 10:37
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Cheers Cliff Hutchings aka MrRoo S.I.R. "and on the 8th day he made trucks so that man, made on the 7th day, had shelter when woman threw him out for the night" MrRoo says "TRUCKS ROOLE" 
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14-08-11, 11:01
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Cliff
Cliff,
Trust you! To be honest, if I had bought Chevrolets instead of Fords, I would be spruking their virtues instead. One in, all in, for the purpose they were intended. Don't think my Dad had a preference for one over the other. By the time I got around to making serious effort to look for one to restore, Dad had passed away & opportunity to discuss these wonderful vehicles was permanently lost. Sad on many levels! P8240080.JPG Dad27-08.JPG These 2 photos show the extremes of age & health of the man my restoration is in memory of! jacquinot bay 15-08-1945.jpg That's Dad standing with his arms in the air. Photo taken on the day the end of WW2 was announced by P.M Chifley.
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Ford CMP, 115" WB,1942 (Under Restoration...still) Medium sized, half fake, artillery piece project. (The 1/4 Pounder) Last edited by Private_collector; 14-08-11 at 11:06. Reason: spelink mistook
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14-08-11, 11:38
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Great pics of your Dad Tony !
im sure h would have loved your trucks and the quality of work you are doing to bring them back to their former glory 
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