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07-03-12, 12:23
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Keith, oh oricle of all knwoledge
Keith,
C29Q-14425.jpg Is this for CMP? I can't find it in my F60 or F15 parts books. It's obviously Ford, but which ford? 
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07-03-12, 20:29
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The Oracle speaks
It may not be in the F15 or F60S books but it is in the Field Artillery Tractor book (FGT-01) and is the wiring connecting the tail lights (from one side to the other) and according to the description for the new type cab, i.e. the cab 13 gun tractors. Given I have a Ford No9 FGT I'd be interested in it, although it may be for the Canadian beetle back version, it looks as though it may be about right to go up to the tail lights mounted on the roof.
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07-03-12, 23:53
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Keith
Thanks for that. I knew you would find out what it's from.
I'll let the guy know and see what he's gonna do with it. Will get back to you soon, if he is selling. T.
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08-03-12, 11:27
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Finally, some painting!
At last. The parts are painted. Been waiting for nearly a week.
Rear Cab Panel.jpg Rear Cab Panel - inside.jpg Windscreen frame support.jpg I can't attach the rear panel yet, because I am still waiting for the floor panel bolts. I want them all on first. I won't attach the windscreen support frame properly yet either, until the doors are finished. Dash finished.jpg When all the spraying was done, I brush painted all the new bolts that are on the cab frame and dashboard. There will be heaps more in near future, but todays left over paint will be a hard, gelatinous mass by the time those floor bolts come, I fear.  Rifle Clips.jpg I have the rifle clips inside, and will be applying the felt to inner edges once I have sent this.
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08-03-12, 11:57
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Coming along fantasticly Tony. Well done!
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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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08-03-12, 12:18
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Misc. stuff
Rifle clip felt 1.jpg Rifle clip felt 2.jpg
Rifle clips finished. PB210024.JPG PB210025.JPG PB210026.JPG Remember these ratty old side curtains? A local upholsterer will be making a new set for me. I give him the go ahead tomorrow and choose the desired color. Will be taking close-up photos & measurements of the original D^D printing, to reproduce this on the new ones. In the morning, I will be flipping a coin to see if I start on the windscreens or doors next. Either one will go onto the cab when finished, so i'm not really fussed which one I do first. The 'night-time' job will be the Pyrene fire extinguisher. It is of brass construction, but really badly tarnished. I took to the holder bracket this afternoon with paint stripper. Tomorrow, it gets a coat of etch-primer and hopefully top coat. I'll let you know tomorrow night, which job will be started next. 
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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; 09-03-12 at 11:15.
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09-03-12, 11:56
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Next Job
Coin toss decided next job would be windscreens.............so Doors it is.
There's a good reason why I ignored the guidance of ER II. When I took the second of the side curtains to upholsterer, I also took a door with me so he could see how everything sits when curtain is installed. He had removed the canvas from the first one before I got there, and did second one while I waited. The idea was for me to cleanup the frames, repaint them and give them back for canvas work to begin. And HERE'S THE CATCH, when I had both of the naked frames side by side, they were different lengths!!!!! One was a simple rectangle, the other had a longer top rail, which matches the forward angle of windscreen support frame. Having had a few hours now to think this over, I will put the curtains on hold until the doors are repaired, installed on the cab, and curtain frames can be sat into place to check size etc.. I'll post a photo of the frames tomorrow. The size difference is quite dramatic, but it's interesting to know that both curtains would fit and serve their purpose, because of different size and cut style of canvas. I have bought steel rod & flat rod today, to make whatever frame alterations are required. And that is why the doors are next! As I said, one door is now at sandblasters, another still requires removal of screws & bolts etc. That's a Saturday afternoon or Sunday job. I have 6 dooors in total, and they are in varing degrees of decay. Ones not good enough for use will provide spares for the two chosen. By the way, the long awaited bolts arrived today. They not correct, and the shop realised the error as soon as they arrived. Replacements have been ordered. This little saga is fast becoming a circus without a tent. A trilogy in four parts, if you will. Ever heard of an old song called "The Gas Man Cometh"?
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