Ford Blitz Restoration/Rebuild

[Private_collector]

The world famous (well......not really) Glenwood swapmeet was on Saturday, and my feet are still sore from 3 hours of walking. Not that it was geographically immense, I just walked around several times, to make sure I didn't miss anything.

I did get a couple of small pieces. Two of which I have since made redundant, in one swoop of fate.
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I bought this brake & fuel line bender for $20. Notice it has 2 different sizes to bend with. Never seen one quite like it, and it caught my eye. Made in UK too, none of this 'made in China' muck. I have tried it today, and found it to be wonderfully easy to use, with just a moderate effort required to bend 5/16 steel brake line. I also bought a brake/fuel line flaring tool of advanced years, and once again, made in UK & far superior quality over modern stuff. That cost $6.00. They would come in very handy with making the brake lines for my truck, and that's where the redundancy comes in.

While at the meet, I did just that, met a fellow whose company specialises in the manufacture of brake & fuel lines, the hardware that connects, all attaching bits and associated parts. They custom makes all lines, both flexible kind and metal, and in all sizes and materials. As the swap was fairly close to my location, he called-in on his way home, to see what I would be wanting done. Very professional fellow and thorough as well. When i'm ready, he will come and make everything needed right in my workshop, and install the lot on-site, there & then.

The business name is: Wide Bay Brake Hose Services
Website: http://www.brakehose.com.au/
There is a very extensive online catalog, they can make ANY type of hose or pipe, and will post Australia Wide.


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While at the swap, I also found this horn which is fairer match for my truck than the longer bodied version I already had. It may not be exact but it's close enough. It also gives me a little something to tinker with on the weeknights when I couldn't be bothered going down to the workshop.
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I stripped the drivers side fuel tank today as well. Was in process of running over it with the wire cup when the light started failing, so I will continue next weekend. Don't know if I can get it to paint stage, but should have all repairs done and under primer by stumps Sunday next. There are a fair few dents to receive attention on this tank. I'm not as lucky with this one, compared to the passenger side, which was in pretty good shape.

Managed to finally catch myself with the twisted wire cup I was using to strip the tank. This had been expected for some time, as I fear I had been getting braver (more foolhardy) with it's use, and attempting to hold ever smaller items closer & closer to the cup while in use. I wasn't actually doing the tank when it bit me. It was a far smaller and more fragile part I was doing, when the wire cup caught the part and threw it to one side, thus exposing the finger directly to the spinning wheel. "Oh My Goodness" I exclaimed..............or something of a loosely similar nature. You will be very pleased to know that the small part (vacuum booster breather filter) was NOT at all damaged. The finger.........as the Black Knight would say, was "A mere flesh wound". Silly Bastard!