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The rubber wings require
a mounting piece that goes on the door pillar. The originals were very rusty.
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Close up of the corroded
rubber wing mounting flange. A new one will have to be fabricated.
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The new wing mounting
fabricated from a section of new steel wing and sheet steel.
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The cab and chassis are
mated and now the build up can continue.
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The dash is a wooden
insert this took some restoration and work to find the correct shade of paint.
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The rear axle was stripped
and the various parts blasted and painted.
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The original ladder rack
was in very poor condition, so some new beach was purchased and a new one
made.
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The suspension was replaced
as required and blasted and painted.
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The van has tool boxes
in the rear to hold the tools and telephone spares. Robin found some boxes
and restored them by welding in new metal, blasting and painting.
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The van back has a partition
to isolate the cab from the rear. A long search for a partition resulted in
an item that required some new wood and the mesh blasting and re- plating.
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