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« Reply #1680 on: November 20, 2009, 10:25:19 PM » |
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My tail gate's quite small -only 10 1/2 inches tall by about 3 feet wide, so not sure a full sized "Ford" would fit. Plus it ain't Ford powered any more. Panther Shaun might well be interested though if you're selling it.
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« Reply #1681 on: November 20, 2009, 11:45:22 PM » |
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i,ll see if its about when it stops rainin ,,,,,,,,,,,,thank god were on top of a hill
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« Reply #1682 on: November 21, 2009, 08:51:10 PM » |
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some nice stuff goin on there Andy  maybe do the manky sign on back in copperex? |
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« Reply #1683 on: November 21, 2009, 09:23:25 PM » |
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don't get the M upside down!!!  |
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« Reply #1684 on: November 21, 2009, 10:19:43 PM » |
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 My day off today, but had a few jobs to do at home, so still didn't get to the workshop till mid afternoon. It was absolutely pouring down & just one of those days when you don't feel like doing much. So I tacked the big washers to the end of the pick-up top tubes. I'll probably add another bead of weld, then blend 'em in with the flap wheel on the grinder. Should look O.K -yeah, I know, blurry pics. Sorry.
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« Reply #1685 on: November 21, 2009, 10:23:42 PM » |
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They'll look like this when fitted.
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« Reply #1686 on: November 21, 2009, 10:36:17 PM » |
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You might have noticed I've also cut & welded a couple of vertical lengths of flat steel strap into the tail gate.
I've drilled the two hinges to take M8 button head allen bolts. Next job is to drill the straps to match & weld a couple of captive nuts to each.
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« Reply #1687 on: November 21, 2009, 10:37:35 PM » |
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They should look like this. They'll be painted black along with the rest of the tail gate.
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« Reply #1688 on: November 22, 2009, 12:25:25 AM » |
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just to hijack this for a moment,
"p.s still haven't got a starter motor for it (maybe brock??)"
I had a look today for you, sort of surprise present, surprise is where I should have had at least two, I actually have none ! No idea where they went to after we switched to a mini high torque one. Sorry.
carry on. Coming together really nicely by the way
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« Reply #1689 on: November 22, 2009, 12:56:36 AM » |
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thanks for looking ,brock, i may by another complete engine with one there,s one on the net with a frost crack just hoping it,ll be cheap
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« Reply #1690 on: November 22, 2009, 09:28:31 AM » |
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Praise indeed Mr Brock. Thank you. So when you coming over to help us piece the stainless headers together then?  |
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« Reply #1691 on: November 22, 2009, 01:05:11 PM » |
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I picked these letters up from a stall at a steam fair a couple of years ago -before I bought the Pop. I was just going to decorate the shed with them or something. They'll fit the tail gate perfectly though. Early Ford pick-ups had the FORD script embossed into their tail gates. I was tempted to label mine FIELD -my surname. The Field Motor Company. Would've looked quite good in the same style as the Ford ones. Trouble is, it'd mean nothing to anyone else, unless they knew my name. So I decided MANKY would be better as, with the website logo on the doors, it'd be self explanatory.
These letters are aluminium, about 3 1/2 inches tall & held with star clips on the back. I'll fit them, probably with a big dollop of glue too so the clips can't vibrate loose, then we'll spray them black along with the rest of the body. Just something to break up the blankness of the flat tail gate.
Personally I think you should spray them MMM Red but its your baybee. Loving how it's coming together matey! keep us posted. (No pun intended) |
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« Reply #1692 on: November 22, 2009, 08:49:47 PM » |
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Post Office red?
Not a bad idea G. I want to keep the truck fairly subtle, (ha, ha, haa!!) Less is more & all that. Don't want too many bits & bobs all over it to distract from the overall look. Continuing on the red from the logos on the doors would be good though. I'm hoping Clive will airbrush those on for me in a faded, worn out style. So maybe just highlight a few corners of the letters in worn out red too. Thanks G.
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« Reply #1693 on: November 23, 2009, 09:31:29 PM » |
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No probs, glad I could be of some use to someone, that has to be a first lol.
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« Reply #1694 on: November 25, 2009, 12:01:41 AM » |
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Nipped back out to the trailer shop today & swapped the tailgate hinge pivots -they weren't a matched pair. One was pressed together & the other welded. Could've adapted them but easier to just swap them. While I was there though I picked up more shiney stuff.
Two sets of luggage hooks. I'll probably fit these down each side of the pick-up bed floor. Handy to strap stuff down to. Also bought an adjustable linkage to connect the handbrake lever to the cable. The Reliant lever we have has a very similar pulley arrangement, which we thought we'd have to extend. With luck, this'll save us some work.
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