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another three

 

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and last one. Tomorrow the tub gets painted, along with the other fender, and probably the bib, or "cover"

 

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more. When it came down to scuffing off the bib, I noticed that it needed the seam sealer. Without it, I bet the bottom of the bib would rot off in less than 10 years.

I spent about 9 hours today fine-tuning the cab (going over and over the same areas), the bib (which needed very little attention), and the other fender. I have been using the sponge-backed sanding pads, graded 'Fine,' for the most part.

 

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next set

 

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another set

 

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here's more

 

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When I left tonight the painter had suited up and was going in to paint!

 

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here's some more

 

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next set

 

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another set of three

 

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and three more

 

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the 4th set of knuckle arms arrived today via Fedex. The new set pictured below the previous type for comparison in pic one below. They bent them down further out along the arm and towards the end than I was anticipating, but they improve the clearance a fair bit when I put them on to take a look. I think I'll run with these for the time being.

 

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I couldn't resist putting a few parts together.

Then i found out that the apron emblems I have are 1980 vintage, and don't have the right size mounting pins. Now i need a second set of emblems.

 

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heres the ornament problem in more detail

 

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another set

 

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Another issue was the weatherstrip for the rear 1/4 windows, which are clearly sized for a 40 series type. I'm looking into the availability of the correct ones.

 

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another bunch of bib build ups

 

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it's not over yet.

The black mesh screen is curiously termed 'ornament' in an EPC diagram i have seen.

[EDIT] in the first and third picture you can see that there is s hole at the side of the bib opening - it's for a rectangular little rubber cushion. I have located a couple of these and have them on order. The rubber bits there, along with the two rubber bumpers on the bottom edge of the 'ornament' help control rattles and parts rubbing against one another.

 

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The flash is on in some of the photos, so that explains the lighter color thing again.

One fender and one apron are now firm friends

 

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next set. i wonder if anyone out there is looking for the weatherstrip I have, as I think it is definitely in my 'to sell' pile.