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the restoration begins on the 969A


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The wrecker bed will be removed along with the cab so that the frame can be soda blasted.

-The front fenders have been repaired

-the battery box had a new bottom put in

-The cab interior has been stipped

-repairs to the left brace leg and front winch have been completed

-A new bracket was made for the tow barn

-all fluids have been changed

 

she runs, well, ran great before the teardown.

A valve job was completed before I bought her

 

John Gott

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The first bay houses a 1955 Pontiac Chieftain on the top part of the ROTARY 4 post lift and a 1965 Ford Mustang GT conv below it, Center bay is for teh Diamond T and the last Bay is for teh Chevy, The Chevy is actually a 1940 Cargo dump , but when I started the resto on it I was working on a 1942, out of the 2, I made one

 

More pics on the Diamond T to follow

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-Data plates uncovered under 5 layers of paint on the frame, I think it actually "saved" them.

-HOLMES data plate

-firewall work, should have waited until I remove the cab, oh well you learn

-New "floor " to battery box

-The new shop before I moved everything in:)

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After I started stripping the cab and making some repairs to the left front cab mount, I started toying with the idea of seperating the firewall (cowl) from the cab. After much thought , I decided to go ahead and do it. Well to say the least, I am glad I did, as more rust was found, incidently, the 2 rear cab mount bolts were rusted in half. Pictures are attached.The next phase is to clean up the rust, make the neccesary repairs to the sheet metal, and soad blast the cab. John Gott

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Thierry;

I will be stopping by the metal fabrication place I use this week to give them dimensions for the metal I need for the cab. I got my data plates from "Lt Horne" that is his ebay id, he is located in Poland. He does great work, and I paid alot less than if I had them reproduced

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Cab has been removed and new sheet metal is being formed for the repairs. All bolts have been removed from the wrecker bed, just awaiting my friend to show up with his lift so it can been removed. Pictures attached.:)

 

John Gott

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As requested, here are photos of the data plates, sorry about the bright spots but it was the flash from the camera, plus, I did not take them out of the packing material.

 

The engine plate I acquired from another source, as it is NOS.

 

I had my plates done in zinc, but he offers them in brass also. I am not sure if that is the correct data plate for the front winch , as the one pictured in my TM is a little differant.

 

John

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