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Is it possible to build a bombarier from scratch?
the old trucker:
Thanks Dave, I'll pass it on to him.
the old trucker:
Well Glen was up to my place today looking at my bomber. While there he gave me an idea about how he was thinking about putting in roll up windows in his doors. By George I think it might just work too. On the old Kenworth trucks (late 70-early 80's) {Smokey & the Bandit truck} they had a chain assembly for moving the glass up & down. Their doors were not very thick.. something like the old Freightliners & Internationals.
He mentioned something about a rotary valve & a 2 way cylinder for power steering. I'll definatly keep an eye out for that.
The Old Trucker
the old trucker:
Glen has taken the diff apart to check it out, clean everything up & order new bearings & seals. I think he ordered new tubing to make new axles. He's away for this week (on holidays) to gather up another burst of energy to tackle his new project. I'll be talking to him when he returns...
OT.
the old trucker:
He is back from holidays & back at it again. I was there yesterday....but forgot to bring the camera. He unbolted the left side of the steering assembly to measure up to rebuild "NEW". He has the new tubing for the axles & frame cross members, same size as original. Next time I go down.... the picture taker will be riding shotgun.
Glen showed me the valve he has for the steering. It looks similar to Dpaulson's. I hope to have new pics in the next couple of days.
OT.
the old trucker:
HERE IS THE LATEST UPDATE..
I was down to Glen's today & got a few new pics to show off to everyone. He has all new axles & cross members. The back two are solid one piece cold roll with a threaded hole in the ends. the front ones have a cold roll insert in them with a bolt coming out the center. He took this V6 & trans from a pickup & tried it in the frame. It just fit. He will have to make up a set of headers pointing up & back through the rad door. Looks like he is doing a great job. Keep it up !!
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In the pic below is a piece of tubing like is used for the axles. Same as original.
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