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Is it possible to build a bombarier from scratch?

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the old trucker:
    STILL DETERMINDED !!

   He is still at it. The motor, a V6 from a Chev pickup seems like a good match for this rebuild. Plus the government has a "retire your ride" deal on the go, making it easy to pickup a decent engine/trans combo.
  Here are a couple more pics of his progress.

http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m366/theoldtrucker/PICT0890.jpg

http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m366/theoldtrucker/PICT0892.jpg

http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m366/theoldtrucker/PICT0893.jpg

http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m366/theoldtrucker/PICT0895.jpg


  The next two pics show mocking up a motor mount.

http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m366/theoldtrucker/PICT0897.jpg

http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m366/theoldtrucker/PICT0896.jpg

http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m366/theoldtrucker/PICT0898.jpg

the old trucker:
   HERE ARE A FEW NEW PICS OF GLEN'S 59 NEWBUILD

http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m366/theoldtrucker/PICT0916.jpg

  In the top pic you can see his motor mount. It's made so it can slide to any position. In the top of the pic below you'll see he has the same setup for his trans mount. I guess when he gets it all set up, he will bolt it out through the side of the frame rail. In the pics below you'll see he has replaced the rusted pieces with new. It's slow going...but I think he will get her done.

http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m366/theoldtrucker/PICT0920.jpg

http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m366/theoldtrucker/PICT0919.jpg

http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m366/theoldtrucker/PICT0922.jpg

http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m366/theoldtrucker/PICT0926.jpg

http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m366/theoldtrucker/PICT0924.jpg

http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m366/theoldtrucker/PICT0923.jpg

http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m366/theoldtrucker/PICT0921.jpg

http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m366/theoldtrucker/PICT0918.jpg

the old trucker:



  Well here is one side of her... ready to be copied. Glen dropped this off at a local steel shop to get new pipe bent to match. 

 http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m366/theoldtrucker/PICT0937.jpg

http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m366/theoldtrucker/PICT0936.jpg

Dave it looks the template is slowly disappearing, as seen below.

http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m366/theoldtrucker/PICT0935.jpg

http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m366/theoldtrucker/PICT0934.jpg

the old trucker:

    I went down to see how Glen was doing with his project. His work ties him up alot. He said the right door fits OK but the left needs a little more tweaking. Also has more steel ordered for tying the framing together. I looked at the pipe he used & I thought it looked smaller than original, but he says it's the same as was there 61 years ago..
  Sorry about the quality of a couple of the pics.

http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m366/theoldtrucker/PICT0944.jpg

http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m366/theoldtrucker/PICT0943.jpg

http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m366/theoldtrucker/PICT0942.jpg

http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m366/theoldtrucker/PICT0941.jpg

http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m366/theoldtrucker/PICT0940.jpg

http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m366/theoldtrucker/PICT0939.jpg

http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m366/theoldtrucker/PICT0938.jpg

   

the old trucker:
 
   Anyone got an idea what "Glen's new build" would be worth when it's done according to the going prices of used machines today ?????? 
 
                                                                                                        The Old Trucker

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