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At
this point, this shows |
about
75 years of crud. |
The
differential had |
already
been rough |
cleaned.
(see bottom |
picture) |
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The
frame after rough |
cleaning
and on a rotary |
stand
for removal of the |
remaining
parts. |
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The
brake equalizers |
and
the handbrake |
levers
as found crudy. |
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The
brake equalizers and |
frame
after paint and the |
re-assembly
is started. |
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A
fair amount of yuck |
was
coming off the |
differential
and frame. |
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The
brake equalizers are a |
sort
of differential that |
assure
that brake cables |
receive
the same pull |
force
when the servo |
actuates
them. |
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Factory
numbers were |
found
hand painted |
on
top of the frame |
rail
paint. |
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It's
exciting to clean off |
crud
to find factory |
markings
from the |
1929
era. This indicates |
a
complete restoration |
was
never done before. |
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This
rig allowed force to |
be
applied to bend the |
frame
to reset camber |
of
the wheels. |
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The
axels angled down |
too
much and jacking |
under
each side |
allowed
correction |
upward
to correct it. |
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The
frame has been |
stripped,
sand blasted, |
and
primer painted with |
the
help of the rotery |
stand.
The stand was |
made
from two engine |
stands
custom adapted |
to
the RR chassis frame. |
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The
use of a power press |
aided
the removal of the |
front
axels from the |
spindles.
Cleaning, |
lubrication,
and painting |
was
done next. |
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The
petrol tank had |
a
complete boil out and |
processing
for leaks and |
imperfections
prior to |
painting. |
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It
also has a stand to |
help
with sanding and |
painting. |
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The
frame after painting |
and
partial assembly. |
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