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56 EX Fire Truck

56 EX Fire Truck

by Grimmo » Mon Nov 20, 2006 7:57 am
just a few pics of my 56 its going to be a long resto.


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Re: 56 EX Fire Truck

by Byron Bamboo » Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:40 am
Been wondering how this is getting on... nice Bus Paul..

Be ready for next season then? :D

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Re: 56 EX Fire Truck

by Grimmo » Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:15 pm
Hi mate got loads done these pics are from a while ago will postup some new ones all suspension is done and waiting ready to be fitted
hows your getting on
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Re: 56 EX Fire Truck

by Byron Bamboo » Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:34 am
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Re: 56 EX Fire Truck

by Grimmo » Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:47 am
here are some more aiming for paint next summer

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Re: 56 EX Fire Truck

by Grimmo » Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:52 am
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Re: 56 EX Fire Truck

by Byron Bamboo » Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:54 am
To have the tools at work... what a godsend!!..
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Re: 56 EX Fire Truck

by splitstream » Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:08 am
Great work, nice to see some small tail lights going in. 8)
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Re: 56 EX Fire Truck

by Grimmo » Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:30 am
yep has made life a lot easyer .
all the straight axle stuff is about done now but i am going to make up a second set to sell to cover the costs of some of the other bits .

i am still concentrating on the cargo doors gettint them set up correct need to led load them a bit just so
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Re: 56 EX Fire Truck

by Grimmo » Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:35 am
yep small euro lights back how it was from factory
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Re: 56 EX Fire Truck

by Grimmo » Thu Dec 14, 2006 10:36 am
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the b post after i cut the door off it was welded to it .
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started fabricating the inner b post
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the orignal bad repair to the bulkhead what a mess
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getting there
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Re: 56 EX Fire Truck

by Grimmo » Thu Dec 14, 2006 10:41 am
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doors were good apart from bottom few inches apart from the one nearest the b post the hinge had be hit and bent also the skin was rippled all the way up autocraft to the rescue with high repairs
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Re: 56 EX Fire Truck

by Grimmo » Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:13 pm
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Just started on the front foam folled valance soon rotted it out
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Just ready to cut off th front valance and start welding
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Re: 56 EX Fire Truck

by FatTony » Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:25 am
Nice to see a chassis that you could eat your dinner off. :D
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Re: 56 EX Fire Truck

by Grimmo » Fri Jan 26, 2007 6:07 pm
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managed to cut out more of the front nearly ready to start welding it all back in.
going to grit blast the underside first .
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