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Photos-Phase 2

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Restoration Photos-Phase 2
from March through September, 2008.


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Update: March 25, 2008
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Front brake drums turned and ready to be mounted.
Front brake drums turned and ready to be mounted.
Engine compartment vent hole cut and vent ready to be mounted.
Engine compartment vent hole cut
and vent ready to be mounted.
 
Rear botttom frame rail with bumper spacer and rear body panel installed.
Rear botttom frame rail with bumper
spacer and rear body panel installed.
Right side front bottom panel and right front bottom panel seam ready to be welded.
Right side front bottom panel
and right front bottom panel
seam ready to be welded.




Update: April 6, 2008
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Final trimming of metal for the left rear wheel opening.
Final trimming of metal for
the left rear wheel opening.
Left rear body panel wheel well area is peened over to fit frame, edge is drilled for spot weld holes and fender mounting bolts.
Left rear body panel wheel well area is peened
over to fit frame, edge is drilled for spot
weld holes and fender mounting bolts.
 
Left rear body panel primed and ready to be mounted on body frame.
Left rear body panel primed and ready
to be mounted on body frame.
Left side top and bottom panels clamped in place and ready to be spot welded.
Left side top and bottom
panels clamped in place
and ready to be spot welded.
 
Left side body panels spot welded and ready to be ground down.
Left side body panels spot welded
and ready to be ground down.
Left side front corner and left front section welded in place and spot welds gound down.
Left side front corner and left front section
welded in place and spot welds gound down.





Update: April 21, 2008
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Repairing cracked steering wheel.
Repairing cracked steering wheel.
Left side fenders installed in place.
Left side fenders installed in place.
 
Welds of body sheeting seams ground and ready for body filler.
Welds of body sheeting seams ground
and ready for body filler.
Completely rebuilt rear axle housing assembly with electric drive motor and power generator have been delivered to work shop.
Completely rebuilt rear axle housing assembly
with electric drive motor and power generator
have been delivered to work shop.




Update: May 6, 2008
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Front brake shoe parts cleaned and painted.
Front brake shoe parts cleaned and painted




Update: May 7 - 20, 2008
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Front brakes rebuilt and ready for drums to be installed.
Front brakes rebuilt and ready
for drums to be installed.
 
Rear wheel drive gears cleaned and ready to be assembled.
Rear wheel drive gears cleaned
and ready to be assembled.
Emergency brake cables need to be replaced.
Emergency brake cables need to be replaced.
 
 
Rear axle drive cover and axle bearing ready to be installed.
Rear axle drive cover and axle
bearing ready to be installed.
Carpenters cutting wood for the truck roof.
Carpenters cutting wood for the truck roof.
Wood roof side frame rails installed and sanded to final form.
Wood roof side frame rails installed
and sanded to final form.
 
Wood roof installation complete.
Wood roof installation complete.
Installing external components to rebuilt 4 cyl Continental engine.
Installing external components to
rebuilt 4 cyl Continental engine.




Update: May 25 - 28, 2008
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New front springs and rebuilt front axle assembly installed.
New front springs and rebuilt
front axle assembly installed.
 
Power generator bolted to engine flywheel.
Power generator bolted to engine flywheel.
Power generator housing installed and bolted to engine bell housing.
Power generator housing installed
and bolted to engine bell housing.
 
Rear axle housing and rear wheel assemblies completely rebuilt and installed.
Rear axle housing and rear wheel assemblies
completely rebuilt and installed.
Engine and power generator assembly ready to be installed in chassis.
Engine and power generator assembly
ready to be installed in chassis.
Rear brake drum and drive gear hub assembled and ready to installed in rear axle housing.
Rear brake drum and drive gear hub assembled
and ready to installed in rear axle housing.

Fabricating the front motor mount frame work.
Fabricating the front motor mount frame work.

 




Update: June 3, 2008
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Walker truck now on its own four wheels and soon going to paint and body shop.
Walker truck now on its own
four wheels and soon going
to paint and body shop.
 
Engine and power generator assembly on forklift and ready to be set onto chassis frame.
Engine and power generator
assembly on forklift and ready
to be set onto chassis frame.
Engine and power generator mounted into Walker engine compartment.
Engine and power generator mounted
into Walker engine compartment.
 
Rear axle housing with the electric drive motor mounted to rear spring assembly.
Rear axle housing with the electric drive
motor mounted to rear spring assembly.





Update: June 5, 2008
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Separating the center disc from the rusty wheel rims.
Separating the center disc from the rusty wheel rims.

 
Installing wheel center disc into new wheel rims.
Installing wheel center disc into new wheel rims.

 
Radiator mounted to the engine cradle frame and connected to engine.
Radiator mounted to the
engine cradle frame and
connected to engine.





Update: June 10, 2008
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Applying two coats of clear poly to roof for protection before installing roof cover.
Applying two coats of clear poly to roof
for protection before installing roof cover.

 
Roof after receiving two coats of clear poly coating.
Roof after receiving two coats of clear poly coating.

Fabricating rear doors frame work.
Fabricating rear doors frame work.





Update: June 16, 2008
We Did it! The truck can now move under its own power.

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Kelly operating the startup of the engine.
Kelly operating the startup of the engine

 
Bif Florey, son of the Chief Electrical Engineer for the Thorne and Walker Companies, is designing the electrical wiring system for the truck.
Bif Florey, son of the Chief Electrical Engineer
for the Thorne and Walker Companies, is designing
the electrical wiring system for the truck.

Spinning of the rear wheels as it ran under its own power.
Spinning of the rear wheels as
it ran under its own power.
Bif is pleased to see a Walker Dynamotive operate under its own power for the first time in 50 years.
Bif is pleased to see a Walker Dynamotive operate
under its own power for the first time in 50 years.

 
Rebuilt instrument panel mounted onto the dash area of the truck.
Rebuilt instrument panel mounted
onto the dash area of the truck.

 




Update: June 21, 2008

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Bonding sheet metal for the rear doors to the door frames.
Bonding sheet metal for the
rear doors to the door frames.

 
Staining the wood ceiling a natural oak.
Staining the wood ceiling a natural oak.

Interior taped and covered before spraying clear coat poly onto stained ceiling.
Interior taped and covered before spraying
clear coat poly onto stained ceiling.

Fabricating interior metal panels in the engine compartment area.
Fabricating interior metal panels
in the engine compartment area.

 




Update: July 5, 2008

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Rub rails installed on the side panels of the cargo area.
Rub rails installed on the
side panels of the cargo area.

 
Fabricating engine compartment cover panels.
Fabricating engine compartment cover panels.

Engine compartment cover panel fabricated and ready to installed.
Engine compartment cover panel
fabricated and ready to installed.

Engine Compartment cover panels being installed.
Engine Compartment cover
panels being installed.

 
Drilling one of 204 mounting holes in the door hinges.
Drilling one of 204 mounting
holes in the door hinges.

Drilled and thread tapped 204 hole in body and door panel frames for door hinges.
Drilled and thread tapped 204 hole in body
and door panel frames for door hinges.

 
Rear door panels installed.
Rear door panels installed.






Update: August 22, 2008

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The truck has been in the paint shop to be prepped for painting. Little visual change
can be noted in photos, therefore only a few photos were taken during the past three weeks.


04 wiring installed from the power generator to the electic drive motor.
04 wiring installed from the power
generator to the electic drive motor.

 
Doors installed on the rear panel.
Doors installed
on the rear panel.

All panels for the engine deck area installed.
All panels for the engine deck area installed.

Truck primed in paint shop.
Truck primed in paint shop.

 
Fenders prepped and primed for painting.
Fenders prepped and primed for painting.


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