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Restoration Photos-Phase 2 from March through September, 2008. (Return to Phase 1 page) (Advance to Phase 3 page) Update: March 25, 2008 Click on the pics to enlarge. Front brake drums turned and 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. Right side front bottom panel and right front bottom panel seam ready to be welded. Update: April 6, 2008 Click on the pics to enlarge. 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 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 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. Update: April 21, 2008 Click on the pics to enlarge. Repairing cracked steering wheel. Left side fenders installed in place.   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. Update: May 6, 2008 Click on the pic to enlarge. Front brake shoe parts cleaned and painted Update: May 7 - 20, 2008 Click on the pics to enlarge. Front brakes rebuilt and ready for drums to be installed.   Rear wheel drive gears cleaned and ready to be assembled. Emergency brake cables need to be replaced.     Rear axle drive cover and axle bearing ready to be installed. Carpenters cutting wood for the truck roof. Wood roof side frame rails installed and sanded to final form.   Wood roof installation complete. Installing external components to rebuilt 4 cyl Continental engine. Update: May 25 - 28, 2008 Click on the pics to enlarge. New front springs and rebuilt front axle assembly installed.   Power generator bolted to engine flywheel. Power generator housing installed and bolted to engine bell housing.   Rear axle housing and rear wheel assemblies completely rebuilt and installed. 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. Fabricating the front motor mount frame work.   Update: June 3, 2008 Click on the pics to enlarge. 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 mounted into Walker engine compartment.   Rear axle housing with the electric drive motor mounted to rear spring assembly. Update: June 5, 2008 Click on the pics to enlarge. Separating the center disc from the rusty wheel rims.   Installing wheel center disc into new wheel rims.   Radiator mounted to the engine cradle frame and connected to engine. Update: June 10, 2008 Click on the pics to enlarge. Applying two coats of clear poly to roof for protection before installing roof cover.   Roof after receiving two coats of clear poly coating. Fabricating rear doors frame work. Update: June 16, 2008 We Did it! The truck can now move under its own power. Click on the pics to enlarge. 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. 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.   Rebuilt instrument panel mounted onto the dash area of the truck.   Update: June 21, 2008 Click on the pics to enlarge. Bonding sheet metal for the rear doors to the door frames.   Staining the wood ceiling a natural oak. Interior taped and covered before spraying clear coat poly onto stained ceiling. Fabricating interior metal panels in the engine compartment area.   Update: July 5, 2008 Click on the pics to enlarge. Rub rails installed on the side panels of the cargo area.   Fabricating engine compartment cover panels. Engine compartment cover panel fabricated and ready to installed. Engine Compartment cover panels being installed.   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.   Rear door panels installed. Update: August 22, 2008 Click on the pics to enlarge. 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.   Doors installed on the rear panel. All panels for the engine deck area installed. Truck primed in paint shop.   Fenders prepped and primed for painting. Back to Phase 1 - December, 2007 - February, 2008 Advance to Phase 3 - September, 2008 through completion. Back to Walker Home Page Home