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by dmolasov » Thu Jun 14, 2007 1:48 am
I'm good for one at the quoted price.
Incidentally, we're peeling the onion of my GPA and, with the exception of the fuel tank, which wasn't original, there have been no unhappy surprises.
We're tackling one component at a time. Decking, front and rear seat are off, beadblasted and recoated to prevent rust formation. The bilge pump has been removed, opened, cleaned, minor repairs to rubber, repacked and put on a shelf for later reinstallation. The metal parts of the bilge system will be bead blasted (inside and out) and similarly recoated and set aside for now.
Very few rust issues; nothing major.
We're going to try to remove the engine, transfer unit, and PTO as a single system, and tackle it that way, following your advice. (We're also going to remove and work on the dash as a single subsystem.) Shifting of the transmission and the transfer unit was nominal, nothing sticking. Capstan moves properly.
Regards,
David Olasov
Brooklyn, NY
GPA 3936 (date of delivery 12/12/42)
