,,70th Division wrote: ↑Mon Aug 16, 2021 7:43 amHello Zeph,
Wow !!
That patch looks great as a nice Memorial to the Pearl Harbor Survivors !
It is sad that their Great Generation is getting smaller.
It is a great loss to our society and culture.
We must remember them, and what they accomplished against tremendous odds !
Great Kilroy as well
You have the finest work shop I have ever seen, it looks awesome !!
That is too bad about the canvas, and that it is shrinking !!
I was looking at their website, maybe will try to give them a call.
I will eventually need a set for my WC, and CCKW.
I wish weebee made the canvas but they don't.
They make perfect Jeep tops !!
The heat and smoke sounds pretty ugly out there !!!
The Dodge is really coming together , it will be fun to get it started again to road test !!!
Keep us your great work !
I am getting back to work on my 1943 GPW frame
Best Regards,
Ray
Yes, it is sad that we lost all of our PH survivors over the years here. It was great meeting with them every month and getting to know them and hear their experiences.
I did fire up the Dodge today. After converting it to 12 volt and putting in a new genny, regulator, Pertronix 12 volt ignition, coil, and all that it started with barely a bump on the foot pedal. Bye bye 6 volt. I will not miss you and you leaving me stranded. lol
However, when I pulled the light switch to the second position major sparks came flying out under the dash and I thought it caught on fire. Not sure what happened there. Maybe since I don't have any headlights installed it caused a short somehow. Wouldn't think so. Oh well, still waiting on 12 volt headlights. They are out of stock.
If I get time tomorrow I'll look for the potential cause for a short.
Thanks! I could see the potential to use double leather pads for the windshield. It's a tight fit with the wiper motors, and my pads do have some indents in them now.W. Winget wrote: ↑Mon Aug 16, 2021 8:31 amGreat work being accomplished.
On your pad for the windshield rest. My original WC-56 and the two WC-51's we have siting out here have double leather pads on each rest.
not sure if someone else will jump in, but it may be that the wipers were hitting the hood, or the leather would indent enough that two were required.
Just an observation.
V/R W Winget
PS: I used OD nylon strapping for fender welting, it matched up well and blended in fine (35 years back now) and wire loom cover for my headlights came from bungee cord casing painted black, fit and held up perfectly and looked the part. WAW
Wish I had some OD nylon, but all I had at hand was Harbor Freight orange nylon straps or Ace Hardware black straps...went with black since the original I removed was black. Actually fits in there pretty good and not too noticeable. The bungee cord casing was a good idea for the wire cover. I have some of that tar covered original cover that I'll use for wire protection.