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March 2016:
I
made the rear light brackets from brass rods, drilled at ends, and
soldered to the chassis.
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I made the handbrake lever assembly on the rear axle from brass sheet
and rod and glued on the axle with epoxy glue.
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Manufacturing
of the driveshaft. I cut the ends of brass tube with Dremel, then
shaped with pliers to form the fork of the universal joint. I made the
cross of the joint by solderinf two pieces of 0.8 mm wire. The leftmost
part is to go into the differental housing. For the sliding toothed
joint, I soldered a brass rod inside the tube.
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The rear part of the shaft as assembled.
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I
made the frontal part of the driveshaft in the same manner. For the
shaft bearing, I grinded the edges of a nut and soldered it on a brass
C-section.
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The driveshaft temporarily assembled on the chassis.
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28 March 2016:
I
started to assemble the cab with the sides.
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29 March 2016:
I
soldered the fenders in place.
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30 March 2016:
For
the heater hoses, I bent M2 screw, cut the head off and grinded one
end. This end will go in the drilled holes in the styrene tube.
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I fixed the hoses to the heater by CA glue, while held in place in the
cab.
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I made the bases for the seats from brass sheet and soldered in place.
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31 March 2016:
I
made the exhaust pipe hanger from brass sheet and soldered on the
chassis.
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01 April 2016:
I
soldered the rear and roof panels in place.
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02 April 2016:
I
installed the handbrake wiring.
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I glued the front grille frame to the cab with epoxy glue.
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I put the cab on temporarily and glued the bumper to the chassis with
epoxy glue.
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I made the seating construction for the spare tire from brass.
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