31st March 2010
Jan Fouche has provided the following photographs and captions on the ongoing work of the Oshkosh.
Alternator removed to repair broken mounting
Battery box repaired and primed
Battery box with floor panel badly rusted
Battery box with rusted floorplate cut out
Cab interior with old carpeting being removed
Cab top ventilator coated with MS Primer
Exhaust cleaned up and new flexible hose to be fitted
Front fender with body filler applied to small dents
Front of truck with radiator and fender refitted
Front of truck with radiator refitted
Instrument panel with some gauges removed to repair and be cleaned
Left front fender in position
Left front fender with MS Primer applied
Left front side now ready to be painted
New baseplate for battery box mounting coated with primer
New battery box cover which also acts as the step on the right hand side
One of the old gauges repaired and cleaned up ready to be refitted
Right front fender back in place
Right front fender coated with MS Primer
Right front side almost ready to be repainted
Some new gauges fitted
The battery box with one of the corners welded
The broken alternator mounting
The cab coated with MS Primer
The exhaust pipe with rusted flexible hose cut off
The exhaust welded together and refitted
The front of the truck now looking much better
The fuel tank cleaned inside and sprayed with primer
The fuel tank refitted to the truck
The other front fender being repaired with body filler
The rusted battery box floorplate
