55 SC from Western QLD

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55 SC from Western QLD

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Thought I would add to the members ride section by completing a bit of history on my 55 SC. So here goes...Hope you like pictures :D
I first bought the 55 out of Emerald in Western QLD in 2010. A change of circumstances & location meant that I was forced to sell it & it went to a good home with Nathan in early 2012. Nathan then got the lads at Das Resto to make the old girl fit for roadworthy.
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Reprieve short lived...
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Fast forward to November 2012 & the SC is registered. Well done Nathan.
In July 2013 Nathan sells the SC to Darren (Von Schnitzel on here) & in late 2014 Nathan buys it back from Darren.
In January 2015 I buy the SC back from Nathan, after he relocated up Townsville way. Still with me? Anyway, time for some pics...
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Pics of the SC leaving Brisbane for Townsville under Nathan's ownership
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Bye bye Townsville. Hello Goldy...
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Whilst the old girl was in reasonable shape for a 60 year old boiler, I decided to get rid of the rest of the rust & spruce her up a bit. I intrusted this job to Barry, ex Das Resto, who had just started his own business on the Goldy. This turned out to be a great decision as he did a fantastic job & was an absolute pleasure to deal with :D
The brief for Barry was to cut out the remaining rust & replace with new metal whilst preserving the original paint & patina. The cab & the tray were also having issues & had embarked on a partial separation :shock:
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:shock: Wow! Good to see this old girl back in town. Will be watching this one. She is in super safe hands with Bazz 8)
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Nice Patina, looks great
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As each layer was removed more cancer was discovered, so off went the treasure chest floor, top tray, separation panel & LHS dog leg...
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This is what an original dog leg looks like after 60 years. Exterior appeared solid, but was rusting from inside out.
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Off to the blaster to get the underside cleaned up.
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Arrival and installation of new metal :)
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Blasting revealed some more swiss cheese moments which we were expecting.
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Barry worked his magic on the tray corners.
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And the new LHS Gerson dogleg which required a fair bit of work to get the gaps right. RHS dogleg had been already replaced a few years earlier.
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Wowsers! :shock: My heart skipped a beat when I read "off to the blasters" but was happy to see it was just the underside. Super nice to see it being preserved in such a way. 8)
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